yay I passed.-Danger- Inexpensive CO meters...

[mr.utility at highstream.net (David Utley)]

On that note, an independent mechanic friend of mine has used a Gunson's CO 
meter for years with good luck...  I think that when he bought it, it was 
125.00...  Gunson's is an English company. BTW...  I am fairly certain they 
are still available, but I have not done a search...  Another interesting 
device they have is the glass (now plastic) spark plug...  You can watch the 
burn in the chamber, and tune it accordingly...  And don't worry, these have 
been around for 20 or so years, they are perfectly safe...

Just thought it was pertinent..

David



Quoting Ron@Bunch.org:

> I'm happy to hear you passed.
> I just went through that on the Atlanta emissions check for my 250- 300,000 
> mile 86 8V.
> Hydrocarbons got me the first time. Tester said it was probably EGR valve. 
> Not believing in removing anything that ain't broke, I traced every 
> emission hose and discovered the rubber T out of the valve cover had cooked 
> and disintegrated. That was a $4 part from the VW dealer (at least until 
> they are NLA)
> Maybe all applicable 8 valve drivers should BUY IT NOW and up the dealer's 
> demand. (That should make up for the other 3 way rubber piece that fits the 
> water pump and cost me $75.00)
> My first Bosck K Jetronic car ws a 74 Porsche 911S and I invested in a CO 
> meter as soon as it went out of warranty.
> CO meters were cheap in the early 70s and should be even cheaper now.
> If you have an early K Jetronic without the sensor and want to do your own 
> maintenance:  buy an exhaust analyzer/CO meter.
> Research the specs and set it right.
> Don't make adjustments without it unless you want the grief of engine 
> damage that comes from running too lean.
> 
> At 05:06 PM 12/4/03 -0500, you wrote:
> >He has a 1.7l with no O2 sensor. No use for a dwell meter...
> >
> >Marc
> >'83 Scirocco
> >'97 A4 Quattro
> >
> > > -----Message d'origine-----
> > > De : scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> > > [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]De la part de Dan Smith
> > > Envoye : jeudi 4 decembre 2003 16:04
> > > A : scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > Objet : RE: help me pass aircare!yay I passed.-Danger-
> > >
> > >
> > > Or just get yourself a Bently and a dwell meter and go from
> > > there. I agree though, 2 full turns is HUGE. The reason the idle
> > > stumbled is because you leaned it so much the car wasn't getting
> > > enough fuel to run. By adjusting it back to not stumbling, it
> > > just barely has enough fuel to run. I've heard of people doing it
> > > the other way, adjusting way rich until the car stumbles/bogs and
> > > then turning back. Give it like a 1/4 turn to the rich, then
> > > either get a dwell meter or a mechanic to set it right where it's
> > > supposed to be.
> > >
> > > Dan
> > >
> > > David Utley <mr.utility@highstream.net> wrote:
> > > Quoting Vince :
> > >
> > > > Ok so I finally passed. It's like it was a whole different car
> > > - the results
> > > > are impressive.
> > > >
> > > > I did the following things since my fail:
> > > > - leaned out idle fuel mixture, about 2 full turns, until idle
> stumbled,
> > > > then up until smooth.
> > >
> > >
> > > OMG...
> > >
> > > I think I should tell you, that is a VERU BIG adjustment... I strongly
> > > suggest that you take that thing to a mechanic or shop that is
> > > able to measure
> > > whether a car is running lean or not... If you adjusted this thing 2
> full
> > > turns, and you have never adjusted it before, I can guarantee you
> > > that you are
> > > running lean, which will cause premaure wear and/or overheating... If
> you
> > > have never had your baseline set before, I strongly suggest it... When
> > > mechanics adjust the mixture seting, they turn it prolly less
> > > than a 40th of a
> > > turn... No kidding!
> > >
> > > HTH
> > >
> > > David
> > >
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