Exhaust REEEEEEEEKS!

Heroboy · 05-08-2001, 07:30 PM

Hello fellow mustang patrons!
I'm very new here and I have millions of questions to ask about mustangs, I have a 85 LX Rag Top Converted 5.0, 5 Lug, well, theres' nothing on the car thats' factory other than the body!

I have a major question of concern, when I run my car it STINKS!!!!! I've cleaned out the IAC, top end, TB, ETC. I also have a slight uneven IDLE, my Final answer is the CATS but i'm not 100% sure and buying something that isn't going to solve the problem is a waste of money!, so, what else could cause my car to reek of dying garbage?
I'd really appreciate a response!
hope to find myself a place in this family eventually!
Thanks kindly

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Red, Low, N'slow! Drop the top and GO!

Capri306 · 05-08-2001, 08:38 PM

Welcome to MustangWorks.com!!!

Well, unless you ran over a skunk or had a rodent crawl up your exhaust pipe and die in your muffler, I think the cats are a likely cadidate for the smell. If it smells like rotten eggs or a Chrysler, yes it's the cats, too. You'll have to take them off and inspect them, but I'd do it soon because if there's damage to the converters, they can get EXTREMELY HOT! Do you have the air pump and all of its plumbing hooked up? Is the air tube still going to the center of the cats? This could be another reason if not. Hope this helps, and again, welcome to The Mustang Works!!!

p.s. Check out the rest of the site (it's HUGE!!!) and our NMRA coverage from this past weekend, you'll love it!!!

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Capri306, Moderator, The Mustang Works Online
1979 Mercury Capri, 5.0L -- C4 -- 2.73
1987 Mustang LX Notch

05-08-2001, 07:30 PM	#1
Heroboy Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 4	Exhaust REEEEEEEEKS! Hello fellow mustang patrons! I'm very new here and I have millions of questions to ask about mustangs, I have a 85 LX Rag Top Converted 5.0, 5 Lug, well, theres' nothing on the car thats' factory other than the body! I have a major question of concern, when I run my car it STINKS!!!!! I've cleaned out the IAC, top end, TB, ETC. I also have a slight uneven IDLE, my Final answer is the CATS but i'm not 100% sure and buying something that isn't going to solve the problem is a waste of money!, so, what else could cause my car to reek of dying garbage? I'd really appreciate a response! hope to find myself a place in this family eventually! Thanks kindly ------------------ Red, Low, N'slow! Drop the top and GO!

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05-08-2001, 08:38 PM	#2
Capri306 Moderator Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Posts: 1,001	*Welcome to MustangWorks.com!!!* Well, unless you ran over a skunk or had a rodent crawl up your exhaust pipe and die in your muffler, I think the cats are a likely cadidate for the smell. If it smells like rotten eggs or a Chrysler, yes it's the cats, too. You'll have to take them off and inspect them, but I'd do it soon because if there's damage to the converters, they can get EXTREMELY HOT! Do you have the air pump and all of its plumbing hooked up? Is the air tube still going to the center of the cats? This could be another reason if not. Hope this helps, and again, welcome to The Mustang Works!!! p.s. Check out the rest of the site (it's HUGE!!!) and our NMRA coverage from this past weekend, you'll love it!!! ------------------ Capri306, Moderator, The Mustang Works Online 1979 Mercury Capri, 5.0L -- C4 -- 2.73 1987 Mustang LX Notch