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Re: land rover smog check

To: british-cars@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: land rover smog check
From: Pschauss@aol.com
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 1995 17:19:56 -0500
Opinions requested.  My new rover is failing california smog inspections.
KMNTR6@aol.com writes:

>>  My new rover is failing california smog inspections.
...
>> (BTW, I'm failing because of >500 ppm of hydrocarbons
in the exhaust at idle speed.)

Your high hydrocarbon level may be the result of too lean a mixture.
What happens is that when you lean out the mixture to reduce
the CO, the engine starts to missfire, resulting in unburned 
fuel (hydrocarbons) in the exhaust.  The trick is to lean it out just
enough to put the CO level below spec but not enough to
raise the hydrocarbon level above spec.

The unburned hydrocarbons produce a very distinctive smell in the
exhaust, a kind of sickening, instant headache sort of smell.

Good luck,
Peter Schauss
1980 MGB
1963 Austin Healey MK II


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