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DarylJ

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atlcruiser said:
Not exactly sure what luck would have to do with it. We take it to the DMV, file the papers, get it inspected ad get a new title. Takes a few hours and costs about $60.
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But, but...the Internet always says.......

You'll find that here. Lots of people are experts on everything, including DMVs of states they don't live anywhere near.

I have no problem believing you can do this in our state, as it's pretty simple if you do it properly in Pennsylvania (if it has ODBII, you need to make it work that way still, the motor has to be the same year or newer, and a few other things). It's not difficult or expensive if you take the time to find out the rules first.
 
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DarylJ said:
But, but...the Internet always says.......

You'll find that here. Lots of people are experts on everything, including DMVs of states they don't live anywhere near.
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same EPA ;)
 
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DarylJ

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robertf said:
same EPA ;)
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Really, just stop making assumptions about what things mean when you have no practical experience.

PA doesn't give a shit about what the EPA says in regards to this, or it's not applicable. I don't know which. The proof is in the fact that it CAN and HAS been done and there is a PROCEDURE for it written into the inspection regulations.

You can sit behind your keyboard and make logical deductions about things all day, but you will always be trumped by someone with actual experience.
 
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DarylJ said:
You can sit behind your keyboard and make logical deductions about things all day, but you will always be trumped by someone with actual experience.
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right... when its time to sell that vehicle to a buyer from a banjo free county where people have teeth and do smog inspections let me know how that ends up.
 
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DarylJ said:
Really, just stop making assumptions about what things mean when you have no practical experience.

PA doesn't give a shit about what the EPA says in regards to this, or it's not applicable. I don't know which. The proof is in the fact that it CAN and HAS been done and there is a PROCEDURE for it written into the inspection regulations.

You can sit behind your keyboard and make logical deductions about things all day, but you will always be trumped by someone with actual experience.
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So post the PA info...

FYI In AZ, you can put a diesel in, get the paperwork and inspection done at DMV and then you need to PASS emissions, totally separate from DMV. When they go to plug in your 1998 vehicle into their OBD2 computer, regardless if it's powered by diesel , gas, propane, electric, hydrogen, squirrel, rubber band or whatever, if it can't be read by the computer, you fail. At that point vehicle must made OBD2 compliant.

Seems Georgia has a exemption for a diesle:
Alternative Fuel Exemption
Vehicles powered by diesel fuel or that run exclusively on alternative fuels (natural gas, propane, etc.) are exempt from having an emission inspection. Bi-fuel or flexible fuel vehicles must be tested if one of the fuels burned is gasoline.

So as long as it's going to live in GA, should be fine, take it to another state, then all bet's are off

keep posting, interesting project...
 
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atlcruiser said:
I think the point is that none of you have actually done this nor do you know the specific laws here but thanks for the support ;)
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Actually, it has been done by a few people on this board. They did their homework, and the EPA says no way on OBDII trucks. You're not the first.

Edit: More info: http://discoweb.org/forums/showthread.php?t=69421&highlight=diesel

Roving Beetle did a very clean conversion and is knowledgable in this subject.
 
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atlcruiser said:
I agree there will be issues getting it tagged in some areas of some states. CA as a whole is off the charts! There will also be some issue in some major metropolitan areas that have stringent visual requirements and/or OBDII requirements.

So I guess that leaves about 80% of the country that does not require any emissions or does not require diesel emissions.



The truck will have a GA title as a diesel. That alone makes a giant difference in transferring to other states but in some states or in some areas it could be problematic.
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Your gonna want to re-think your numbers there...I'd say about 30% of the country. It doesn't matter what the state DMV says, they'll inspect anything, it's what local EPA say's, and when you don't pass emissions, you don't get a title until you do...blah,blah,blah this has been beat to death

keep posting, I want to see how you mount the engine to see if you have any firewall issues. Also, what transmission you gonna put behind it? Are gonna run AC? If so, how are you going to fit the intercooler, radiator and evap coils?
 
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atlcruiser said:
I think the point is that none of you have actually done this nor do you know the specific laws here but thanks for the support ;)
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Yeah noone on here has ever had a Discovery 1 with a 300TDI. :rolleyes:
 
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crown14 said:
Yeah noone on here has ever had a Discovery 1 with a 300TDI. :rolleyes:
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yeah, we don't know shit and have never done engine swap before...:rofl:
 
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David,

Your former EAV neighbor here with the Kent Green 2000 LR DII. Ive met with you at your shop a few times and outside Joe's in the village when your FJ80 was outside.

I miss not being able to stop by your large shop and check out all the LC and LR restoration projects. Ive since moved to N. Ala; retired from local and went federal.

This truck will be titled in Ga. no problem, period, end of story.

So, keep the pictures coming for those who really dont give a fuck about the EPA. I just want to see the work performed.

PS to David, got a great house for rent in EAV, tell all your friends, mv
 
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