Smog pump = KABOOM!

**alanw6** · 01-19-2003, 05:43 PM

Well, the fun didn't last too long.

My smog pump locked up on me today, and i'm weighing the choice of a new one, or bypass altogether.

I live in TN, and there is an emissions inspection I must pass. The only inspection given is a sniffer in the tail pipe.

Can I pass without a smog pump? The car ran very clean three weeks ago at its last inspection.

Anyone had this same problem, or have any suggestions?

Thanks,

Alan

**Goliath 5.0** · 01-19-2003, 06:27 PM

I feel your pain. When my 91 LX was n/a I had the smog pump still on it, and I was coming back from a trip from El Paso, Tx and was crusing like a cool mofo... Yeah... 75 miles away from San Antonio (my destination) I see the"red light of death" (the battery light) and I smell a very ugly odor, along with hearing a NASTY screatching sound coming from under my hood. The temp went up, all madness came about and my belt was FUBAR'd!!!!

I bypassed it, but if the smog pump on my cobra ever gives out (knock on MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR WOOD!!! LoL) I will replace it just to have it be a little more emissions friendly I suppose.

What are leaning towards doing alan?

-Chris

**MoDo** · 01-19-2003, 06:41 PM

i was playing with a lighting once when mine finally took a poop... i shifted to second and the car just died. eventually the belt broke and i luckily wasn't too far from home.

id replace it but the part is pretty pricey

**root** · 01-19-2003, 07:05 PM

I actually rebuilt mine before it happened ;)

If you tear it apart you can replace the bearings fairly easy.

Ian

**alanw6** · 01-19-2003, 11:37 PM

Thanks for the tips.

I'll probably keep mine (replace) to keep emissions legal. I've read that if you bypass the smog pump and are running cats, you can eventually clog/damage the cats w/o the extra airflow.

It was exciting when it went, as I was in the middle of tangling with a z06 when the failure occured. Quite embarassing.

I had mine towed, and despite belt debris all over the engine compartment, it did not break.

New smog pump and belt in my immediate future, I guess.

I guess its a minor problem when compared to other problems it could have been.

Alan