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running rich
Historical mailing list
Mon, 6 Nov 1995 18:26:13 -0600
...wires, did a complete tune-up and it passed-but I had access to testing equipment to check it before I went to the...
TEST
Historical mailing list - Sean O'Corrain
Mon, 21 Jul 1997 16:37:11 -0500
Just an email test. Thanks. Sean O'Corrain and Susan Zager '87 Syncro GL '68 Beetle (Automatic) '96 Jetta (WOW! Fast) 'If you have...
TEST - DISREGARD
Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
Tue, 19 Aug 1997 19:55:12 -0700
TEST Just debugging our "repaired" Vanagon List server. DO NOT SEND MAIL YET!!! Chris ************************************************ Christopher M. Smith, PhD Computational Biology Group San Diego Supercomputer...
fuel pressure test connection size?
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Tue, 6 Feb 2001 08:12:05 -0800
Can anyone tell me what is the size thread is the connection on the fuel pressure test T? I'd like to buy the...
Sensors or what else?
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Sun, 10 Apr 2005 11:28:02 -0700
I have tested the wires going to the oil pressure senders and both of them don't light up the tester while the light...
Possible intake leak
Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
Tue, 29 Nov 2005 05:38:58 -0800
Earlier this year, there was comments about testing for intake leaks using propane. Someone else came up with a trick using water to test...
A/C resuscitation - where to start?
Historical mailing list - james
Thu, 5 Jul 2007 10:30:07 -0400
I took an online test to get certified to buy R12. The test was $20.00 and open book online. Now I can get...
Re: Timing
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Wed, 19 May 2004 06:17:13 -0400
Michael, Did you test the sensors and hall unit when they were hot i.e. at failure time? I have seen TEMPII sensors that...
Diagnosing Cruise Control Failure
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Wed, 17 Sep 1997 09:37:28 -0400
...Manual is wrong! Followed manual for checking out cruise control system and everything checks out OK except the last test, which is to test...
Re: '90 MV running lean at 2500rpm
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 07:55:14 -0500
...The following test's/possible solutions > have been done by my very competent but stumped mechanic: > Compression test - 135 - 155. > Coil/spark plug resistance...
Re: Last gasp: low compression exhaust valve can't pass smog
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:58:57 -0700
...same company makes the testing equipment ? or did Ca farm out all emission testing to a private company, that NJ also uses ? could be...
Testing pressure cap
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 11:52:51 -0400
Hi List, Is there a method for testing the coolant expansion tank pressure cap? we just drove Byron (85 GL) back up from his...
Re: Compression test results
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Sat, 22 May 1999 21:14:15 -0400
...Compression test results Tested the sunbus's compression today and got the following: (front) #1 120 -- #3 120 #2 160 -- #4 145 I did...
Re: did anyone else get "test only" smog checks this year in CA?
Historical mailing list - karen d
Sun, 17 Oct 2004 13:21:39 -0700
...Based on that, is what determines what type and year of vehicle gets sent to Test Only Site. I then asked if that means...
Re: Battery
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sun, 16 Oct 2005 10:55:19 -0600
...Note...recently we tested several less than 3 month old "unnamed very cheap brand" batteries in the main charger/tester. They all boiled over...
Re: K&N, from K&N...
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Tue, 9 Jan 2001 14:16:58 -0800
...They have > > been proven to stop at least 99% of particles on a SAE dust test. This test > > uses particles in the 0 - 5...
Was Failed emissions testing, now is testing a good thing
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Thu, 30 Dec 2010 23:20:22 -0600
At one time I would have agreed that emissions testing was a good thing, but that was back in the carburetor days when mechanics...
Re: Check your Voltmeter battery!!
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:04:26 -0700
...During the test, I move the probe wires around to test for breaks. The HF priced probe wires tend to fail early. I'd...
Re: Fw: emission tests are a fraud
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Sun, 24 Jun 2001 16:10:23 -0700
...We all don't like doing these test, especially for vehicles that were built before there were standards.. i.e. 1980 but... I like...
cracks in head (cylinder head, that is)
Historical mailing list
Sat, 6 Jul 1996 23:37:15 -0400
...If you know the particulars of a test like this, technical details such as mounting hardware or test process/design, that would really be...
