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1. MGB Smog Test - Advice Needed (score: 1)
Author: "Scott 'Dr. Pain' Turner" <srt@sun-dimas.aero.org>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1993 21:14:23 -0700
I haven't been using my B much for the past six months or so and as luck would have it, it came up for a smog check (CA). This is a 1979 MGB with the usual plethora of smog gear. Anyway, I took it in
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00838.html (7,975 bytes)

2. Re: MGB Smog Test - Advice Needed (score: 1)
Author: HERTZBERG JEAN R <hertzber@spot.Colorado.EDU>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1993 05:32:07 -0600 (MDT)
HC means unburned hydrocarbons- fuel that didn't get burned all the way. Complete combustion will give you CO2, water and air in the exhaust, plus NOx if the temperature was high enough, but the nitr
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00840.html (8,855 bytes)

3. RE:MGB Smog Test - Advice Needed (score: 1)
Author: Bob Tufts <rbt@itc.Kodak.COM>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1993 13:29:54 -0400
Anyway, I took it in for testing (which my work offers for a very cheap price) and it came back high on HC and CO at idle. The actual readings were HC (ppm) 243 [permitted 150], CO (%) 3.14 [permitt
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00864.html (8,324 bytes)

4. Re: MGB Smog Test - Advice Needed (score: 1)
Author: peters@thor.li.Cubic.COM
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1993 13:42:31 EDT
I haven't been using my B much for the past six months or so and as luck would have it, it came up for a smog check (CA). This is a 1979 MGB with the usual plethora of smog gear. I have a 1980 MGB wh
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00865.html (8,192 bytes)

5. RE:MGB Smog Test - Advice Needed (score: 1)
Author: DEHAASM@NAPC-1.NAVY.MIL
Date: Thu 26 Aug 93 20:25:26-EDT
Sometimes especially with a dual carb set up high HC (Hydrocarbons or raw gas) can be caused by one carb running too lean! The other richer carb keeps the engine running and the lean mixture on the s
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00881.html (7,112 bytes)


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