Smog test results. And some other good news.

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Chris142

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The trooper we bought Saturday night passed the California emissions test today. Here they put the car on a roller in hopes of making it fail.

Here are the #'s.

Also I found a receipt from a shop that worked on it so I called them and asked if they had any other records of work performed.

They replaced the radiator, radiator hoses,timing belt,idlers,cam seals,crank seal, serpentine belt spark plugs ,air filter and changed the oil and filter with Castrol synthetic 8000 miles ago!

They also changed the oil again 3500 miles ago.

That means I don't have to worry about the timing belt right now .

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Chris142 said:
The trooper we bought Saturday night passed the California emissions test today. Here they put the car on a roller in hopes of making it fail.

Here are the #'s.

Also I found a receipt from a shop that worked on it so I called them and asked if they had any other records of work performed.

They replaced the radiator, radiator hoses,timing belt,idlers,cam seals,crank seal, serpentine belt spark plugs ,air filter and changed the oil and filter with Castrol synthetic 8000 miles ago!

They also changed the oil again 3500 miles ago.

That means I don't have to worry about the timing belt right now .

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Nothing more stressful than an older car subject to the dyno smog test. The ultimate punishment for the lower class or people who just want a cheap ride.
I have been wanting to open a smog place with a little prayer area.
 
2strokeNorthstar said:
Nothing more stressful than an older car subject to the dyno smog test. The ultimate punishment for the lower class or people who just want a cheap ride.
I have been wanting to open a smog place with a little prayer area.
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Yup. Seemed like every time I showed up for an appointment was right after some poor single mom in tears got the bad news.

In cali you have to put a diesel on the rollers every two years.
 
UncleDave said:
Yup. Seemed like every time I showed up for an appointment was right after some poor single mom in tears got the bad news.

In cali you have to put a diesel on the rollers every two years.
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At least we don't have safety inspections. You can drive around using the hand brake to stop because the service brakes don't work. Lights out, wire showing on tires etc and as long as it's not polluting you can drive here.
 
Chris142 said:
At least we don't have safety inspections. You can drive around using the hand brake to stop because the service brakes don't work. Lights out, wire showing on tires etc and as long as it's not polluting you can drive here.
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Sort of - If any issue causes a dash light to illuminate it's a no pass.
 
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