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• Re: test
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 20:40:26 -0700
  ...The proper way to run a test on the Vanagon list is to type the word "Tires" on the subject line and everybody will...
• Re: NY Vanagon to Pass California Smog Testing?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 20:05:05 -0500
  ...NY Vanagon to Pass California Smog Testing? Question to those in California, If I purchase a NY Vanagon what has to be done to...
• Fuel pressure test
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:02:20 -0400
  ...http://www.benplace.com/fi_test.htm Ben
• 2.1 exhaust test port?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Lowe
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 22:22:13 -0500
  I have a port of some sort on my exhaust pipe just before the cat...is this a test port? Is there a cap...
• Pressure Tester
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Thu, 19 Jun 1997 10:38:35 -0400
  Hey all, Now that I have 2 watercooled VWs, where can I get a pressure tester for the cooling system? TIA -- Hotch 86 GL...
• leakdown test values needed
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 04:03:10 -0400
  Does anyone out there in radio-land know the values a leakdown test should show for a 2.1 waterboxer in GOOD condition (30...
• Re: Monoxide CO deaths 2005
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:58:47 +0000
  ...and I thought its was that testosterone caused stupidity. ;-) bob ... who's idiocy (uuuuhh, for the most part) has long since passed.
• Re: Engine Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 May 2014 08:44:42 -0400
  If it was in my driveway I would do a leak down test to get an idea of the leakage amount and then place...
• VW Cold Weather Testing
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Tue, 12 Nov 96 11:20:10 -0600
  ...VW has begun its annual cold weather testing of new models here in Bemidji, tho their assemblege of vehicles this year is scant. a...
• Re: Compression tester question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:12:38 -0800
  Neil, my compression tester has a valve that will hold the pressure in the gauge. I have to press a pin to open the...
• Re: Engine died, Update ign
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 29 Mar 2020 14:18:19 -0700
  I’ll have to set up for vid on the injector pulsing Test. So far I just know that gas comes out of the...
• Battery overheating
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 15:29:09 -0400
  ...Drove the Vanagon to the Battery store and had them test it for warranty. Tested good, but temp of battery was rising 147 degrees...
• Re: Replacing Temp Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 12:54:24 -0500
  ...Is there any way to test the sender? My first inclination was the sender is bad but after trying to to test the gauge...
• Re: Friday - More Canadian Tire Mythology
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 14:26:03 -0800
  ...We had two tests for the job, officially, and one unofficial. There was a physical test and a mental test. If you could find...
• Re: Emissions, Was: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:29:51 -0700
  ...Any test results you know of by certified testing stations >>> of >>> Bostig setups? >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van...
• Re: Best chance of passing emmissions?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 06:03:33 EDT
  ...Avoid Canadian Tire test station like the plague. Try to find a test centre that is used to testing European vehicles or Vanagons specifically...
• Re: cruise control trouble shooting
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:05:31 -0700
  ...on test #3 the vacume vent valves. it >> says to conect the test light between 1 and 3 of the harness >> connector. at this...
• Re: testing a speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Steve Bonde
  Tue, 18 Apr 2017 17:31:11 +0000
  ...all, > > is there a way to test a speedometer out of a van (as in bench test)? > > I mean without removing the one in...
• Re: Smog test shop in San Francisco/San Jose area?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
  Sun, 25 Sep 2016 13:27:36 -0700
  ...for a smog test shop in the San Francisco/San Jose area. > > Can anyone on the list recommend a smog test shop that knows...
• Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 08:16:48 -0400
  Dennis/List, I noticed that you have mentioned testing head studs a couple times on the list recently. I have an engine with a...
• compression test
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 13:47:07 -0700
  Hello All, I have just done a preliminary compression test on my '90 Westy with 140K miles. The figures are: #1=118, #2= 125...
