4xcrazy
3/4 ton status
get rid of the hot cam
CK5
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HELP!! CA Smog b.s.
- Thread starter Msurfpro13
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Well its pretty obvious from his posts he is a do it for me kid. They don't want to invest any time or energy into anything they just want you to tell them the answer to their problem.
I've seen a number of good soultions offered but none taken up on.
If you have access to smog equipment it would seem easy enough to fix it yourself. You just might have to use a few of your brain cells though.
I've seen a number of good soultions offered but none taken up on.
If you have access to smog equipment it would seem easy enough to fix it yourself. You just might have to use a few of your brain cells though.
bp71k5
3/4 ton status
Also, $2000 for an 84 "parts" truck might be tough sell unless it's super nice. An 84 gm in running condition probably isn't worth much more than that. If it's a super nice body, potential buyers are likely going to want to keep it on the road and that can't happen without a smog cert.
You gotta figure out what's on it that would be worth it for someone to buy the whole truck for $2k, tear the valuable stuff out of it and then have to pay someone to haul the rest away or store it.
I'd just try and fix whatever is wrong with it and then drive it. If the previous owner was able to smog it, it can't have that much wrong with it. Get some fresh premium gas in it, tune it up, and re-test it.
You gotta figure out what's on it that would be worth it for someone to buy the whole truck for $2k, tear the valuable stuff out of it and then have to pay someone to haul the rest away or store it.
I'd just try and fix whatever is wrong with it and then drive it. If the previous owner was able to smog it, it can't have that much wrong with it. Get some fresh premium gas in it, tune it up, and re-test it.
The bigger question is, how did it pass a smog test for the PO but it won't pass for you? Maybe the PO had an illegal smog done on it.
My truck is hit and miss come smog time so I can understand on these old truck that one time it passes and the next year (heck maybe even a few months) it doesn't. Most of the time for me if it doesn't pass a quick tune-up does the trick and even then I don't pass with flying colors but it does pass.
I understand what you're saying but from what i read he bought the truck and it sat for a while and the smog cert expired and when he got around to getting another smog it won't pass. If the vehile wasn't driven or even driven very little it doesn't make sense that it won't pass again. Many miles of driving i could understand it not passing but not a small amount of miles or none at all.
Fabrimacator21
1/2 ton status
Sometimes if you dont' get it up to temp it won't pass. Most of the newer rigs run alot hotter then the older rigs for that reason... apparently the hotter the temp the cleaner it burns to a certain point.
This is true especially if it has a CAT.
True...
Don't all the test stations warm them up first? The guy that does my smog checks always makes sure my k10 is warmed up before running any tests... his shop is only a few miles from my house so most of the time when I get there it's not warmed up yet.
Fabrimacator21
1/2 ton status
No. Both times I've gotten my rig smogged it was somewhat cold (before I knew about warming it up) and the tech didn't miss a beat. Just hooked it up and went. It was about 1 mile from my house so I was no where near warmed up.
I still passed but just barely. If it was warmed up I would bet I'd have passed with flying colors.
To the OP:
I think it's stupid to sell the thing without a smog cert. Theres plenty of ways to "cheat" smog and get it to pass. Your definetly hurting the resale if you sell it as a non op or as a rig that won't pass. As long as the visual inspection is good I don't see a reason why you can't get it to pass. The cam might be a factor but you should still be able to bs it. Theres a TON of things that you need to check to get it to pass legitimatly but theres some additives you can try to get it to pass.
Run some techron treatment and then put some "gaureteed to pass smog" in it and see how it does. Like I said you got nothing to lose. You get your money back if it doesn't (as long as you don't have any malfuntioning smog equipment). Plus you have somewhere to test it to see if it'll pass without getting labled as a gross polluter. Also your carb might be out of tune. That can play a big part in getting it to pass.
Just make sure you do a "test smog" with the place that you get it smogged at. Usually 25 bucks. If it passes then do the final test.
