Wow, I didn't know old cars had to pass smog tests in some areas, I thought that only applied to new vehicles.
Was the car designed to below that level to begin with? > -----Original Message----- > From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 2:50 PM > 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:5:196895 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
