Ferrari Mailing List: Re: its SMOG check time

[Hans E. Hansen (FList]

Yeah, Wikipedia confirms - that it is methanol.  That's what used to
be used in Indy cars, back when they had Offy 4 cyl engines running
way too much turbo boost.

One problem is that it is corrosive.  Not sure why. But I've seen
carburetors taken off race cars that looked terrible.  If I were
trying it, I'd just leave it in the tank long enough to run the
emission test, then drain.  Or dilute with lots of gasoline.

Hans.

On 6/7/21, Rick Moseley <ramosel [at] pacbell.net> wrote:
> I’ve heard the same over the years…. Never seen it, but heard it from viable
> sources.
>
> I’m sure Herr Doktor Chemist will correct me if wrong, but methyl hydrate is
> methanol.   Should be easy to obtain.
>
>
>
>> On Jun 7, 2021, at 9:02 PM, Peter Rychel <dino308gt4 [at] hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> I was just about to post to the ‘List this trick.
>>
>> We did this all of the time up here in Vancouver when we had our smog
>> stations.
>>
>> Specifically, methyl hydrate is what we’d use.
>>
>> You don’t need much. A friend had a Datsun 510 race car which he still ran
>> on the street (pretty hot with cam, twin Mikunis, etc) and when it came
>> time to run it through, he poured several bottles (bottle = 1L [or more
>> than a quart]) in the tank. When he got in the station and they tested it,
>> it passed TOO well! They had to stop the station and calibrate the
>> sniffers because they thought something broke or got clogged. Passed with
>> flying colors again. They gave him his results with a “funny” look on
>> their faces. He certainly had a funny look on his face when he left.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>>
>>
>> From: Hans E. Hansen
>> Sent: June 7, 2021 3:41 PM
>> To: PeterGT4
>> Cc: The FerrariList
>> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] its SMOG check time
>>
>> I've heard stories about dumping some alcohol (no, not tequila.....)
>> in the tank to help pass emissions.  I have had no reason to try it,
>> so can't personally confirm if it works.  Sort of like the E-10 or
>> E-15 gas served at most pumps, except you'd be making homemade E-50,
>> or whatever.  Perhaps someone here has done it.
>>
>> Drive it home (assuming it actually works...) and drain it.  Or dilute
>> it with more gasoline.
>>
>> Hans.
>>
>> On 6/7/21, Douglas Anderson <dnt [at] dock.net> wrote:
>> > Kalifornia smog’s:
>> >
>> > *     MY 1975 >>>
>> > *     Change of ownership for the same
>> >
>> > Or move to one of the counties that doesn’t do emission testing.
>> >
>> > Yeah, there are a few and a few booby traps.
>> >
>> > Doug
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > From: Anthony Bauco <tbauco [at] gmail.com>
>> > Sent: Monday, June 7, 2021 12:54 PM
>> > To: Douglas Anderson <dnt [at] dock.net>
>> > Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
>> > Subject: Re: [Ferrari] its SMOG check time
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Don't know about that but I was told that a lot of people somehow
>> > register
>> > their older cars in Nevada to get around the smog test.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jun 7, 2021, 2:31 PM Douglas Anderson <dnt [at] dock.net
>> > <mailto:dnt [at] dock.net> > wrote:
>> >
>> > OK – open for any ideas on 1978 Ferrari GTS Weber jet size to improve
>> > chances of passing a smog check.
>> >
>> > Grazie
>> >
>> > Doug in Kalifornia
>> >
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