Thought I would give you an update and share a happy ending.
My tags are due and I did not want to keep running collectors insurance. No offense but I was always concerned that it would leave me high and dry if I had a claim. Since the new laws will not effect my ’74 any time soon, I was going to take her in for normal emissions. I was all set to tune down the carb, and pour in some alcohol in the gas tank, then I was talking with my 16 year old son the morning I was going to test and I told him my plan, and he said good luck…..later that morning I started thinking, I just told my son that I was planning to circumvent a law.
I know emission laws are a pain in the ars, and I am sure I am still violating a ton of them with disconnected lines or parts missing, but they are current binding statutes and I thought what am I modeling for my son? My faith in Jesus instructs me that if I can be trusted in the small things I will be trusted in the large things so I had a change of heart. Without changing a thing on the FJ40 I pulled into line at the testing station said a little prayer and waited.
Passed first time with no problem. I shared the story with my son and made sure he knew why I changed plans. Any way thought I would share a happy ending.