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EPA and SMOG CONTROL STUFF

I don't have manafolds...I had headers with the tubes welded in(long gone cracked and warped)..I THINK I have the tubes still from the stock manafolds. I don't remember it has been several years sence I opened my smog box. I will look tonight and snap a photo of what I have...but yes I don't need this stuff so you can have it..isn't your birthday comming up /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif hehehehe
Happy Birthday /forums/images/graemlins/peace.gif
 
is there some way of knowing when and why they are doing these stops. also what the freak were you doing to warant being pulled over and raped(and i mean it in the sense that something was taken away). /forums/images/graemlins/ears.gif

heck, i'd hate to think about what they'd do to my trucks, the 83k5 is diesel(long time gone, no smog) and the '74 3/4ton with what exhaust. ignorence is bliss, i'd hate to loose that. /forums/images/graemlins/ignore.gif

of course you could always switch up to TBI and forget about smogging. just go to the referee and have the smog exempted for over effectiveness, pertaining to past requirements. heck all you do is get the big old holley tbi setup, an o2 sensor, and adjust it to lean and you'll pass AOK. the exhaust canister and pvc would be the only other requirements. heck you'd be better off with TBI anyhow. 1989 chevy TBI, no smog pump required /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
 
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LOL "your smog box" sounds like a good idea. Emissions equipment must have changed dramatically from 1970-1972, mine literally had nothing from the factory except PCV valve. You dont have to get smogged anymore? Every year I have to pay $18 and it always passes easily, its a rip off /forums/images/graemlins/angryfire.gif

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No, its just CA emissions that had the extra equipment that the other 49 states didnt /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif
 
did some more research. i hate smog laws. even though this loosly applies here's the web site for the EPA's anual reeport and look at pages 6&7 for the real crap. sucks to cross borders and substations. /forums/images/graemlins/doah.gif
/forums/images/graemlins/weld.gif http://www.arb.ca.gov/enf/02enfrpt.pdf /forums/images/graemlins/weld.gif

nuke the eco-nazi's
 
anyone have a pic of the stock smog parts hooked up...and how would I find info on where my truck was first sold, if it was a non-california truck then will that do for not having a smog pump?
 
i love how this happens in the state with seemingly the most desireable vehicles and pretty much least amount of rust,

the only equipment ive ever sene on a 72 older is TCS, transmission controleld spark, a switch in the top of the 4 speed trannies that retards timing in reverse and low forward gears. switch looks similar to the reverse light switch but isnt, i still have yet to see a 72 older with AIR system, but then that was mainly a Cali thing anyways.
you can read about the AIR and other systems 72 and older by getting the resto packet from GM and looking in the engines sections see the illustrations, alot of the engines have AIR system installed on them right in the illustrations,
 
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No, its just CA emissions that had the extra equipment that the other 49 states didnt


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So evidently arq's Blazer came from the factory with CA emissions......do they determine this from the VIN number?? /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
 
I can say this citation caca is over. I contested the case and my citation was withdrawn. I did have to comply and put all my smog cr@p back on, but it beats the $300.00
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thanks all for the support. now another question. does all my paper work that i submitted become public property?? I did get a docket number, i wonder if it's available somewhere. If anyone is interested i can give my docket number and see if it can be found.

This was a good learning experience, it's the first time i have fought the LAW. /forums/images/graemlins/usaflag.gif

ARQ.
 
I forgot to add. They did mention that their "random field working" schedule was monday thru thursday 7am - 5pm. they are off on fridays and weekends and holidays. don't take this as a rule of thumb, they could change it.

ARQ.
 
I wonder how much of that smog stuff is supposed to be on my 69'?

what kind of things did you say in you Letter?

Glad to see you are getting everything workedo out /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif.
 
first i'd find out if your vehicle was from cali. if it was chances are you need the smog pump on there. the main things they looked for were the TAC(heat stove), choke, and the smog pump. It doesn't mean you don't need the canister, TCS, heat riser. But if you set it up as if it was from out of cali. you could probably get away with it. just make sure you have all that on before you get pulled in and say you got it from tx or something.

