[Supras] Help me pass the smog test please

[cthommes at adelphia.net]

Set ignition timing correctly (8 degrees is wrong), replace spark plugs, change oil, replace catalytic converter, and like magic you will pass.

-Craig

---- LN <studioartist at yahoo.com> wrote: 
> Car is an 86.6 7MGE Supra.  I need to get information
> on fixing cruise control.  The control switch I think
> is the problem but it is not the same switch as shown
> on the TSRM.  Does anyone have TSRM for an 86.5 cruise
> control section that they like to share.  I think the
> problem lies in the switch since I test out the
> actuator and its working.  
> 
> 
> AC shaft seal leaking..cheap aftermarket part??
> 
> 
> I failed my smog test and need help.  Any advices
> would be appreciated.
> 
> Here are my test results for California ASM Test:
> 
> Car is an 86.5 Supra Non-Turbo 3.0 Liter
> 
> 
> 		%CO	%O2	HC IN PPM...........	CO IN %.............	NO
> IN PPM...........		
> TEST	RPM	MEAS	MEAS	MAX	AVE	MEAS	MAX	AVE	MEAS	MAX	AVE
> MEAS	RESULTS
> 15mph	1646	12.0	3.2	130	41	189	0.81	0.13	0.51	1115	399
> 1505	Fail
> 25mph	1786	12.6	2.7	105	29	105	0.61	0.11	0.25	945	332
> 479	Pass
> Ignition Timing 8 BTDC on the smog report.
> MAX=Maximum allowable value
> AVE=Average emissions for passing vehicles
> MEAS=Amount measured
> 
> 
> 
> When I asked the smog technician if my timing is off
> he said that I shouldn't expect 10 BTDC since it
> changes according to 
> engine to different conditions.  Is he right?  I
> thought it's supposed to be 10 BTDC at idle according
> to the factory specification in the TSRM manual.  Who
> is right?  I looked thru all my older previous smog
> reports and I saw that it jumped all around from 9
> BTDC, 13 BTDC, and 10 BTDC but they all passed the
> smog tests till now.  So does the timing has any major
> effect?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Liam N
> 
> 
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