Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 23:08:01 -0800
Reply-To: The Skylight Guy <skylight@HOME.COM>
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From: The Skylight Guy <skylight@HOME.COM>
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Subject: Re: oh No!- My "New" 1984 Westy Shuts Down on the H-Way!
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Hi Marshall
Yes I have experienced a similiar phenomenon while driving through the
Canadian Rockies a couple of summers ago. When I explained this
condition to the mechanic on my cell when stranded at the top of Rogers
Pass, he told me to take off the catalytic converter and knock out the
bits. Inside the converter is a porcelin honeycome core. As you drive,
the porcelin super heats itself thus vaporizing any unburnt residues
left over from the combustion cycle of the engine. The catayltic
converter rattles around and the porcelin breaks off which turn into
golfball size balls inside. When they get infront of the exhaust port
entering into the muffler, exhaust can't leave the vehicle, which tends
to bog the engine down.
A simple test (when the catalytic converter is cold:) is to hit it and
listen for rattling around. The porcelin is easy to remove by a metal
bar and a hammer. Dust mask and safety glasses are recommended as debris
can fly all over the place. We also had a skylight customer explain a
similiar story. They too were taking a trip through the Rockies to
Toronto and experienced the same "gaining and losing" outside of
Chilliwack, B.C. They cleared their cc and it worked for them.
Let me know
Trevor Reid
84 Westy "Vanny"
88 Westy "Annie"
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> Marshall Ruskin wrote:
>
> Dear Readers:
>
> I am a new first time Westy owner (about two weeks now!).
>
> My Westy, an '84 watercooled with Air/Auto and 65,00 Miles, had been
> driven for about two hours at about 60 MPH, when all of a sudden, I
> had a loss of power. I noticed the engine sort of "gaining and losing"
> power. It slowed to about 40 MPH, and thereafter had hesitation
> symptoms on both accelleration and at constant speed.
>
> I have not driven the Westy other than to and from work since, and the
> symptoms have not returned.
>
> I have a 30 day 50/50 warranty from the dealer.
>
> Can anybody offer me a suggestion as to what is up with this vehicle?
> I want to drive 700 Kms up into Northern Manitoba (Canada) with my
> wife (handicapped in a wheelchair) over Christmas. I am concerned
> about the trip, with this engine issue. Should I be?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Marshall Ruskin m_ruskin@hotmail.com
> Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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