Jim;
        That reminds me; I also had mine tested without the working cat.
It failed miserably, over 250ppm I think. I had it tested the day after I
installed a new converter. The number was in the teens! That was two
years ago.
        As a non-sequitur; she failed again this year. Turned out to be a
bad exhaust valve causing low compression. Replaced it and result again
in the teens.
Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis    <Kernersville,NC>
86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
--------------------------------------------------

On Mon, 22 Jan 2001 09:10:37 -0800 Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> writes:
>FWIW, I had a similar experience when I lived in San Diego.  Being
>basically broke, I hollowed it out and reinstalled it.  When the next
>smog inspection came due, still being broke, I tried the inspection
>with it still empty.  Passed just fine. In the SCAMD, (South Coast Air
>Management District) at the time the toughest emissions standards in
>the world.
>
>IMHO, if all else is within spec, it doesn't do much.
>
>Jim
>
>kenneth d lewis wrote:
>>
>> Alan;
>>         My cat clogged up far from home so I hollowed it out to
>contnue
>> my journey. It was that way for a while until I had time to repair
>it. I
>> noticed no benifits in gas milage or performance.  For the sake of
>air
>> quility I desided to fix it.
>>

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