"Elle" <honda.lioness@spamnocox.net> wrote in news:tXhXj.37$GV3.11
@newsfe08.phx:

> "Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote
>> Click here to see those holes:
>> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/...cat-rust-1.jpg
>> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/...cat-rust-2.jpg
>
> Great photos. Whoa, re those holes. I will check my 91
> Civic's catalytic converter (204k miles; about half its life
> driven in northern U.S.) soon.
>
>> I'm going to a muffler shop this morning to see if it's
>> possible to weld up
>> the holes so I can get a few more months out of the cat.
>
> And during this time, are you going to keep shopping around
> for something more permanent?
>
>



Update: Can't be welded. The metal's so thin the muffler shop says they'd
just blow holes in it if they tried.

The holes are actually fairly small, about 1/8" - 3/16" in diameter. The
noise is mostly coming from the slits at the rear, which are about the same
overall size.

I will be replacing the cat (and front pipe, whose flange is rotted to
paper-thinness) next month or so. What's going on is a Walker or other
shitty aftermarket. It looks like there's just barely enough room for the
fatter aftermarket unit to fit.

Until then, I'm wondering if some JB Weld and aluminum tape might not quiet
things down until I get around to doing the work. Ordinarily I'd just go
ahead and do it, but things have been busy around here so I haven't had a
chance.

--
Tegger

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