Smog Check passed!!

It was time for the Aspen to undergo the once-every-other-year smog check here in San Diego. As always, I was very nervous in taking the car in for the test. When the test was over with, the technical told me "For as old as this car is, it runs surprisingly clean." San Diego county is one of the 6 counties in California in which the smog test is run on a dyno at two different speeds, 15mph and 25mph. Here's how the Aspen tested.

15 MPH

%CO2 measured : 14.1
%O2 measured: 0.7

HC (PPM)

• Max: 194
• Ave: 47
• Measured: 56

CO (%)

• Max: 1.26
• Ave: 0.20
• Measured: 0.34

NO (PPM)

• Max: 1286
• Ave: 554
• Measured: 140

25 MPH

%CO2 measured : 14.3
%O2 measured: 0.6

HC (PPM)

• Max: 161
• Ave: 37
  
• Measured: 27

CO (%)

• Max: 1.06
• Ave: 0.17
• Measured: 0.31

NO (PPM)

• Max: 1146
• Ave: 468
• Measured: 43

I was very happy with the results. Now, I can not have to worry about it for the next two years.

The Mail Man Delivers

Yippie! The electric choke (for the 2bbl this time) arrived today. I ordered it yesterday from Carbs Plus. Total includeing shipping was ~$59. Had I ordered the exact same part from Napa Online, it would have been $73 + shipping. Had I ordered it through the brick & mortar Napa store, it would have been $73 + $20 freight charge and I would have had to wait 2 weeks for it!!! Hopefully I'll get it installed this weekend.