Date:         Mon, 14 Apr 2003 23:47:30 -0700
Reply-To:     Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
Comments: To: Tom Young <tomyoung1@attbi.com>
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Used to be that higher octane fuel had more cleaners but I've been told, by
my former brother in law who's been in the gas cooking industry most of his
life, that now almost all fuel has a bunch of cleaners, same amount no
matter the octane, because modern fuel injection demands to be kept very
clean to work right.

Mike

On 4/14/03 9:56 PM, "Tom Young" <tomyoung1@ATTBI.COM> wrote:

> Frankly, that sort of advice makes absolutely no sense to me.  Higher octane
> allows a car to run at a higher compression ratio without pinging.  But, if
> the vehicle isn't pinging, what's the point of running High Octane, and what
> could that possibly do to help a vehicle with a high idle CO pass the smog
> test?  What's the logic here?
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
> Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Brassaw" <sendmeanemail@EARTHLINK.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 9:14 PM
> Subject: Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
>
>
>> I've had several mechanics tell me to run a couple of tanks of High
>> Octane before getting smoged.  Also, when was the last time a new Cat
>> was put on--it might be time.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>> Of S.Harrison
>> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 9:03 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
>>
>> I passed all aspects of the test but the CO% at idle -- I was at 5.56%,
>> with
>> a maximum allowable of 2.00. The CO% at 2500 RPM measurement was fine,
>> about
>> 0.62%.
>