Don't remove the muffler/cat for a visual inspection unless you like getting dirty. Go get a emissions inspection at a garage or your local state/county office. However if it were me, I would leave it and just wait for your next inspection to come up (if you have them) in your state/city/county (?). Sean Garrett 1981 Westy (his) 1995 Eurovan Camper (hers) Soon... 1987 Syncro project sean.garrett@asu.edu
> -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Unrau [mailto:eunrau@YAHOO.CA] > Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 12:34 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler - Shame on me > > > I'm hanging my head in shame. > > After all the suggestions and diagnostic discussions around my engine > problems - I replaced the ignition wires today and she's > running smooth > and the cat isn't glowing. (Ken's wire swapping suggestion confirmed > the need for new wires - thanks Ken) Should have done this > in the first > place, but somehow the glowing cat and muffler distracted me from the > obvious. Thanks for all the advice, and sorry for the waste of > bandwidth. > > That said; did I fry my catalytic converter during this > little episode? > How would I tell, short of removing and inspecting? > > ~Eric~ > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf Of > > Eric Unrau > > Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 11:45 AM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Loss of power - super hot muffler > > > > Hi folks. I drove my Westy today for the first time in a couple of > > weeks. Oil level was ok, coolant level was ok - started up > fine. As > we > > drove to the airport, about 10km, the engine seemed to lose some > power, > > but I wasn't too concerned - just thought it might be time > to swap in > a > > new set of ignition wires. On the way home from the > airport the power > > loss worsened until we were barely able to hold 40kph. Noticed that > the > > muffler was really hot, in fact so hot that the body coloured shield > > below the rear bumper has discoloured from the heat. > > > > In my search through the archives I've found a few possible > explanations > > for these conditions: > > > > 1) plugged cat > > 2) slipped timing > > 3) failed O2 sensor > > > > Any other possibilities or thoughts on steps toward determining the > > actual problem?? > > > > Thanks, > > > > ~Eric~ > > '89 Westy > > Vancouver, BC > |
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