| Subject: | Re: Smog test failed - here is my plan |
| From: | David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> |
| Date: | Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:55:24 -0400 |
At 03:02 PM 7/22/2009, Roland wrote:
>Yes, one of our favorite subjects: good old CA smog test, '89 2.1. It has
>passed twice before without needing help, but not this time.
>
>It has high hydrocarbons at idle, which means it is running rich.
Mine went from offscale (never even started the rollers) to a very
comfortable pass (10% of max) in RI by changing the oil, which I did
based on some stuff I read in Bentley. YMMV of course, but it's easy to try.
--
David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'89 Po' White Star "Scamp"
