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- From: hellmann@cs.scarolina.edu (Doug Hellmann)
- Subject: Re: Q: how do i know if i need a new catalytic converter?
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- Date: 26 Jan 93 04:03:01 GMT
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- DEVILBISS@OCTAVE.LARC.NASA.GOV (Dave) writes:
-
- > co940@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Nicholas E. Damato) writes:
-
- >> Hi, my milage has dropped, and the car seems sluggish. it has
- >>about 70,000 mi, i've looked at a lot of things, but i'm
- >>wondering how i can tell if the catalytic is fried.
- >>thank you for the info.
- >>n.e.d.
-
- >When the catalytic converter gave up the ghost in my JEEP, the symptoms were . . .
-
- >1. Oil & lots of it in the aircleaner. (due to exhaust valve blow by)
- >2. Lack of power.
- >3. It would rattle due to loose bits & peices inside.
- >4. The exhaust was excessively hot. Also, the converter itself will get rather hot.
-
- >Good luck . . . Dave
-
- Also you might want to hold your hand over the end of the tailpipe when
- the car is running. If you don't feel much air coming out, your
- converter is probably clogged. Also, they say to smell the exhaust and
- if it smells like sulfur, some sort of terrible chemical reaction has
- taken place inside the converter and it should be replaced.
-
- I understand that ethanol (or is it methanol?), well, whichever they add
- to the gas now, is supposed to clear out converters.
-
- -Samantha
-