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Date:         Wed, 23 May 2007 11:41:00 -0400
Reply-To:     Jim Akiba <syncrolist@BOSTIG.COM>
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From:         Jim Akiba <syncrolist@BOSTIG.COM>
Subject:      Re: Bummer, man--Gross Polluter
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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I just got back from the smog station here, my 86 zetec 9 passenger running the e85 beta tune and it did this:

HC g/mile .08 limit 3.20 CO g/mile .89 limit 80.00 NOx g/mile 1.24 limit 7.00 CO2 g/mile 323.13 limit N/A

Running gas(e10) it did:

HC g/mile 1.95 limit 3.20 CO g/mile 17.70 limit 80.00 NOx g/mile 5.55 limit 7.00 CO2 g/mile 436.79 limit N/A

Jim Akiba

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Geza Polony Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 9:26 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Bummer, man--Gross Polluter

Doesn't sound good.

Just had the '84 1.9 smogchecked and results were WAY out of line:

15 mph HC 148 CO .79 NO 2156 25 mph HC 96 CO .66 NO 1828

The tester was trying to tell me it looked like a failed cat (mine's 6 months old but engine has been misfiring for that time, too...)

New distributor, hall sender, wires, plugs, cap, rotor, hall control, coil checks good. No vacuum leaks, AAR checks good, rebuilt AFM, all ECU pins tests are good per Bentley.

Compression is good at something like 140. Normal power, no oil burning, rough idle.

It helps the rough idle to disconnect the crankcase hose and plug the boot hole up.

Ideas? Looks like the state of California will shell out $500 to help fix it, but what to fix? Could pinholes in the exhaust cause bad HC readings?


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