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• Re: Turbo Muffler, Jacobs Ign, Snake Oil
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 10:22:41 -0700
  ...Not to mention the difficulty of getting past the EPA 50k-mile endurance test with even an occasional misfie. The days of the feeble...
• Re: Replacement fuel tank question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:12:38 -0400
  Not only the NHTSA but also EPA or other compliance issues. The vehicle and the emission control system including the vapor recovery is designed...
• Refrigerate Oil
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 10:13:39 -0500
  ...Remember the days the R-12 sells for 99 cents and it's a 16oz can!!!!! Blame it on EPA. Do you know the...
• Re: all my R12 is gone..? (bummer)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 24 May 2005 23:13:48 -0400
  ...sure I have > no 'massive' leaks, then go and get my EPA license > so I can buy cans of R12 off of ebay. > > Some...
• SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 13:44:36 -0800
  ...The EPA ought to research its emissions requirements more thoroughly before requiring them. I'm not a chemistry major, but I know that some...
• Re: DM: Re: VW coolant
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 21:12:25 -0800
  ...Used E-glycol can be burned in a small furnace without special handling, according to the EPA, the most repressive of Govt. agencies in...
• Re: ES-12 Replacement for R-12 Refrigerant
  Historical mailing list - Rolf Hastrup
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 11:51:55 -0700
  Philip, ES-12 is compatible with both R-12 and R-134a; however, EPA does not want mixing of refrigerants. Therefor, the prefered procedure...
• Re: Freeze-12 and other A/C supplies
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:01:48 -0700
  ...Freeze-12 is on the EPA's "acceptable subject to use" list, as well as some others that have less than 5% isobutane. Perhaps...
• Re: Importing from Canada to US
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 13:08:05 -0800
  ...I'll have to pay a 150 percent bond until the vehicle is deemed compliant by DOT/EPA agencies. If that the case I...
• Re: gas prices and fuel economy ... another slant :)
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:06:31 -0500
  ...As you may recall, EPA Mileage Ratings now incorporate additional tests more accurately reflecting our actual driving patterns. Speeds are higher, cold start is...
• Corrado Powered Westy Syncro - For Sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 May 1996 07:06:15 +1000
  ...from Germany - exactly like the original but with an extra indentation. EPA had not approved it and would not allow its import. He got...
• Re: regarding ZSImports, ubidzmall, Vic
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:03:32 -0800
  ...It is also illegal to register a "parts car" in the USA without performing a DOT and EPA certification. These are not opinions, just...
• Re: Preventable A/C leak
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 10 Jul 1999 15:44:46 -0400
  ...The only thing I have against FR-12 is that even though it is EPA approved you still cannot buy it in stores as...
• Re: AC Freon
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 11:11:03 -0500
  ...1) Go to http://www.epatest.com/ pay your $20, take the OPEN BOOK test, and become a licensed vehicle AC mechanic 2) Buy...
• Re: Selling my beautiful Syncro Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 11:18:04 -0400
  ...the notice up on the lists before I hit thesamba and epages. > > > > > > When you see the below webpage, and the work that's gone...
• Re: Water 4 Gas. com
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:34:53 -0700
  ...What kind >> of car is >> it? What's the EPA mpg rating on the highway? What's the capacity >> of the >> gas tank? Multiply...
• Re: Veggie Oil Westy in CDN Globe & Mail
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:04:06 -0400
  ...At the federal EPA level, it is illegal to use any non compliant fuels. The first fine is $2,750. Dennis >From: Steven Johnson...
• Re: Importing Van from Canada
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 May 1996 14:09:42 -0400
  ...Will vans sold in >Canada from 1980 to 1990 meet US EPA and DOT standards for US >importation? Maybe you might know or direct...
• California resident, purchasing out of state van...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 23:52:43 -0700
  ...Somewhere on the vehicle there is a sticker or plate indicating some degree of compliance with US EPA regulations. A full CA-compliant one...
• Re: Biodiesel as a parts washer solvent report
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 16:27:30 -0700
  ...I figure the pick up alone is worth it! > >> Keeps the EPA > >> weasels away from the door. > >> Keep us posted, the Bio may be...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions changed to measurements
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:36:20 -0500
  ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > Hi . > I'd say 'it depends'. > Miles are sure handy. We've gotten used to those very...
