Keith,
There is a thread on the MGCars BBS about this in the MGB Technical section
http://www.mgcars.org.uk
>From memory, I think the first thing to check is the mixture - a red cat
indicates unburned fuel that is burning in the cat instead of the engine.
John
"T. Keith Vezina" wrote:
> > ----------
> > From: T. Keith Vezina[SMTP:TKVEZINA@BELLSOUTH.NET]
> > Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2000 9:03:36 PM
> > To: mgs@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Glowing Cat
> > Auto forwarded by a Rule
> >
> I have a '76 B that has been giving me fits lately. While trying to track
> down the causes of the engine's refusal to idle the other night, I noticed
> that the catalytic converter and the first 6" of exhaust pipe were glowing
> red. I removed the cat and discovered that the PO had knocked out all of
> the catalyst. If there is no catalyst left in the canister, what is causing
> the overheating?
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