RE: [DML] Re: Re: Red Hot Exhaust / Melted Catalytic Converter

["IN2TIME" <Gary@xxxx>]

<SNIP> And yes, my firefighter friend just confirmed you can indeed put
out a fire with LIQUID gasoline (it's the oxygenated vapors that burn).
</SNIP>

You can put out a match by dumping a cup of gasoline, but what do you
think would happen if you tossed a cup of gasoline onto a cherry red
catalytic converter? (Don't try this at home kiddies:-) 

What the firefighter explained, is exactly why the converter melts down.
The unburned gas is vaporized, oxygenated by the catalyst, burned, and
overheats the catalytic converter.

The "experts" agree that excessive unburned/raw fuel entering catalytic
converters is the primary cause of catalyst meltdown.

http://www.forparts.com/Converter.htm

http://www.car-sound.com/05converter/05reason2.htm

http://www.dynomax.com/super_install.stm

Gary
IN2TIME