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HELP i failed smog in cali

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Old May 12, 2005 | 02:14 AM
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HELP i failed smog in cali

ok so i just picked up a 86 n/a(bought as-is) and it was high on CO, so i ran some injection cleaner thru it, cleaned up the plugs, and replaced the o2 sensor, it got closer but was still about .05 over on CO. everything else was plenty low. anybody have any ideas...also i checked the cats, the first one is hollow(pre-cat?) but from what i understand that one is pointless and it cant even be purchased.
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Old May 12, 2005 | 02:23 AM
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What ells is new with cali emishions. Try alcohal trick.
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Old May 12, 2005 | 02:29 AM
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What ells is new with cali emishions. Try alcohal trick.
care to elaborate on alcohal trick?
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Old May 12, 2005 | 02:34 AM
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Put 1 gallon of alcohol in 1/4 tank of gas. After you get done, fill up and baby it until that tank is out. Or, just pay the man some extra cash..
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Old May 12, 2005 | 02:36 AM
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https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...=alcohol+trick

This thread pretty much will tell you all you need to know.
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Old May 12, 2005 | 03:00 AM
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helpful...thanks
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Old May 12, 2005 | 08:54 AM
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also covered in the FAQ for FC sticky thread at the top of this section. Please read it before posting.
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