From: utzoo!decvax!cca!hplabs!menlo70!sytek!zehntel!teklabs!ogcvax!root@sri-unix
Newsgroups: net.auto
Title: Overheating catalytic converters
Article-I.D.: ogcvax.138
Posted: Mon Jul 26 06:57:09 1982
Received: Thu Jul 29 00:52:35 1982

   In general, an overheating catalytic converter is caused by
a too-rich fuel mixture.  The excessive heat is generated by
the consumption of the resulting excessive hydrocarbons.  Such
a condition is usually caused by improper or insufficient
maintenance (e.g., an automatic choke that does not return to
normal mixture properly), and can happen to ANY car with a
catalytic converter.

        Bruce Jerrick
        Oregon Graduate Center
        CSNet:  bruce@Oregon-Grad
        UUCP:   ...teklabs!ogcvax!bruce