Sujit :
I'd say that was a poor assumption, especially before they brought in the
'treadmill' test last year. Before then, all they really tested was idle
mixture (and ignition). Cruise mixture could be so bad the car wouldn't
run, but would still pass the test.
Randall
Lakewood, CA
On Tuesday, May 16, 2000 11:20 AM, sujit roy [SMTP:sujitroy@hotmail.com]
wrote:
>
> Can one assume that if a Stag gets through a CA smog check, that the
carbs
> are tuned correctly? The car got its last smog in '97 or '98.
> I'm getting a crappy 14 US MPG out my Automatic since I bought it back in
> Feb. of '99. The plugs are slightly blackish and the tail pipe is a bit
> blackish.
>
>
> Sujit
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