So I replaced the thermostat, and the car seems to warm up much more quicker now. Lol, or it means that the gauge is working properly or something I don't know. Pretty sure my radiator fans aren't working. I checked the connections hoping it was just corrosion and that I could clean it and be fixed. But they were fine.
Is there a way to rig the fans to run on all the time, like shorting it out with a paperclip or something? Or at the very least, use a paperclip or multimeter to test it? I guess I gotta do some more reading on that. Fuses seemed fine but I know nothing.
Just took off my catalytic converter. Here's my sweet Catalina:
Turns out this is my catalytic converter, which is aftermarket, for $100 on this site:
http://www.maxautosupplies.com/CATCO...rs-65004R.html
So... what do I do now? Can I clean it with a garden hose? Or uhh, maybe hit it with a mallet to see if anything comes rattling out? Or buy a new really cheap $50 one if that exists? But of course the question is begged, what if my cat is fine, and replacing it does nothing, and I still fail? Lol, I'm an idiot.
One question, what does 7/12 mean? Because if it means what I think it means, and if those things are weld marks, I'd say the previous owner just had this put on. This car failed smog in May and July of last year, then passed in September of last year, 2012, just 4 months ago. So if my suspicions are correct, either A.) The cat is fine and there's another issue or B.) The cat is bad because the cause of the emission problem was never solved, or C.) The cat is bad and the cause is also still there as well. I just don't know, but I'm willing to blow a $50 cat onto the car if I can find one that cheap. But that'll probably need welding which is something I don't have the means to do... I just don't know.