High HC's on smog test 89 Suzuki

1989 SUZUKI SWIFT
82,617 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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SLOW-MO
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Good Morning! I took a well-used Suzuki Swift in for a smog test and got a "gross polluter" rating. Engine is a 1.3-4 cyl, throttle body FI.
Test is as follows:
Idle:
HC allowable 120: Measured 305
CO allowable 1.0: Measured .25
CO2 Measured 13.40
O2 Measured: 1.9 (Apparently no standards on these)
2500RPM:

HC Allowable 140: Measured 255
CO Allowable 1.0: Measured .55
CO2 Measured 13.60
O2 Measured 1.5

Plugs & wires were near new. Cap and rotor age unknown.

Is this a catalytic converter problem? Any help would be appreciated. I have read the other posts and on most, the "could be" list is so long as to be meaningless.

Dusty
Feb 23, 2011 at 6:49 PM
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MANY things can cause high HC most common is leaking injectors. try running SeaFoam in tank to clean. Do you have a timing light?
Feb 23, 2011 at 7:10 PM
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SLOW-MO
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did the seafoam. It didn't help and yes, I have a timing light. What should I look for? Last time I checked the timing was TDC.
Apr 10, 2011 at 5:16 AM
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