

| Subject: | Re: California catalytic converter needed |
| From: | Dug Smith |
| Date: | Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:54:12 -0700 |
> The combination of NOx, CO, and HC tells me the cat is gone.
Thanks for the confirmation - it's tough finding a replacement at the moment
:o(
> The next question is why?
It's an Emico, and the tech at the smog station was surprised that it had
lasted as long as 3 years. That seemed strange to me - are aftermarket cats
really that awful?
> The high NOx also tells me the
> ignition timing is probably over advanced to make it run
> better and that may have contributed to the cat failing.
I'll take a look at that.
> Did something else go wrong in the past 11,000 miles?
Nope. I went for a 2 week, 2,500 mile road trip in July, and it's been
running better than ever since then.
toodle pip,
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