Update on the emissions stuff~ I just went and had my '96 subie
smogged. They checked the gas cap, plugged into the obd port and I was
out in 2 minutes. :)

I went to the Columbia VEIP station at 3pm on the 22nd (Thursday).
Sudhir

On 6/15/06, Neptuno <neptunonc@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Plus if you spend $400 or something like that trying to fix the problem then
> you get a waiver....keep those reciepts!!!! (IIRC)
>
> Tony
>
>
> Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> roger: just go to the station, get the failure and have another 3
> months to figure things out ;)
>
> On 6/15/06, roger sisler wrote:
> > I'd like to get this engine problem fixed by sundown, July 2, so I can
> swagger over to the testing station. I doubt I have any chance at all of
> showing down the long arm of the law ,then,anyway..
> > This cronic, slight surging idle started when I removed my head gaskets
> and replaced them with silly puddy(rtv). Cant time the engine and get the
> idle below 1000rpm, without bad cold operation (stalling)I had to remove all
> that engine stuff, to do it(head gaskets still fine). Dont think it is a
> vaccum leak. I got a clamp on EVERY possiable connection.The stock in "hose
> clame international" went up when I bought them all.
> >
> > I changed the throttle assembely at this time too. From the late 85 , to a
> 84 throttle ,with two throttle switches. I understand that this throttle has
> a slightly smaller throat than the late 85(to 91) throttle. I can see this
> difference by looking at them side by side. If you got to know, I did this
> because I was burning out switches too often. The early throttle has easily
> accessabvle switches that are a dime a dozen.If you got to know, I was
> burning out switches because , when I reinstalled the engine stuff, from the
> head gasket replacement episode, I mixed up the throttle switch and air
> regulator connectors. The throttle switch was getting about 13 V instead of
> 1.5, v or something like that.
> >
> > Enough! What is wrong? I swapped ECU and all that stuff, without change.
> Should a water temp 2 fix it? I get stall out when cold,need to repededly
> restart the van , first thing in e morning,. I cannot get a idle at less
> that 1000 rpms with the correct timing and no unburnt gas smell when
> idleing.
> >
> > Man , if I had a diesel,I would be only 5 miles from heaven with arrival
> in abut 8 minutes. A diesel only needs 3 wires to startOne to run. No vaccum
> hoses.I like simple things,like that. Like an hour glass,a bic pen,a stack
> of pancakes.
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