Re: Smog tests

[Ian Lomax <sfalfisto@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Alan Lomax said -
> 
> "And I would do your best to get your on the road
> before July, when the
> new law goes into effect. Who knows how we'll make
> them pass on a dyno."
> 
> I don't remember where you are, Alan, but Chris is
> here in Pasadena, and
> we've had the rolling dyno test requirement since
> before I moved here.
> The cars are tested at something like 15 and 40 mph,
> with the gas
> analysis data being transmitted to a computer in
> Sacramento. The Milano
> passed its first one just fine, but flunked the
> first attempt last year.
> Bill at Alfa Only told me that the car would almost
> certainly pass if it
> were good and hot - it had waited over an hour to be
> tested, as the
> facility is a very popular one. So I made
> arrangements with the guy in
> charge so I could be sure it got tested while fresh
> from lots of
> exercise, and it passed with plenty of margin.
> That's a V6, of course,
> but I'd imagine a Spica 4-cylinder would do much the
> same.
> 
> Will Owen
> Pasadena, CA

That's Ian Lomax... Alan Lomax is a musician...
 or at least a professional musician, while i only
briefly broke into the professional category...

Sorry, back to alfa's...

Up here in the SF bay area the new dyno's are not in
effect yet, but will be in July I believe.  I guess
since LA's smog issues are worse you guys got them
first.

Most modern cars should be fine, it's the older SPICA
cars I worry about.  Especially a 75 model year, which
was never imported into California.  Most 75 CA cars
had catalysts, whereas mine doesn't.  I'm hoping they
test it to 74 standards, but I'm not holding my
breath.  Even the 74's often need to be leaned out to
pass, then retuned to run properly.

I forget where the original poster was from... but
he's not in for a fun process.

Cheers,
Ian Lomax

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