sure will, OBD II uses O2 sensors fore and aft of the cat... bigtime
computer heartburn
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Jon Smith-Raleigh,NC-http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jdsmith4
'95 318 auto CC 4x4: Accel Supercoil, JBA headers,
dual glasspack, 14x3 FABM, F&B Stage I TB, !EGR,
MSD 8.5's, self-moded intake, 180 degree thermo,
ASP crank pulley, 16" Hayden elec. fan, MP SBEC,
BEST: 0-60 in 6.3 & 1/4mi 15.4@88.95
207.2 RWHP, 276.2 RW ft/lbs
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----- Original Message -----
From: <Dester223@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 11:47 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Cat Converters (again)
> I think my cat is starting to fail also. Since Kansas doesn't have
> emmissions, i think i'm gonna say to hell with the cat. Now. here's the
> tricky part.. Will the computer go wacko if i take the cat off a 97+ obd2
> truck???
> -Dester
>
> << I know this is a little late in regaurds to a reply, but someone
recently
> said they doubt the cat converter had failed on someones truck just
because
> it was a poor coverter. They said that they thought something else had to
> have failed to cause the engine to run rich and fail the cat. Well, I
have
> to disagree. I had the cat in my truck crumble and clog at 21K miles.
This
> is one of the most commonly reported failures on the Ram list and several
> people here have reported them failing as well. And this is on a mix of
> modded and stock trucks. I think DC went to a junk converter for 97+
model
> trucks. There have been too many of them failing in all parts of the
country
> and no one has said that the O2 sensor or anything else had failed too.
>
> Just my .02
>
> John
> 98 Dak 4X4 CC Sport, 5.2L, Auto, Mopar headers, F&B TB, DDBC, DML sticker
>
> >>
>
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