It was a few years ago and I have difficulty remembering what happened
yesterday, but I seem to recall the guy holding a book with a picture of the
engine like one you'd see in a Haynes manual. It may not have been a State
book, could have been a Chiltons. He may have just been pissed because I
was spewing antifreeze all over his driveway. This would have been late
'96.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>
To: "Triumph list" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 8:26 PM
Subject: RE: Engine work and passing CA smog
> > When I first bought my TR3A, I was so uninformed that the first thing I
> > tried to do was get it smogged, thinking I had to do that to get it
> > registered. One guy at the station was even less informed, but he did
go
> > look in a book and tell me I wouldn't pass because the air
> > cleaners weren't
> > original.
>
> Interesting. I wonder if it was even a picture of a TR3A in his book ?
>
> When I bought my current car, all cars had to be smogged when title was
> transferred. Back then, the inspection stations were run directly by the
> state. The technician had to ask me if the engine was original, to which
I
> answered 'Sure', even though it didn't have the original air cleaners
(then
> or now). He also had to hand-enter the model in the computer (after
asking
> me what it was), it was apparently not in their database either.
>
> BTW, my TR3A flunked that first inspection because it was too clean ! I
had
> to richen the carbs back up and go back before it passed with flying
colors.
>
> I don't believe the station I usually go to now even has a picture book,
> I've watched him look things up and it's just tables. Even the 'test
only'
> station I've been to the last few times hasn't spotted obvious
modifications
> like the aftermarket EGR valve my Chevy had.
>
> Randall
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