RE: how do you guys pass inspection? was RE:PVC hose

["Kris Rayner" <veritech@fix.net>]

Well, even with out a cat and a mild cam, my car passed smog just 
this last month and I'm in california.  It helps if you take it to an 
establishment that will be willing to make adjustments so that the 
car will pass.  You just need to make sure that there are no intake 
and exhaust leaks, the CO is adjusted properly (which is where the 
smog shop comes in), and that the valves are adjusted properly.  
When, my car was first put on the 4-gas analyzer, the CO was about 7% 
at idle!  That was done by using a multimeter to dial it in at home.  
But the smog tech took out his trusty 3mm allen and messed with it 
for a good solid half hour to get it dialed in so that it passed.  
Don't just go to the cheapest smog shop.  The ones that are $15 will 
more than likely just put in on the machine with no regard to whether 
the car is warmed up or not and try to charge you for every little 
ajustment they make.  All in all, it cost me $49 for smog, but I felt 
it was well worth it.  They spent close to a solid hour dialing it in 
and smoging it.

> From:          Chris Coracini <Coracin@usdl.com>
> To:            "'Scirocco-l@scirocco.org'" <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>,
>                "'EurotekVW@aol.com'" <EurotekVW@aol.com>
> Subject:       RE: how do you guys pass inspection?  was RE:PVC hose
> Date:          Thu, 17 Dec 1998 11:45:28 -0500

> wow, good idea, keep 'em comin'!!  is this the same as that stuff you
> can get at pepboys?  it says it "guarantees" you'll pass emissions.
> 
> chris
> 86 16V scirocco
> 
> >----------
> >From: 	EurotekVW@aol.com[SMTP:EurotekVW@aol.com]
> >Sent: 	Thursday, December 17, 1998 11:36 AM
> >To: 	Chris Coracini; Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: 	Re: how do you guys pass inspection?  was RE:PVC hose
> >
> >In a message dated 12/17/98 11:11:29 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> >Coracin@usdl.com writes:
> >
> >> how do you keep your
> >>  car on the road?
> >If you have trouble, one easy way to remedy it is to have under 1/4 tank and
> >put in a bottle of rubbing alcohol. Take her to the emissions place running
> >her hard (she'll get hot, but it's ok that the idea) it should pass fine and
> >only costs ya 75 cents. We don't have inspections here (except for the cat).
> >That's what I do, as well as my friends.
> >
> >Frank
> >
> 
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    1981 VW Scirocco S - Soon to be a 16V :)-
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