Date:         Thu, 8 May 1997 08:23:46 -0700
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From:         "Michael A. Radtke" <m.radtke@az05.bull.com>
Subject:      Arizona Smog Check in the Field

Hello,

In Phoenix we have something called smog dogs which check tailpipe 
emissions as you drive by.  I think that they are still quite experimental 
and they don't generate citations, but perhaps, a letter of warning.

My question is how can this possibly even work?  It's just not the same as 
a probe stuck up the exhaust pipe.

BTW, I have only seen them on freeway exit ramps.  Our FI cuts off all fuel 
during that type of deceleration, so it is unlikely that a smog dog would 
ever catch a Vanagon poluting in that location.

Mike

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