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• Re: Fuel pressure tester
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 18:26:23 -0600
  ...Fuel pressure tester Sears sells a nice combo vac/pressure gauge for $19.95 folks John Aircooled.Net Inc.
• Fuel pressure test gauge
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:08:31 -0500
  Can someone tell me what variety of fuel pressure test gauge they have used successfully on a 2.1L? This kit http://www.harborfreight...
• 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...
• Re: Fuel Pressure Regulators
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 09:47:58 -0400
  At 08:57 AM 6/5/2002, Stan Wilder wrote: >1980 - 1983 Air Cooled Vanagon pressure regulators, what are the test >pressures?. >1984 - 1991...
• Re: Fuel Pressure Regulators
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 09:26:53 -0400
  Fuel Pressure Regulators - Test Procedure & Specifications AIR COOLED AFC - connect gauge US 1076 to fuel ring main - disconnect hose between intake air distributor and...
• fuel pressure tester & compression tester
  Historical mailing list - Lance LeBaron
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 06:24:44 PST
  ...Where should I look to buy a fuel pressure tester that will make up to the small fitting on the Vanagon fuel tee? Should...
• Re: oil pressure problems,still
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:23:00 -0400
  Roger, The low pressure oil switch is supposed to be normally closed i.e. no pressure. That is what tests the oil light with...
• Re: WTB Coolant pressure tester
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:04:16 -0500
  Zoltan, I have a Sears coolant system pressure tester that I bought several years ago as an open box for around $35. Even though...
• Re: Cooling System Pressure Testing - make your own tool CHEAP!
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:07:19 -0300
  ...Cooling System Pressure Testing - make your own tool CHEAP! If you're a cheap bas... uh, I mean value driven like me, you can...
• Re: Fuel pressure test gauge
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 15:42:14 -0500
  >What type of gauge do you guys use to measure (test) fuel pressure? >Well, there's ... >http://buy.snapon..... I trust the above is...
• 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...
• Re: pressure testing cooling system
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Dec 1995 23:57:40 -0400
  >The tester is screwed on in place of the pressure cap and then pumped up >to pressurize the system, with the engine stopped. Then...
• fuel pressure reg
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 15:56:32 +0000
  ...fuel pressure reg having a hole in it? someone said this could cause a flooding of the plugs, but I tested the pressure and...
• Pressure test a 2.1L Auto transmission?...How?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 19:23:27 -0700
  ...I'm unfamiliar with the workings of the 2.1L Auto Transmission...Bentley mentions a way to test the pressure via a screw-in...
• Re: 86 Camper: Voltage light sending unit; fuel pressure emission test; for sale in California
  Historical mailing list - Silvia Carranza
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 06:18:01 +0000
  ...Voltage light sending unit; fuel pressure emission test; for sale in California Sent: Sep 7, 2009 7:46 PM --snip-- 1) I believe that...
• Fuel pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 17:22:18 EST
  ...allow any pressure to vent. Would it now be appropriate to test the operation of the regulator by applying a test gauge to the...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:51:15 -0800
  ...Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO > Emissions Question > > > I are cornfused -- is CA testing gas caps or fuel tanks? Seems like some...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:19:50 -0400
  ...Somewhere in all this please tell me you put in an actual oil pressure gauge, either for test or permanently? You can go around...
• Re: looking for a tool to pressure test my coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 13:06:27 -0400
  Auto zone lends a pressure tester,but not the adapter to fit a vw. You need a screw adapter.Not the breach mounmt that...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 13:29:06 -0800
  ...test procedure & equipment as 2 > years ago. > The gas cap was tested off the van using a pressure hose & attachment. > There > was no pressure...
• Re: 86 Camper: Voltage light sending unit; fuel pressure emission test; for sale in California
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 7 Sep 2009 19:46:39 -0700
  --snip-- 1) I believe that the fuel tank is not holding its pressure during the California emissions test. If anyone has had this professionally...
• Re: LP Regulator Life Expectancy?-be careful!
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:49:48 -0400
  It's going to be difficult getting the required test pressure using water from your garden hose. I would think the best method would...
• Re: Overflow puking water
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 07:58:39 EST
  In a message dated 11/17/03 9:52:35 PM, dabomb@TANJABARNES.COM writes: << He pressure tested my rad cap, found that it...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 21:09:21 -0800
  A friend of mine who is a mechanic said that the state recently (within the last year) instituted pressure testing of the tanks as...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:28:55 -0800
  ...Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question I are cornfused -- is CA testing gas caps or fuel tanks? Seems like some...
• OIL PRESSURE
  Historical mailing list - John Iseman
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 10:49:41 EST
  You must test the oil pressure. Many people have intemittent problems with the dynamic oil pressure system. jIseman457 91 Vanagon 84K with intermittent buzzer...
• Re: need fuel line help-please!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 15 May 2001 23:22:28 EDT
  ...I SAW it at 100 PSI on my fuel pressure gauge tester; tested on a system with a clogging fuel pressure regulator. You want...
• Re: compression testing... on the bench
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:21:07 -0600
  ...or pressure at 65 psi or lower also called for a cylinder change. The testing device used had two guages - one was line pressure...
• Re: How long to do a valve job and replace the seats?
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 18:20:35 -0400
  >The compression test is done static. The engine is rotated to top dead >center on >the compression stroke. This ensures that both valves are...
• Re: AC relay question
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:58:44 -0800
  Good question, BenT There seems to be enough pressure in the system. I gave the test port valve on the low side a tap...