• Leakdown and compression test results
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:39:21 -0300
  Well I finally tested my home made leakdown tester today. Here are my results: cylinder # 1 - 7.5% leakdown (compression 165) cylinder # 2 - 6...
• Re: Timing
  Historical mailing list - Michael Brenner
  Tue, 18 May 2004 20:40:08 -0700
  ...I have tested the sensors, the air intake plate, the deacceleration switch and the full throttle enrichment switch, and they test good. Tested the...
• Test sending pic
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 20:29:37 -0500
  ...able to send a picture to the list, which I didn't think I could, so I thought I'd test it... Marc Perdue
• Re: Need help with hard start after stop
  Historical mailing list - jesse and monica johnson
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:03:30 -0700
  Brand new Bosch injectors flow tested and pressure tested at injector.com I know they are good. All check out 16.5 ohms resistance...
• Re: Testing, Testing!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 29 Jun 95 14:17:04 CDT
  On Thu, 29 Jun 95 13:58:37 CDT Richard Cole said: >Greetings, you-all! Is this the right address for the Vanagon Folks...
• test message
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sun, 13 Nov 1994 08:34:05 -0600 (CST)
  Is something going on weird with the list? This is a test message. Don't reply. -- Gerry Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U...
• Test
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Mon, 28 Dec 1998 17:00:21 -0800
  This is a test message, sent to 'vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com'... Coyote -- /\_/\ ____ Ron 'Coyote' Lussier ( ) \ _/__ Andromedia, Inc. coyote@andromedia.com \ / \X / 818 Mission St...
• Testing the List (Please delete)
  Historical mailing list - JeanneMaly
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 18:35:42 -0700
  Sorry if this is annoying, I can't seem to get any vanagon mail so I'm testing to see if it's alive...
• Dyno test of WB upgrades...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 12:10:27 EDT
  I am looking into a place and costs to test the HP at the wheels to get some real word data about the upgrades...
• Illinois emission test foolisness( semi long)
  Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 11:46:39 EDT
  Hi all- just got finished taking my emission test. Boy what a screwed up mess! First off- they tried to test it as a...
• Re: Power Balance Test ?
  Historical mailing list - Will Wood
  Tue, 10 Dec 1996 21:11:44 -0700
  ...Power Balance Test ? > Date: Tuesday, December 10, 1996 6:27 PM > > > What is a "Power Balance Test" ? How is it performed ? What does it...
• crash test
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:15:39 -0400
  here is a crash test comparison of different 'transporters' (warning: it's written in German) http://vwpix.terlinden.com/berichte/adac/Transporter_Crashtest_Vergleich...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kurpius
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 10:34:02 -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...
• K&N, from K&N...
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 12:04:59 -0700
  ...They have > been proven to stop at least 99% of particles on a SAE dust test. This test > uses particles in the 0 - 5...
• Re: Test... test
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 5 Dec 2017 06:11:53 -0800
  ...On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 6:07 AM, Doug Toomey <drt@uoregon.edu> wrote: > Test. > > Sent out messages over weekend from non gmail...
• Re: Catalytic test pipe
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 1 Jan 2012 17:29:34 -0800
  Peter, You can make your own 'test pipe' by breaking up the innards of an old cat. Of course, this is only to be...
• Re: [WetWesties] Frydae DNS-changer attack update
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Jul 2012 17:09:17 -0400
  ...In any case, this is what epidemiologists call a screening vs a diagnostic test. A screening test can have false negatives, should not have...
• compression test
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 22:27:41 -0700
  ...I understand a compression test is inconclusive without a leak-down test, and I am not having any problems with the engine (other than...
• Re: Old Cars and engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 06:44:16 -0600
  ...Here in Houston they do a diagnostic test on OBD 2 vehicles and a treadmill/sniffer test on older vehicles. I haven't been...
• Re: Syncro: Dyno smog test dangerous?
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 09:27:34 -0500
  ...My syncro was tested a year ago and suffered no ill effects, however it still makes me angry that I'm not permitted to...
