Cleaning the catalytic converter
Hmmm... I've never seen the inside of a Cat, but since they're so expensive, somehow I think it's reasonable to assume that the insides must consist of more than just the simple screen as shown in your picture. Your problem would seem to have been with the clogged (and easily scraped) screen, but what if the insides (which are inaccessible) were clogged up too? I mean, I'd really hate to have gone to all the trouble (of removing and reinstalling it) for nothing... Would washing it out with gasoline, or maybe some engine degreaser help too? BTW, good point about the "parrots".
Editor's response: The procedure described above only applies to cats which were melted from the hot exhaust, perhaps from the engine running rich for an extended amount of time. You cannot wash a catalytic converter with anything, be it gasoline, degreaser, carb cleaner, etc.
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