I am just guessing here, but I'd wager that in AZ they don't test any more strictly than here in CA, and here they just look at whether the cap seems to be seating properly and put it on a cap tester to make sure your non-venting cap doesn't vent. I haven't ever seen them do any more than an "eyeball test" to see if there's a vacuum line that might go to a carbon can. I think they just assume your tank vents lines are all there. I've had a "gas cap fail" before on my nasty ol' dodge van, but it was just not seating flush. I've never even heard of anyone failing on a carbon can not hooked up.
After stretching it as long as I can, I've got three weeks to pass > emissions so I figures I better get working on it. I live in Tucson, AZ, > I'm guessing Phoenix procedures are the same. > > Can anyone tell me what is involved in the evap canister/gas cap test? > Is it just the pressure test at the gas cap? And/or a visual inspection? > > The reason I ask is when I did my Tiico conversion I unhooked the > canister and plugged the line to the overflow tanks. So, it should hold > pressure at the gas cap but its not hooked up. I can hook it up if I > really need to, but it would be a lot of work at this point. > |
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