page@ulowell.UUCP (Bob Page) (12/24/85)
Nobody should drive cars. After all, my forefathers faught long and hard for this country and its freedoms, and they didn't have cars. And if they did, they wouldn't be caught [blah, emotional pull under the guise of logic] Ok, so it's all a lie. Posting to net.auto (or net.abortion, or ...) isn't going to do any good unless the state legislature happens to be on Usenet. So let's talk about *cars*, ok? I'll start, you follow: My '82 Celica has this wicked rotten-egg smell as the engine is warming up. It only seems to happen on days that it snows, other (cold) days the smell is there but it's not so pungent. Obvious choice was the catalytic converter, so I dumped some C.C. cleaner in it. That didn't seem to help it. Any suggestions (about my car, that is) ? Happy Holidays, and drive safely. ..Bob -- ----- UUCP: decvax!wanginst!ulowell!page Bob Page ARPA: page@ulowell.CSNET University of Lowell BIX: page Computer Science Dept VOX: +1 617 452 5000 x2233 Lowell MA 01854 USA "It's a sky blue sky. Satellites are out tonight." -- Laurie Anderson
tw8023@pyuxii.UUCP (T Wheeler) (12/26/85)
As to your '82 Celica smelling bad. Toyota used some kind of gunk to coat their Catalytic Converters a few years ago that smelled to high heaven. Our Toyota was recalled to perform this stunt and we couldn't figure out what the smell was for a long time. Since my wife used the car to deliver Meals-on Wheels, we thought it was some kind of food that had spilled. Then a friend mentioned that he had the same problem and we put two and two together and checked the CC. Sure nuff, that was it. I did not do anything about it and the smell finally went away. I would suggest yopu go back to Toyota and tell them that the CC stinks and ask them what to do. T. C. Wheeler