"Travis Bickell" wrote in message
news:go8b24ldcf7ndsgr73hquko0lrf9fs58hu@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Thanks for all the advice, guys. The reason I want to tem****arily
> replace my cat with a "straight" or "test" pipe is that my car, a 1981
> Mercedes SL, has been burning oil because it needs a valve job.
Seems reasonable that a car that is 27 years old and has been aspirating
oil
would have a dead catalytic converter.
As others have said, a Sawzall (reciprocating saw) is quick and will work
in
pretty tight places. IMO, that is the first choice if you have the
option.
And if you are in a state that doesnt go ballistic over exhaust smoke, you
can
drive it a while before the noose draws around your neck. (Here in Texas
we
have an on-line re****ting system to use to re****t offenders. And we are
more
tolerant than, f.eks., California.
I would try to stay within plausible deniability of this being a short
term
diagnostic
situation only ;>) Even so, if you get caught, you might have some
'splainin' to do.
Do you plan to get the valves fixed about the same time?
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