Most of you will recall the emmisions testing discussion from a little while 
back, this month the 1995 GMC 2500 Van, with 4.3L v6 at work got its hiney
probed... 
If you recall my rant about screwed up emmisions limits, check out these
 limits!  

 1995 GMC 3/4ton van, 4.3L v6.

       40kph    idle
HCppm  108      200
CO%     .6       1
NOppm  1775     n/a  

Okay, for comparison; 

 1989 Grand Marquis, 302cid (5.0L) v8

   40kph
HC  68
CO  .38
NO  751  


Okay, whats wrong with this picture?  Lessee, a newer smaller engine which
by propaganda is supposed to burn cleaner and more efficiently has 
astronomically higher limits than an older v8!   

Just how do they come up with these limits!? I thought older and bigger got
easier standards. Not the other way around.  Something stinks and it 
ain't the exhaust. 

Oh, they're tightening the limits 11% Jan 1 2003 across the board.  So, 
barely able to pass v8's might fail, but higher polluting smaller engines 
still pass. mumble. grumble.stupid.f'ing.stick.up.their...

Alex.
Just when I think I am rant free... 



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