Re: Subject: '93 90 cat recommendation?

[Dan Hamren <dan@magnitude-electronics.com>]

Rich---doesn't surprise me at all.. However if you lived in California the
granola/tofu set would verbally berate you for allowing such toxins to enter
our air and water.  Of course if you had good intentions like putting a
poisonous substance like MTBE in the gas to oxygenate it, that's OK. FU@&'IN
hypocrites! BOHICA  The Liberals are taking over!
Dan The Compassionate Conservative

R Justin Andrews wrote:

> yes, unbolt it ..... grab a hammer and screwdriver and break that junk up
> and throw it out and bolt it back up...
> OOPS! did I say that outloud??
> Don't let the EPA catch you doing this....
> But bear in mind all of my i-5s have passed emissions w/o a cat...
>
> HTH!
> Rich Andrews
> rjandrew@post.cis.smu.edu
> >
> > Hi all!
> > Anybody got a good suggestion on what's the best way to go about
> > replacing a bad cat on a '93 90csq?  My wife's q is making a real
> > raunchy rattling noise and Scott Mockry confirms that it is the right
> > side cat.  Anybody BTDT on a reasonably priced, good replacement
> > approach?  While you are at it, I would appreciate any suggestions for,
> > again, a reasonably priced good, replacement muffler for the same car.
> > TIA and happy holidays.
> > Kent Crossley
> > Portland, Oregon
> > '91 200Q
> > '93 90CSQ
> >
> > Kent------  Is the cat bad?  I had that rattle in my 87 5kcsqw.  It was
> > just the heat shield.  If you can weld it back in place, or use a
> > muffler repair kit to keep it from making noise, then you shouldn't need
> > to replace it.  Check the codes, they will tell you if you need a new
> > one!
> > Dan Hamren
> > P.S. I ended up replacing it 1 year later, check engine light was on
> > because of it, and wouldn't pass smog.  Paid $250.00 for the new cat.
> >
> >