After a 50 mile run down the 405 to El Toro and back, I rolled into the check station. I left it idling to keep it warm, but before the tech arrived (20 minutes or so) she started smoking just a little bit blue/grey. When I revved to clean up, a big cloud enveloped the truck. So I told the reception gal I changed my mind, and split.
A couple days later a friend suggested a smog tech he knew to be a highly skilled artist might be able to fix the problems. He wasn't cheap but it's running good now. Passed smog and registered a couple days ago, so am good to go. Thanks to everyone for the help.
Dave