• Re: Vanagon choking when feeding gas
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 11 Jul 94 22:21:48 CDT
  ...which was, at one time, orderable from the parts people (prior to the epa clamping down on that stuff). on my 80 bus, i...
• Re: Aux fuel tank update.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:26:03 -0500
  ...On the environment front, is there any resources to see what it would take to make a setup like the EPA / CARB compliant? Tanks...
• Re: converting watercooled vanagon to aircooled
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 07:22:51 EDT
  ...They would have kept on using it too if the EPA hadn't cracked down on automotive emissions. The aircooled engine just cannot be...
• Re: ES-12 Substitute for Freon R-12 or R-134a
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 12:12:18 -0700
  ...no longer legal, and R-134 type adapters >are required by EPA regulation whenever an R-12 freon systen is converted to an >approved...
• Re: NVC Re: VW, honour, and culture
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 23:40:10 +0000
  ...the Environmentally Conscious , The EPA and so on. It > wasn't a mistake or incompetence...apparently so far, it appears it was > intentional deception...
• Re: High Performance Wasseboxers?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 11:11:38 -0600
  ...A Reply to EPage Ad 193511 -----Original Message----- From: Darrell Boehler <midwesty@MIDWEST.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date...
• Re: My R134a experience
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 12:54:32 -0700
  ...http://www.epa.gov/Ozone/snap/refrigerants/hc12alng.html Some folks think the intent is to force people to have their old R-12...
• Re: Fwd: Stranded - my first heartbreak
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Thu, 7 Dec 2006 19:28:56 -0800
  ...Some of you may not be aware of it, but since the EPA started to pay attention to leaking gasoline storage tanks, many of...
• Re: I4 Engine conversion - german diesel parts source
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ewing
  Thu, 29 May 2008 07:55:43 -0400
  ...Of course, that is all change now >> on >> > Epay.(that's another story for a different day) Prices aren't too bad >> and >> > shipping...
• Refrigerant Regulatory Crap!! (long)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 15:10:54 -0500
  ...12a, Red-Tek 12a, and others as illegal refrigerants, when the EPA website lists them and tells you exactly which fittings are needed for...
• Re: R-134A retrofit (JC WHIPME content)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 14:38:13 EDT
  It could be a state thing but I think the EPA regulates this stuff. Also if folks want to do the R-134a thing...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 22:17:44 -0800
  ...is all ballpark figuring, when > you > look at it that way. EPA must calculate MPG using measured distances, > rather > than odometer readings, along with...
• Re: 97 EV's
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Dec 1996 11:11:14 -0800
  ...The Canadian version of the EPA lists the TDI Panel as the most environmentally-correct commercial light vehicle this year, according to their web...
• Re: Vanagon's and Carburetors - Again
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:24:18 -0700
  ...and the ASARCO smelter was still operating in total violation of EPA rules, but they just went on spewing tons of crap every day...
• Re: South Africn Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 22:26:37 -0800
  ...DOT just wants to put US safety equipment (shouldn't > >be too complicated since there are US spec Vanagons for parts), EPA well > >install...
• Re: I4 Engine conversion - german diesel parts source
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 28 May 2008 09:19:54 -0700
  ...Of course, that is all change now >> on >> > Epay.(that's another story for a different day) Prices aren't too bad and >> > shipping...
• Re: "carat" FS on ebay PROFANITY WARNING
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 18:11:41 EST
  ...fwd his kind response to my inquiry to the folks at epay, and the ad would have been yanked, im sure. and would have...
• Re: all my R12 is gone..? (bummer)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Tue, 24 May 2005 21:59:49 -0400
  ...sure I have > >no 'massive' leaks, then go and get my EPA license > >so I can buy cans of R12 off of ebay. > > > >Some...
• Re: Paint job pricing
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 13 Aug 2013 21:40:55 -0700
  ...Occasionally, they may get inspected to make sure their equipment meets EPA standards, but that's pretty rare. Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: AC converted to 134
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:55:46 -0700
  ...As for R12, get EPA Section 609 certified (do it online here http://www.imaca.org/training.htm for $15) and buy off of...
