[AT] off topic, Internet takeover by govt ?

[charlie hill]

Same code is set on my 06 GMC Ralph.   GM has revised that
part several times and to my knowledge they can't or won't make
a part that fixes the problem.  It's nothing but a solenoid that opens
and closes on start up and shut down so the computer can
sample the EGR system.  Every design they come up with fails and
I refuse to pay hundreds of dollars for a part that won't work.  It's
an emissions control part.  It looks like they'd be forced to fix it for
free.  I gave up on fixing it several years ago and a friend told me how
to legally circumvent the emissions test procedure in NC.

If they have fixed the problem I'd love to know about it because I get tired
of watching that check engine light burn.  It must be LED or it would have
burned out by now.  I check the codes on the computer every now and then
to make sure nothing else is wrong.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ralph Goff
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 9:57 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] off topic, Internet takeover by govt ?

On 2/4/2015 3:25 PM, pga2 at basicisp.net wrote:
> Here in Texas we have an annual state inspection of all vehicles operated
> on public roads. It requires proof of insurance to get it done, as well
> as to get license plates. Starting next month, the inspection and regis-
> tration stickers will be combined. In major metropolitan areas, there
> has been a tailpipe test in place since about 1982. Most vehicles pass
> this fairly easily. In the rest of the state it is basically just a safety
> inspection and a check to see that the factory emissions equipment is
> still in place. The check engine light must not be on in order to pass.
>
> Phil in TX
Then even my "new" vehicle would fail. The check light has been on for a
few years on my 97 Blazer yet everything works fine.
A code reader said (I think) it was the fuel vent or something like that.
My older vehicle have no such light to worry about.

Ralph in Sask.
>

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