• Re: testing the oil pressure light system?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:49:06 -0400
  ...dan On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 10:47:25 -0700, Matthew <mpteleski@YAHOO.COM> wrote: >how can i test the oil pressure idiot light...
• Re: Fuel pressure tester
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 10:52:39 -0500
  >What's the best source for an inexpensive fuel pressure tester that >will work with the digifant system? A hardware store :-) I use a...
• Gas Pressure Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Vahid Lajevardi
  Wed, 1 Nov 95 12:31:03 PST
  Hello VWers, I would like to get a pressure gauge to measure the gas pressure after the fuel pump and before the pressure regulator...
• Re: Oil pressure checking
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 09:15:29 -0500
  ...get a snap on or some other screw in type oil pressure tester that reads in 5 pds increments or better both the inline...
• looking for a tool to pressure test my coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 10:50:49 -0400
  has anyone been there done that? I assume that you take off the burp tank cap and install the pressure tester there. Has someone...
• oil pressure test guage?
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 07:37:28 -0800
  Is there a tool available that can be used to measure oil pressure? For example, unscrewing the oil pressure sensor, hooking up a guage...
• Re: PS pump pressure testing?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 17:48:43 -0500
  All hydraulic hose companies that make up hoses have the equipment to pressure test hoses. You won't find farm and ranch stores or...
• Re: Compression tester question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:15:31 -0800
  ...In the case as described (dropping pressure) that > would indicate either leaking valves or worn rings. Do a dry/wet > pair of tests on...
• PS pump pressure testing?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:25:36 -0600
  ...has a pressure limiting valve that may be failing causing the PS rack failures. So my question is how do we test the output...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 10:45:00 -0800
  ...The gas cap was tested off the van using a pressure hose & attachment. There was no pressure test of the gas tank. The machine...
• How does a leak down tester work???
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:40:49 -0500
  ...tester before. I haven't. To get your % leakage number, do you just pressurize the cylinder, cut off the airflow, and measure the pressure...
• Re: Hot Start Problem in H2O cooled
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:35:30 -0400
  Pressure test your fuel system. It should hold pressure for a while after shut down. If it leaks right down, your injectors might be...
• Re: Headgasket diagnostic "trick"
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:51:11 -0700
  ...pressure there when you remove the > pressure cap ... > yup .....exhaust and combustion pressure are getting into the cooling > system . > it's same test as...
• 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...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 28 Mar 2023 08:29:28 -0700
  ...Some parts stores like Autozone loan out pressure testers for free that will test the cap as well as pressurize the system to check...
• Re: Fuel pressure test gauge ???
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 17:37:11 -0500
  ...Fuel pressure test gauge ??? > What type of gauge do you guys use to measure (test) fuel pressure? I've > been looking for a gauge...
• Re: coolant pressure testing
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 22:29:37 -0500
  Snap On has the VW cooling system pressurizing adaptor for testing the system.
• Re: Should I really bother with oil pressure test?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 23:36:36 -0400
  ...Should I really bother with oil pressure test? My '85 with 1.9 and around 170,000 miles is gettin old and tired. When...
• Re: Fuel Pressure Regulators
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 08:44:33 -0500
  ...Cooled Vanagon pressure regulators, what are the test > pressures?. > 1984 - 1991 Waser Boxers Vanagon pressure regulators, what are the test > pressures? > > Stan Wilder > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET...
• Leak-down Test - How to??
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 13:24:19 -0500
  ...then attach the differential compression tester, hook up the compressed air to to it, admit 120 psi pressure from the compressor - and watch the...
• Re: PS pump pressure testing?
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 11:58:29 -0400
  ...PS pump pressure testing? > > > > Bentley says that the appropriate pressure should be > > around 1500 PSI! > > just a question, maybe a dumb one at that...
• Re: Cooling System Pressure
  Historical mailing list - steve delasalle
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 04:59:14 -0800
  ...Pressure Tests for the Cooling System The first test of the cooling system is done when the engine is cold. A cooling system pressure...
• Re: Oil pressure switch question (air cooled)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 14:35:16 -0700
  ...Like test it with a test ligtht. No oil pressure - it's supply ground to the circuit. a test light can be used to...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:17:52 -0800
  ...test procedure & equipment as 2 >> years ago. >> The gas cap was tested off the van using a pressure hose & attachment. >> There >> was no pressure...
• Re: 88 Vanagon - oil pressure alarm
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:26:56 -0800
  ...FEW people can test their own oil pressure and doing it the way you suggest may open cans of worms best left alone. Most...
• Re: 2.1 WBX eating coolant.
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 17:36:54 -0400
  ...http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/pressure_test.htm This will tell you if you have an internal problem. #1 problem: one of the internal...
• Re: Oil seals
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 15:55:50 -0800
  ...Do a compression test. If that's ok, see if you can find a sensitive pressure gauge an test the pressure at the dipstick...
• pressure testing cooling system
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 23:15:00 -0800
  Is it worthwhile to own a tool for pressure testing wasserboxer cooling systems? I came across one today for $89 + $30 for VW/Audi...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing?
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 11:55:45 -0800
  ...The shop manager made the > comment, " Our pressure tester is not working right > today. Since you are exempt from that test it doesn't...
• Re: pressure testing cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Sat, 16 Dec 1995 08:01:55 -0800 (PST)
  On Sat, 16 Dec 1995, Mark McCulley wrote: > Is it worthwhile to own a tool for pressure testing wasserboxer cooling > systems? Considering the coolant...