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1. Emissions Question (score: 1): Author: dmc@pcisys.net (Don McRae); Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 20:53:47 -0600 (MDT); I am trying to get my 76 MGB passed Colorado Emissions. When I took it in it passed eveything but CO at idle specs as follows: Idle 2500 Limit Result HC PPM 190 26 600 PASS CO% 4.95 1.48 3.50 Fail CO; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00241.html (8,063 bytes)
2. Re: Emissions Question (score: 1): Author: Chris Delling <saschris@flash.net>; Date: Fri, 05 Sep 1997 13:09:47 -0400; There is an excellent article in the current issue of Moss Motors quarterly magazine. Does your car have an airpump fitted? This seems to be a key point in the performance of the car during pollutio; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00275.html (8,834 bytes)
3. Re: Emissions Question (score: 1): Author: Mike Lishego <mikesl@tartan.sapc.edu>; Date: Fri, 05 Sep 1997 14:39:19 -0700; Chris, Does the air pump positively affect the cars performance? I have heard that a faulty air pump can be the cause of many emissions woes. -- Michael S. Lishego St. Andrews Presbyterian College El; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00281.html (7,996 bytes)
4. Re: Emissions Question (score: 1): Author: Chris Delling <saschris@flash.net>; Date: Fri, 05 Sep 1997 21:41:28 -0400; I don't have the article handy, but based on my reading, I wasn't able to draw any conclusions either way on PERFORMANCE in the traditional sense, (i.e. horsepower or improved acceleration, etc), but; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00310.html (8,539 bytes)
5. Re: Emissions Question (score: 1): Author: mgbob@juno.com (ROBERT G. HOWARD); Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 07:50:38 EDT; The air pump isn't going to improve the performance, since it takes power to run it and it may cool the head and exhaust manifold. The purpose of the thing is to assist with passing emissions tests.; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00350.html (8,432 bytes)
6. Re: Emissions Question (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 14:33:39 -0400; With the "curious side effect" of keeping the planet clean as well... -- Trevor Boicey Ottawa, Canada tboicey@brit.ca http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00372.html (7,553 bytes)
7. Re: Emissions Question (score: 1): Author: mgbob@juno.com (ROBERT G. HOWARD); Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 21:09:14 EDT; Well let's see about that-- the twin carb Bs consistently deliver 3-4 mpg better than the single Stromberg cars. How can a car burn that much more fuel and still deliver "cleaner air?" To imply (or b; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00411.html (9,107 bytes)
8. Re: Emissions Question (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 21:22:34 -0400; No, not true at all. Common misconception. The air pump is there because some hydrocarbons leave your combustion chamber unburned. Essentially, raw gas leaving the exhaust that is otherwise being rel; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00413.html (8,645 bytes)
9. Re: Emissions Question (score: 1): Author: gofastmg@juno.com (Rick Morrison); Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 21:51:32 EDT; On Sat, 06 Sep 1997 21:09:14 EDT mgbob@juno.com (ROBERT G. HOWARD) You are trying to apply logic to what is basically a government mandated testing program. One must remember that the terms "logic" a; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00417.html (9,742 bytes)
10. Re: Emissions Question (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner@lwcomm.com>; Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 03:26:21 +0000; I really don't think it's fair to say that an airpump simply "dilutes the exhaust". As I understand it, the air pumped into the exhaust helps complete combustion of some of the hydrocarbons that wou; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00447.html (9,752 bytes)
11. Re: Emissions Question (score: 1): Author: mgbob@juno.com (ROBERT G. HOWARD); Date: Mon, 08 Sep 1997 09:52:07 EDT; Hi Scott, Good point about the emission/mile measure. I think some areas are trying to do that, but know not where or how well it's working. Just for the halibut, have you any knowledge of the emissi; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00525.html (8,576 bytes)
12. Re: Emissions Question (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner@lwcomm.com>; Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 13:25:56 +0000; Bob, Well, varies with altitude of course, but I found out the hard way you don't want to stand right behind it during the engine run-up check! I can't really complain about my MGB's gas mileage in; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00553.html (7,985 bytes)

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