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From: tw8023@pyuxii.UUCP (T Wheeler)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: catalytic stench
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Date: Tue, 4-Feb-86 08:02:10 EST
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The stench you smell is indeed from the catalytic converter.
It is, however, the smell of the paint(?) they use to
cover the damn thing.  Since converters are prone to getting
very hot, they use some kind of special paint which, when it
warms up, stinks to high hell.  Not very many companies use
the type that stinks, but I know that Toyota does.  This only
happens to cars sold in the US market so I suspect that the
paint is made here and put on by the dealers, as was the case
with my Toyota, on a recall.  Something to do with US regulations.
T. C. Wheeler