[BFix] SMOG Test

[Eric Hall]

Awww crap Tony, now you did it!  Just as the socialism war was ending, you had to go and bring up global warming!
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: TonyNokes at Freightliner.com 
  To: Shehatesmybronco at aol.com ; ironbenderii at yahoo.com 
  Cc: bfix at broncofix.com 
  Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 1:33 PM
  Subject: RE: [BFix] SMOG Test


  It serves a very good purpose when administered correctly.  These tests help ensure air quality. The requirements vary by county and region due to varying local air qualities.  The EPA requires certain standards met on a national basis and it is up to the local governments on how they choose to meet those standards. In the Portland area when have an attainment zone that requires the "smog" checks and seasonally reformulated fuels.

  To put it simply:  NOX is a green house gas, HC is unburned fuel, neither of which you want in the air you breath.

  My 66' doesn't have to be tested because of it's age, but I took it through anyway just to see how it was running. They tested it for free, and it "passed" whatever standard they were using. 

  I recommend that everyone watch the "Inconvenient truth" no matter what you think of Al (invented the Internet) Gore as it is actually very well done.  I felt the documentary/movie really helps put the global warming issue into perspective.  
  I personally would like this planet to be a nice place to live for my daughter!

  Tony

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  Anthony E. Nokes

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  From: bfix-bounces at broncofix.com [mailto:bfix-bounces at broncofix.com] On Behalf Of Shehatesmybronco at aol.com
  Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 12:21 PM
  To: ironbenderii at yahoo.com
  Cc: bfix at broncofix.com
  Subject: Re: [BFix] SMOG Test


  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
     

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