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Emissions Test

M82A1710M

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<img src="emoticons/icon_smile_shrug.gif" alt="Shrug"><img src="speech/icon_speech_sigh.gif" border="0">Last time I had my truck in for an emissions test the guys told me it was on the hairy edge of not passing. I'm wondering if it would help to dilute the diesel some with gasoline to help bring the particulate count down for the emissions test coming due soon. What do you all think?

Also, I've changed out the oil and fuel filters and the oil. This should help somewhat. Maybe I'll run it on the highway for a half an hour before brining it in too.
 

Monster Man

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in dealing with a Chevy truck that could barely pass smog (it passes with flying colors now I might add, just to vindicate myself) I can tell you it helps a lot more if you drive around in a lower gear at low speeds. Driving on the freeway tended to cool my truck too much, driving in traffic really heats things up, which is good for the test. Also make sure there's no line and he can test you quickly cause when it sits idling it'll foul the plugs up more.

too bad these trucks don't have carbs to tune easily, luckily heavy deiesels are exempt from testing here :)
 

Dieselsmoke

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Try some bio-diesel, some diesel heads in Denver that I know have said it works wonders for passing the opacity test.
 

Dieselsmoke

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Also, you'll have to remove the front driveline, and the one between the rear axles, or at least that's what Exhaust Readers in Colorado Springs made us do. Didn't matter if it was air shift or not, they didn't want to risk it.
 

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