Re: What no gas analyzer?
Posted to Emissions Forum on 6/1/2012
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Rocky,
I think that a small but significant percentage of the
'lost' repairs could be attributed to licensed repair techs
that don't want their name associated with a repair that
they were ordered to perform, but that they know was
incomplete due to an incomplete, incompetent or non-existant
diagnosis from someone else, like the car owner or service
manager.
An example (hypothetical, of course):
(Tech): "The 81 Cutlass failed; all of the emissions numbers
were semi-crappy, but the HCs were a little above the
cut-point, and the timing was four degrees advanced."
(Customer/Boss): "The timing, huh? Do you think that it'll
pass if you just set the timing?"
(Tech): "I'm not a fan of throwing parts or adjustments at
something that obviously has multiple problems to diagnose,
but the answer to your question is 'Maybe'."
(Customer/Boss): "Set the timing and re-test it."
(Tech): "Yes, sir (unintelligible mumbling). And if it fails
again?"
(Customer/Boss): "That's a negative attitude. I'm pretty
sure on this one ... just set it and run it, and if it
doesn't make it, I'll let you figure out what needs to be
done next."
Michael Barry Technician Quick Stop Smog & More Sacramento, California, USA
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