Yeah, yeah, that's all well and good, but the emissions testing programs are
a complete joke. They are supposed to make the air
cleaner...nonsense...this scam is pushed on us by the new car dealers to
make us have to buy more cars. Are the engines getting better? Yes, they
are almost making as much horsepower per cubic inch as the engines back in
the 60s...wow, that's progress.
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Bernd D.
Ratsch
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 10:22 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: RE: DML: Smog failure, a little help please
Emissions nonsense eh? EVAP systems actually put money back into your
pocket by burning the fuel vapors which would otherwise go into the
air...fuel vapors from the fuel you just paid for with your hard earned
money. EGR systems actually save you money by cooling the combustion
chamber (nothing worse than burning up a valve from too much heat in there),
and computer controls which keep your engines running at a much higher
efficiency that the old-school engines. Heck, these days we're running
cleaner, more efficiently, and make more power than the old Big-Block
V8's...and with less cylinders and/or displacement. :)
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Barnes [mailto:rascal@scrtc.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 10:08 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: RE: DML: Smog failure, a little help please
Bring it to Kentucky, none of that emissions nonsense here.
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Biff Byrum
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 7:07 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: Smog failure, a little help please
Thank you, lots of highway miles, and I tried to take care of it. Oops, I
forgot that and something else. The oil is only about 500? miles old and I'm
not sure how many months. The other thing is that it overheated last year
due to a crappy thermostat. Got real hot on occasion. Could that have
damaged something?
I've heard about the thing about oil, but I thought my oil was good enough.
I always use Delo 15W-40. Perhaps i've just run out of luck. When I got it
at 137,000 or so it was using about a quart in 400-500 miles. It's steadily
decreased to about a quart in 1000 last time I ran it regularly. I'm sure
there is some blow-by and through the guides, but everything in the exhaust
stream always looks clean and light, even the tailpipe tip.
My problem is just that with all those lines I don't see spending for a good
Cat and finding it's not the problem. Wish I had a place to store it for a
while. Thanks, biff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Faison" <cfaison@magpage.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Smog failure, a little help please
>
> On Thu, 3 Jan 2008, Biff Byrum wrote:
> > It's history: It's a 95 RC, 3.9, AX15. Over 480,000 miles, but still
> > running great when I last used it. Almost never less than 20+ mpg at
> > sea
> > level, combined driving.
>
> 480,000 miles! Congratulations.
> > I would appreciate any help anyone can provide. I love that thing
> > and would like to keep it around as a backup. Not that I don't love
> > my current one, a 98 SLT CC in Forest Green over Alum. just as much.
> > Thanks, Biff Byrum
>
> You don't mention the age or condition of the oil. In an engine with
> that mileage, there's sure to be some blowby and/or valve guide/seal
> leakage letting engine oil into the cylinders. Clean oil should make a
> significant
> difference. My wife's old Laser once failed emissions testing by huge
> margins and then passed with flying colors the following day after an
> oil change.
>
> Good luck,
> Craig
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