And would a Highway Patrolman know a gulp valve from his elbow? Or do they
have the CHP/DMV "Handy Dandy Illustrated Guide to Required Smog Equipment,
Volume IX"?
Jim Algar
> ----------
> From: Mike Maclean
> Reply To: Mike Maclean
> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 2:21
> To: Bkitterer@aol.com
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Gulp Valve
>
> Bob, Annice, Listers,
> I live in the southern tip of San Bernardino, California. Every 3-4
> months on the street that runs adjacent to my housing tract, the
> authorities
> construct a smog check roadblock
> and a Highway Patrolman gestures in cars that are older than 4 years. You
> don't need a smog check for the first four years of a new cars life now in
> California. This last happened about 3 or 4 months ago. I don't know if
> they
> test smog exempt cars or even just look under the bonnet (sic) hood for
> smog
> equipment that is supposed to be there. This has been happening for the
> last 2
> years.
> Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
>
> Bkitterer@aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 6/11/00 9:55:30 PM, millerls@ado13.com writes:
> >
> > << In CA you can't pass the visual inspection without it. >>
> >
> > All of our cars that are past the magic age have never been looked at,
> that
> > is there is no visual inspection except perhaps when you sell the car.
> You
> > are correct that the law for the old cars states that they must pass
> visual
> > inspection but as far as we know there are no inspection called for.
> There
> > is a lot of debate and discussion going on in Sacramento about road side
> > inspections and mobile units to check emissions of vehicles going down
> the
> > highway. Being stopped for one of these, if they come into existence,
> are
> > the only occasions for inspection that come to mind. Do you know of
> other
> > occasions?
> >
> > Bob and Annice
> > 1960 Sprite (Mk IV indiguise)
> > 1967 Sprite Mk III (in progress)
>
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