never got an answer but the good news is that she passed the smog with
flying colors :))

h.

On Tue, 3 Sep 2002 at 10:28 -0700, I wrote:

[lengthy prelude snipped]
HW> Now my questions:
HW> 1) what could have caused the high NO values when the old cat did not
HW> "*look* broken. Obvious answer seems it is actually broken. But why then
HW> would HC and CO not be off the richter too?
HW>
HW> 2) did I kill the new cat on the first run when it got so hot? I guess I
HW> will find out after the next smog check... :)
HW>
HW> 3) what, if any, role could the loose spark plugs (some soot but no
HW> extreme noise) have played?
HW>
HW> thanks so much for any input!!
HW> h.
HW>