Date:         Mon, 9 Feb 2004 12:42:18 -0500
Reply-To:     Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: high nox
Comments: To: gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
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Gary

Usually high Nox is a sign of a bad catalytic convertor.  If you have
low compression then you are probably burning oil which will kill a new
cat within a couple of months.  Perhaps you should start a fund to pay
for a rebuilt engine so that when two years rolls around you can fly
right through emissions testing because you have a fresh motor (you
probably wouldn't even need the cat to pass).  Just my opinion.

Thanks,
Ken Wilford
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of gary hradek
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 12:10 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: high nox


I just had my van tested in the bay area after getting
my registration renewal.   It was clearly on the top
of the renewal.   GO TO A TEST ONLY CENTER   more
expensive these test only center and no fixing the
problem there.   It is the place vanagons visit here
in california.    To make a long story short I just
squeaked buy on the nox and co.
From what I understand we have no egr valve or
exhaust recirculation to cool our combustion chambers.
I have farly low compression so what gives on the high
nox. Do  I need to retard the encgine a bit when I go
back in two years????   My hc level was good.   Does
anyone know if ron's cat. are good enough to help on
nox.   many thanks gary
http://www.nichols.nu/tip766.htm

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