"AncientOfDays" (ancientofdays)
03/31/2014 at 16:50 • Filed to: 1985 AMC Eagle
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"AncientOfDays" (ancientofdays)
03/31/2014 at 16:50 • Filed to: 1985 AMC Eagle | 2
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Well, a second 3-day permit made it a legal Eagle and I picked it up from the shop Friday morning. I understand a little better what the shop meant about the rear brakes. They don't lock up, they just randomly apply and grind along for a while until they give up.
When I picked it up it ran... somehow worse than before. The engine idled very roughly and shook the car like it was about to fall to pieces. This was... disconcerting, since I had just paid for a diagnostic to look into just such driveability issues. At length I came to the conclusion that I should replace the spark plugs and see what that did for the idle. In the process of putting in 6 new plugs of my controversial preferred brand, I broke one of the ignition wires. That meant a new wireset had to go on too. With the new ignition components, idling felt significantly better, and the engine is slightly less apt to stall now. That, plus an 18" tailpipe extension, and I was ready for the Cone of Shame (the state emissions test).
The car got some confused looks in the service lane, and during the under-hood inspection I heard a "what's that? " at least once, referring to something in the engine.
Then the Cone of Shame went on the tailpipe, and Shame it was:
Of course, the Shame could be worse. You see that everything passes except hydrocarbons, which failed spectacularly. However, the guy I talked to there all but told me that this is probably due to old gasoline in the tank. It happens a lot with cars that have been sitting a long time. The gas gets old and doesn't want to burn, leaving unburned hydrocarbons in the exhaust. So as soon as I can get the right gubmint permit, I'll be running it around town, trying to burn off the old gas for a while, then trying the test again with fresh gas.
Audi-os, amigos
> AncientOfDays
03/31/2014 at 16:53 |
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HAHAHAHAHA okay, I'm wayyyyy late to the party here, but I had no idea what an AMC Eagle was so I googled it.
That thing is fuckin' sweet.
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AncientOfDays
> Audi-os, amigos
03/31/2014 at 16:55 |
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lol... better late than never, right? I just sort of lucked into this thing, and I had no idea what hey were either, before that.
MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> Audi-os, amigos
03/31/2014 at 16:56 |
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thank god you googled.
Eagles are THE SHIT!
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Audi-os, amigos
> AncientOfDays
03/31/2014 at 16:57 |
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It's like a beastly hulking werewagon.
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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> AncientOfDays
03/31/2014 at 16:57 |
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I had an old S10 Blazer that kept failing in NJ and we failed the inspection over and over for emissions. We put a whole new exhaust system on it...ended up being the EGR and damn that was an expensive new catalytic converter.
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Audi-os, amigos
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
03/31/2014 at 16:58 |
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I'm over here giggling with delight at this thing. It's so COOL.
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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> Audi-os, amigos
03/31/2014 at 16:59 |
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go google them rock crawling.
how about THAT!
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AncientOfDays
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
03/31/2014 at 17:00 |
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Yikes. I've already got half a new exhaust system on mine, including a new cat. Hopefully I won't have an emissions horror story by the time I get it to pass.
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Audi-os, amigos
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
03/31/2014 at 17:01 |
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA THESE THINGS ARE FUCKING AWESOME HOLY SHIT
JEM
> AncientOfDays
03/31/2014 at 18:17 |
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Whoa, where do you live that an AMC Eagle needs an emissions test!??!
(and remind me to never move there)
I live in Mass. and anything over 15 years doesn't have to pass emissions (thank god) and we have some pretty strict inspections.
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AncientOfDays
> JEM
03/31/2014 at 18:24 |
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I live near Phoenix, and every car with a model year of 1967 and newer (in the metro area - out in the sticks, you're off the hook) has to pass some form of emissions test, which varies slightly by the age and type of vehicle. So our emissions testing is a bit far-reaching, but on the other hand, there's basically no legal requirement for a safety inspection. I've heard of some pretty draconian inspection practices in the east, but here they pretty much look at the car and say, "well it certainly is a car", and that's the extent of the "inspection". Every place seems to have its weirdness.
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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> AncientOfDays
04/01/2014 at 09:33 |
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Yeah I wish we had thought to check in on the EGR before buying the new cat converter.
good luck man!
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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> Audi-os, amigos
04/01/2014 at 09:34 |
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and now you are just as in love with them as all of us!
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JEM
> AncientOfDays
04/01/2014 at 09:42 |
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Huh, that is kind of weird.