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Date: 24 Mar 2004 17:17:57 GMT
From: hdgdnnospamcomnojunk (Hdgdn)
Subject: Passed emissions!


Here in CT we have an auto emissions testing program, which has been filled with problems. The former contractor was booted out a couple years ago when widespread corruption (bribery etc.), was uncovered. Now the state has started the program back up, using local repair shops to do the testing. They discovered glitches in the software which caused about 13,000 failures or vehicle that should have passed. Failure means you have to spend $660 on repairs at a designated repair shop to get a waiver on the test. Failure to get the test done means they pull your registration, and the police get your name on a lookout list. Knowing all that, I reluctantly scheduled my test for today, and took my 1988 900s 16v with 197603 miles on it for the test. They run the car at various speeds on a dynamometer, using a sensor at the exhaust which reads emissions under various conditions, (idle, and designated speeds). They also test the gas cap for fume leaks. I didn't expect to pass, but the guy gave me a readout which said PASSED on the top, and said that the car was "well maintained" in his opinion. I owe a lot of that "well maintained" status to you guys here in this group, who have answered so many of my questions in the time I've had the car. So, thanks from me and my old car! James F. Hodgdon Jr. Hodgdon Scale Models http://hometown.aol.com/hdgdn/index.html

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