Re: Plugged Cats

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

I drove my '86 with a partially plugged cat for a year because I was too
lazy to ream it out. It had decent low end torque and then the power
just dropped off WAYY to early, like above 3200rpm it had practically
nothing. My top speed was in 5th gear with an FN tranny at 103mph. It
sucked. I'd shift into 4th to get the revs above 4000rpm and my speed
would drop down to like 95mph.
FYI, I once had a Scirocco with a cat that was so plugged that it
wouldn't start. It can get BAD.
    -Josiah

David Ruby wrote:

>  Here's another poser for the tech-meisters:How does a Scirocco with
> plugged catalytic converter behave?  Do any of the crew have
> experience with such a problem?I am experiencing a generally
> frustrating drivability problem, and I suspect the cat may have a
> problem, as I drove the car for a while with a misfire, and because it
> sat for about two years before I bought it.  It also is the original
> cat, now twelve years old (and perhaps past its ninth
> life).TIA-Dave'86 8v


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