-----Original Message-----
From: s ferraro [mailto:stevef1@altavista.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 10:53 PM
To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject: Re; EV Diesel Westy
Fellow dieselers-

Actually, they test diesels in Washington too, at least
in the Vancouver (Portland) area, and I suspect that
they also test in larger areas (e.g. Seattle) as well.  Even though all the
test stations are dyno equipped,
diesels aren't tested under load. The only measurement made is opacity (how
black the smoke is), with a limit
of--get this--60%!  The test is carried out by having the engine revved to
the floor six times (!), three to
'clear out the pipes' followed by three during which the actual measurements
are made and averaged.
In other states (and Washington, I imagine) a diesel that would fail a 60%
opacity test would get pulled over and fined, or at least issued a 'fix-it'
ticket.
I suspect our test is really just a ploy to get $15 from each diesel owner
to the state owned and operated testing stations.

Also, our liquor stores are all state owned and run.

Diesel on-

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