

| 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online and get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/
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