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Subject:'85 Westy GL smog problem
From:Graham Freeman
Date:Sun, 14 Apr 2002 16:57:49 -0700

Hi folks,

Yesterday I posted a message about my van's smog problems, and I got some
helpful responses - thanks!

Again, here are my smog readings:

The C02 readings are:

idle (978rpm): 9.38
2500rpm (2636rpm): 11.52

02 readings:

idle (978rpm): 7.5
2500rpm (2636rpm): 4.1

C0 readings:

idle (978rpm): 0.35
2500rpm (2636rpm): 0.82

The "HC(PPM)" section is the problem.  For that test, the maximum allowed
measurement is 150ppm @ idle, while my van measures 829 @ idle.  The
maximum allowed @ 2500RPM is 180ppm, while my van measures 614ppm.

Here's the latest:  It turns out there's a pretty big hole in the muffler,
which looks like it was caused by rust.  Obviously this is a problem, and
I need a new muffler, but would it affect the HC part of the smog test?

Thanks in advance

-Graham

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