[BFix] SMOG Test

[Craig Schaefer]

Don't know what they're looking at when they just hook to the OBDII port and let the engine's computer tell them what's going on.
I wonder why no one has tried to crack that angle??
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: TonyNokes at Freightliner.com 
  To: NHieger at aol.com ; bfix at broncofix.com 
  Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 11:21 AM
  Subject: RE: [BFix] SMOG Test


  Wow, you CA guys have it rough!   Our Oregon DEQ stations also don't provide any advice but I have never had them look at the timing... That is amazing they failed you for being only two degrees off!!!    You are so close to passing I would think just a little more EGR would do it.  I wonder if you can get an old EGR valve from the wrecking yard and modify it a little so that it will leak a little at idle?

  Tony

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  Anthony E. Nokes

  Compliance and Regulatory Affairs





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  From: NHieger at aol.com [mailto:NHieger at aol.com] 
  Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 11:04 AM
  To: Tony Nokes; bfix at broncofix.com
  Subject: Re: [BFix] SMOG Test


  Thanks for the advise Tony, However in Ca they have to check a bunch of stuff including that the base timing is in the money. If the timing is off at all you fail and are sent off to get it fixed. I don't understand the thinking behind SMOG only test sites myself? but they aren't even supposed to give you any information or help other than the test results. A few years ago my 90 F150 failed only because the timing was off about 2 deg. I had to take it home reset the timing and retest and of course repay as well.

  Norm

  In a message dated 4/28/2008 9:56:17 AM Pacific Standard Time, TonyNokes at Freightliner.com writes:
    You, can cheat a little by retarding the timing a little and manually opening the EGR valve.  Both of these will reduce the NOX levels.  If you retard the timing too far the HC will go up however...  Do the timing first as it is super easy, 5 degrees will probably do it... 

    Tony

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    Anthony E. Nokes

    Compliance and Regulatory Affairs








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