On 7/9/2017 2:03 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 7:18:04 AM UTC-10, micky wrote:
>> In rec.autos.tech, on Sun, 9 Jul 2017 01:15:54 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
>> <dsi1yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>> =20
>>>> Ah, here is the image of an actual Report checklist from 2010:
>>>> https://ls1tech.com/forums/eastern-m...state-inspect=
>>> ion-checklist.html
>>>> =20
>>>> Maybe the standards were adopted before cars had defrosters.
>>
>> Or maybe they decided to use Hawaiian standards and Hawaii doesn't care
>> about defrosting.
>>
>> Not so silly. When the US Army invaded Iraq (first Gulf war) they redid
>> their traffic laws and I'm told they just took Maryland's traffic laws
>> and, with a few changes, used them.
>>
>>> My understanding is that a check engine or brake light being on might not b=
>>> e a fail condition - but it could be. The rules and regulations on this has=
>>> quite a few pages - at least that's the way it is in Hawaii. It's also req=
>>> uired that photographic documentation is done. A video has to be made that =
>>> includes the registration and insurance card and the underside of the vehic=
>>> le. This has to be done in one shot - no editing. It's nuts!
>
> What's a "defroster?"
>
>

It's a system that, among other things, engages your a/c clutch. ;^)

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