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1st post on one of these. So happy to see other Subaru lovers out there!! Here goes: Trying to get my '87 Subie DL to pass CA smog requirements and...failing. I need help as my registration is up and I've already been cited. I'm already too far down the rabbit hole of repairs (and fun) in the past 2 years to turn back now and junk her. So far, in trying to get "legal" in CA, I've done the following: *new fuel pump, and inline filters *new timing belts *new cats *new rotor head, distributor, spark plugs and cables The reason I failed smog recently was because I was running too lean and there wasn't enough gas to air in the mix. Sure enough, there's a factory label under the hood saying the car's idle mix was modified for "principal use at high altitude". I'm hoping adjusting this for the coast will fix the problem--can anyone out there tell me how to adjust this correctly? Also, I'd love to hear any suggestions/theories on how to pass smog if this doesn't work. Thanks SUBARU FAMILY!
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- idle mixture
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