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• Syncro: Dyno smog test dangerous?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stratton
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 22:45:44 -0500
  ...The differential lock must not be engaged." Does anyone know whether the two-speed dyno emissions tests would also do whatever they're worried...
• Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 13:15:39 EST
  ...and since i dont have to have emissions/smog check where i live, then its not an issue. there is a slight increase in...
• Re: You won't believe this one!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 10:58:24 -0700
  Paranoid! I've been subjected to emissions testing for years and have never had a serious problem. I've been pissed off a couple...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters, now emissions indicator lights.
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 14:18:49 -0500
  All I think of is Charlie Brown every time Mcneely says "good grief". Guess I'm getting old. What were we talking about?
• Re: Last gasp: low compression exhaust valve can't pass smog
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:11:38 -0700
  --snip-- NJs emission testing is virtually the same as California (same company does it). --snip-- Eh? What Company, Haliburton? What are you talking about...
• Re: 1984 Emissions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:50:44 -0700
  ...1984 Emissions > Hi all- > > I am looking at purchasing a 1984, 1.9L Westfalia in Southern > California and want to be educated about emissions...
• Re: help me understand US emissions control strategy.(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:02:48 -0700
  ...And , I think this is correct too - Ca has never outlawed new diesel cars - they just make the emission standards so tough that they...
• Re: Failed emissions testing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:07:06 -0800
  ...Failed emissions testing >I went to have my Westy emission tested today, and it failed the test. > The van had been sitting for a...
• Re: emission ethics
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 22:45:55 -0400
  ...Failed Emissions Check >> >>Hi all, >> >>I know it's nice to pass your emissions test without >>any expense, but >>you >>know, those emissions tests...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:10:50 -0700
  ...EPA and Vanagon Emissions Hi . I'd say 'it depends'. Miles are sure handy. We've gotten used to those very nicely. 60 is...
• Re: Emissions failure Nox (update)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:07:29 -0400
  ...2009 6:11 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Emissions failure Nox (update) Latest from the shop that has the van. They...
• Re: Ca. Emission Problems?
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sun, 9 Aug 1998 11:19:25 -0700
  ...Could I have a problem getting it registered here in California > > because of its stringent emission standards? > > > > Thanks in advance.... > > You should have no...
• Re: Failed emissions (DEQ)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:53:36 -0800
  ...Failed emissions (DEQ) > >Show us the numbers Chad! A full and complete disclosure. > >On Feb 16, 2008 12:31 PM, Chad Lyles <chad.lyles...
• Re: Legal swaps Was: Re: Audi 5 Cyl Swap: Alert! Possible Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Doug Jones
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 22:49:59 -0800
  ...State requirements for meeting certain aspects of the federal emissions laws are open to interpretation by said state. Which is why in NJ, all...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 22:09:49 -0400
  ...In 1960 it was redefined in terms of the wavelength of a particular emission line in the spectrum of krypton-86, and in 1983...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:29:04 -0400
  ...I remember seeing in service stations the posters about it being a federal crime to remove or disable emissions equipment with $25k fine. And...
• Re: Gas mileage / emissions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:26:37 -0400
  ...Gas mileage / emissions >Michael, > >Check to see if the AFM is worn out. Check the resistance across the pins as >described by Bently. >My...
• Re: Need help to pass emissions check
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 21:47:36 -0800
  ...I need some pointers on how to tune my '81 Vanagon to pass the >> >Ohio E-Check (emissions test). We tuned the van up...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 10:45:00 -0800
  ...Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? I may be late to the game on this, but don't recall anyone writing about it...
• Re: New O2 Sensor now stuttering
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:04:04 -0700
  Dear David, The reason the emissions are higher is because the mixture goes full rich.That's why there's a concomitant power increase...
• Re: Cleaning up your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:27:18 -0400
  ...Is the Zetec cleaner? > I've heard that it cannot pass California emissions test. Waterboxers > properly maintained pass, don't they?" > Look at the...
