it really depends on the guy doing the inspection. some are total a-holes while others are overly lax. i wish i had a reliable person to go to each time, but i don't anymore. These days I do not have the time to deal with a person who is going to haggle me over a muffler or windshield wipers.

Funny story-- this young kid would not inspect my dad's truck. He said with the emergency brake set, you should be able to put the truck and gear and it will hold it. My dad's truck is a 1990 7.3l w/ a 5 speed. he tried, but every time he let up on the clutch it would roll. He kept trying it and manage to BUST one of the front rotors! then, with a smug look on his face, he proceeded to fill out a rejection. We left (not paying of course), replaced the rotor, and went somewhere else. We were in and out in about 10 minutes.....

 

Yeah, I probably would have wound up in jail, ala the Sears story. What a moron.

 

No inspections in FL. I renew my plates by mail.

 

Similar to my last inpection. I pulled in the garage and the tech says "What is that, a cammed out diesel??" Y'all know how I have a pretty choppy idle... LOL I proceeded to light it up in a huge PowerStroke Nebula making, rubber squealing, turbo whistle & exhaust setting off car alarms burnout.....

I actually don't mind paying a reasonable fee for a safety inspection (like here) since it somewhat keeps people from driving complete pieces of unsafe crap around. I have a huge issue with smogging a vehicle like ours that has ZERO smog accessories. What're we supposed to fix if it fails? Anything causing it to fail would make it run like a POS anyway. Complete scam by your respective state gov't to milk you out of $$$. There should be a Tea Party style protest by every diesel driver in those states IMHO...

 

No vehicle inspections in the Peoples Republik, but the Kalifornia smog ****'s now have their hooks in our diesel rigs.

I think my wife is more pissed about that than I am.

Stewart

 

Got mine done at a little dump here in town, the poor fella couldn't figure out how to put it in reverse. The center piece with the shift pattern on it got busted to heck so I just threw it in the pile of PSD crap in the shop. Poor guy tried forever stalling it out a few times, got out, went and got a sticker, put it on and came back in the building looking really defeated. He said "everything looks good, that'll be $14.50". I didn't even say anything, cause I know he was real embarrased. Kinda felt sorry for him... kinda.
Thank goodness my buddies shop started doing inspections. I fear the smog police will get here one day, and when that day comes your gonna need friends in the right places.

 

I just tried to get my 2001 7.3 inspected and they told me I had to have a cataylic converter under the new regulations. Anyone else in Texas had this happen to them? Anyone know where I can get a cheap cat.?

 

I would doubt that "under the new regulations" that you need to ADD a cat onto a truck that was originally built without one, and certified by the Feds to be emissions compliant without one.

Be sure that yours originally came with one, and it was removed, before you put one on.

My 2000 was originally certified without a cat, and I don't require one, even here in the People's Republik of Kalifornia.

Pop

 

What is the best way to find out if my 2001 F250 had a cat installed from the factory?

 

Where in Texas did this happen? Was it during a safety inspection?

 

Yes happen today in Borger Texas I(panhandle of Texas). while trying to get a state inspection. He told me everything else passed but I had to have a cataylic converter.

 

Wow....that sucks. I'd go to a different inspection station and try again. You could always call the dealership, give them the VIN and ask if it was equipped with a cat. They should be able to tell.

 

Or you could look at the emissions sticker uner the hood.

 

What kinds of trans do you have?

If you have a 4R100, yours came without a cat from the factory. If it has a ZF-6, then it probably came with a cat.

Stewart

 

I looked and could not find the emission sticker under the hood. Would it be anywhere else than under the hood?
I believe I have the R4100 transmission.