On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 18:07:57 -0700, Wognacious <wognacious@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Listies, > I have an 85 Westy and got my registration renewal in > Arnold's California and it too has a Test Only Center > requirement for my smog test. First time that's > happened and I want to know what I should/need to do > to ensure that I pass. Meaning adjusting the timing, > putting in the fuel additives etc, etc. I've got a > pretty clean running engine, I think, but I don't want > to go through any hassles. Is a pre-test available at > test only centers? I'm pretty sure that if I have the > time I could get the CAT hot enough to burn off any > bad stuff, do they give you that kind of time? Any > experienced help would be greatly appreciated.... > TIA, > Paul Rogers > 85 Westy Weekender, I think Paul, My investigation into this matter recently told me that there is no functional difference between the equipment used by "test only" stations vs. regular smog check establishments. This was confirmed by no less than three inspectors in my area. Got my prestest done at my local VW shop. Then went to the the test only facility. BenT |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.