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From : tbone

Q: on thu 8 may 2008 103322 -0400 tbone noway@nothere.com wrote if you have to take it for emissions inspection any time soon doing that will cause you to fail as there are some long term tests that need to be completed and passed by the computer that will be reset and restarted by disconnecting the battery or even just clearing codes. that does depend on the state and the methods they use... here in nh you can clear the codes and immediately run the emissions and pass it. other states the various monitors must be run to completion usually a complete drive cycle to pass--it varies. lol then you are really not passing anything are you what exactly is the point of bothering to hook up then it sounds to me like they simply havent worked out all of the bugs in their system but they soon will especially if federal highway funds depend on it. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

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From : peterd

on thu 12 jun 2008 164234 -0400 tbone noway@nothere.com wrote on thu 8 may 2008 103322 -0400 tbone noway@nothere.com wrote if you have to take it for emissions inspection any time soon doing that will cause you to fail as there are some long term tests that need to be completed and passed by the computer that will be reset and restarted by disconnecting the battery or even just clearing codes. that does depend on the state and the methods they use... here in nh you can clear the codes and immediately run the emissions and pass it. other states the various monitors must be run to completion usually a complete drive cycle to pass--it varies. lol then you are really not passing anything are you what exactly is the point of bothering to hook up then it sounds to me like they simply havent worked out all of the bugs in their system but they soon will especially if federal highway funds depend on it. well you do have to define passing right g personally i do not think state inspections safety or emissions are reasonable and think they should be discontinued. they are used primarily to allow people who can least afford it to be screwed by unethical shops. more than a few states realized that safety inspections dont improve traffic statistics they dont! and have realized that they are simply implementing a system that doest work and wont work. emissions testing is also less useful. a properly maintained vehicle is great but to put the screws to a single mother who has trouble feeding her children is a bit over the top. i realize that some dont agree with me so be it. as far as the federal government forcing states to implement these schemes that is also outragous. totally unjustified the citizens of the states who dont cow to the feds pay the same taxes as other states. it is just that they are a bit more free minded. sorry got on a rant there! bg .