For all those that are interested I found catalytic converters on
carparts.com for $69 for the spitfire. No actuall knowledge, endorsement or
financial whatever.
Patrick Bowen
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Curry [mailto:spitlist@gte.net]
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2000 1:08 PM
To: RIBJEN@aol.com
Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: cats
Bob,
Next time remove the sticker before taking it in!!!
Joe
RIBJEN@aol.com wrote:
>
> Hey Dave & Ron....
>
> I had my Spit fail the emissions & safety in Missouri because the
inspector
> could not find my cat converter. The emmission readings were fine with
out
> the cat (i had a set of the 4 to 1 headers). It seems that while the
> inspector was looking around for my VIN number he was reading all of the
> other stickers on the car and read the one that is on the under side of
the
> hood that talks about the carborator and the cat converter. Since I
didnot
> have the converter he failed me. I guess that if I had known that this
would
> have happened I would have scrapped the sticker off before he could have
read
> it.
>
> I had my old cat converter and manifold so I had to reinstall these to get
my
> car to pass.
>
> Bob Berger
> 78 Spitfore
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