the reason i ask is because i got emmisions comming up and my 3/2 valves leak so theyre not hooked up.

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Nope. as hard as they are on Gasser emissions here, they don't smog the older diesels.

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1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Diesels are exempt here.

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

Here in Nevada they only test exhaust opacity and it's a very lenient test. It's probably the same in AZ. Unless your car puts out smoke like a burning tire you should be ok.

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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual)

Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL

What gives your state the right to violate US law?
In 1983 there where NO emission standards on diesels.
Your diesel is exempt = grand fathered exempt under US law.
Please post the chapter and verse of this AZ law.

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Prototype R&D/testing:
Thermal & Aerodynamic System Engineering (TASE) Senior vehicle instrumentation technician.
Noise Vibration and Harshness (NVH).
Dynamometer.
Heat exchanger durability.
HV-A/C Climate Control.
Vehicle build.
Fleet Durability
Technical Quality Auditor.
Automotive Technical Writer

1985 300SD
1983 300D
2003 Volvo V70

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Whunter, were there diesel emission standards for 1985? I have to smog my 300D in WA.

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DJ


84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

all i know is i have to test and my egr is not functioning so im afraid ill fail

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This sounds like bad information to me.
No state can over rule the US government.

Take the simple option, run the fuel tank low, and refill with 1/2 tank of veg oil.
You will laugh at the test then.

The *%@#! state of Washington Dept of Licensing won't issue my renewal tags unless I pass the WA emission test.

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

all diesels are exempt here in texas, but every time i go in for inspection, they try to charge me the additional $40 or more for it, so watch out.

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1991 300 D 2.5 Turbo, 220k
also in the family:
1981 240 D 185k
1991 350 SD 185k
2006 S 500
2005 SLK 350

same here they wont give me my tags if i dont

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have no worries.....President Obama swears "If you like your gun, you can keep it

The federal government sets the minimum standards and states can extend them. A state requiring emissions certifications above and beyond federal law does not infringe on the federal government's authority. Ask an attorney if you don't believe it.

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I'm wanted in four states, but it's all good. Got me a new driver's license and a sweet new pickup. V-8, Baby, five-hundred horsepower. Oh, and four of them mudflaps with the naked ladies on them. GRRRRRRRR, MAMASITA!!! And the best part is, it's all free!!! Yeah, well, for me at least!!!! HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!!

Thank God I live in a state that doesn't require emissions testing. I think if they ever tried they'd have half the state up in arms. I think emissions testing is just another way for the state to inflate lisencing fees (and what's with those? Is a new car or truck really costing the state the $2000+ they typically charge over the first five or so years for lisencing a new car?). I can understand the reasoning behind emissions testing in urban areas when pollution is a concern, but should, for example, nourthern Californians, have to pay for SoCal's problem?
But anyway, to get off my high-horse. Yes, states can mandate stricter emissions, which California has been the leader in. All vehicles are required to comply with applicable emissions laws (my Fairlane is exempt, so I could :p if it ever came to it), some states just don't test.

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'64 Ford Fairlane w/approx 238,000 - looks rough, but amazingly reliable if you know how to look after it; I will soon begin work to totally restore and modernize it.
Family vehicles that I lay some claim to:
'78 300D w/approx 350,000 original, '62 Ford F100 4x4, '90 Ford E150 w/171,000 original