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• Scary happening plus fuel injectors/catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:36:26 -0700
  My bus has been running fine for years (I admit with minimal maintenance, except to pass emissions). The other day I pulled up to...
• Re: SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY
  Historical mailing list - Scott McDonell
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 17:12:11 -0700
  ...The environmentalists on the list support compliance > of the emissions laws, that I'm sure they supported, out of a > utilitarian drive to clean...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:07:30 -0700
  Meanwhile US industry pumps out millions of tons of pollutants every year while us poor suckers pay over $1000 to get thru the emissions...
• Re: Passed emissions- interpretting data
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 09:56:31 -0700
  ...Passed emissions- interpretting data Hi Folks, I've been off list for a while, I hope you're all doing well. Just passed my...
• Re: 1982 EGR valve
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 13:48:05 -0700
  ...It helps keep emissions in check. Running without it is illegal in most states in the USA. It is certainly immoral everywhere. In your...
• Re: passing CA emissions?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 17:23:24 -0700
  ...passing CA emissions? > There were California and non-California models > in '81. The non-California model had a pretty > straightforward exhaust/heat exchanger layout...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:39:47 -0500
  ...And that changes the equation for > > carbon emissions. > > it does make a difference. but, does it in fact reduce the pollutants per mile traveled...
• Re: I didnt pass emissions---why?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:13:01 -0500
  Rx 2,12 ounce bottles of concentrated fuel injector cleaner.E-mail me in the morning.
• Re: Impending Road Trip West
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 11 Mar 2007 05:39:51 EDT
  ...You will for sure need a smog test done (has to comply to California OR US49 state emissions). The smog testers look at EVERYTHING...
• Re: Euro Safety and Emission Requirements was Just like a Vanagon, but modern..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:23:27 -0800
  ...How > do the European emission and crash tests compare to the US? I've seen > references to rather Draconian emission rules in Germany re...
• Re: NVC Re: VW gave diesel drivers what they wanted! Tailpipe Emissions!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 10:37:18 -0400
  The net effect is the type of emissions. Reduced efficiency means in increase in the carbon footprint. A little CO2 won't kill you...
• Emissions again.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sat, 16 Dec 1995 14:17:31 -0600 (CST)
  The original purpose of starting this list was because I wanted some information on how to get my '84 Vanagon to pass emissions testing...
• Help identifying part (image provided)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sat, 5 May 2007 11:37:57 -0700
  ...a part I can't see in Bentley or logically identify. Emissions part? (California) http://web.mac.com/tubaneil/iWeb/Site%205/Mystery%20part...
• Re: My VanaJetta Conversion Passed Emissions!!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:57:48 -0800
  ...Whether or not the emissions were ok was a total unknown that was simmering away in the back of my mind. Given the nature...
• should I replace my cat before even getting an emissions test?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 10:13:56 -0400
  ...emissions test (required in northern VA), and just order a new one before I even take her in? Or should have an emissions test...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:14:30 -0400
  ...Disabling or removing parts of the emission control system are federal violations. Engine upgrades are also regulated with the major requirements being that the...
• Re: Hello, new here. Mechanic question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 14 Feb 2014 23:22:58 -0800
  ...My '90, > original engine with 180k+ miles has passed emissions with numbers so good > that the attendant has remarked on it in the past...
• Charging battery and life of gas
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 4 Jan 2014 13:08:56 -0800
  My van is laid up after failing the emissions test three times. It will be out of commission for a while so I am...
• Re: bad head gaskets, not: bad mechanic???
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 05:01:03 EDT
  ...The CAT converter never gets hot enough just at idle to reduce emissions. Otherwise you can let the car idle till it runs out...
• Can't get '80 Vanagon to pass emissions
  Historical mailing list - Grant Bessom
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 08:43:45 -0400
  My 1980 Vanagon did not pass the emissions test. The test consists of both idle and 2500 rpm runs. It was too high on...
