[jazusamo]

I lived in CA when the emissions testing started and what a rip. Several years after it started I had a pickup that wouldn’t pass the inspection, had to take it to a mechanic who told me it would cost more to make it comply than the law required me to pay so he wrote a waiver.

I went back to the inspection station, walked in the office with the waiver and the turkey told me I had to have it inspected again. I just about went ballistic, I paid for the first inspection, paid the mechanic for his inpection and the waiver and now had to pay for a third inpection when everyone knew it wasn’t going to pass! *shaking head*

[WOBBLY BOB]

maybe your old mechanic now works for TOTUS writing waivers for Obarrycare.

[dennisw]

I lived in CA when the emissions testing started and what a rip. Several years after it started I had a pickup that wouldn’t pass the inspection, had to take it to a mechanic who told me it would cost more to make it comply than the law required me to pay so he wrote a waiver.>>>>>>>>

To pass emission you run your tank down close to empty then pour in one gallon of pure alcohol. After you pass you fill tank with gasoline to dilute the alcohol which harms seals gaskets etc. I did this once many moons ago