Help: Failed Smog Test
Historical mailing list - Antaki
Mon, 15 Nov 1999 01:00:25 -0800
Howdy, and thanks in advance for any light shed on this problem: '88 Vanagon failed California smog check at idle test, with HC at...
Re: Fuel gauge system test
Historical mailing list - walkingboss
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:11:56 -0500
Fuel gauge test process: Test the voltage at the fuel sending unit. Between the sender wire and the ground wire. It should be 10...
Fuel Pressure T fitting busted!
Historical mailing list - Fjazzbass
Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:23:41 -0400
...I was testing the pressure on the fitting and got the tester stuck...applied a wrench and boom, broke it :-( Does anyone have one...
Test (don't bother)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 29 Jun 1995 18:37:45 -0500
Test _________________________________________________________ Donald Baxter <dbax@mindspring.com> Atlanta, Georgia 404.874-3292 (home) 404.447.6831 (work) _________________________________________________________ "The bomb in Oklahoma City was made out...
Vanagon List - TEST ONLY[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com]
Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
Fri, 21 Nov 1997 15:37:41 -0800
This is a full service test. PLEASE, PLEASE !! Do not use the list yet! I'll post another message ... SOON telling one-n'-all...
all because of a little worm called nimbda[test]
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Thu, 20 Sep 2001 11:31:50 -0400
test Sudhir H. Desai desa4622@yahoo.com ICQ: 8255956 AOLim: rawsuds 1984 Vanagon Z34 1996 Jetta (soon to be race ready) _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo...
recent adventures in '84 electrical bonding:ps
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Sun, 13 Jul 2003 03:51:51 -0400
...shunt around 800 ohm resistance also made operational flashing led for both low coolant level (tested by momemtarily removing connector) and high temperature (tested...
Re: got to get ready for emission testing
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Wed, 18 Jan 2006 16:01:15 -0500
Roger, Two people in this world you do not want to piss off; your waitress or your emmisions tester. Sounds like you learned half...
Re: Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Chapter Three
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:35:12 -0600
...After that the very next steps done were a combustion gasses test (dye method) and a coolant system pressure test (leak down). The combustion...
Re: Compression tester question
Historical mailing list - Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:13:12 -0500
My compression tester has just that--a valve (the core is just like in your tire) to hold the max compression reading until I...
Re: Smog test help
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 7 Oct 2012 21:01:27 -0400
...Here are the numbers IDLE Test 1: HC 432 (STD 220 ) CO 1.5636 (STD 1.0) IDLE Test 2: HC 315 CO 1...
Re: Compression tester question
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:36:34 -0800
...Do a dry/wet > > pair of tests on each cylinder. (test dry then squirt some oil into > > the cylinder and test again.) If a...
Re: Test message
Historical mailing list
Thu, 4 Mar 2021 14:51:05 +0000
...Test message Messages sent in reply to another member and the group have been undeliverable. So this is a test to see if a...
Re: Test
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 11:41:29 -0700
...Test > > Seems like I'm not getting list mails . . . > Just testing. > > -- > Drew > Reno, NV
2.1 L Syncro Engine For Sale
Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
Tue, 5 Apr 2005 06:04:59 -0700
...Engine is from an 86 Syncro and has 165,000 miles on it, and it passed emission testing last summer. No leaks except a...
Re: compression testing... on the bench
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:51:37 -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...
Brake Pressure Bleeder/Coolant Pressure Testor
Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
Sun, 4 Feb 2001 21:50:36 -0700
...I am also planning on buying the Stant Cooling system pressure testor or the following: http://www.powerprobe.com/lr300.htm My question is...
syncro shock test
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 4 Apr 2012 09:01:21 -0700
...Quite an extensive test of shocks, results in German but can be easily translated. http://ig-syncro16.de/forum/index.php?name=ForumsPro&file...
(F) See a New Beetle crash test footage!
Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
Fri, 5 Jun 1998 10:56:50 -0400
...It's the crash test footage from the new Beetle. I was suprised at how well it held up! http://www.hwysafety.org/crash...
Re: Pre-smog and smog
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 9 Mar 2004 17:37:45 -0500
...During the test, it appear that the engine was missing. If you didn't have an engine, what was being tested... :)
Re: Prelim ecu plug test... interestin
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 29 Mar 2020 12:42:59 -0700
Forget that, shamefaced, read PinOut incorrectly Test one on 24.61 passed > On Mar 29, 2020, at 12:25 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw...