• Emissions Continued
  Historical mailing list - Gmail
  Wed, 7 Aug 2013 11:05:20 -0600
  Sorry, my first email that went out didn’t have engine type. I’m running a 2004 Subaru 2.5L SOHC
• Re: Failed emissions testing
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:08:43 -0800
  Turn it up. On Dec 30, 2010, at 8:26 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote: > sure am glad that Alabama ...
• Re: EMISSIONS -- I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Eckie Prater
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 13:12:58 -0500
  ...Linda Bartnik wrote: > > Hey all, > Surprisingly, I passed northern VA's emissions inspection today! > Woohoo!!!! > > I passed the visual surprisingly and then I passed...
• Re: Running without a cat
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 22:14:32 -0500
  ...For emissions, your NOx and carbon monoxide output will go way up. Generally you won't see any significant improvement in power when removing...
• Re: Failed emission inspection
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 20:49:29 -0500
  ...Failed emission inspection > > Hey folks, > > Guess I'm not too suprised that something was amiss when I went for my > emissions inspection today (Virginia...
• Re: Where do I stick this?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:07:22 -0400
  ...Where do I stick this? > > > http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/misterpolak/WBX_transplant/Example_Pics/Emissions1.jpg > > Background: In the early 80s VW...
• Idaho emissions testing?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sat, 04 Jan 1997 13:20:01 -0800
  ...Does Coer d'lene, Idaho, have > emissions testing? I know Spokane has very stringent testing, and I was > wondering if Idaho is considered part...
• Re: new CA emissions standards
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 15:24:28 -0700
  ...new CA emissions standards >That's why a TDI conversion is ideal for Cah-lee-for-nee-ah. Once it's >registered as a...
• Re: NVC Re: VW, honour, and culture
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 22:58:35 -0400
  Almost all Diesels 2007 and newer use selective catalytic reduction and the Diesel Exhaust Fluid (urea) to control NOX emissions. VW saved money and...
• Re: got to get ready for emission testing
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 19:52:09 +0000
  A mix of 10% alcohol won't hurt anything and will clean up your emissions. A vanagon should pass if tuned correctly anway, but...
• Re: 80 Westy & Emmissions
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 15:06:40 -0600
  ...Assuming I can get an emissions waiver, my emissions mechanic says I'm looking at a topend rebuild...(~$1500.00 for parts if I...
• Re: CARB Certification
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 17:20:47 EST
  ...Bill Marshall 85 GL Tiico with low emissions Phoenix AZ
• inspection worries redux
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 14:48:59 -0400
  ...There was no such thing as emission inspection when I started driving. I'm angry that the laws are so restrictive regarding emission/inspection...
• Tiico Emissions in CA and elsewhere...
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 12:09:18 -0700
  ...BUT he and others are confused on the Tiico's emission legalities and it bugs me. Here's the deal: Tiico's kit does...
• Re: Salvage Title Consequences
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:50:17 -0500
  Yeah, there are emissions tests in a couple of counties near Chicago I think. But for most of the state, no -- no safety testing...
• Re: help me understand US emissions control strategy.(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:18:04 +0000
  ...diesel may stem from the fact that people can see diesel emissions (black smoke) and thus think that diesel is more "polluting". Not to...
• Re: My Carbon Forehead Print (on my screen)
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:45:36 -0800
  ...They use energy to do this and they chop down trees > printing their carbon emission reduction literature to give out at their > meetings. I...
• NVC: '97 Jetta Check Engine Codes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:30:24 -0800
  My '97 Jetta GLX (VR6) [120k miles] keeps getting check engine lights, causing the car to fail CA SMOG (although the emissions are completely...
• Passed Smog Test!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 5 Feb 96 12:03:01 PST
  Took Wilbur <'74 Westy> in for the CA Biennial Emission Test this morning. This is the first time it's been smogged since the...
• California Emissions
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Bibler
  Tue, 17 Sep 1996 12:43:11 -0400
  ...What would = have to be done to meet California emission laws? The engine has had no = modifications that I am aware of. Steve Bibler...
• Re: some vanagon questions.
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 09 May 1997 14:43:50 -0500
  ...Where can I find the EPA emissions label? I bought it out of CA > (where i live) and am trying to find if it...
