My OBD scanner says everything is ok?

Tiny
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  • 1991 FORD ESCORT
With my 1.9 liter in my 91 escort lx engine off and engine on can not perform the timing ck it makes my scanner go wacky. So my timing ck was a visual on the timing mark on the OHC straight up & inline with the notch in the top of the head & the ninth tooth of the crank timing gear lined up with the VR sensor perfectly, cylinder 1 at TDC on the compression stroke failed the emissions pre test HC's PPM is 283 @ 15 mph & 251 ppm @ 25 mph & the NO's are 1156 ppm @ 15 mph &937 ppm @ 25 mph I filled the tank with premium & added octane boost was this a bad thing as I usualy run regular?

Just shaved the head due to overheating and head gasket failure, took down 15 thousandths and installed a 20 thousandths head shim. QUESTION? What can cause these readings cat passed new pcv passed egr pass wiring to sensors pass fuel cap pass evap pass spark controls pass vacume lines pass fuel evap ctrls pass oxygen sensor pass fuel injection pass other emmisions related components pass sys malfunction light pass liquid fuel leaks pass. Desperate dude
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 AT 6:08 PM

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Tiny
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Have you changed the oil lately? Usually doing so immediately preceding a smog test allows a borderline vehicle to pass. Try changing the air and fuel filters and the spark plugs, as well.

There is also a tank additive called 'Guaranteed to Pass' that you might want to try.
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 AT 6:14 PM

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