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- From: mark@wdcwdc.sps.mot.com (Mark Shaw)
- Subject: Re: emissions: electrical -> Nx or electrical ->Hydrocarbs. ?
- Message-ID: <1992Sep10.003226.6373@newsgate.sps.mot.com>
- Sender: mark@wdc (Mark Shaw)
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- Organization: Motorola Western MCU Design Center, Chandler Arizona
- References: <9209081940.AA01985@rwasic17.aud.alcatel.com> <1992Sep9.182944.18224@gtephx.UUCP>
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 00:32:26 GMT
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- |> > I remember reading here a rule of thumb, that Nx was related to electrical
- |> > function, and Hydrocarbs related to mixture/carb. Or vice-versa? This is
- |> > the question.
-
- Jurek is right about mixture effects on emissions (except that HC will also go up at very lean
- mixtures (over 17:1) mainly due to misfiring. I think what the question was aimed at was the
- first thing to go look at if your emissions are off. High HC generally is the result of poor
- ignition function or misfiring. CO (and NOx) are more directly related to maladjusted or
- poor performing fuel-air mixture. The newer closed-loop systems (generally post-1982) try
- to keep the system balanced around 14.7:1.
-
- So I guess HC is related to ignition(electrical), and CO is related to mixture.
-
- Another good reference for all things automotive is Bosch's Automotive Handbook
- (2nd edition) which is available from Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 400 Commonwealth
- Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001. I think it currently runs about $25 for non-SAE members.
-
- regards, Mark
-