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Old 08-31-2009, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by RAO-3 View Post
Thanks for all the tips!

#1 I was getting the date code from the wrong spot which explains why I wasn't getting the same information as my engine builder was.

#2 I'm thinking I will give the PCV only a shot as I think the big thing they look for is pre- and post- catalytic converters, although I could be wrong.

-Ray
You know, it doesn't really make sense to impose "year of the block" emissions requirements on service blocks (which, if you have a 1974, is what you have -- I'm pretty sure you couldn't get an FE in a car in 1974). You were generally buying it to replace a bad block and, presumably, when you did that they still held you to the standards of whatever year your car was from the factory. Before you show up in front of the emissions guy, see if you can't get a better answer from someone around here. Surely someone has gone through NJ emissions.
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