Was it glowing before the converter or after? Stopped up converter glows on the uphill side. Don't know what caused mine to melt, but it happened very suddenly not far from the house. Y pipe was glowing. Engine could only run first gear. Limped home but barely made it up the driveway. That weekend gutted the thing. No problems since. Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "timnagin" <timnagin@xxxx> wrote: > >The thing is, how did this happen??? Before I blew the head gaskets, > >the car was running. Just a few months ago. I haven't backed into a > >ditch or anything.... > > > >Can the guts of the cat "melt"? My fuel system was so hosed up that I > >got it glowing cherry twice, by accident from raw fuel being dumped in > >there. > > > I have seen where the guts can break up and cause blockage. If yours was > somehow damaged due to the heat, I could see the guts possibly being broken > up due to your working on the engine and the vibrations from trying to start > it. > > A quick Google search returned this, with one quote below. > > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=early+catalytic+co nve> &ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=early+catalytic+conve > rter+melting+temperatures > > "Catalysts melt down at approximately 1100 Celsius (melting point of the > materials). Hard driving will see around 960 Celsius." > > I think you have your next objective, should you wish to accept. > > Greg Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=194081.3551198.4824677.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1663535/R=0/SIG=11ps6rfef/*http://www.ediets.com/start.cfm?code= 30504&media=atkins> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=194081.3551198.4824677.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1663535/rand=303414611> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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