How To check out your car's catalytic converter for blockage.

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    thank's!
    Wow...thank you so much,i have a 2000 pontiac firebird,and my car just stopped,then when i cranked it,it would run for 30 seconds and quit.i thought it was the fuel pump.Anyway,i saw this video,and did exactly what you showed here,and it was my catalytic converter.I had a friend help me install a 'universal',from my local parts store,nevertheless,you saved me a crap load of money,thanks..Lee

How To check out your car's catalytic converter for blockage.

Emmy award winning mechanic Scotty Kilmer shows how you can check out your car's catalytic converter for blockage. For answers to all your car questions, simply google Scottykilmer.com to reach scotty's website. Scotty answers all questions free. Forty years of repair experience is just a click away.

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