[Re: idling, running problems...HELP before I get killed in traffic!!!!!]

[rocco_crossing@hotmail.com (Rhett Farnum)]

Don't worry about the rusty bolts just take a good hammer and safety glasses 
under with you and start at the back and beat the crap out of it (trying not 
to dent) and there you go a "high flow" cat adn no need to worry when 
inspection hits. And of course lots less $$$$! ;-P
I honestly dont know if it wouold work but in theory it sounds good!!


Peace Out,
Rhett
Rocco_crossing
'83 Rocco (autocross ready, 20 days till season opener)
'92 Olds Cutlass Ciera (DD)





>From: DieingSwan@aol.com
>To: Dubdaze68@aol.com
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: [Re: idling, running problems...HELP before I get killed in 
>traffic!!!!!]
>Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 21:50:36 EST
>
>
> > --- Dubdaze68@aol.com wrote:
> >  > a nasty running problem has made itself known in a big
> >  > way in the
> >  > 'rocc....16v, backfiring and sputtering at idle, missing
> >  > badly all through
> >  > the range....at first it got better after it had been
> >  > run, but now it just
> >  > shows up randomly, usually at the worst times (like when
> >  > I go to merge on a
> >  > busy street, I accelerate, and it just DIES, still
> >  > running, but not going
> >  > anywhere...) seems the only time it will accelerate
> >  > normally is when the full
> >  > throttle enrichment switch is depressed...then the car
> >  > accelerates like a bat
> >  > out of hell, which is not, repeat, NOT fun when it's icy
> >  > out... could it be
> >  > the O2 sensor? the coolant temp sensor?  what?
>
>This is a shot in the dark... but long ago my '81 Alfa Romeo Spider had 
>this
>problem when the catalytic converter started to go south. Bits of porcelain
>were coming off inside and clogging the exhaust pipe. The fact that you say
>it's somewhat of an intermittent problem would seem to support my theory. 
>I'd
>say it's worth a look if you can deal with undoing nasty rusted exhaust 
>bolts
>in the cold :(
>
>Regards,
>Courtney
>
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