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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
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