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Date:         Thu, 9 Sep 2004 11:23:34 -0700
Reply-To:     BenT <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         BenT <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor?
Comments: To: Craig Oda <craigoda@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <b3a1e7ad0409091052bd45c72@mail.gmail.com>
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Craig,

I always pretest my rig before taking it to the smog check station. Fix all the bad things (cat every couple of years). Never failed yet.

The placed I get my smog checks also re-certifies gross polluters. It ain't no big thang. You have to pay if you want to play.

BenT http://members.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html

On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 10:52:39 -0700, Craig Oda <craigoda@gmail.com> wrote: > I think Tom's vehicle failed the CA SMOG once. In CA, there is > usually one free retest. The cost of the test itself varies. This > year, costs went up to $70 to $80 at test-only centers. :-( That's a > lot of cash. Last year there was no dyno and no testing for NO > emissions. Times are tougher now, especially in metro areas like the > SF Bay area. I think that these older vehicles also fall under the > high-emitter profile set by CA DMV. Correct me if I'm wrong. I have > not taken my vehicle in for SMOG under the new laws. > > I agree about getting the catalytic converter as hot as possible. > With the cost of failing the retest (and having to pay another $70 for > another test), I think that buying a new cat is a good investment if > the current cat is over 10 years old. This assumes that the fuel-air > mixture can be adjusted properly. > > As far as the original question concerning a single-wire O2 sensor. > This is what I have on my '83 waterboxer. I don't think that heating > the sensor with the third wire would affect emissions since the O2 > sensor is supposed to get to operating temp in under 2 minutes. > > Tom, good luck and let us know if you pass emissions. BTW, are you > taking the van to a test-only center? Was it designated a > gross-polluter after the initial testing, or did it just fall > marginally out of spec? > > Passing the new CA emissions tests is one of the biggest anxieties I > have about owning the Westy and keeping up with the repairs and > investments. The problem is that the emissions equipment are > unavailable to the home mechanic and many mechanic shops won't work on > vanagon emission problems or don't do good work. If my van fails in > 2005, I will probably seek out the help of BusLabs in Berkeley. > However, this means taking a half-day off from work and loss of some > pay. :-( Well, I don't have to worry about this for another > year.


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