Here in Maryland, historic tags (25+ years) let you forego emmisions
testing. My 1970 GT6+ has headers, free flow (LOUD) Monza exhaust, and plugs
everywhere emmisions ever were.
ken shapiro
baltimore
1970 GT6+ KC81872L
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Swinehart <bills@pagesz.net>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 1999 12:10 AM
Subject: Emmission Inspections
>
> Well listers,
>
> Barney Fife is alive and well!!! He moved from Mayberry to Raleigh, NC
> and is now employed as a state inspector for the NC DMV. Unfortunately,
> he inspected my TR6 this morning and informed me that "there is evidence
> of tamperin'" with the emissions. This is because there is a screw in
> the EGR valve where a hose used to be. He didn't bother putting it on
> the machine because of the "tamperin'", but did inform me that there
> could be a $2,000.00 fine. I didn't bother to tell him that the screw
> has been there for at least the eleven years that I have owned the car
> and it passed Virginia emissions 8 times and North Carolina emissions 3
> times previously.
>
> There is stuff missing. The Roadster Factory catalogue shows the hoses
> and connections and the addition of a fuel trap assembly. I guess I
> should buy all the stuff, install it and see what happens. I could also
> jam a hose with a piece of rubber and connect it from the EGR valve to
> the rear carburetor where one of the original connections was. However,
> if Barney checked it out real close, he may see to it that I'm
> "prosecuted to the full extent of the law, Andy".
>
> I'm interested in finding out if anyone else has had run-ins with
> overzealous inspectors and what the resolution was. In North Carolina,
> I think emission requirements change from county to county, so rather
> than seek someone with the exact geographic experience, any advise is
> welcome.
>
> Thanks in Advance.
>
> Bill Swinehart
> 76 TR6
> Raleigh, NC
>
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