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1. how to make a car NOT pass smog? (score: 1): Author: James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 14:37:04 -0700; a friend has asked me if there is a way to make sure her car does not pass the smog test. it is an 82 accord and required a repair to pass last time. i wasnt sure if the shop is required to make repa; /html/ba-autox/2001-08/msg00270.html (7,709 bytes)
2. RE: how to make a car NOT pass smog? (score: 1): Author: "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com>; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 14:59:19 -0700; You said she does _not_ want the car to pass. Was that a typo, or does she really want it to fail for some reason? a friend has asked me if there is a way to make sure her car does not pass the smog; /html/ba-autox/2001-08/msg00271.html (8,521 bytes)
3. Re: how to make a car NOT pass smog? (score: 1): Author: James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 15:08:05 -0700; she wants the car to fail smog. i should have said LEGAL suggestions are preferred. otherwise you could just smash the EGR with a hammer. -james time.; /html/ba-autox/2001-08/msg00272.html (8,814 bytes)
4. RE: how to make a car NOT pass smog? (score: 1): Author: "Kelly, Katie" <kkelly@spss.com>; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 14:58:40 -0700; Good grief, why would anyone WANT the car to fail a smog test? Katie she wants the car to fail smog. i should have said LEGAL suggestions are preferred. otherwise you could just smash the EGR with a; /html/ba-autox/2001-08/msg00273.html (8,069 bytes)
5. Re: how to make a car NOT pass smog? (score: 1): Author: Bryan Medway <creative@razorlab.com>; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 15:15:25 -0700; put some 110octane leaded gas in there... of course, you will probably destroy the cat that way... then it really wouldn't pass smog 01 Neon ES; /html/ba-autox/2001-08/msg00274.html (9,217 bytes)
6. RE: how to make a car NOT pass smog? (score: 1): Author: "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com>; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 15:17:16 -0700; Now I'm curious. Is there some bizarre advantage one gains if the car fails? BTW, the car is more likely to fail if the engine is cold when it gets tested. I usually do the opposite to try to pass th; /html/ba-autox/2001-08/msg00275.html (9,873 bytes)
7. Re: how to make a car NOT pass smog? (score: 1): Author: craig boyle <craig_autox@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 15:59:38 -0700 (PDT); They check timing. Adjust the timing otu of spec and you fail... ? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/; /html/ba-autox/2001-08/msg00277.html (9,615 bytes)
8. RE: how to make a car NOT pass smog? (score: 1): Author: Kevin Stevens <Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 16:25:20 -0700 (PDT); So she has justification to acquire a newer one, is my first guess. KeS; /html/ba-autox/2001-08/msg00278.html (9,037 bytes)
9. RE: how to make a car NOT pass smog? (score: 1): Author: "Kelly, Katie" <kkelly@spss.com>; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 16:19:13 -0700; Kevin Stevens writes... I defend such logic. That's why I priced Honda S2000s. My new bike's waiting for me on lay-away. Just two more weeks! Katie; /html/ba-autox/2001-08/msg00279.html (8,385 bytes)
10. Re: how to make a car NOT pass smog? (score: 1): Author: Sethracer@aol.com; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 19:33:27 EDT; For the many of you who, rightfully, asked why would anybody want a car to fail a smog test. Let me toss out this answer. The State of California, in it's wisdom has provided an incentive for owners; /html/ba-autox/2001-08/msg00280.html (8,659 bytes)
11. Re: how to make a car NOT pass smog? (score: 1): Author: James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 17:16:28 -0700; seth is the winner! its worth a lot less if it passes smog. geez, all you guys have these fancy new cars and dont know about this. i think there are people in berkeley that make a living from it. :P; /html/ba-autox/2001-08/msg00283.html (9,141 bytes)
12. RE: how to make a car NOT pass smog? (score: 1): Author: "Kelly, Katie" <kkelly@spss.com>; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 17:05:49 -0700; Can Boris borrow the car first? Katie seth is the winner! its worth a lot less if it passes smog. geez, all you guys have these fancy new cars and dont know about this. i think there are people in be; /html/ba-autox/2001-08/msg00285.html (9,481 bytes)
13. Re: how to make a car NOT pass smog? (score: 1): Author: James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 17:25:32 -0700; not a bad idea. dont recall if it is a manual though. i do remember gluing almost every part of the damn thing back on to some glue from the last time something fell off. one time i resorted to cram; /html/ba-autox/2001-08/msg00286.html (10,405 bytes)
14. Re: how to make a car NOT pass smog? (score: 1): Author: Sethracer@aol.com; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 20:46:00 EDT; But there are lots of rules. You must be the owner for a while, two years I think. You can only do one a year, I believe. They make it a pain to do it. But my 1986 4-cyl Izusu Trooper with a bad sync; /html/ba-autox/2001-08/msg00290.html (8,407 bytes)
15. RE: how to make a car NOT pass smog? (score: 1): Author: Rick Brown <rbrown7@pacbell.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 17:46:50 -0700; One way that would be hard to catch would be to regap the plugs to a very small gap, say around 0.005 inches. This will make the spark duration very short and idle ignition very inefficient. Should s; /html/ba-autox/2001-08/msg00294.html (8,991 bytes)
16. Re: how to make a car NOT pass smog? (score: 1): Author: Elmoizme@aol.com; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:44:51 EDT; You could drain the coolant, run it till it blows a head gasket. Then you would have all kinds of fun things to go wrong with it. That may be a little drastic though. Reroute all the vacuum lines bli; /html/ba-autox/2001-08/msg00298.html (7,965 bytes)
17. Re: how to make a car NOT pass smog? (score: 1): Author: Smokerbros@aol.com; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 22:54:59 EDT; I'm liking the Rick Brown spark plug gap method... CHD; /html/ba-autox/2001-08/msg00300.html (7,538 bytes)

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