• Re: Vanagon emissions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:45:52 -0400
  ...In the context of motor vehicle life-cycle emissions and operating cost, I stand by my assertions. -- Michael Snow 1982 Westfalia 1.9TD http...
• Clean air wannabe
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 22:21:34 -0500
  For some time I've enjoyed the travails of the California list members in dealing with the emissions gestapo. Turns out that the EPA...
• Emissions testing Failed **%%%##$@!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Mar 96 9:22:35 PST
  I have an 86 syncro that fails the emission testing. There is too much CO2. Took it to one of the acredited repair shops...
• Fwd:Euro: Drive: FIX 85 Volkswagen vanagon, Poor-idle
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 01:51:27 EDT
  ...efi Emissions: CA emissions Symptoms: Poor Idle Quality, lack of power Occurs: Always, Hot, Under load, On Accel, Cruise, Idle, total lack of power...
• Re: longivity of coversion engines
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 17:29:25 -0800
  ...How come Porche never had a >problem with emissions Huh? Do you see any more air-cooled Porsche engines in the US? Porsche had...
• Re: Emissions Testing
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 19 Sep 2021 21:05:08 -0700
  ...I am not sure the gas change would > impact emissions, but it was another change. I did find, subjectively, the > engine runs more smoothly...
• pop-top seal
  Historical mailing list - Henning, Eric
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 14:15:09 -0400
  ...eric 80 westy ps - just had my emissions tests done. passed with some margin but not alot. kicker is the po removed the cat...
• Re: emissions inspection failure(Utah)
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 18:46:48 -0500
  ...last few weeks in a (so far unsuccessful) attempt to pass >> emissions. He was able to get the CO down fine, but the Hydrocarbons...
• Arizona emissions test
  Historical mailing list - =David-M=
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 17:41:30 -0500
  Being a new AZ resident, I just took my first ever enhanced emissions test here in Phoenix. After driving 30 mins to the nearest...
• Re: Ball Joints/SOLD
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Apr 1995 15:28:16 -0300
  ...to see >this? ;) > > Your suitably humbled servant apologizes to all for this personal emission. Forgot to change the address. A thousand pardons. tim s.
• Re: 82 WESTY PERFORMANCE
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 10:43:39 -0400
  ...out the contents and reinstall it however that won't help you through an emissions test if your locality requires it. Tony 85GL "Westfailure"
• Re: Emission Test failed.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 19:54:33 -0500
  And for the grand Finale, dump abut 5 cans of heat into your gas tank. Confuses the hell out of the tesing stations computer...
• I4 emissions issures (from Digester)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 06:49:57 -0700
  I am not a CISowner, so this may be silly, but you said your idle wasn't steady and that means perhaps the O2...
• Failed emissions (DEQ)
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:31:13 -0800
  hi all, i just took my van through Oregon DEQ and it failed on the CO...i JUST got a full tune up... what...
• Envirotest and your money
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Oct 1996 20:04:55 -0800
  ...on a bet >>that new environmental regulations would spell prosperity for an >>automobile-emissions testing company, Chester C.=20 >> >>Davenport demonstrated how he would...
• Re: emission tests are a fraud
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 19:30:48 -0600
  ...Its wrong, wrong, wrong, to condemn all emissions testing based on one place, one state, one lightly populated, and certainly not densely populated at...
• Re: Audi 5 Cyl Swap: Alert! Possible Trouble
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 23:38:51 EST
  ...all the vehicle needs to do is pass emissions (if you live within a major city limits) regardless of engine. where i live (out...
• Re: 1982 EGR valve
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 3 Jun 2003 18:11:24 -0400
  ...I am not condoning the disabling of emissions devices, but government rules making an owner keep the 20+ year old emissions controls in perfect...
• Emissioins test failure
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:43:02 -0700
  My 1987 Vanagon failed its Arizona emission test this morning. Results were Hydrocarbons (HO) grams/mile .75 limit 1.60 (passed), CO grams/mile...
