Cheating the sniffer?

[indiana_red@hotmail.com (Ken B)]

I think it will depend on how it is not passing.  In my area CO is measured
as well as N0x and HC
there are ways you can fail a test here if you are too lean, as well as too
rich.  Unburned Hydrocarbons (possible too rich) cant be too high,
Carbon Monoxide(forget how this gets too high) and  Oxides of Nitrogen  (I
think) can be a result of too lean.
I guess it depends on what your testor tests for as to what you can easily
fiddle with.
Just my experiance.
Ken
'79 Scirocco 16v project "McFly" -getting close
'81 Diesel Caddy -needs heart transplant
'86 16v parts car - not much left
VORTEX:  "Indiana Red"

----- Original Message -----
From: <DieingSwan@aol.com>
To: <calimus@techography.net>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: Cheating the sniffer?


> In a message dated 2/27/03 11:24:18 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> calimus@techography.net writes:
>
> > Is it possible if you didn't fail the sniffer by much to just lean the
> >  engine out and get by?
>
> In general, sure! I had to do it year after year with the '81 Alfa Spider.
> Lean her out til she was barely running... go...pass... richen the mixture
> til she ran right. :) Charming ritual.
>
> Courtney
>
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