Date:         Sun, 12 Apr 1998 12:25:17 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes57@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes57@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Subject:      Re: 84 CA Vanagon Smog questions
Comments: To: Ely Kumli <ekumli@POLYMAIL.CPUNIX.CALPOLY.EDU>,
          Vanagon@VANAGON.COM

Considering the Cat is missing, these readings are not too bad although it
looks as though the O2 sensor is not regulating. With a good CAT, the
readings should be near 0 after being thoroughly  warmed up.

Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Ely Kumli <ekumli@POLYMAIL.CPUNIX.CALPOLY.EDU>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, April 11, 1998 10:41 PM
Subject: 84 CA Vanagon Smog questions


>I just took my 84 CA model in and it failed smog:
>
>2372rpm measured      allowable
>35                      180  hc ppm  pass
>1.21                   1.20 CO%   fail
>2.3                         02
>12.9                        CO2
>
>idle 923 rpm meas      allowable
>236                    150 ppm hc fail
>1.79                   1.20 % CO  fail
>9.2                     O2
>7.5                     CO2
>
>The previous owner had the original O2 sensor in it at 140k, so maybe this
>burnt out the cat. I inspected the cat, and it is _empty_, just the outer
>shell remains. Are these emission levels resonable for no cat, but with a
>new functioning O2 sensor? I want to be sure before I put a new cat in and
>have it burn out. Also, the best price I found for a cat is 99$ from
>busdepot.com. Is there anything less out there?
>
>Are the above smog limits correct? I saw someone else with a 90 and the
>limit was 240ppm hc, I've also seen 250ppm hc. It would not surprise me if
>the shop I went to used the wrong values. Thanks much in advance.
>
>
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>How can you learn from you mistakes if you don't make them often?
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