Help me pass emissions...
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Help me pass emissions...
I am trying to see if I can squeeze my car through local emissions.It is an '89 with headers, no cats, and emission equipment disconnected. I know the easy response would be to say "you can't pass emissions with no emissions equipment", but the car is really not that far from passing. I am looking for tips and tricks.
Our local test checks only Hydrocarbons and Carbon Monoxide. Last week, my results of the first test were:
HC: 189ppm, allowable 220ppm, PASS
CO: 3.05%, allowable 1.20%, FAIL
So this morning, I added a bottle of alcohol to a 1/4 tank of gas and headed back to the testing station. Results today:
HC: 222ppm (220) FAIL
CO: 2.51% (1.20%) FAIL
Improvement in CO but worse in HC.
I am new to emissions, in the past I have always had cars that are exempt so I have never worried about all this. If anyone has any tricks of the trade to get this thing through, I'd appreciate it.
Scott
Our local test checks only Hydrocarbons and Carbon Monoxide. Last week, my results of the first test were:
HC: 189ppm, allowable 220ppm, PASS
CO: 3.05%, allowable 1.20%, FAIL
So this morning, I added a bottle of alcohol to a 1/4 tank of gas and headed back to the testing station. Results today:
HC: 222ppm (220) FAIL
CO: 2.51% (1.20%) FAIL
Improvement in CO but worse in HC.
I am new to emissions, in the past I have always had cars that are exempt so I have never worried about all this. If anyone has any tricks of the trade to get this thing through, I'd appreciate it.
Scott
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give the tester $50 and have him use an air hose on his machine, dont know if that still works, the other way used to be to give your car a vacum leak, dont think that one works either......nomo
Last edited by oldalaskaman; May 7, 2011 at 08:36 PM. Reason: I really should proofread.
