Re: WJ to XJ Engine Swap
 

It looks like something you have to pass every year:
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/Misc/rerf/emis.asp Do you have a test
handy, and can see what they test? Like half the Kalifornia's tread mill
is visual, where they input the size of the engine, I can hear the bells
a whistles alarming if I tried to sneak in my 429"
http://www.----------.com/ford429.jpg What my SMOG test looks like:
http://www.----------.com/smog.jpg expand it so may read the categories.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Grumman-581 wrote:
>
> Maybe in CA, but I doubt that is the case here in TX... In some of the
> major metro areas, they have smog tests, but those are basically
> something that they hookup to the exhaust...

Re: WJ to XJ Engine Swap
 

http://www.----------.com/429ford.jpg

>
> It looks like something you have to pass every year:
> http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/Misc/rerf/emis.asp Do you have a test
> handy, and can see what they test? Like half the Kalifornia's tread mill
> is visual, where they input the size of the engine, I can hear the bells
> a whistles alarming if I tried to sneak in my 429"
> http://www.----------.com/ford429.jpg What my SMOG test looks like:
> http://www.----------.com/smog.jpg expand it so may read the categories.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Re: WJ to XJ Engine Swap
 

http://www.----------.com/429ford.jpg

>
> It looks like something you have to pass every year:
> http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/Misc/rerf/emis.asp Do you have a test
> handy, and can see what they test? Like half the Kalifornia's tread mill
> is visual, where they input the size of the engine, I can hear the bells
> a whistles alarming if I tried to sneak in my 429"
> http://www.----------.com/ford429.jpg What my SMOG test looks like:
> http://www.----------.com/smog.jpg expand it so may read the categories.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Re: WJ to XJ Engine Swap
 

http://www.----------.com/429ford.jpg

>
> It looks like something you have to pass every year:
> http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/Misc/rerf/emis.asp Do you have a test
> handy, and can see what they test? Like half the Kalifornia's tread mill
> is visual, where they input the size of the engine, I can hear the bells
> a whistles alarming if I tried to sneak in my 429"
> http://www.----------.com/ford429.jpg What my SMOG test looks like:
> http://www.----------.com/smog.jpg expand it so may read the categories.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Re: WJ to XJ Engine Swap
 

On Mon, 08 May 2006 20:17:50 -0700, "L.W.(Bill) ------ III"
<----------@cox.net> wrote:
> It looks like something you have to pass every year:
> http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/Misc/rerf/emis.asp Do you have a test
> handy, and can see what they test?

No, it's part of the testing that is necessary for us to get a window
tag (inspection sticker)... Maybe if you failed, you might get
something that would tell you what was *supposedly* wrong... I've seen
too much abuse by less that reputible shops over the years to actually
believe that what they *say* is wrong is actually truly wrong... I've
seen too many shops that say that you fail the inspection just so that
they can sell you something... With the emissions tests, it just gives
them room to try to sell you something a lot more expensive... It used
to be that all they could get you for was a few bucks for headlight
alignment or lightbulb replacement... Now, they can start conning
people out of significant amounts of money by claiming problems with
their engines...

In Texas, for cars after 1995, the shop just checks the codes on the
onboard computer... For 1995 and newer, they check the exhaust
gases... If the car is 25 years old or more, there is no emissions
test, but the inspector *can* look under the hood for missing
equipment if he is so inclined... Looks like I've got a few more years
before my XJ is immune to the emission test nonsense... I seriously
doubt that I'm going to keep it that many years though...

Re: WJ to XJ Engine Swap
 

On Mon, 08 May 2006 20:17:50 -0700, "L.W.(Bill) ------ III"
<----------@cox.net> wrote:
> It looks like something you have to pass every year:
> http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/Misc/rerf/emis.asp Do you have a test
> handy, and can see what they test?

