In rec.autos.tech, on Sun, 9 Jul 2017 09:09:37 -0400, Ed Pawlowski
wrote:

On 7/8/2017 11:39 PM, micky wrote:

Interesting they do not even require the defroster to work?????

That would certainly be a good idea, but the Coopers Auto page doesn't
list it. He lists wipers but not ws washers. (Nope, not listed. See
link at bottom.)



Ah, here is the image of an actual Report checklist from 2010:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/eastern-m...checklist.html

Maybe the standards were adopted before cars had defrosters.


When I lived in PA had many cars inspected. No one ever checked the
defroster or the washers. One never checked brakes either.

I wish I could have found an inspector like that. Would have made my
life easier. One year when I was living in NYC more than Pa. I had my
car inspected in NYS, had Pensyslvania plates, and paid car insurance at
a NY address (because I wasn't trying to cheat the insurance company.)
The NY inspection made no sense, but I never got a ticket.

I has a '64 Karmen Ghia convertible that I paid $15 for. The heat ducts
were rusted out so no heat, no defrost. I used to carry a squeegee and
an ice scraper. Many things on that car should never pass inspection,
but I always had a sticker on it.

LOL