Sean: I think it has to do with air leaks in the exhaust system. The last time I went for inspection I "failed" on the preliminary test because of this. After fixing the leak (junction of muffler to exhaust pipe) I passed. On Mon, 22 Jun 1998, Linda Bartnik wrote: > ASM 2 TAILPIPE EMISSIONS INSPECTION > > 15 MPH: > Limit Reading Result > HC ppm 157 138 PASS > CO % 2.24 1.42 PASS > NO ppm 3002 1492 PASS > RPM 2094 VALID > Dilution 14.82 VALID > > 25 MPH: > > Limit Reading Result > HC ppm 390 137 PASS > CO % 3.12 1.19 PASS > NO ppm 2796 1374 PASS > RPM 1989 VALID > Dilution 14.39 VALID > > Again, WOOHOO! Does anyone know what "dilution" is? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU Lafayette, CA 94549 '81 Vanagon --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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