now benT has made a pet name for me.. hehe please don't everyone use it. Thanks for the feeback on the gas cap, I would'nt have even know it was cracked unless it was put on this tester at the smog house. very little crack on the inside rim. everyone have a great weekend and drive safe. JoeFo On 14 Nov 2002, gary hradek wrote: > JoeFo, Interesting enough I think that it is > not pressure that is important for the working > cap but negative pressure. It maybe that this > smog test requirement is doing you a favor > because the engine creates negative pressure > in your gas tank by sucking vapors from the > charcoal canister that is connected to the gas > tank and that rather elaborate series of hoses > and plastic tanks. In some models a bad cap > can cause poor engine performance and even do > damage to an engine and the cat. Seems > reasonable that you would want to replace a > bad cap. gary > > Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 22:13:27 EST From: Ben > T <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM> Subject: Re: weird > smog rule > > In a message dated 11/13/02 7:06:24 PM Pacific > Standard Time, fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET writes: > > << smog check now checks gas caps for > pressure? total weirdness if you ask me it can > fail the test if your cap has a micro crack?? > anyway heads up calie4nia people another rule > in the world of cars! >> > > JoeFo, > > They've been doing this for a couple of years. > Your cap can be releasing gasoline vapors. > Makes total sense to me. I brought an extra > cap to my last inspection just in case. I > haven't failed yet. However, I have seen cars > with dirty rags for gas caps turned away. > > BenT > > > __________________________________________- > ________ > Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the > expert host your site > http://webhosting.yahoo.com |
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