"thebigbossyboss" (thebigbossyboss)
07/29/2014 at 08:55 • Filed to: None
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"thebigbossyboss" (thebigbossyboss)
07/29/2014 at 08:55 • Filed to: None | 1
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Welp. My check engine light is on. I have run the codes twice, it is a minor evap system leak. Of course, if I lived in a state that didn't have emissions, this wouldn't matter, but my province has emissions, and it's due in three weeks, and I will FAIL if I bring it in with the check engine light on. Failing puts you in a world of hurt.
I replaced my gas cap and sanded down the fuel filler neck lip, then reset the light. No luck it came back. At this point, I can't really tell what's wrong, lack a smoke machine, and any way to isolate the purge solenoid or the vent solenoid, and I am going away this weekend.
Sometimes you're in over your head. But it's okay Oppo honestly this year I have still expanded my horizons by changing my own struts and so forth. Little by little one travels far, but this time, I am copping out.
Pic of "Bro truckalier"....it may be an outdated slow POS, but it's MY outdated slow POS.
And it now sits higher than most anything. Which makes it look ghetto but will be good in winter.
ttyymmnn
> thebigbossyboss
07/29/2014 at 09:25 |
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ttyymmnn
> thebigbossyboss
07/29/2014 at 09:48 |
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Also this:
JR1
> thebigbossyboss
07/29/2014 at 09:51 |
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So how do the regulations work? I can't imagine any car pre 70 could pass in a billion years
twochevrons
> JR1
07/29/2014 at 09:59 |
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I may not speak for all situations here, but from my experience, older vehicles are grandfathered in – generally, a vehicle must meet the emissions standards that were in place when it was produced. Of course, with worn-out old engines (and particularly carburetors), even that can be difficult to achieve, but it isn't outright impossible.
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thebigbossyboss
> JR1
07/29/2014 at 10:08 |
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In Ontario any vehicle prior to 1988 is exempt. Meaning you don't have to go. But for older cars as someone said, it is the emissions requirements in place for year of manufacture. So for my 1992 Vehicle it was judged against the 1992 standards not the 2008 ones (when I had the last test done).
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thebigbossyboss
> ttyymmnn
07/30/2014 at 16:15 |
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hahaha indeed. Man should not just throw random parts at car.
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ttyymmnn
> thebigbossyboss
07/30/2014 at 16:22 |
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I think it's more about realizing what you are good at, and accepting the fact that you can't be good at everything. I play trumpet professionally, but there are things that I simply can't do on the instrument. I wish I could, but I can't. So, if there's a jazz show coming up and it calls for a jazz player or a lead player, I hire one. It's no reflection on me that I can't do those things. They are very specialized fields. And there are people out there who can do way, way better than I could ever attempt. And I'm perfectly comfortable with that.