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On 28 Feb 2002, at 18:37, Everett Barnes wrote: > I took my '67 to be smogged yesterday and it failed. Crap. 1967 is the > first year that has to be smogged too. I need some advice on what I can do > to reduce the emissions so I may pass. > > Here are the results: > > Loaded Loaded Loaded Idle Idle Idle > Pollutant Reading Standard Result Reading Standard Result > --------------- ------- -------- ------ ------- -------- ------ > Hydrocarbons 330 500 PASS 1654 500 FAIL > (HC) in PPM > Carbon Monoxide 8.10 4.20 FAIL 7.86 5.50 FAIL > (CO) in % > > Specs (settings double-checked tonight): You didn't mention the valves. > Possible issues: > 1. Idle change not very noticeable when disconnecting the #3 spark plug > cable, all other 3 wires nearly stall the engine. Plug wire is sparking and > is attached tightly. It won't pass until you fix this. Find the cause. Misadjusted valves, burned valve, stuck ring, lose head,.... Check the compression. > 3. My blue coil gets really hot after engine idles for a while, normal? Probably. > 4. I noticed today that my engine has no draft tube seal or the pipe that > connects to the breather mount, the pipe must have snapped off at some > point. There is also no spring under the breather cap, is this normal for a > '67? There is a little wire bundle thing in there. Should have a tube and a rubber valve at the bottom, but none of this will affect your emissions. > I run Super Premium gas - 92 octane. Ten years ago, that was Regular. In 67 it was third world crud. ;-) - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org