OMG is all I have to say. Took the car down to get it tested again: HC 239 allowed 220 FAIL CO 0.09 allowed 1.20
What a rip. However I have found some interesting information on the Tennessee DMV site: The owner of any motor vehicle which did not successfully complete an emissions test administered prior to the date fixed for issuance or renewal and, after attempting the repairs necessary to successfully complete the emissions test fails the emissions testing again, shall be eligible to apply for a waiver from further emissions testing for that year; provided, that the owner has attempted repairs to the vehicle in an amount of two hundred dollars ($200) or more, if the vehicle is a model year 1981 or more recent, or seventy-five dollars ($75.00) or more, if the vehicle is of a model year
1980 or older, or has attempted repairs in such amount as established by the environmental protection agency to make the owner of a motor vehicle eligible for a waiver, whichever is less. The waiver shall be granted according to guidelines and procedures established by the air pollution control board.
I've spent about $230 so far on this stuff, so maybe I can callthe County Clerk monday and be done with the whole thing for a year! Probably all I need to get the readings down is just a regular tune up, but I dont really want to keep going back and paying $10 for the test :-)
--C