while leaving our great State is certainly a viable option, i have had QQ
(historic) plates on my Sprite for the past 25 years. I have driven it all
over the place without out regard to limiting the use duento laws. The law
also states that driving a historic vehicle as required to maintain it's
upkeep is permissable. I have only been stopped once by the police, and that
was so he could admire the car. I recall his father used to have one. I
wouldn't go any other way. The historic plates also have the advantage of
Antique car insurance rates. Then there was the time The Sprite and I stopped
and towed a BJ8 that had broken down on the Cross Bronx Expressway.
George
Glen rock, nj
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On Jul 25, 2013, at 11:36 PM, Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah, we've had to deal with this shit in California for years back in the
> 80s and early 90s before they changed the rules.
>
> The easy fix was just to lean out the carbs to where it was just drivable,
> do the test, then adjust them back. You are very close on both your
> measures, so I think just leaning it out a couple turns should get you
> there. Find a friendly local mechanic who has emissions testing equipment
> and run a few tests with him before you go to the testing centre, usually
> he can help you figure out where the adjustment and numbers need to be.
>
> Best,
>
> Alan
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 6:32 AM, Atkinson, Robert
<rca53@columbia.edu>wrote:
>
>> The State of New Jersey has changed it's regulations so that cars older
>> than
>> 25 years are no longer eligible for "Collector Vehicle" status, a status
>> which
>> requires no emissions compliance but limits usage to no more than 3,000
>> miles
>> per year (which is not a problem for me). As a result, the Motor Vehicle
>> Commission has refused to renew my Collector inspection sticker for my
1966
>> BJ8. My status choice now is: 1) "Antique" status, which has no emissions
>> inspection but requires the infamous "QQQ" plates and theoretically limits
>> usage to parades and club events, or 2) regular license plates and
>> satisfying
>> emissions standards.
>>
>> So, as soon as the DVM refused the renewal, I decided to see if my 1966
BJ8
>> (with electronic ignition) could pass the emissions inspection
>> (theoretically
>> against some 1966 standard), fully expecting it to fail, which it did. My
>> questions:
>>
>> 1. Is it at all possible that an Austin Healey can pass an emissions test
>> in
>> New Jersey?
>>
>> 2. The "failure" was in the "idle" test with the following results:
>>
>> * Hydrocarbons parts per million: tested 1476 versus standard of 1400
>> (seems pretty close)
>> * Carbon monoxide (CO) percent: tested at 10.15% versus standard of 8.5%
>> (not sure if that is close)
>>
>> I'd appreciate some suggestions on how to reduce both "hydrocarbons"
>> (which I
>> presume is largely unburned fuel) and CO.
>>
>> My first (only) thoughts:
>>
>> * Increase idle speed
>> * Adjust carbs to leanest possible mix
>>
>> Any other thoughts?
>>
>> It doesn't cost me anything to retake the emissions test (other than
>> time), so
>> I'd like to be able to go through inspection, make some screw driver
>> adjustments in the inspection station parking lot and go through again and
>> again until I "pass."
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Bob Atkinson
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