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