**OHIO WHEELIN' & MEET-UP THREAD**

I should take a torch to it? Umm... ok I guess I'll take a torch to it

Yeah, that was it. It was p0420 and p0421. I remember now because at the time I thought the autozone guy was trying to communicate via stoner code that he needed a smoke break and I was all like: "nah man, I don't do that anymore," and then he was kinda confused so I left.

 

Are you trying to pass emissions test or just want lite off?

 

My van had those codes and I put some spark plug non foulers from advanced on and spaced out the o2 sensors and now I'm golden for two years

 

I'm trying to get my sensor readings in the right voltage range. The end goal isn't to get rid of the light or to pass emissions.

As for the hand brake, I drive a manual so it would be really nice to have that back. Are you sure taking a torch to the back of the drum is alright?

 

Emissions are a joke, I'm so glad Ohio got rid of their testing. Good luck in russiafornia

 

I torched the ball crank pivot three times on my 02 .Brake worked fine. Just heat till it frees up. Then coat with some anti seize or grease.

 

Emmisions in cali are a whole nother animal

 

Oh I know, their genious just shines, look at what that state did to all the "legal" gas cans.

 

Catalyst monitors are not required in Ohio unless you fail initially. Then on retest they are required. If you time it right you can sneak them through with bad cats or no cats as long as they can see something that looks like a cat in the mirror.

 

I lived in cali from 80 to 84. Overrated. The bonus is all the crap blowing or washing over from fukashima

 

Thats what I did when I had my '94 Z28. Cat was hollowed out. Long tubes and open exhaust... damn it was a beast. But when the state trooper saw the cat housing he was like... well ok?

 

Don't get me started on Cali emissions testing. The rules are fuckking apeshit. I took my Ranger to get SMOGed and passed the emissions test. I failed the SMOG because i had a check engine light. You have to have 2 codes for a CEL, if you have one code and no CEL you are fine. If you have a CEL you instantly fail smog. Why did I have two error codes? They were the two consecutive error codes for running LEAN. LEAN! I failed emissions because i was burning less gas per mile than every other Ford Ranger on the fucking road.

 

Actually if you have lean codes it was putting excess fuel to compensate. Causing a rich condition. Being ford probably had dirty maf sensor causing the altitude calculation to be off.

 

Im all for keeping stuff as clean as possible, but when things swingtoo far the other way it seems that it is not helping the cause that was originally intended.

 

Sry, I said it the wrong way round. My truck was running leaning. I forget what the codes were, just that they were caused by a lean condition. i haz teh stupidz

 

Most Fords get p0171, p0174. System lean bank 1 and system lean bank 2.

 

That faintly rings a bell. I had a competent mechanic at the time helping me to get the truck to pass SMOG. We collectively agreed I should give up and sell the truck when he realized that the fuel pump was held on by bits of wire that had been wrapped around it

 

I had a smash Derby Ford tbird after I passed the inspection went to pull out in the field and it died. Had to tow it home and put an inline pump with a hose straight to bottom of tank with no sock on it. Worst part is they put me in a heat with all front wheel drive cars. I didn't last 10 min.

 

Inline fuel pump is pretty bad I have to say.

 

If you happen to frequent OSU campus area or Mt Carmel east on a regular basis you are welcome to borrow mine. I have a Midlands and extra Lil Wil ready to go. I mention those areas for ease of dropping back off.