Re: Passing Emissions, help.

["Matt Willey" <mwilley@logical123.net>]

    The magic 3mm hex screw would be your best friend in this case, I would
think.  Let you lean it out real quick.  From what I gathered from others
(thank you all), the easiest way to adjust it is with a dwell meter.  Hook
up your dwell meter to the oxy. sensor test connection, then set it to flux
centered around 45 (4 cyl dwell mode).  This made my car idle a ton better
anyway, and should set your mixture right.  The screw is located in the fuel
distributor.  If you are lucky there is just a plug in the whole, otherwise
(like mine) it will require drilling out to reach it.  Let me know if you
have any questions.  Maybe you can save yourself $65.  GL.

Matt
'84 8V
----- Original Message -----
From: Rich Zuk <emt@imcnyc.com>
To: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 1999 6:36 PM
Subject: Passing Emissions, help.


>I saw the posts on emmisions, just got the daily driver 16V and didn't pass
>emissions.  My limits are 220ppm, and I'm running 251ppm.  They said I was
>running too rich and they would lean it out for me for $65 bucks.  The car
>sounds and idles good now, and I'm big into the environment.  My buddy did
>notice some white tailpipe smoke(too much fuel??).  Suggestions???
>What does leaning it out mean?  (reducing the amount of fuel going into
fuel
>management??)
>How will the car perform if it they lean it out?
>Will the idle be rougher?   Info please.
>What to do??
>TIA
>Rich
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chris Coracini <Coracin@usdl.com>
>To: '16V JASON' <jason@scirocco.org>
>Cc: 'scirocco-l@scirocco.org' <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Date: Thursday, January 21, 1999 2:01 PM
>Subject: RE: passing emissions
>
>
>>this isn't for my 16V (i passed with 80ppm..), it's for my GF's corolla.
>> she is going to sell it and get another car, but she can't afford to
>>right now, so i need to pass it once more.  it's got a carb with a
>>gazillion vacuum lines, tons of valves, solenoids, actuators, and...get
>>this.....a temperature sender an O2 sensor!  crazy japs...  i tried to
>>adjust it, but it's not adjustable externally(i just need to lean out
>>the idle).  i was contemplating a complete teardown/clean/rebuild, but
>>i'm deathly afraid of what sort of japanology is hidden inside this
>>thing.  so i need a quick fix short of slipping the guy a $20.  i live
>>in florida.  down here, in order to get a new year sticker for your
>>license, you need to pass the sniffer.  no pass, no license.
>>
>>chris
>>86 16V scirocco
>>
>>>----------
>>>From: 16V JASON[SMTP:jason@scirocco.org]
>>>Sent: Thursday, January 21, 1999 1:31 PM
>>>To: Chris Coracini
>>>Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>>>Subject: Re: passing emissions
>>>
>>>At 11:29 AM 1/21/99 , you wrote:
>>>>someone suggested a bottle of rubbing alcohol in a tank 1/8th full of
>>>>gas.  rubbing alcohol is 30% water.  this is bad, right?  i know someone
>>>>did this and it worked.  is it worth the risk?  i've heard suggestions
>>>>of a product call HEAT?  also, anyone try those over the counter
>>>>"guaranteed to pass emissions" gas additives?  lemme know..
>>>
>>>I did, on a '95 Honda Civic VTEC.. The HC limit was 180ppm, and the car
>>>scored 190-something... I figured since it was so close, one of those
>>>"Guaranteed" deals would work. Spend $6 on the bottle, $35 on the
>emissions
>>>test... and the results were worse - like 215ppm or something. I got $9
>>>back from the product mfr, but that's a far cry from the extra $30-some I
>>>paid to fail the next test.
>>>
>>>Do yourself (and the environment) a favor-- get your car runnig right.
>>>Running properly, you'll get better mileage, pollute less, and (get this)
>>>your car will be even faster.  16Vs should not have any problem at *all*
>>>passing emissions testing if it's running right.  Riley had an emissions
>>>test on his 1.8 16v last year *without* a cat and it *still* would have
>>>passed US emissions testings..
>>>
>>>Don't throw your money away-- go get a tune up. :)
>>> Jason
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>----------
>>>jason@scirocco.org
>>>1987 Scirocco 16v
>>>57,000 original miles.
>>>http://members.aol.com/rocco16v
>>>
>>
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