There's no more "idle" tailpipe test. The only other "test" is seeing that the idle will come down to where it should be. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Accessys@smart.net" <accessys@smart.net> To: "Tom Young" <tomyoung1@comcast.net> Cc: <type2@type2.com>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 3:03 PM Subject: Re: [T2] Air-cooled Federal EGR filter and SMOG
> On Fri, 4 May 2007, Tom Young wrote: > >> The ("Test Only") station I took it to has a "pass or free retest" policy >> so >> once I get the EGR filter hooked up I'm going back, fingers crossed. >> >> As far as the tailpipe test goes I passed the HC and NO parts but failed >> the >> CO test. >> >> I did all the right things prior to the test: fresh oil, new premium gas, >> timing spot on, long drive to get the engine completely warmed up before >> hitting the test station. After passing SMOG 2 years I figured I should >> pass >> this time too - the vehicle sees very little driving - but I turned the >> CO >> screw on the AFM a quarter turn counterclockwise prior to taking the test >> under the theory that these vehicles tend to get richer as time goes on >> given >> the AFM internal mechanism. Since I have no way to test the exhaust >> itself >> prior to going back I'm going to turn the screw a half-turn more >> counterclockwise. That's about the best I can do, unless someone has a >> better >> idea. > > crank up the idle a couple hundred rpms > > Bob > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > VISTA SOFTWARE, DESIGNED TO RESTRICT WHAT YOU CAN DO. www.badvista.org > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety deserve Neither liberty nor safety", Benjamin Franklin > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > ASCII Ribbon Campaign. . . . . . . . . . . . accessBob > .NO HTML/PDF/RTF/MIME in e-mail. . . . . . . accessys@smartnospam.net > .NO MSWord docs in e-mail . . . .. . . . . . Access Systems, engineers > .NO attachments in e-mail, .*LINUX powered*. access is a civil right > *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# > THIS message and any attachments are CONFIDENTIAL and may be > privileged. They are intended ONLY for the individual or entity named > |
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