[ale] Car topic

[Andrew Sledge]

Probably not. Here is a document outlining the rules and provisions from
the clean air force.

http://www.cleanairforce.com/docs/I-M_Rules.pdf


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> Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 10:56:30 -0400
> From: David Hillman <hillmands at gmail.com>
> Subject: [ale] Car topic
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
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> This may be a little bit left field, but it's still a technical problem.  I
> spent the better part of the last weekend underneath my car--a 2002
> Volkswagen Passat AWD--trying to do a couple of things.  One, I was looking
> to add a computer in the dashboard that is to be hooked up to the ODBII port
> for diagnostics information.  It'll run Angstrom Linux on a Beagleboard (
> http://beagleboard.org/project/angstrom/).  Two, I tried to remove the
> secondary air pump and the myriad of vacuum lines that have been giving me
> hell over the last year.  The pump is seized up and I have a vacuum leak
> somewhere in that rat's nest.  Getting to the pump requires the removal of
> the entire front bumper and radiator assembly from the car.  The price of
> the pump is $400 - $600.  That is a whole lot of cash for very limited
> benefits.
> 
> Why is the air pump useless?  Well, it doesn't prove that my car has a real
> drivability problem; that's what the O2, mass air flow and other sensors are
> for.  My car's engine is in absolutely splendid condition.  I don't mess
> around with that.  The only benefit to the air pump system is to get the
> catalytic converters get warmed up a little bit earlier in colder climates.
> 
> The pump failed because too much moisture got in from the exhaust system and
> eventually rusted out the motor.  Connected to the pump are a couple of
> valves that open up during warm up to let air into the exhaust system.
>  Those valves can sometimes fail, letting moisture-filled exhaust into the
> pump motor.  Such a complicated system is mandated by our wonderful
> government greenies.  I am all for "green", but this is ridiculous.  All
> this has done is add weight (heavy pump) and a whole lot of complexity to my
> wagon that I love.  Unfortunately, it's nearly impossible to remove the
> system without reprogramming the engine management computer.  If I don't do
> the reprogramming, the car won't pass the emissions test.  It won't pass the
> test with a bad pump anyway.  Spending money that could go into finishing my
> project is giving me a headache.  Trying to figure out how to reprogram the
> engine computer is giving me a much bigger headache.
> 
> Is there to get around the emissions requirements in Georgia?  I called the
> tag office, but I got put on hold for an eternity.
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