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Subject:Re: Emission Failure - Excess Hydrocarbons - Oxygen Sensor?
From:Robert Dalton
Date:Fri, 28 Apr 2000 10:45:46 -0700

I got my 1980 through by realizing it had problems
after high rpm runs while back at low idle.  Solution
was to jack up the idle to the highest legal rpm.

--- Rico Sapolich <JKrevnov@AOL.COM> wrote:
> In a message dated 4/28/00 11:00:07 AM,
> lkchris@USWEST.NET writes:
>
> << re:  I failed emissions:( and I need to fix
> something so that I can
> get
> it to pass. Suggestions?
>  >>
>
> This is merely anecdotal: Years ago, the older
> brother of a friend of mine
> was confronted with the same problem.  He claimed
> his solution to his
> predicament was to run the car as low on fuel as he
> dare, then dump a bunch
> of dry gas into the tank before taking it in to be
> tested again.
>
> But, as Dick Nixon once said," Of course, that would
> be wrong."
>
> Rich

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