Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 07:05:00 GMT From: Povah <povahnopsam.com> Subject: Re: Help nervous about turbo
I'm told that the catalytic converter can get plugged up and build up heat. Brad Schroeter wrote: > > I know I have asked this many times and I know the turbo is supposed to glow > sometimes...but my turbo lights up a crazy amount...it goes all the way up > into the exaust manifold..its very scary...its an 88 9000T...is there > anything like the catalytic converter ot some sort of exasut system that > could casue this...it really lights up..It cools donw rather quickly but I > know that that isnt good for metal...heating and cooling...casue metal to > expand.Please help..I also have noticed on a cold start up..A small little > spray comes out from an area of the turbo where two things are > combined...its at the opposite end of spiral thing...in the other parts of > it.. > > Brad