Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in
news:ir2Yj.355282$cQ1.193918@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:

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> Tegger wrote:

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>> 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.
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> 1. You're lucky you didn't burnd down the whole damned town.
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> 2. Them's not holes, tha's cratering!



It's better than the pics make it look. The noise is a lot less than what
your average fart pipe makes, but is loud enough to be annoying to somebody
no longer 18 years-old.


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> 3. Looks like you will have to find a suitable substitute. Save the
> front 'n rear sections as some welding/brazing might be necessary to
> make a generic unit work.



Everything's rotted; can't save any of it. Front pipe ("A" pipe) has to be
replaced as well, as the flange is very thin after 17 years of rusting.



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> But most of all... Howdidya evah pass emmissions?
>


Guess last spring the holes were small enough not to be noticeably loud.
Besides, the heat shield would have covered them.


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Tegger

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