I'll post some excerpts from the letter i wrote them. the main thing was the cali smog certification, it requires both visual and functional test to obtain a smog certification. 73 and older don't requrie it, but then again there is a federal law against removing original somg equipment from 1966 and newer vehicles.

i just pretended to be a lieyer and contradicted the law in more than one place /forums/images/graemlins/whistling.gif.

ARQ.
 
from what I found out, in 69' there was only a thermostatic air cleaner with heat riser and a PCV valve.

What is a TAC?
 
harry, some cali vehicles came with the Air Injection System(AIS), aka somg pump. You can find out at any local smog station. they have a book with all the year cali requirements. Another source is the Emmission Parts Locator, fax 209.274.0307. They do list smog pump for your year but only for manual tranny.

TAC = Thermostatic Air Control. it's the little thing that sits inside your air cleaner. the vacum hose goes from the side of the carb(near the choke) to the air cleaner(TAC) to an air flap on your air cleaner. there should also be a tube that goes to your exhaust manifold(stove). It basicly brings in air from the stove until temp reaches 85*F. the it shuts off the vacum to the air flap and let's fresh air in.

ARQ.
 
since this was(or is) going to become public record. her is an excerpt from my contest.


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I did not willfully alter the funtionality of my vehicle's emission control equipment. When I recieved this citation. I began to research the process to register a vehicle through the local California Department of Motor Vehicles office. That was my first step when I purchased my vehicle, a gasoline powered 1972 Chevrolet Blazer. The vehicle I purchaced had the emission system intact. No smog certificate was required and I was told back then what I read on the current DMV website "Prior to January 1, 2003, any motor vehicle manufactured prior to the 1974 model-year" was exempt from a certificate of compliance.

Under H&S 44011(a)(3)(A), my vehicle is concidered as excempt from certification of compliance or noncompliance. From this statement (I am in no way an expert) I concluded that my vehicle was exempt from both "visual and functional checks" as well, as stated in H&S 44012(f). As equipment began to degrade it was put in storage for future use and reference.

In additon, vehicles subject to "remote sensing activities or other means by the department" fall under paragraph H&S 44011(a)(4) as stated in H&S 44011(a)(4)(C)(i). No provision exists under paragraph H&S 44011(a)(3) to determine that "the vehicle has a tampered emission control system or would fail for other cause a smog check test."

Lastly, H&S 44011.6 Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle Test Procedures is targeted for Heavy-Duty motor vehicles as stated in H&S 44011.6(a). Under H&S 39033, Heavy-Duty is defined as a vehicle having a manufacturer's maximum Gross Vehicle Weight rating of 6,001 or more pounds. My vehicle's Vehicle Identification Number tag states that my vehicle's GVW rating is 5850 pounds.


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if you want to follow along www.senate.ca.gov

www.senate.ca.gov -> Legislation -> Codes

also sb42 tutorial

like i mentioned in the paragraphs above i am no way an expert in law. I'm just fighting for what i belive /forums/images/graemlins/usaflag.gif

ARQ.
 
Just want to give you guys a heads up. The state of California spent $5 million to train officers to search for vehicles which may not have smog.
I just heard the CHP pulled over a 70 Mustang Cobra locally for a bogus reason (tail lamp) then requested to look under the hood and busted him for aftermarket parts. The CHP took pictures of his car for future reference.
This does not look good for me. Santa Maria is not that big of a town. There is no way I could get my 1974 blazer to pass an inspection now.
 
So why are aftermarket parts on a 1970 or any other vehicle a problem? In your case you may be screwed because of the 1974 model year prior thing but even at that aren't you still ok?
 
What I'm told, the cops are looking for parts out of "place." They saw the guy's MSD box and fuel pressure regulator told him it was illegal for a street-driven vehicle. We all know if you have the "right" MSD box with EO sticker, it is okay, but if you don't have the sticker, it just something to catches the cop's attention. The state isn't going to train the cops to search for little things but for a broad range of stuff. It's the smog referee’s job to determine what parts should be there.
Hell, I've heard cops in this town giving ricers a hard time for fancy battery cables and strut braces which have nothing to do with smog.
I've just heard a late model BMW was busted for an aftermarket air intake.
 
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