There's no more "idle" tailpipe test.  The only other "test" is seeing that
the idle will come down to where it should be.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Accessys@smart.net" <accessys@smart.net>
To: "Tom Young" <tomyoung1@comcast.net>
Cc: <type2@type2.com>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: [T2] Air-cooled Federal EGR filter and SMOG

> On Fri, 4 May 2007, Tom Young wrote:
>
>> The ("Test Only") station I took it to has a "pass or free retest" policy
>> so
>> once I get the EGR filter hooked up I'm going back, fingers crossed.
>>
>> As far as the tailpipe test goes I passed the HC and NO parts but failed
>> the
>> CO test.
>>
>> I did all the right things prior to the test: fresh oil, new premium gas,
>> timing spot on, long drive to get the engine completely warmed up before
>> hitting the test station.  After passing SMOG 2 years I figured I should
>> pass
>> this time too - the vehicle sees very little driving - but I turned the
>> CO
>> screw on the AFM a quarter turn counterclockwise prior to taking the test
>> under the theory that these vehicles tend to get richer as time goes on
>> given
>> the AFM internal mechanism.  Since I have no way to test the exhaust
>> itself
>> prior to going back I'm going to turn the screw a half-turn more
>> counterclockwise.  That's about the best I can do, unless someone has a
>> better
>> idea.
>
> crank up the idle a couple hundred rpms
>
> Bob
>
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