soooo, I got the brakes back up and runnning (stopping like a dream),  and
then we really had to  run off fast for our roadtrip.  knew i had to still
install the new distributor rotor and cap, since it looked like this:
http://www.outdoorinsider.blogspot.com/  but since i cleaned it it ran fine,
so i decided to wait till campsite tonight to exchange it. we really had to
go.....
on I580 richmond-san rafael bridge the rotor burst.
took me a few seconds to realize, pulled over, bridge staff and cops
immediately got me off the bridge and called AAA, I tried swapping the new
rotor in on the side of the road but was just too nervous. Home two hours
later, obviously took me five minutes and it runs like a champ.

...BUT THERE IS A HUGE RATTLE IN THE CAT....
...did i kill it from flooding it with unburnt fuel after the rotor broke?

thing is, I am gearing up for subie conversion, which anyway comes with a
new cat. I know I am killing trees by the dozens without it, but is anything
bad gonna happen if i let it rattle for a couple hundred miore miles? or
shall i get a straight piece welded in?

thanxxx

flo