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Title: I Hate Air Care!
Post by: functionalmayhem on December 08, 2005, 12:43:21 PM

My '85 Single cab just failed the useless Air Care system....can anyone give me some advice to cheat or fix easily?

I failed in the IDLE test....i had a huge Hydrocarbon reading! 4 times the recomended! everything else passed. What does this mean??? Is it an easy one?
I have 2.1L with fuel injection!

help me!

Sal  ]:(  

Title: I Hate Air Care!
Post by: jason_hamilton on December 08, 2005, 01:22:11 PM

Three words: Duane's German Autohaus

I will never again bother to try and tune my own car for aircare.

Title: I Hate Air Care!
Post by: G-dog on December 08, 2005, 02:46:36 PM

I failed aircare in my 87 golf 8v once [same issue],took it in to a local shop& they turned up the idle to about 1000rpm & it passed no prob. That's my $0.02.......

Title: I Hate Air Care!
Post by: Custom76Bus on December 08, 2005, 04:10:16 PM

methyl hydrate  :huh: .....

Seen it work before  :ph34r:  :rockon:  

Title: I Hate Air Care!
Post by: BUSDADDY on December 08, 2005, 08:35:16 PM

Sell it to me and it won't ever bother you again.

Title: I Hate Air Care!
Post by: steiner on December 08, 2005, 08:51:31 PM

I have never failed aircare. If it's smoking dump 2 containers of no smoke in your engine and lean it up. Throw some Methly in there and when you are done passing airecare do an oil change to get rid of the no smoke.
 I have passed many a car with no smoke.

Title: I Hate Air Care!
Post by: Bruce on December 08, 2005, 09:15:20 PM

You have to post ALL the numbers, even the ones you passed.  Only then can your defect can be diagnosed.  

Title: I Hate Air Care!
Post by: Custom76Bus on December 08, 2005, 09:30:23 PM

Right after posting earlier, I went out and got my 1970 bus aircared. Went through like a gem ;D...  :mullet:  

Title: I Hate Air Care!
Post by: Hansk on December 09, 2005, 12:30:57 PM

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My '85 Single cab just failed the useless Air Care system....can anyone give me some advice to cheat or fix easily?

I failed in the IDLE test....i had a huge Hydrocarbon reading! 4 times the recomended! everything else passed. What does this mean??? Is it an easy one?
I have 2.1L with fuel injection!

help me!

Sal  >:(

I don't think it's useless , ......a pain yes . But not useless. Just means we can't get away with poor running cars.  You do have a problem that should be fixed , not covered up with methyl hydrate or some other crap. It could just be a simple adjustment . You do want your SC to be running properly don't you?   Post all the numbers(maybe in the engine tech section) and maybe some info about the motor  
, ie mileage, compression, recent work etc. and I'm sure we can help you get it passed.

Title: I Hate Air Care!
Post by: 55oval on December 09, 2005, 07:26:50 PM

all the time i've spent triing to get through air care, let someone who knows what there doing set it up. most times in the long run with running around you end up spending more money on things that don't work!!!  methyl hydrate is very bad for fuel injection systems.   do those motors come equiped with a catylitic convertor?