"John P. Stoneback" wrote: >Keep in mind that it is only a matter of time before all of PA is going to >require "advanced" emission inspections. Moreover, if your van is sold and >someone tries to register it in a state which requires emission inspections, >you will be the dreaded PO! I think its pretty clear that Chris' cat has already failed and would not pass an inspection. In the event he must get an inspection in the future or if he decides to sell the van he will have to buy a new cat no matter if he pokes this one or not. Buy it now or buy it later is the question. Answer: Gut the cat, enjoy the "power" for now (and try to sleep at night knowing that you are contributing to the demise of our planet), fix it when you need to! :^) he he he Eric Small Dallas, TX 86 GL ....sans cat! |
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