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Federal smog laws GregO'Connor - Jean Eichenlaub - 12-10-2008 12:55
Federal smog laws GregO'Connor - Pete Masterson - 12-10-2008 14:44 When I purchased my coach, I drove from Texas through Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada, and California without any license plates. (I had a "temporary" paper license from Texas that was on the dashboard but was not particularly visible from outside the coach.) I was pulled over in Nevada -- by a patrolman who was an RVer and just wondered what the strange looking RV was. (The justification was no plate visible.) I showed him the temporary plate and we talked about Blue Birds, etc. and he sent me on my way. I haven't been looked at twice by a patrol officer anywhere since. Pete Masterson '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 El Sobrante CA "aeonix1@mac.com" On Dec 10, 2008, at 4:15 PM, Don Bradner wrote:
Federal smog laws GregO'Connor - timvasqz - 12-11-2008 03:55 Don, if you read my first post it says Motor homes are exempt from the periodic smoke testing programs. Earlier this year I was asked to show a smog cert to the CHP cop for the Wonderlodge during a scheduled onsite terminal inspection (My terminal is our equipment yard where the lodge is parked) I received several corrections on my 92 dumptruck and trailer but no formal correction for the smog cert for the bus during that inspection. During inspections roadside and scheduled review I always just answer the 300 questions best I can. Cops are better versed on laws, plus they walk around with guns. I rather argue with a Judge in a dress (they call it a robe ,but come'on). I called a mobile tester to get the bus smogged after that inspection . It failed. Yesterday I took the bus and our fleet to one other of the some 400 independent testers facility's. there I learned the bus failed due to the engine tag being unreadable, they call this unsmoggable. I asked and paid to have the opacity tested anyway for my review. Unlike the car smog test this Opacity test result is not recorded on the state registration document for the vehicle and updated at every smog review. It is only a certified record of a maintenance task. I think smoke tickets must show up on my motor carrier permit for them to raise the fine with subsequent tickets?????? $600. then $1,800. then 'pull registration' I posted the result to show the diff between the 92 four stroke Cummins and 94 two stroke detroit.when I get the wanderlodge tag affixed I will replace the air filter and re smoke test(I have never changed a/f as the dash gauge never hit red but goes yellow when I push it) .My '92Cummins dump was tested prior year and opacity was over 13% this under one% makes me wonder if the new airfilter I installed prior to the test is seated proper. less than one% seems too good for a 'run hard put up wet/ 350,000 mile dumptruck'???? you don't have to convince me the old rigs should be allowed to operate, I don't wear a dress to work. GregoryO'Connor ofTim&Greg 94pt RomolandCa --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Don Bradner" > > > Sorry, that's not going to cut it. Your tester is now going to add Wanderlodges to his list of vehicles worked on, for any who ask in the future. For him, the Private/Commercial aspect is immaterial. > > Don Bradner > 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder" > Posting today by park WiFi from Las Cruces, NM > My location: http://www.bbirdmaps.com/user2.cfm?user=1 > Federal smog laws GregO'Connor - Jean Eichenlaub - 12-11-2008 09:12
Federal smog laws GregO'Connor - erniecarpet@... - 12-14-2008 01:50 I have experimented with letting the turbo spool up a bit before I hit the accelerator hard. I noticed that my black smoke is somewhat less when I do that. Of course, to the consternation of vehicles behind me, my slow forward progress is not what they were looking for.
Ernie Ekberg
83PT40 Wanderlodge Weatherford, Texas 75 degrees Federal smog laws GregO'Connor - timvasqz - 12-14-2008 06:40 I spoke with a Diesel electronics tech about clearing up the acceleration smog puff on my bus. The stack puffs smoke untill the turbo speed winds up fast enough to pump sufficient air to burn all the fuel that is being dumped at the piston. the fix is regulating the electronic injectors to not release more fuel than can be burned at a given time. To back off the accelerator is not a solution because: To add more air ;you need to push the fuel in ;to fuel the fires hotter ;to blow and build more exhaust pressure past the turbo ;to turn the turbo blade faster ;to pump the more air in. I recalled DavidBrady wrote about a turboSpeedSensor code from his ddec. That sensor is not part of the older DDec input prompts. the computer must recognize turbo speed in the resulted release of fuel the computer allows the injector to piss at the piston. Mass air flow and turbo speed are more variables in regulating the fuel released as per a given ability to burn. You begin to realize the value of these and even engine temp as factors to efficient acceleration, fuel economy and permission to operate. I noticed a page on the CARB site about reprogramming updates for ddec computers and older electronic Cats for comercial vehicles. I dont know if it is just an allowable flash update or a required update. My interest is not compliance to a law many have pointed out only apply to commercial vehicles. My interest is to not attract attention with a puff of smoke at acceleration. GregoryO'Connor ofTim&Greg 94ptCa Federal smog laws GregO'Connor - Pete Masterson - 12-14-2008 07:00 Would a waste gate turbocharger help reduce the smoking? A previous owner installed one on my coach -- and I've noticed very little, if any, smoking from my S-60. I presume that the waste gate turbo is set to spin up faster, then the waste gate opens to stop any over-boost (maximum I ever see on the gauge is 25 psi) as it achieves maximum speed. While certainly not cheap, it might be a solution to consider, especially since it probably gives a horsepower boost at lower RPM as well as cleaner burning (possibly offering a slight MPG improvement). However, I have no experience without the waste gate turbo so I don't know what effect it may have had. The only time I see serious smoking from my S-60 is when starting with the engine very cold (but using the engine pre-heat solves that, as well). Indeed, now I run the engine pre-heat for 30 to 120 minutes whenever the ambient temperatures drop below 50 degrees during the night (for a morning start). The colder it gets, the longer I run the pre-heat. I note that I get very significant smoking from the generator whenever the air filter needs replacement -- but a clean filter eliminates the smoking.
Pete Masterson '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 El Sobrante CA "aeonix1@mac.com" On Dec 14, 2008, at 10:50 AM, "erniecarpet@aol.com" wrote:
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