I'm not crazy about Freds Garage, not at all... but I've read of good things of Karmechanix in Berkeley... Volks Cafe is good, but they have limited mechanic space..., Ben T was saying he heard positive of Bus Lab in Berkeley.... Now I wish I could get a referal for a good mechanic in San Diego County.. in Orange County there is both Europro and Max Performance and they're good... What if you change the plugs.. maybe one is fouled... Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 10:45:41 -0700 From: Craig Oda <craigoda@COMMUNITYBUILDERS.INFO> Subject: failed SMOG, cylinder misfiring? Hi, I have a '83 1.9L watercooled that recently failed the hydrocarbon test for CA SMOG. CO levels passed. I just installed a new O2 sensor, but no change. Engine runs fine at highway speed, but there is a noticeable pulsing of the exhaust at idle, almost as if one of the cylinders was not fully combusting. Valves appear to be properly adjusted and cylinder compression appears to be within spec (lowest was I think around 120). I can check again since I have the tool. Any ideas on what to look for? If I can't fix this, in the next few days, I'm going to bring it into a mechanic. I'm thinking about Fred's Garage in Redwood City, CA. Any recommendations? I live/work in Palo Alto, CA, so there is Ole's Garage near my office, but I don't know if he is a VW man or not. I would love to take it to Ben's place in Sacramento, but it's a bit too far for me to drive there with my wife and drop off the van. But, hey, there is also the slim chance that i'll find the problem myself (with the help of the friendly people on this list). Peace and Thanks. -- Craig
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