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   From: HapilyRetired@fakeaddress.com   
      
   On 1/24/2024 5:59 AM, micky wrote:   
   > Some of the vehicles, especially chicken buses and trucks, but no where   
   > near all of them, belch black smoke in great amount here in Guatemala,   
   > especially when starting up hills, of which their are endless.   
   >   
   > I dont' think there is any required pollution inspecition, and it makes   
   > me think that the demands, largely from the US I think, for cars with   
   > pollution controls, have benefitted Guat. and other countries too,   
   > because the controls work well until they break, and only a few break.   
   >   
      
   It all depends on where they import their trucks from.  Even then, if   
   either there aren't any pollution control laws, or no effective   
   enforcement, the pollution controls may be disabled in country to   
   improve mileage.  I can imagine that in a poor country without pollution   
   enforcement owners may make money by removing and selling the catalytic   
   converters from vehicles that have them and welding in a plain piece of   
   exhaust tubing to close the gap.   
      
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