[V8] Emissions again(ramble)

[toml99 at todomundo.com]

Hey Chris, all is not lost....I was just at the local Schucks getting  
a big jug of fluid to flush the brakes on the truck....and I saw a  
can of "Guaranteed To Pass" or GTP(logo).  It's made by the CRC people 
(they make things in spray can's), and they are so confident, they'll  
give you DOUBLE the cost of the product back if you fail!  Who  
know's, maybe it's got something in it to fool the test, as I've read  
somewhere about some "homebrew" additive that "really works".....This  
was more of a joke than serious, but if you haven't run any additive  
recently...I'd put a bottle or 2 of Techron in 1/4-1/2 tank and run  
it hard.....see what happens.  Supposedly you should show up to the  
test with a fuller tank.  I just did a 2000 mile roadtrip, and ran 1  
bottle Techron/1/2 tank for 4 gas stops, and the car is SOOO much  
smoother.  Had I seen the GTP, I may have thrown a bottle in just for  
fun, as they state that they have the highest "legal" amount of  
"cleaners" in a bottle.  I know some people in the fuel industry, and  
they all think theTechron additive leads the pack.  All(almost)  
gasoline is the same from the refinery, it's the additive package  
that the end users use (Chevron,Shell,etc.)that changes the fuel.   
I've been told that some independant (fuel stops), use no additive  
whatsoever, so you get what comes out of the truck.   My Ex's dad has  
been in the oil/gas industry for 60 yrs, and he only buys Chevron  
Premium, and has done so forever.    Obviously, if you haven't  
changed your OX sensor in a while....might as well get one.  If your  
plug wires are ancient, I'd almost bet you a new set would pass you.   
The 5-speed, when it came to me, was "mint"...and overly well  
maintained by a german auto guy.....BUT, nobody had ever replaced the  
wires!  I threw in the "new" set I had installed in the Lago car 
(that's sitting), and all of the sudden, the chip "worked".  They  
were so expensive in the 90's, that nobody ever replaced them.  If  
you have no idea how old they are, and still hold their shape when  
you remove them.....Put another $250 towards your $750, as you will  
notice a huge difference.  I used to replace the plug wires in the  
Saab Turbo(wires on the hot side)...every 2 years as they got baked.   
If any of you don't know how old your wire's are(could be  
20).....it's time to replace.  Replacing the gas cap made the old  
saab pass when it was in Seattle, but not sure if that was a cap test/ 
helped in some way to lower the levels.  Kent wrote up a thing in the  
Knowledgebase about testing....I've got a month off, if it wasn't  
obvious.....sorry for the babble, hope it helped in some  
way...Sincerely Tom