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  • HC, CO, CO2, O2 and NOx - which exhaust gases do I need to know about?
  • How do I diagnose and repair emissions problems?
  • What makes a vehicle run rich or lean?
  • EGR, PCV, TAC, EFE, AIR, CAT, TP, MAP, ECT, O2, KS - what if they have problems? What can I do?
  • Feedback carburetors and fuel pumps - can you help me understand them?
  • California Smog Check License Exam - what do I need to know? Can you give me practise questions and answers?
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To read a longer excerpt from any one of these articles or to order click on the title below. All 15 articles plus a chapter on OBDII are included in the Smog Refresher Course book (available in printed or electronic format).



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Exhaust Gas Analysis Theory
Exhaust Gas Analysis Theory

Excerpt: "When we do exhaust analysis, we are being a detective. We look at what came out of the exhaust and figure out what could have happened before to create those emissions. What happened in the combustion chamber, or before the combustion chamber, to create these results?"

6 pages.

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$2.49
Exhaust Gas Analysis Examples
Exhaust Gas Analysis Examples

Excerpt: "This first set of examples shows four gas readings (HC, CO, CO2 and O2) during the two speed idle test commonly run on the BAR 90 machine in a basic smog test area. Some tests were only run at the low speed idle to save the catalytic converter..."

4 pages.

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$1.59
Exhaust Gas Analysis Test
Exhaust Gas Analysis Test

Excerpt: "Let's start out with some simple questions on 5-Gas Exhaust Analysis for review, then we'll get into the more complex questions. Let's assume the catalytic converters on the cars in the test are not real good, maybe only 50% efficient..."

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$1.59
Scan Tool Theory
Scan Tool Theory

Excerpt: "Now for some theory on Computer Inputs and Outputs. This is really simple once you understand a few basic rules. Kinda like life, when you start to understand a few simple things, it starts to work for you, but we won’t go there..."

8 pages,

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$2.49
Scan Tool Examples
Scan Tool Examples

Excerpt: "Next, let's look at some Computer Examples, to see how the inputs would combine to tell the computer what the condition is, and we can see how they would affect the outputs. Let's make up a sample car to do this, I call it the Theory Car..."

3 pages.

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$1.59
Scan Tool Test and Answers
Scan Tool Test and Answers

Excerpt: "These are based on our Theory Car as described in the Scan Tool Diagnosis Examples section. You will notice the data is divided into frames as you would capture and record data on your scan tool during a road test..."

11 pages.

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$1.59
Emission Control Devices
Emission Control Devices

Excerpt: "Here we’re going to talk about PCV, Fuel Evaporative Systems, Thermostatic Air Cleaners, Air Injection, EGR, and Catalytic Converters. What theory do you need to know about how they work?..."

8 pages.

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$2.49
Emission Control Device Examples
Emission Control Device Examples

Excerpt: "PCV valve Problems: Now this system is so simple, what could go wrong? Well, it turns out, lots of things that cause more problems than some people realize..."

4 pages.

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$1.59
Emission Control Device Test
Emission Control Device Test

Excerpt: "Starting from simple to more complex, have fun looking at these: ..."

6 pages.

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$1.59
Feedback Carburetors Theory
Feedback Carburetors Theory

Excerpt: "There used to be lots of test questions on them, but I hear there aren’t many now. Information on them is hard to find, so maybe this will help you at work. And there are lots of cars still running around on feedback carburetors..."

9 pages.

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$2.49
Feedback Carburetor Examples
Feedback Carburetor Examples

Excerpt: "Now let's look at some examples of feedback carburetor problems, to help you see how this would work. All these examples have really existed in reality or at least as close to reality as I can remember..."

4 pages.

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$1.59
Feedback Carburetor Test
Feedback Carburetor Test

Excerpt: "1. A feedback carburetor will most likely run in closed loop under which driving condition? ..."

4 pages.

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$1.59
Smog Test Rules and Regulations
Smog Test Rules and Regulations

Excerpt: "You will need to know Rules and Regulations for the smog test. We will cover some of them here. Then you can take the quiz on it, and that will cover some more things I may not review here. But looking at the answers will help you..."

18 pages.

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$3.49
Smog Test Rules and Regulations - Sample Questions
Smog Test Rules and Regulations - Sample Questions

Excerpt: "Welcome to this test on Smog Check Rules and Regulations.

1. The Clean Air Act says that areas that do not meet air quality standards will:..."

16 pages.

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$2.49
Dynamometer Testing Theory
Dynamometer Testing Theory

Excerpt: "Dyno Testing: What is an Enhanced Smog Check or ASM test anyway?

Remember how NOx emissions are created when the combustion temperature gets above 2500¾F?..."

2 pages.

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$1.59

 
 
 
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