Daniel -
Sorry, I misunderstood your message the first time I read it - stopped at
the bar before the emissions station, and drank heavily for an hour - a
couple of gallons of beer. Lucky for you, the car passed.
For a few days prior, I ran a gas treatment (from CRC, labeled 'Guarenteed
to Pass', appropriatly enough) and it just barely passed. Must have
loosened up some crud somewhere... Now for the long lines at the DMV, since
registration has already expired, and I can't do it online. Solvang, here
we come.
John F
LV, NV
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Neuman" <neuman@RadOnc17.UCSF.Edu>
To: "'John Friederich'" <j.f@cox.net>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 1:45 PM
Subject: RE: Can't pass smog
I've heard from some folks that mixing in a couple gallons of a type of
alcohol into your gas before the test is supposed to make the tailpipe
emissions way cleaner...sorry I don't remember the type of alcohol or how
much.
Daniel Neuman
Oakland CA
$
$Trying to get my 2000 re-registered before Solvang. Every year has been a
$struggle, but this year it is not even close - Hydrocarbons at idle is the
big
$culprit.
$
$2000, Solex carbs, cam. Seems to run as good as it ever has, maybe 5k
miles
$since major rebuild 5 years ago. I can smell a little unburned fuel at
idle.
$
$#1 plug is black, all others nice grey.
$SK syncrometer (at idle) shows 3.5 for #1, 5 for all others (it has always
$been this way, though.)
$Compression for #1 is a little down from the others (always been this way,
for
$some reason.)
$Timing is right on, electronic distributer, no wander at all.
$
$Since car sat so much this winter, I wondered about a clogged something in
the
$solex, but all seems to be clear.
$Any ideas on where to start?
$
$John Friederich
$LV, NV
$ps - I've been off the list for a year or so, so feel a little funny asking
$for help now...
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