• Re: SMOG CHECK WARNING IN CALIFORNIA FOR VANAGONS! (2)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 10:49:16 -0800
  ...You also have to pass a smog check for the emissions for either the vehicle year of manufacture or engine year of manufacture - whichever...
• RE: Emissions Problems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Mar 97 04:47:14 UT
  ...Emissions Problems I recently "just" passed my emissions test with some tweaking from my mechanic. He told me to get it tuned right away...
• Re: ]Vanagon Westfalia w/ 2.0 2000 VW Golf Engine!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Wayne
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 23:52:53 +0000
  ...Results: > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Accident-----------------------------> No Accident > > Record Found. > > Salvage Auction----------------------> No Salvage > > Auction Record Found. > > Failed Emissions Inspection----------> No Failed > > Emissions Record Found. > > Fire Damage--------------------------> No...
• Re: Charcoal Cannister Purpose
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:12:07 -0500
  ...I didn't know they had emissions tests at all in TX. But that's where they need em especially in Houston/Dallas. Thanks...
• Re: vanagon emissions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 1996 00:37:07 -0500
  ...Try driving a few miles and havein emissions checked with engine hot from driving. Makes a big difference versus warming engine by idling. Dennis.
• Re: Charging battery and life of gas
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 4 Jan 2014 14:22:52 -0700
  ...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:unknown engine thingie
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Nov 1995 13:49:35 PST
  ...I hope you have been paying attention to the thread about the centralized emissions in NJ, it is coming our way. Never mind that...
• Vanagon vs Toyota emissions - New York
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 11:37:00 -0500
  Just got my 1987 Vanagon emissions checked here in NY. The new test includes running on a dyno. Here are the results compared to...
• AARGH! Failed NJ inspection!
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 12:46:43 +0000
  ...On a good note, my emission results are around 1/10th of what the allowable amounts are! Granted it's a CA emissions system...
• Replacement of Temp II sensor
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Fri, 23 Aug 2013 10:30:18 -0700
  ...I desperately need to replace this thing so I can get my van through emissions. ________________________________
• Re: Failed emissions for third time
  Historical mailing list - David
  Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:25:20 -0700
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• syncro emission failure
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 29 Jun 1995 19:44:23 -0700 (PDT)
  rereading the original post I noticed that ALL of the sensors were changed, oops. So all that palaver about the coolant temp sensor is...
• emissions inspection failure
  Historical mailing list - john silverman
  Mon, 24 May 1999 20:16:04 -0600
  Sad day... Vic (90 syncro westy) failed inspection. The idle test, where they stick a probe in the tailpipe and measure, came out too...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 23:12:38 -0800
  ...Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question > Both. They're testing the gas caps and the evap system. > > There's some...
• Re: Emissions Test Failure
  Historical mailing list - Quadrat
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 13:21:54 -0700
  ...engine can make the difference between an acceptable level of HC emissions and a level too high. Clean oil will contribute less HCs to...
• Re: Syncro: Dyno smog test dangerous?
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 20:08:03 -0800
  ...I'm in Vancouver, BC where we have emissions testing, along with the dyno test. They can only do an idle test for the...
• Re: Vanagon emissions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:28:42 -0400
  ...Dave Mc On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 1:40 AM, Karl Wolz wrote: > Not an expert on emissions; others on this list are...
• Re: Emissions again.
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Sat, 16 Dec 1995 13:26:27 -0600 (MDT)
  ...some > information on how to get my '84 Vanagon to pass emissions testing in MN. > I just got back from the testing station, and...
• Re: German emission regulation
  Historical mailing list - Chibong Oh
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 23:28:34 -0500
  ...First of all, I am in Korea not USA. >I have no details on the emission test specifications, >but to get an approval for...
• Re: German emission regulation
  Historical mailing list - Chibong Oh
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 18:31:38 -0500
  ...First of all, I am in Korea not USA. >I have no details on the emission test specifications, >but to get an approval for...