On Wed, 22 Jan 1997 Derato@aol.com wrote:

> quick question.  ive been diagnoseedd witha bad cat.  lost ignition coil last
> week and cranked till battery dead.  is this enuf raw gas to destroy cat?
>  been told cat has been clogged with carbon...any way to burn it off?
>  symptoms are...van runs good for a minute before loosing power. can make
> averything better by turning off ignition (WHILE RUNNING) then back on.
>  resetting computer to ignore sensor readings for a minute.  ive been told it
   (snip)
   This is a problem with the O2 sensor or the temperature sensor.

                         Eric Zeno