Please get a new catalytic converter.
You're poisoning the air that I breathe!
And the air that all those who you love breathe!
And the air that you breathe!
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Rowland Rose <RRosejr988@AOL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 9:12 AM
Subject: gutted catalyctic

>I own an 87 syncro in Indiana and decided to gut the catalyctic converter
>since the vehicle already has over 100,000 miles on it and I figured the
>catalyctic was contaminated and not doing much good anyway. The exhaust
pipe
>is now showing more carbon instead of burning clean. Will leaning the
mixture
>screw cure this? I thought the ecu did this automatically through readings
>from the co exhaust sensor. Any advice other than 'buy a new catalyctic'
>would be appreciated.
>