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Old 09-24-2007, 01:19 AM
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Earlier today i was going up a steep hill at WOT with a buddy driving behind me. when we stopped he said he smelled something like rotten eggs while going up the hill. any ideas on what this might be? cat partially clogged?
 
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Old 09-24-2007, 08:39 AM
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I cant remember for sure but i wanna say the battery, mabe someone else could verify?
 
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Old 09-24-2007, 09:28 AM
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yes, Batteries can smell like rotten eggs, (Sulfuric acid) I highly doubt that it would be a strong enough smeel for you friend to smell in another vehicle behind you. It's probably the cat.
 
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Old 09-24-2007, 11:07 AM
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I was racing my buddy acouple weeks ago, and when I passed him he said it smelled rotton. I never really thought anything of it. until he got in my truck and took off, it really smells bad lol.
 
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Old 09-24-2007, 11:21 AM
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catalytic failed most likely, so ive been told, any power loss?.. yet?
 
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Old 09-24-2007, 11:21 AM
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if it is a stick it could be the clutch. When a clutch goes it is the worst smelling thing ever.
 
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when the cat is clogged it smells like rotten eggs.
 
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just remove it if you can:d get some preformance out of it...
 
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Get a magnaflow hi-flow cat and be done with it.
 
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i know quite a few poeple that have had their cats go up on their dakotas.that would be my guess.
 


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