No, it's part of the testing that is necessary for us to get a window
tag (inspection sticker)... Maybe if you failed, you might get
something that would tell you what was *supposedly* wrong... I've seen
too much abuse by less that reputible shops over the years to actually
believe that what they *say* is wrong is actually truly wrong... I've
seen too many shops that say that you fail the inspection just so that
they can sell you something... With the emissions tests, it just gives
them room to try to sell you something a lot more expensive... It used
to be that all they could get you for was a few bucks for headlight
alignment or lightbulb replacement... Now, they can start conning
people out of significant amounts of money by claiming problems with
their engines...

In Texas, for cars after 1995, the shop just checks the codes on the
onboard computer... For 1995 and newer, they check the exhaust
gases... If the car is 25 years old or more, there is no emissions
test, but the inspector *can* look under the hood for missing
equipment if he is so inclined... Looks like I've got a few more years
before my XJ is immune to the emission test nonsense... I seriously
doubt that I'm going to keep it that many years though...

Re: WJ to XJ Engine Swap
 

On Mon, 08 May 2006 20:17:50 -0700, "L.W.(Bill) ------ III"
<----------@cox.net> wrote:
> It looks like something you have to pass every year:
> http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/Misc/rerf/emis.asp Do you have a test
> handy, and can see what they test?

No, it's part of the testing that is necessary for us to get a window
tag (inspection sticker)... Maybe if you failed, you might get
something that would tell you what was *supposedly* wrong... I've seen
too much abuse by less that reputible shops over the years to actually
believe that what they *say* is wrong is actually truly wrong... I've
seen too many shops that say that you fail the inspection just so that
they can sell you something... With the emissions tests, it just gives
them room to try to sell you something a lot more expensive... It used
to be that all they could get you for was a few bucks for headlight
alignment or lightbulb replacement... Now, they can start conning
people out of significant amounts of money by claiming problems with
their engines...

In Texas, for cars after 1995, the shop just checks the codes on the
onboard computer... For 1995 and newer, they check the exhaust
gases... If the car is 25 years old or more, there is no emissions
test, but the inspector *can* look under the hood for missing
equipment if he is so inclined... Looks like I've got a few more years
before my XJ is immune to the emission test nonsense... I seriously
doubt that I'm going to keep it that many years though...

Re: WJ to XJ Engine Swap
 

In article <ba8062h47gaqv1thtoolobhhj12ogj3drh@4ax.com>,
Grumman-581 <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM-gmail.com> wrote:
#equipment if he is so inclined... Looks like I've got a few more years
#before my XJ is immune to the emission test nonsense... I seriously
#doubt that I'm going to keep it that many years though...

In CA, they recently closed off the grandfathering of older cars,
so my 1952 M38A1 can spew as it wants, but my wife's 1978 VW Rabbit
has to be smoged no matter how old it gets.

/herb

Re: WJ to XJ Engine Swap
 

In article <ba8062h47gaqv1thtoolobhhj12ogj3drh@4ax.com>,
Grumman-581 <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM-gmail.com> wrote:
#equipment if he is so inclined... Looks like I've got a few more years
#before my XJ is immune to the emission test nonsense... I seriously
#doubt that I'm going to keep it that many years though...

In CA, they recently closed off the grandfathering of older cars,
so my 1952 M38A1 can spew as it wants, but my wife's 1978 VW Rabbit
has to be smoged no matter how old it gets.

/herb

Re: WJ to XJ Engine Swap
 

In article <ba8062h47gaqv1thtoolobhhj12ogj3drh@4ax.com>,
Grumman-581 <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM-gmail.com> wrote:
#equipment if he is so inclined... Looks like I've got a few more years
#before my XJ is immune to the emission test nonsense... I seriously
#doubt that I'm going to keep it that many years though...

In CA, they recently closed off the grandfathering of older cars,
so my 1952 M38A1 can spew as it wants, but my wife's 1978 VW Rabbit
has to be smoged no matter how old it gets.

/herb