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Old 08-18-2010, 05:16 PM
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sadly my car is down : ( . i washed the motor yesterday.and when i went to pull it back in garage it was sputtering. so i took it for a ride hoping that heat would evaporate whatever water. well it sputtered badly and all the excess gas that wasn't being burned melted my cat. i mean the whole underside of my car was completely orange and smoldering. so hopefully nothing else is ruined and i can put a high flow on pretty easily.
Did you cover anything before you washed it??
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