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Re: [oletrucks] what state inspections

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Subject: Re: [oletrucks] what state inspections
From: "ROGER GLEASON" <rogerg@maverick.facil.uconn.edu>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 10:15:24 -500
In Connecticut any vehicle 10 years old or older has to get inspected 
before you register it... If it passes and your vehicle is too old 
to be emission tested than your in the clear ... however if its less 
than 25 years old you must get the emissions tested, 78 to 88 once 
every  year and once every 2 years for 88 and newer. Unless you get 
pulled over by the county mounty and he denotes defective equipment 
then you have to go get it inspected.... The new emissions testing 
stations have been contracted out to private enterprise so the state 
doesn't have control anymore, however it seems that the testing 
agency has taken it upon themselves to "Save us from ourselves" and 
goes to extremes to find something wrong so you have to come back... 
Fail a second time and pay another $20 for a retest. They need to 
drum up business because the state mandated that for cars 10 years 
and newer only had to be tested every once every 2 years.. The state 
still has some remote testing facilities reserved for special cases 
and I have had good luck there. All cars over 25 years have been 
grandfathered out of testing for emissions but not for inspection... 
If you keep it registered no inspection...However you must show 
evidence of insurance everytime you reregister it...(once every two 
years) But I do it with my 62 BMW R69S motorcycle to avoid the hassle 
with those testing agencys and cancel the insurance after receiving 
the new registration. I transfer insurance when the summer time 
comes...so I can use the bike.

Rogerg
51-3100 AD Stocker



> From:          ADvent@thuntek.net
> Date:          Wed, 02 Feb 2000 14:14:04 -0700
> To:            Jim House <jhouse@ccsolution.com>
> Cc:            oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject:       Re: [oletrucks] Tie Rod ends
> Reply-to:      ADvent@thuntek.net

> what state do you live in that has inspections? i thought those were done away
> with.
> 
> Jim House wrote:
> 
> > I have a 46 1/2 ton and it went for the state inspection.  I was told I need
> > new tie rod ends.  Now looking in the catalogs I see that there  are both
> > Modern and Old style replacements.  Can anyone tell the difference - it
> > sated that the Modern will steer better.  Will placing the Modern in make
> > this not an "original" ride any longer - or can no one tell but me.  Also
> > there is a tie rod end repair kit - what is this and what will it do - is
> > this a cheep way out or at best a first try step?  Did anyone ever use this
> > kit and have good luck with it?
> >
> > I have 11 other items that must be repaired prior to getting the sticker -
> > so I think it will be a while till the truck is on the road.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Jim House
> > 46 3100 AD
> >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> 
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> 
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959

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