re: Milano smog questions

[Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided>]

I can tell you it's not the cold start injector.

At 8:18 PM -0400 9/20/01, alfa-digest wrote:
>Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 14:00:53 -0700
>From: "Jeff Jensen" <jjensen@domain.elided>
>Subject: Milano smog questions
>
>Hi digesti,
>
>My Milano failed smog miserably recently, with CO and HC readings that were
>both about 10x acceptable levels. Obviously not just a case of a dead
>converter. So far I've done a basic tuneup- plugs, cap, rotor, O2 sensor,
>timing belt and timing. This has improved the readings but not sufficiently
>to pass. I'm still a gross polluter.
>
>My Milano is a 3.0 Verde with a 2.5 air flow meter. Could that be causing
>any problems? Beyond that, I believe the other likely culprits are the cold
>start injector or a bad fuel injector. Before I start going these routes I
>want to know that the 2.5 AFM isn't the primary cause of the problem.
>
>Oh, if you want to know why it's a 2.5 AFM- my original 3.0 AFM died and APE
>only had a 2.5. I've been using it ever since without a noticeable change in
>performance. Flame me if you think I don't drive hard enough!
>
>Thanks for the help,
>
>Jeff Jensen
>San Francisco

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