Re: Compression Test on Aircooled 1600
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Sat, 4 Dec 1999 06:59:01 -0800
At 08:05 AM 01/14/2000 -0000, you wrote: > Some quick pointers please about compression testing. 1 - Should the >engine be hot or...
Re: AW: Vanagon Virtues and Type 2 contrasts( was ahhh..
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 17:02:36 -0400
...wrote: > a vanagon or a SUV for this test. See the smiles dissapear after driving > the bus 0 to 60 in fifteen minutes- and...
FS: parts - Idle Stabilizer Control Unit
Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
Thu, 5 May 2005 23:58:01 -0400
...I've tested all the parts and they function correctly on another vanagon. I can also ship to Canada. 1) Idle Stabilizer Control Unit...
Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
Tue, 15 Apr 2003 23:25:48 -0700
...82 Failed CA Smog Test- help! Guys, It actually does not matter whether or not you do a test only or a real smog...
Re: Mobil I ... negative..(from digest)
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Fri, 5 Oct 2007 14:20:54 -0400
...L-37 is a more severe test. Tests for thermal & oxidation stability/component cleanliness: API GL-4, No requirement API GL-5, L-60...
once again: syncro road test reports in international magazines
Historical mailing list - Thomas Niksch
Mon, 6 Apr 1998 18:19:11 UT
...There is no road test arounf the world now but lots of raod test reports in some mags ... Phill Lander form Australia composed the...
compression testing procedure
Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
Tue, 28 Apr 1998 09:15:33 +0000
I've searched the archives about compression testing, but haven't found the answers I was looking for: Why the open throttle requirement? Both...
Re: CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:38:47 -0400
Smoke testers are real nice for finding vacuum and vapor line leaks. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
Re: Utah Emissions
Historical mailing list - garth woolstenhulme
Thu, 6 May 1999 20:08:00 -0700
Hi John, Do not let them test your syncro on a dyno as only one pair of wheels turn at a time and that...
Re: '88 fuel pump not vibrating
Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:51:39 -0700
...Should I use a testing light instead? Also, how can I test the battery without damaging the meter? Thanks, Lee
Re: Test
Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
Thu, 11 Oct 2018 14:31:56 -0700
...2018, at 2:15 PM, VW Vanagon <t3vanagon@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Seems like I'm not getting list mails . . . > Just testing. > > -- > Drew > Reno, NV
temp II & temp I sensor tests
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:42:24 -0700
...Is there a simple test, out of the vehicle, for the proper resistance on these two sensors? And what would that value be? Thanks...
Typical Ferrari owner NVC- Fryeday material
Historical mailing list - don spence
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:36:36 -0700
...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ferrari-Testarossa-Ferrari- Testarossa_W0QQitemZ300076657156QQihZ020QQcategoryZ6212QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewI tem Visit this page, click on "Read feedback comments" then click on the last...
Re: Hall Sensor Test 2.1L
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Mon, 28 Apr 2003 10:36:00 -0400
...Hall Sensor TEst 2.1L Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 19:28:11 EDT On Digifant the Bentley test # 28.43 refers to using...
Bad distributor (was: Re: testing the ignition coil (85 1.9L))
Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:22:37 -0500
...there's a mention of "test coil > >without a meter". > > > >What do you do to test the coil WITH a meter? What meter? Does...
HPV Vaccine for Cervical Cancer
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Wed, 21 Feb 2001 09:18:57 -0800
...The experimental vaccine just passed its first human safety test but has years more testing ahead to prove if it does protect women against...
Re: How bad is it to have dual carbs instaed if the FI on an 84
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 23 Aug 2013 08:55:23 -0700
...It is very difficult to pass emissions (at least here in AZ) with > just the idle "sniff test" when using carbs. With the newer...
Re: [T2] Air-cooled Federal EGR filter and SMOG
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Thu, 10 May 2007 07:41:07 -0700
...fresh oil, new premium gas, > timing spot on, long drive to get the engine completely warmed up before > hitting the test station. After passing...
Re: Help: Failed Smog Test
Historical mailing list - Roger Hans Gretler
Mon, 15 Nov 1999 08:49:39 -0800
...the motor is probablty running rich at the low RPM setting Send the results of the complete smog test. I am interested to check...