

| Subject: | Re: Expected, normal, lifetime for the catalytic converter? |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:05:08 -0700 |
How were your numbers when you last smogged Donovan?
If your CO and HC were great, your cat's fine.
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 8:02 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> Assuming a properly-tuned engine, average driving habits, etc., how many
> miles could one expect the cat to normally last? Does time alone also age
> the thing? Say on a 1984 vehicle with 80,000 miles, for example.
>
> Putting together my muffler shopping list and don't want to buy a cat if I
> don't need one ($100 - $150 USD), and don't have the luxury to pull it and
> inspect it ahead of time.
>
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>
--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
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