I agree with Pat. Do your part, replace it.  You can always smell a
car without a cat with you pull up behind it.

Jason

On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 12:48 PM, pat <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote:
> Won't hurt your vehicle at all.
> It will help damage all of us though.
> I personally don't want to breathe your HC/CO and NOx emissions.
>
> Every time I see an old muscle car or classic on the road I perk up and
> smile with appreciation. �Then I get behind it for a few minutes and realize
> how blessed we are to not have a bunch of these cars on the road.
>
> Please do your part, get a new cat and make sure your engine is tuned right
> (timing, AFR, etc.) so it functions properly.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> marc rose
> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 11:54 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
>
> I went to change out my worn out and rusted muffler on my 90 Carat "Rosie"
> yesterday and noticed that the converter was all busted up and the ceramic
> is all but gone. �I live in an area that has no enforced emission tests or
> anything like that. My question is can i can safely run without the
> convertor. �I was going to just bust out the rest of the ceramic and
> reinstall but was not sure how it would affect the overall operation of the
> engine.
>
> Any thoughts??
>
> Thanks
>
> Marc