Re: smog check fun

["Craig Williams" <roccolister@hotmail.com>]

Well,

I'm in California too, and I had several smog checks that went down like
yours, except I passed 3 times with a 16V mounted in my 1981. I was turned
down only once by a guy who knew it wasn't supposed to be there, but the
other three tested it and passed it. I would think that yours is an much
less obvious engine swap and wouldn't anticipate any failures based on the
visual inspection. Get your idle where it's supposed to be and you should be
fine.

BTW, officially you've done an illegal swap out here in California. The smog
referee will never approve an engine swap from an older car into a newer
car. It's just against the rules.

-- Craig Williams
1981 Scirocco S 2008cc 16V (As seen in 01-2001 Sport Compact Car)
1991 Passat Wagon 2.0 16V (For Wife & Son)
2000 Saab Viggen (20 psi, Turbo charged monster)
Northern California, USA

----- Original Message -----
From: ethos101 <ethos101@netzero.net>
To: list <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 3:03 AM
Subject: smog check fun


> I dont know if this is common place or not,but today I took my 88
"mongrel"
> to get smogged and it failed because the idle was higher than spec.Passed
> everything else.Even the gas cap integrity test.Mildly interesting part is
> that the car donated its 16v motor to my 80 which donated its stock 1.6 to
> the 88.This apparently didnt matter as the "tech" never looked at the
number
> on the block.Anybody else ever had this happen? Just so you know the
> emissions were way under the limit.Also ,the reason I built this thing was
> for my friend who needed a cheap car.Is big brother gonna  get me?
> (California BTW) or can I rely on their continued  ineptness?
>
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