Re: Another emissions question

[Fred Sacks <fredsacks@domain.elided>]

At 1:56 PM -0400 9/23/01, alfa-digest wrote:
>Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 22:35:48 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Zamani Zambri <zzambrimail@domain.elided>
>Subject: Re: Another emissions question
>
>Hi Fred,
>
>For a car with only 38K miles, those emission figures are terrible!
>When I had to have my 200K miles Milano (3.0 with S-cams, ar ricambi
>cat, and bad headgasket) go to have a California SMOG check, it passed
>with readings all being below the average car of its age (which means
>it's better than the average '87 car).
>
>I'm not good with 4-cyl cars. But how is the car idling? Is the O2
>sensor functioning properly ? How is the compression? Did you change
>your oil before the test? How does the exhaust fume smell (don't smell
>it right at the pipes! 8-) ), but it standing a few feet away if you
>smell rotten eggs, then, your car's mixture is not right (too rich).
>
>Good luck.
>
>Zamani


Zamani--

I couldn't agree with you more. They are terrible numbers.  My 89 
Jeep with 140k miles passed at about 1/4 the max. My son's 87 Fiero 
Passed with about 1/4 the max, and after 2 times I can't get my own 
car to pass.

I forgot to mention that the car runs great.  It idles steady at 950 
rpm, and even with those numbers, I don't notice unburn't gas exhaust 
fumes or rotten eggs.  Any thoughts...

Thanks for your help.

Fred Sacks

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