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Originally Posted by mdm
Yeah, but in other cases they just say that. E.g., "Do not adjust the position of the steering wheel, the seat, or the inside or outside rear view mirrors while driving. Doing so may result in a loss of vehicle control that can cause accidents, resulting in death or serious injury."
They could say the same for push-starts, but the say
"Do not pull- or push-start the vehicle as the three-way catalytic onverter may overheat and become a fire hazard"
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I think you are confused about the nature of catalytic converter fires. The fires are not in the converters but caused by unburned fuel heating up the convertor and igniting materials outside of the convertor not inside it.
Here:
http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/airquali...h/catfire.html
I can not find one single reference to fires in the convertors anyplace but if you have a link I would like to read about it (it has sparked my curiosity if even possible)
And if I am not mistaken the manual actually does reference not parking where the convertor could ignite materials.