Posted by T.L. on May 14, 1998 at 23:41:50:
In Reply to: Re: What the heck is cat? was Re: Carb problems on a '76 Mav posted by Chris Stinson on May 14, 1998 at 13:30:46:
"Yea--what he said..."
: A catalytic converter is a special chamber in the
: exhaust line with baffles. The baffles in some
: way contain a catalyst (typically platinum) which
: helps to combust any unburnt fuel in the exhaust
: gases.
: : Please excuse my ignorance.
: : What the hell is a catalytic convertor and what does it do? All I know is that it does emmision stuff. I have a '74 Mav so I don't have one.
: : Craig