DeLo converters are the honeycomb variety. Use a variety of mega screwdrivers, tire tools, metal rod, etc to chip it out (use your big hammer -- stuff is harder than you'd expect). Honeycomb is surrounded by wire mesh -- wrap it around a screwdriver like spaghetti to pull out. Muffler shop in town only stocks 3 bolt flanges, so I reused empty shell to connect muffler to Y pipe. As you heard yields a rather mellow exhaust tone (ex-converter now is a resonating chamber). You should feel my exhaust pressure -- measurable 3 feet from tips. How do you plan to get around MD emissions? Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote: > The cat itself was glowing, not before or after. > > The fact that I have a live human being who says he melted his cat > converter (on a DeLo) and experienced blockage and a loss of power is > somewhat encouraging. I can't wait to check it out. > > BTW, exactly how do you "gut" it? Did you cut it up and weld it back > together, or just use a screwdriver to punch out the stuff or what? > > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> > wrote: > > 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-> &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=259538.3625325.4914071.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1695348/R=0/SIG=11u38u3s2/*http://hits.411web.com/cgi-bin/hit?pa ge=1374-105951838331032> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=259538.3625325.4914071.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1695348/rand=564091792> 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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