Wow!  I'm way behind on updates!

Anyway, on the road doing "shake-downs."  Only need to bolt the charcoal cannister back in and plumb it, then take it in for smog test.

Sneak peeks:






Still lots to do!

Mike

So, I took the Pinto to DEQ this afternoon to get it smog tested.  I’ve heard all the bad stories, and I read everything that I could about getting emissions down.

When I got there, the young lady at the entrance asked, “Renewal?

“No, it hasn’t been thru DEQ for 20 years.”

“What year is?”

“1977.”

“Lane 3.”

So I follow lane 3 around to the proper entrance to the testing building and stop where it says STOP.  30 seconds later, a young guy waves me into the second testing position.  As he motions for me to stop, he says, “I’ll bet that’s not stock.” 

??? Could it be the FMIC in place of the grille?  The whine of the fuel pump?  Or the rumble of the exhaust. LOL

“Nope,” says I, popping the hood.

“Don’t need that,” says tester number two.  Then he tells tester number one, “He has a cat.”

Thirty seconds later, tester number two ask, “Can I look under the hood?”

“Sure.”

After looking and closing the hood tight, he asks, “How many horses?”

Shrugging, I say, “200 maybe?”

“Sweet,” he says, weirdly echoing my buddy that died this winter.

Up comes tester number one, “$21.00.  No problems.”

So the results read:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HC(PPM). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO(%). . . . . . . . . . . CO+CO2(%)
Standard: . . . . . .220. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
1st test. . . . . . . . .30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.0000 (!) . . . . . . . . 11.7

Smoke: Pass         Noise: Pass

I’m thinking that there might be an exhaust leak??

Thanks to all here for their help, especially Bill with his write-ups here and on fordpinto.com.

Mike

OBTW,  if they checked to see if the charcoal cannister was visible (it is), they certainly never looked to see if it was plugged in.

wow that's pretty cool! so they applied 1977 standards to the car and you blew them away!!  I'm looking forward to similar results when i get around to swapping the carb'ed eng out of the 74......that thing will stink you out! just like an old lawn mower!