[BFix] SMOG Test

[Shehatesmybronco at aol.com]

Can anybody tell me why they even do it at all?  Oh wait, it's just  another 
way to get their fingers into your piece of the pie.  I am so glad  we have 
nothing like that here in Florida.  I had to deal with it in  Washington and it 
made absolutely no sense why only certain counties were  required to do 
emissions testing.  When we lived in Tacoma, we bought  a 1999 Expedition (dealer 
demo) that had less than 6k miles on it that  failed emissions when I went to 
get it registered.  The dealership couldn't  find anything wrong with it and we 
tried it again at another testing facility  and it passed with no problems.  
My 79 bronco smoked at idle and passed the  first try without any troubles.  It 
is a poorly designed manipulative  system that serves no purpose except to 
cost the tax payers excessive money to  repair the vehicles that don't pass at 
"State Emissions Repair facilities"and  hold them "hostage" by not allowing the 
vehicles on the road until it's repaired  or gets a waiver.  My diesel didn't 
even have to be tested at all at  the time.  I am not sure how it works now 
since I have been gone from there  for about 5 years, but it was a crooked 
system when I was there.  It's  politicians getting laws passed that really don't 
serve a purpose except for  their special interest group.  It's no different 
than the vehicle  inspection stickers that some places require.
 
Ok I am off my engine block again now that I have said my 2 cents  worth.
 
Ron
74 trying to get it back together before it rusts apart
78 2nd owner and totally stock
 
 
In a message dated 4/28/2008 1:42:39 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
ironbenderii at yahoo.com writes:

 
Can anybody tell me why they check all this crap?  Shouldn't they be  
concerned w/ the displacement of the motor and what comes out of the  tailpipe?  Who 
cares what else you do to the motor as long as what comes  out of the tail 
pipe is okay... 
Thought I'd throw this out since the political debate seems to be winding  
down... 
Jack
_www.ironbender.com_ (http://www.ironbender.com/) 
96 Radio Flyer 
Heavy duty full width front &  rear axles 
6 point roll cage 

71 Bronco Sport
408 Strrrrrrrrrrrrrroker
435/Atlas
Full width  60's
3.5" of lift
4 link front, full hydro and 14" SAW coilovers
ELK  GROVE, CA! 




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