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F-You Colorado! more emission headaches, I may loose my registration |
newto914s |
Jun 29 2009, 02:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 561 Joined: 16-February 04 From: Thornton, CO Member No.: 1,663 |
With the help of some of the great Colorado 914 guys(notably Mike and Chris W) i got my car to pass the e-check. Read about it here.
I thought everything was fine and dandy. With my 5 year collector plates on it I never have to worry about emissions again(bring on the SBC). But in Colorado they have these white child molester looking vans that sit on the highway entrance ramps. They use a laser to measure the emission of all the car entering. I drove by one and got a letter in the mail. Now I have to bring my car to a state inspector for another evaluation or my registration will be revoked and a $100 fine imposed. Their's no way I'm going to pass now, with no Cat an no smog pump. The irony is my car runs better than it ever has. F-U CO |
r_towle |
Jun 29 2009, 11:40 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,588 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
advancing timing makes the car run lean.
Ice shield is pure alcohol...4-5 bottles in very little fuel makes it close to pure alcohol. E85 has alot of additives. Brew your own. Rich |
Cap'n Krusty |
Jun 30 2009, 09:01 AM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
advancing timing makes the car run lean. Ice shield is pure alcohol...4-5 bottles in very little fuel makes it close to pure alcohol. E85 has alot of additives. Brew your own. Rich "Lean"? I doubt it. What it does is make the HC readings go through the roof. BAD idea. It also increases the CH temps dramatically, so NOX readings go up, too. The answers? First, get a pretest to determine what you have and what you have to correct. Then do the following: In a near empty tank, add 1/2 tank of low octane fuel Set the valves to .016" Set the timing to precisely where it's supposed to be, or maybe a degree or 2 retarded (after making sure the retard function of the vacuum can works properly) Set the idle speed to 1000 RPM Get another pretest and report back to us for further advice. The Cap'n |
EyeTrip |
Jun 30 2009, 02:21 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 29-May 07 From: Camas, Wa Member No.: 7,767 Region Association: None |
advancing timing makes the car run lean. Ice shield is pure alcohol...4-5 bottles in very little fuel makes it close to pure alcohol. E85 has alot of additives. Brew your own. Rich "Lean"? I doubt it. What it does is make the HC readings go through the roof. BAD idea. It also increases the CH temps dramatically, so NOX readings go up, too. The answers? First, get a pretest to determine what you have and what you have to correct. Then do the following: In a near empty tank, add 1/2 tank of low octane fuel Set the valves to .016" Set the timing to precisely where it's supposed to be, or maybe a degree or 2 retarded (after making sure the retard function of the vacuum can works properly) Set the idle speed to 1000 RPM Get another pretest and report back to us for further advice. The Cap'n (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) He's on target. |
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