• Re: NOx emissions (WAS: '85 Westy failing Pa. emissions) 3 way cats
  Historical mailing list - Scot Douglas
  Wed, 25 Feb 1998 20:34:00 -0500
  Dennis Haynes wrote: > > Any vehicle equipped with an O2 sensor is also equipped with a 3-way Cat. > The Vanagon uses this set up...
• Re: Emissions (CO) still out...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Oct 1995 00:43:13 -0400
  You guys must have defective carbs or else cant adjust them properly because, whether carb or injection....rich is rich.
• EPA Site
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Feb 2001 23:04:42 -0500
  Check out this site. http://www.epa.gov/otaq/12-miles.htm. Amazing how effective these bothersome emission controls systems can be. Dennis
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters, now emissions indicator lights.
  Historical mailing list - James
  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 14:34:29 -0500
  ...Mann Oil Filter and lifters, now emissions indicator lights. To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Wait a minute Dennis. My bus (87 Vanagon w/ VW...
• Re: flow-through muffler -> cool cat -> failes emissions
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:36:12 -0700
  ...get quality answers from the list... >my EJ22 van has failed emissions (CO too high) several times in a >row. after confiming that the...
• Re: California law (smog)
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 1 Feb 2007 10:27:23 -0800
  Automobile ads in British magazines are required to list CO2 emissions, in g/km, along with fuel consumption. The ad on the the back...
• Diesels
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:21:58 -0800
  Here in AZ, diesels have to be emission tested every year whereas gasoline cars only have to be tested every two years. That is...
• Re: dealing with emissions
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:57:07 -0500
  ...My 1990 is now registered > historic and is thus exempt from emissions testing. > > My insurance premium when down 60% as well. > > Happy days! > > -- mordo...
• Re: Diesel Fuel vs Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:05:30 -0700
  ...I plan to have it run on both a dyno and emissions tester. Non-ordinary? Basically a hybrid TD/TDI pump, with a twist...
• Re: Running without a cat
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 14:05:43 -0700
  ...For emissions, your NOx and carbon monoxide output will go way up. Generally you won't see any significant improvement in power when removing...
• Re: TiiCo - CA emissions + Questions
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:28:57 -0800
  yep, that was me who forwareded it. it showed up on the tiico list from Jon &/or Peter of TiiCo fame.
• Re: VW gets busted (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Fri, 18 Sep 2015 22:29:38 -0600
  ...The state run emissions tests are pretty trivial in most states, the Colorado test is basically exhaust gas opacity which all the diesels I...
• Re: Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 9 Sep 2004 10:52:39 -0700
  ...The problem is that the emissions equipment are unavailable to the home mechanic and many mechanic shops won't work on vanagon emission problems...
• Re: Hey California folks
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Nov 1996 14:46:44 -0500
  If you look in the engine compartment there is sticker on the left wall that will tell you what emissions the car is rigged...
• Amended Webber question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Caston
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 20:22:54 -0500
  ...Important to me is the emissions part. The Equip: 1985 GL Westie 1.9L reman gas engine (16K miles) Digijet fuel injection A/C...
• Re: What do folks do when replacing Calforina Air Cooled Vanagon Exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 24 May 2003 09:10:29 -0700
  ...Emission Parts Locator Service BAR contracts with the California Youth Authority (CYA) Free Venture Program to provide a toll-free, statewide telephone Emission Parts...
• Re: Emissions Failure
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 29 Jun 1995 19:40:07 -0700 (PDT)
  ...My problem is that i'm due for emissions in > > connecticut in a couple of weeks. (connecticut has gotten really severe > > concerning emissions). Last...
• Re: Cleaning up your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:33:11 -0700
  ...Is the Zetec cleaner? > > I've heard that it cannot pass California emissions test. > > It's far cleaner than a waterboxer. California won't...
• Re: California Emissions compliance in a 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 07 Apr 95 14:41:12 CDT
  ...were California >emissions compliant? I'm thinking of gettting a 1990 syncro in vermont and >it just occurred to me that I might not...