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• Alternator upgrade note
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 09:32:03 -0700
  ...When I put it up on my bench for testing a couple things became obvious. 1. my bench tester isnt powerful enough. When it...
• Re: Test
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:28:48 -0700
  ...Test > > Seems like I'm not getting list mails . . . > Just testing. > > -- > Drew > Reno, NV >
• Re: Vanagon crash test (was drifting)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:33:03 +1200
  > Just when I thought I had seen all the Vanagon crash test videos- > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGKlWqSadl We all know very...
• CO Adjustment
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Feb 1995 12:18:34 -0600
  My '85 Vanagon barely passed its emissions test this time. The CO% = 7 (and some change) measured at tailpipe, by the way, not upstream...
• Re: Gas Vanagon to Diesel Conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 12:53:58 -0500
  ...the emission test here in Cumberland County consists of a "gas cap pressure test" - meaning they remove your gas cap and hook it to...
• I didnt pass emissions---why?
  Historical mailing list - gary goldey
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:06:18 -0800
  ...passed the high rev test then i installed new plugs,patched the exhaust and put in some high test, took out the air filter...
• Re: I didnt pass emissions---why?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:46:16 -0800
  Emission test vary all over; It would help to know what the tests were measuring for and to what extent they failed- what were...
• I4 emission issues
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 19:54:40 -0700
  Hi all...I'm having a time passing the emissions testing this year. Get through easily for the past ten, but this time around...
• Re: Herguth Oil Analysis
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 15:50:04 -0500
  > Total Base 1.54 don't have this one on my tests. says "decreases in TBN may indicate reduced acid neutralizing capacity, or a...
• Re: 02 mixture questions
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
  Wed, 15 Oct 1997 10:54:25 -0500
  ...Reconnect hose to regulator & try next test. Adjust mixture if out of adjustment. LEAN TEST: Multimeter still in place as with rich test and...
• Re: No current at FI injector plug
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:33:13 -0500
  ...Bentley outlines several tests which I've completed the following one failed. Bentley 1980-1983 pg. 24.6 suggests testing voltage supply at injector...
• what steps can be taken to diagnose head gasket problems?
  Historical mailing list - Robbie Cotner
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 14:28:02 -0800
  ...What should I ask him to look for? My thoughts: -Compression Test -Leak-down Test -Cooling system pressure Test -Visual inspection(of what?) The...
• Starter Help
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:27:41 -0700
  ...Now i'm looking at the starter, but i got out the test-light today and crawled under. The main wire coming from the...
• Re: Pressure Tester/Adapter for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 1 Jan 2008 11:51:07 -0500
  ...Mike Richard Golen wrote: > Hi, > > Before I buy a new motor for my 87 Westy, I'd like to pressure test > the cooling system...
• VANAGON LIST TEST - DISREGARD[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com]
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Mon, 24 Nov 1997 08:35:28 -0800
  This is a full system test of the VANAGON LIST server. Plesae DO NOT use the list til' I post a general "ONLINE" message...
• Re: coolant pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 12:31:22 -0700
  My local repair shop has on occasion used a pressure check to test for leaks, or potential leaks. What pressure should be used and...
• test
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 11:27:27 -0500
  This is a test as my List submissions seem to not be posting (at least to my screen). If anyone receives this, please let...
• Re: Milton leak down tester
  Historical mailing list - Andrea Berardelli
  Sat, 5 Apr 2003 19:05:31 -0800
  Hello, I have a Milton leak down tester, single gauge. I do not have the instructions. Can anyone let me have a copy of...
• no spark
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 20:08:50 EDT
  I tested coil on my ' 87 and it was good!, checked further and found the hall sensor loose in its mount-wobbling and probably...
• Fuel pressure tester
  Historical mailing list - Will Morris
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 09:49:23 -0500
  What's the best source for an inexpensive fuel pressure tester that will work with the digifant system? Is is worth looking at places...
• 1983 Road & Track Westy test
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 18 Mar 2006 09:27:31 -0800
  Going through my R&T collection I came across their 36,000 mile test of an '83.5 Westy. Makes kind of interesting reading...
• Re: To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Fri, 9 Dec 2016 17:51:58 -0800
  ...I can’t find instruction in the “Bible”, only to test the wire that leads to it. That test says; your test light will...
• RPM Tester?
  Historical mailing list - Kay O Fremgen
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 16:14:02 -0400
  Hello Does anybody know how to hook up a "Optilux motor tester" old fashioned multi tester to an electronic ignition system (Digifant) so I...
• Compression test results
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Sat, 22 May 1999 07:01:17 -0700
  Tested the sunbus's compression today and got the following: (front) #1 120 -- #3 120 #2 160 -- #4 145 I did not do a...
• Re: charging system problem? battery sitting for a while.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 23:20:41 -0600
  Tolga, A hydrometer test to each cell will quickly point out which cell is no good. Also a battery load tester hooked to the...
• compression testing... on the bench
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:15:20 -0800
  ...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: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:06:23 -0400
  Coolant system-cap pressure testers are readily available. You will need an adapter for the VW cap. Yes quality is all over the place...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:47:23 -0400
  Just got back from a test ride. I checked the output of the alternator at idle its 14.1 at the stud positive and...
• Re: Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 9 Sep 2004 12:31:09 -0400
  ...Drive the vehicle _hard_ for >40 minute on the way to the SMOG test. I don't know about letting it idle. A new...
• Re: VW Van Screensaver MAC Testers needed
  Historical mailing list - Tolga Morawski
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 23:06:11 -0400
  I can do Mac testing if you still need people. I have a few systems and run both OS X 10.3.6 and...