• Re: Hydrogen cars. Was: Re: waterboxer pinging
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:17:54 -0500
  ...how the lower octane at altitude is specified >> and by whom--EPA, DOT? I haven't stumbled on any detailed info about >> that. >> >> A...
• Re: Replacement fuel tank question
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:46:28 -0400
  ...Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Not only the NHTSA but also EPA or other compliance issues. The vehicle and > the emission control system including...
• Re: Running without a cat...?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:31:50 -0400
  ...But I doubt the EPA is going to come knocking. Cheers, Jeff iPhone email. On Oct 14, 2008, at 3:59 PM, Scott Daniel...
• Re: Vanagon emissions
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:57:13 -0230
  ...fleet readings for new >> light >> trucks. >> >> Could I have misinterpreted the EPA charts? Heck yes, but I don't >> think so. >> If our vans...
• Re: On Board Propane Tank needed
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 10 May 2007 05:55:41 EDT
  ...buy the parts you need to refurb your tank; strip, sand and r= epaint your tank to make it look new, put it under...
• Re: Car Talk
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Wed, 21 Sep 94 13:43:04 CDT
  ...over here, they have to meet EPA/DOT and put lots of luxuries in ... so the price is $40,000. rather similar to what...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 09:12:14 -0500
  ...is all ballpark figuring, when you look at it that way. EPA must calculate MPG using measured distances, rather than odometer readings, along with...
• Re: Old Car Scrappage Bullshit Alert
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:17:38 -0800
  there is a professor in the chem dept here that has a sizable EPA grant to develope a fast (sub micro-second) means to...
• Re: [vanagon] R-12 alternative Update
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 03:40:18 -0400
  ...It is not approved by the EPA for automotive use -- no flammable refrigerant blend is approved for that use. As far as I know...
• Re: all my R12 is gone..? (bummer)
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 25 May 2005 08:42:31 -0400
  ...sure I have >> no 'massive' leaks, then go and get my EPA license >> so I can buy cans of R12 off of ebay. >> >> Some...
• Re: Where is
  Historical mailing list - Brad Knapp
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 06:58:09 PST
  ...owners web site http://ep.com/ep/csp.html?csp=1112 epage search http://ep.com/ep/search.html?v=0&c=1112 VW...
• Re: buying in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Michael Gronski
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 08:59:42 -0400
  ...You may call the EPA information line at: (202) 564-9660 CANADIAN CONTACT PHONE LIST Volkswagen of America, Inc. Customer Relations Department 3800 Hamlin...
• Re: DM: Re: VW coolant
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 05:22:49 -0800
  ...Used E-glycol can be >burned in a small furnace without special handling, according to the EPA, >the most repressive of Govt. agencies in...
• Re: Just spent 2 days in a VW LT Florida!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 18:38:23 -0700
  ...that rig and engine are not made to US DOT and EPA standards, forget about bringing it home. Ask VW if it is. Good...
• Re: Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report
  Historical mailing list - jaime forero
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 20:47:52 -0500
  ...I'll leave > it at that, > as there's no point beating a dead horse. > > > VW may have wanted to have the EPA recognise...
• Re: Air Conditioning Experience (long)
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, Darrell
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 13:44:59 -0800
  ...You do need a licence to buy Freeze-12 (see http://www.epatest.com/ to get yours!) but I have heard that within the...
• Re: Who has the real skinny on R-12?
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 21:58:11 -0700
  ...12 replacement, > HF-134a, and have it officially approved by the EPA, > and accepted among the major automakers in light of > many competing companies...
• Re: Importing a vehicle to USA - need advice
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:47:23 -0800
  ...country, and you > > have committed a federal > > crime by circumventing Customs, EPA, or the NHTSA. > > One more thing, if you > > ever get into an...
• Re: Freeze-12 and other A/C supplies
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:26:43 -0700
  ...Freeze-12 and other A/C supplies I read the EPA listings and descriptions of approved fluids, and several other official discussions of AC...