Federal smog laws GregO'Connor

[timvasqz]

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"
wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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
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