1987 Ford Taurus how do you know if your catalic conferter

154,642 MILES • V8 • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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MARLLA22
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my car has just started to miss a little and smell of rotten eggs and get hot between the firewall and engine? What would cause that? I get real good gas miliage and can't afford to replace the front converter and wonder if there is anyway to fix it. we donot live in a emissions state? Can it be replace with straight pipes? HELP
Jul 31, 2008 at 10:02 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Check the coolant temperature and oxygen sensor might not be switching-Not affected by emission testing go for the pipes
Jul 31, 2008 at 10:20 AM
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