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Hi all;
I replaced my rotor with a new one from IAP as I had a Alfa DOA...see other post (http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/showthread.php?t=47832) a few weeks back.
Well my car fired up and idled flawlessly. I let it warm-up for about 5 minutes, all gauges (batt., temp, oil, tach) were fine. So I slid 'er in first and cruised out of the driveway, upon acceleration that car started the sputtering, gasping, "lost" compression symptoms again.
I checked the cap and rotor, nothing visible here or noticeable, in other words my rotor wasn't trashed from smacking against the cap.
Had someone start it again and I saw and retrieved molten honeycombed metal frags presumably from the CAT coming out of the exhaust pipe.
CAT is probably so clogged that little exhaust gases are getting past it. I’m assuming that is causing my “bogged” down symptoms?
Also how is this related to the initial rotor having to be replaced if it is related at all?
Anyone seen this before?
Steve
I replaced my rotor with a new one from IAP as I had a Alfa DOA...see other post (http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/showthread.php?t=47832) a few weeks back.
Well my car fired up and idled flawlessly. I let it warm-up for about 5 minutes, all gauges (batt., temp, oil, tach) were fine. So I slid 'er in first and cruised out of the driveway, upon acceleration that car started the sputtering, gasping, "lost" compression symptoms again.
I checked the cap and rotor, nothing visible here or noticeable, in other words my rotor wasn't trashed from smacking against the cap.
Had someone start it again and I saw and retrieved molten honeycombed metal frags presumably from the CAT coming out of the exhaust pipe.
CAT is probably so clogged that little exhaust gases are getting past it. I’m assuming that is causing my “bogged” down symptoms?
Also how is this related to the initial rotor having to be replaced if it is related at all?
Anyone seen this before?
Steve