• Re: Best chance of passing emissions?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 19:07:25 -0400
  Is that 48 hours to take a test or do you have to pass it? If you are getting a dyno test, most likely...
• Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 21:56:10 -0700
  ...82 Failed CA Smog Test- help! > > I passed all aspects of the test but the CO% at idle -- I was at 5.56%, > with...
• Re: How hard to swap distrubuter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:10:02 -0700
  if your only goal is to basically test if your new used distributor works, you can test that just by - rig up a spark...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: 90 Vanagon Syncro - Emission Test Gas Cap Failure - Solution
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:57:14 -0700
  ...Not so much this weekend. >> >> I found a suitable replacement cap that was visually and pneumatically >> acceptable for the test adapter. >> >> The new cap...
• Re: Failed NOx emission test
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 12:48:46 -0600
  ...The same car was tested weeks later after using the additive with regular fillups and the emissions remained low. The cost per use was...
• Re: Compression tester question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:13:41 -0800
  ...On 11/16/07, David Kao <dtkao0205@yahoo.com> wrote: > Neil, my compression tester has a valve that will hold the > pressure in the...
• Re: Cairo Report, now K&N
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 08:50:22 -0800
  ...Doom of this!!:>) Theory and belief are one thing, data and test results are another... Seems to me that the data and proof would...
• Re: Group Purchase of chip and 1.4 ratio rockers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 13:47:15 -0500
  I to this point have had no replies on other van to compare for Dyno testing lets try another approach I am testing next...
• Re: Testing injectors
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 08:04:49 -0600
  ...You can do the same test in your engine compartment (I just happen to have an extra pump that makes it simpler). Stan Wilder...
• Bad Valve
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Mon, 2 May 2005 07:50:29 -0700
  ...After further tests, I did a compression test and found #1 at 30, the others at 130-140. Had the valves replaced about 5...
• Re: California Smog Test 2008
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 21:47:59 -0700
  ...California Smog Test 2008 > For CA Smog check info, look here: > > http://www.smogcheck.ca.gov/ > > I think you are referring to the low...
• Failed emissions testing
  Historical mailing list - Todd.Last
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:48:59 -0800
  I went to have my Westy emission tested today, and it failed the test. The van had been sitting for a number of months...
• Testing script
  Historical mailing list - Roger Barkley
  Sat, 7 Apr 2012 21:40:37 -0400
  Testing to see if my posts are readable? Work fine from my desktop but scrambled from my tablet? This seems to be the only...
• TEST
  Historical mailing list - Sean O'Corrain
  Wed, 16 Jul 1997 15:12:03 -0500
  THIS IS A TEST. Sean O'Corrain and Susan Zager '87 Syncro GL '68 Beetle (Automatic) '96 Jetta (WOW! Fast) 'If you have eliminated...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 11:15:44 -0700
  ...Once again trying to > understand the Bentley test procedures on Pg. 27.18. What is " connect > alternator/regulator tester" ?? All I have is my...
• Testing Starters...
  Historical mailing list - David
  Wed, 16 Nov 2016 14:51:23 -0800
  ...I took said starters to OReilly and they said they couldn't test them because the bendix gear would fly off and damage the...
• oil pressure test
  Historical mailing list - Seastoner
  Fri, 1 May 1998 17:23:31 +0000
  I just had an oil pressure test done to see if I need to replace the long block or just the heads on my...
• Re: TEXAS SMOG LAW ORDEAL (don't fear!)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:19:04 -0700
  ...You see OBD-II cars > actually have thier own emissions test equipment built in. The > oxygen sensors and other sensors in the system actually...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 3 Mar 2014 00:16:03 -0500
  Again the OBDII systems test many of the systems. They know if a catalytic converter goes bad or even if there is a cylinder...
• Re: ideas for testing WBX heads for cracks
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:00:38 -0600
  ...take them to a head specialist (sounds more serious than a head shop) who tests them. I have it done to all heads. I...
• CO questions
  Historical mailing list - Bob Whitby
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 21:27:04 -0700
  1) If I test my 02 sensor and find that it is in spec, can I therefore assume that I do not need to...
• Re: Add Injector Cleaner Right Before Emissions Test? Passed Emissions w/o It !
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Tue, 8 May 2012 22:12:26 -0400
  ...Add Injector Cleaner Right Before Emissions Test? Passed Emissions w/o It ! Please disregard. Passed emissions w/o it. test results image: https://lh3...
• LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:25:36 -0700
  ...Any answers and/or critiques regarding my test method/tester are welcome! Neil. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
• Re: Compression Test
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:04:57 -0500
  ben just curious if you see the same thing as me when you do wasserboxer compression tests. do you always seem to get lower...
• Re: Synthetic oil not worth it (long)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 23:35:15 -0700
  ...Synthetic oil not worth it (long) >So, the test vehicles were torn down at 60,000 miles? I have a feeling that >that is...
• Re: 82 compression test
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 25 May 1999 14:34:59 -0400
  Martin, Do you mean that the *motor was running* when you did the compression test?!? If so, your results could be very wrong. You...
• Re: Failed emissions testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:04:19 -0500
  ...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: Gas Vanagon to Diesel Conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 14:24:41 EST
  ...the emission test here in Cumberland County consists of a "gas cap pressure test" - meaning they remove your gas cap and hook it to...
• Re: test test
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:54:31 -0700
  ...test test That's a copy good buddy. Is that "Convoy" I hear faintly in the background? On 10/26/07, Michael Elliott <camping...
• =?utf-8?Q?Forgive_me,_I=E2=80=99m_testing_?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 25 Jul 2023 20:35:05 -0700
  ...But I’ll test mail after Jim’s working on it Btw, no takers on the Syncro key fobs? :-) Ab