• Re: Syncro: Dyno smog test dangerous?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 07:42:28 -0800
  In CA, a portion of the cars are smog-tested on a dyno. However, the DMV explicitly states that vehicles with full-time 4wd...
• Re: Emissions test failure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:57:01 -0700
  ...Emissioins test failure My 1987 Vanagon failed its Arizona emission test this morning. Results were Hydrocarbons (HO) grams/mile .75 limit 1.60 (passed...
• Re: Fuel Line replacement - Fuel pressure test?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 28 Sep 2013 12:50:41 -0700
  ...the normal way is, engine running, connect your FP gaue to the testing port, on that triple T by the distributor. 7mm hex nut...
• Re: California law (smog)
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:27:56 -0500
  ...not only does the vehicle have to pass the >emissions test, it must have all the original emissions equipment in place. >That means your...
• Re: Upcoming smog test and Ethos products
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:32:05 -0700
  I had a Westy and it only got tested every other year. And I live in California. On 6/20/10 9:52 PM...
• Re: Definitive on the 87 not using a common ground for rear speakers
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 09:26:37 EDT
  ...Easiest test: Get a continuity tester (or ohmmeter, etc.), unplug the wiring from the stereo, and put the test leads on the 2 ground...
• Re: flow-through muffler -> cool cat -> failes emissions
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:54:54 -0700
  In my experience (CA and BC), if the test goes quickly the results will be good. If it is taking 2-4 minutes, things...
• Re: O2 senser voltage testing
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 24 Apr 2005 05:36:09 -0400
  ...Check my web site for more info on testing O2 sensor. http://neksiwel.20m.com/ Ken Lewis
• Re: '90 MV running lean at 2500rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:20:21 -0500
  ...Compression test - 135 - 155. Coil/spark plug resistance test. Fuel pressure test at test tab - idle - 32. under load - 36. ECM pin out scope...
• Re: Bad Valve
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Mon, 2 May 2005 13:36:21 EDT
  John ~~ The best way to tell the tale is to run a air test // Put each cylinder # on top dead center // you will need...
• Re: compression testing... on the bench
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 02:34:08 -0600
  ...Has anybody >>bolted a bellhousing and starter to a longblock on >>their workbench and tested the compression? (i know it >>is a cold test...
• Re: RATS!! All that work, now Dometic won't cool on LP
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:20:05 -0700
  ...Bench test on 110: got down to ~ 55 F. Fins started to get cold. Ambient was low 70's F. It cooled in about...
• Re: Mexican buses
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 May 1999 08:47:48 EDT
  ...Also they are RHD and you won't be able to bring them into the US anyway because no crash test data is available...
• Need Someone to test a Battery Saver
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:31:12 -0500
  ...But I can only do so much testing in my shop, so I'm curious if any of you are interested in testing these...
• EVC help
  Historical mailing list - Gary Clendening
  Wed, 20 Aug 1997 07:55:35 -0400
  Thanks to Everyone, By Friday I should be doing Eurobago-ing to Lee, ME for a test. Thanks for all the help, everyone, especially...
• Emmision test fail
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 10:06:07 -0400
  ...I thank you all for that!! But I should have included the test results to give you a better idea, and here they are...
• Euro-Drive: UPDATE 87 Volkswagen Vanagon, No-start
  Historical mailing list - "Jerry Thomas (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Fri, 14 May 1999 10:32:59 -0400
  ...my testing may be incomplete!All sensors have been tested and or replaced.ECM was shipped to NAPA test center and tested OK.I...
• Re: Tips on passing emissions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:05:55 -0500
  ...They didn't listen to me though. > > Well, the test conditions are set to be constant for all vehicles. One is not testing against...
• Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 8 May 2013 18:00:11 -0400
  Tom, If you (or anyone else) would like to make an adapter to test pressure caps, get this fitting from Stant: http://www.amazon...