Re: Tegger's 'Teg needs a cat - UPDATE

Tegger wrote:

> Here is just why Teger's 'Teg needs a new cat.
> 
> I finally got around to getting under the car (oil change), removing the

> heat ****elds and seeing for myself what exactly was wrong.
> 
> Well, the dealer****p lied to me. There was not "a" hole in the catalytic

> converter, there were SIX of them. Once I removed (what remained of) the

> heat ****elds, I was able to see them all.
> 
> Click here to see those holes:
> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/catrust/cat-rust-1.jpg
> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/catrust/cat-rust-2.jpg
> The holes are indicated by red arrows.
> 
> If you look closely, you can see the stainless steel wire mesh Honda's 
> supplier used to cu****on the ceramic element inside the cat's body.
> 
> Looks like this cat rotted from the inside out, and the outside in. But 
> mostly the former. Remember this cat is 17 years old and has seen over 
> 300,000 miles.
> 
> Interestingly, the front of the cat (reduction side) was quite solid and

> had no holes at all. Even when vigorously tapped with a ratchet handle
the 
> front end of the cat body rang true and solid.
> 
> The REAR end, of course, is the oxidation side. This side is concerned
with 
> making water and carbon dioxide out of the combustion gases. It seems
some 
> of that water always stays inside the cat, eventually rotting the
oxidation 
> side from the inside out. And that's exactly what happened to mine.
> 
> I'm going to a muffler shop this morning to see if it's possible to weld
up 
> the holes so I can get a few more months out of the cat.
> 


1.  You're lucky you didn't burnd down the whole damned town.

2.  Them's not holes, tha's cratering!

3.  Looks like you will have to find a suitable substitute.  Save the 
front 'n rear sections as some welding/brazing might be necessary to 
make a generic unit work.

But most of all...  Howdidya evah pass emmissions?

JT