Shane F. Ingate wrote:
>
> All (esp. Calif. listers),
>
> I read in the paper this AM that the dynometer smog testing which was
> originally scheduled for implementation March 1, has been postponed 'till
> May 1. The Bureau of Automotive Repair apparently claim software glitches,
> and the inability of the 3 companies that suppy the dynometers to meet demand.
> A spokesperson for one of the three companies retorts that they are having
> no such supply problems.
>
On a personal note, In Washington (Seattle Metro area) Dyno's are used
in smog testing. However, If you have a 4wheel drive vehicle, they
don't put the car on the dyno. they just run the standing tests. I
don't know, but I think it's due to drive train breakage and the state's
liability. Both of my daily drivers are 4x4 and the others are too old
to require testing, so I escaped.
> My own feeling is that BAR are having even further problems, such as the
> inability to decide upon min/max NOX levels; a standard has yet to be
> published for older vehicles.
>
> A word of advice, given that the May 1 date is now firm, and if your
> registration is due before August 1, get thee to a smog station
> BEFORE May 1 and have your car tested under the old (existing) standards.
> This is because your smog check is good for 90 days.
>
> I'm bummin', because Rags' registration falls on August 14 :(
>
> A question for the list; if I put SuperTrapps on my car, to enable the
> test probe to be inserted in the exhaust, I would have to remove the
> baffles. Can a smog station refuse to test my car because of the
> noise it would make? It certianly would not affect its "pollution
> perfromance".
Shayne, This is the government we're talking about. They can do
anything they want to. If they think your car is louder than the law
allows, yes, they can refuse to test it.
Joe Curry
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