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Necoa #: 2321
Location: 15(AZ,NM)
Joined: Jan 30, 2004
Posts: 1169
Year: 1974
Model: El Camino
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:52 pm Post subject:
Well, up until earlier this year Arizona was still selling MTBE blended gas in all grades. This is the same stuff that was outlawed in 20 states for causing cancer and contaminating ground water supplies. It also smelled really bad and added about .10 per gallon to the price of fuel.
So we get slowly poisoned at every fillup, pay extra for the privilege and screw up the ground water supply in a state that consists of 85% desert with less than 6 inches of rainfall a year.
And our state legislators actually fought getting rid of it until they found out it was going to start hitting some of the more obese wallets that live around here after a gasoline pipeline broke that went from Tucson to Phoenix.
_________________ 74 El Camino Classic - project car #1
96 Camaro - RIP, Traded 10-16-2007
2008 Mustang GT, It ain't a Chevy but at least it's American!
Here in Nevada even if you bring them a smog cert saying you passed , they resmog it on thier machine, (Which of coarse will fail an ant if it farts).Don't know about other states, but here after you get your Classic Vehicle to pass (or spend 450.00 to ,of coarse a state certified shop)you can drive it up to but not more than 2500 miles a year without having to smog it again.You do have to go to the D.M.V. so they can verify the mileage.
My friend and I prepared his 88 chevy work truck for the smog test. Tune up, all new filters, 02 sensor, etc. Then, we siphoned the gasoline out of the tank, replaced it with 2 gallons of unleaded 106 octane racing fuel and added two bottles of heet.
Test results: HC: 6 PPM Limit: 220
CO: 0 % Limit 1.20
CO2: 14.72% No limit established _________________ 86 caballero, 350 cid, TH350C
Necoa #: 2321
Location: 15(AZ,NM)
Joined: Jan 30, 2004
Posts: 1169
Year: 1974
Model: El Camino
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 4:49 am Post subject:
I just heard a rumor that AZ may finally be bringing back the rolling exemption for cars 15 years or older. I guess the video tape of me
making the emissions guy pee his pants at the emissions test station last renewal time had an effect!
We'll see come next May when my tags are due.
_________________ 74 El Camino Classic - project car #1
96 Camaro - RIP, Traded 10-16-2007
2008 Mustang GT, It ain't a Chevy but at least it's American!
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