usually push-fitted right on the valve cover somewhere with a 1/4" tube coming off from it. about the size of a vial of crack. :)
dana tierney wrote: > really. Yes, it is a CRX. Not sure what a PCV valve is but I have a vague > memory of replacing one on another car once... it's something to google, > thanks. > > Dana > >> PCV value? >> >> Is it a CRX? I had this happen to my CRX years ago when it failed a smog >> test. Do not know if it had to do with high hydrocarbon emissions though. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 11:50 AM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: tool time >> >> My car flunked emissions! I am very surprised as it runs beautifully, very >> smoothly, but there it is... this needs to be dealt with of course, since I >> am apparently polluting, not to mention that I need to pass in order to >> register the car.... >> >> So I am hoping that someone here can steer me in the right direction -- >> perhaps I just need to replace the air filter or something. My CO emission >> are almost negligeable - .01 vs a limit of 1.20 but my hydrocarbon emissions >> are quite high - 343 vs a limit of 200. At high rpms only. At idle I pass at >> 124 vs 200. Does that tell anyone anything? >> >> Some random, possibly related data... this is an elderly Honda I have just >> put on the road again, and it's been sitting a couple of years. Also, when I >> took the test I had just started the car, though this was immediately after >> driving it about 15 miles, so it should have been warm. >> >> I am thinking hydrocarbons = fuel mixture? If need be I'll take it to a >> mechanic, but it's sooooo a shadetree mecanic car, I hate to do it...if >> nobody knows, it's not worth anyone googling; I can do that myself. Just >> wondering if anyone knows off the top of their head. >> >> Dana > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:196890 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
