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• Re: NVC - Not sure what to think of a web article with sponsorship from such crazy adverts but the story is the story
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 19 Sep 2015 10:01:43 -0500
  ...mcneely > > ---- Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/09/18/epa-accuses-volksw > agen-audi-evading-emission...
• Re: help w/ charging/filling AC
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:19:12 -0500
  ...The EPA is rethinking the safety of R134a so you get to pay five times as much so they can hire a few more...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:11:42 -0700
  Perhaps I should have said 'originally' which is the answer I was looking for ....just as a trivia thing . I'd say my word...
• Re: Electrical Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 18:13:23 -0600
  ...Junkyards are an "UNFIT" resting > place > for Vanagons! Our dearly departed should be in an ISO 900X, EPA > approved > auto recycling center where valuable...
• Re: Vanagon camper wanted!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:27:20 -0500
  My experience (3 vans bought) has been that The Samba is a better place to look that ePay. And, yes, the West Coast vans...
• slightly prior to friday with apology to mod - Re: NVC Re: VW gave diesel drivers what they wanted!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 17:49:32 -0700
  ...people outside of the LA and Frankfurt 'smog basins' or the >> EPA care that much about NOx. By running with this 'trick' software, VW...
• Re: D.I.Y. R-134 Kit AC Recharge advice
  Historical mailing list - David Del Ben
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 10:43:08 +1100
  ...so to do the job yourself, I recommend you go to epatest.com and spend 18.00, take a test and get certified so...
• Re: I seem to have gotten burned... by someone in Portland, ore.
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:55:47 -0800
  ...Sure, I still grudging use ePal. When a reasonable alternative comes along, I will switch in a second. For now, as a seller, I...
• Re: plugging heater hoses
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Tue, 1 Sep 2009 19:30:41 -0700
  ...The shower head I also had but they only cost about $10 on epay. If I did it again, I would use a 4...
• Re: Installing new headliner in a Westfalia Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 22 Feb 2015 17:32:51 -0800
  ...http://www.vwbusshop.de/epages/GuenzlClassicParts.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/GuenzlClassicParts/Products/%22255867400%2090T%22 Stuart From: Truls Erik Johnsen [mailto:t.e...
• Re: AC Compressor on r134a system
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:40:14 -0500
  ...If you really want to get into it, check the EPA website. They have a question - answer study course for auto refrigerant installation and...
• Re: Used working catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 2 Sep 2014 23:53:40 -0500
  These guys sell EPA certified recycled converters. They even have a distributor in Plainview NY. http://www.brownrecycling.com/reman/index.html Here is...
• Re: a/c - Sorry
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 16:13:55 -0700
  ...And like with R-12, you have to have an EPA 608/609 license to buy it. You can get certified on line through...
• Re: Cleaning up your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:37:48 +0000
  ...quoted-printable My Vespa is an LX 50 4 stroke...both EPA and CARB approved....much cleaner = than a two stroke. Date: Tue=2C...
• Re: Antifreeze WAS: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 7 May 2010 08:48:02 -0500
  ...Ethylene glycol is degraded fairly rapidly, so that most jurisdictions and EPA allow its disposal in the sanitary sewage system, but not of course...
• My Friday update, SVC!
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Davis
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:43:37 -0700
  ...Heard the EPA turned down Russia's offer of one of their water planes. Intrigued by the idea of some listmembers using their Westies...
• Re: NVC Re: VW gave diesel drivers what they wanted! Tailpipe Emissions!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 15:01:33 -0400
  ...people outside of the LA and Frankfurt 'smog basins' > > or the EPA care that much about NOx. By running with this 'trick' > > software, VW...
• Re: Hydrogen cars. Was: Re: waterboxer pinging
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:13:56 -0700
  ...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: Thinking swap? Some CA legality comments
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 23:50:37 EDT
  ...Strictly speaking for a commercial exemption or certification the engine/electronic management/exhaust package would have to undergo EPA emissions certification. This says that...
• Re: Fuel prices - no Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 16:52:51 GMT
  ...Remember when we had the EPA mpg regulations how the vahicle manufacturers somehow made the gas mileage improve each year? > We pay less at...
• Re: was Still lousy gas mileage now TDI conversions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 3 May 2012 14:49:09 -0700
  ...efficient than gas and frequently > return MPG a bit higher than EPA can manage. As an example my Beetle TDI > was about 50% more...
• Re: slightly prior to friday with apology to mod - Re: NVC Re: VW gave diesel drivers what they wanted!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 01:32:42 +0000
  ...people outside of the LA and Frankfurt 'smog basins' or > the > >> EPA care that much about NOx. By running with this 'trick' software, VW...
• Re: [vanagon] New found AC Refrigerant
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 00:33:24 -0700
  ...Shame that several people had to be killed before testing was an EPA requirement. Auto makers simply started spinning the compressors faster to make...
• Re: : End the hegemony of the US auto makers
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:38:57 -0700
  ...The real costs are in > demonstrating the safety of your vehicle and meeting EPA emissions > standards. All vehicles sold in the U.S. must...
• Re: a/c - Sorry
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 08:56:22 -0500
  ...And like with R-12, you have to have an EPA > 608/609 license to buy it. You can get certified on line through...
• Re: Freeze-12 and other A/C supplies
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:37:38 -0500
  I read the EPA listings and descriptions of approved fluids, and several other official discussions of AC fluids. Seems that except for those who...
• Re: New EPA rules for gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 08:22:40 -0800
  What I have heard the environmentalist say is that by the time the law is fully implemented in 2010 it will have reduced air...
• Re: MPG redux
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:14:57 -0500
  ...www.cleanmpg.com/forums They're more into attacking the EPA method of determining MPG ratings for new cars, but there's some useful...
• Vehicle Recall
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Jul 1997 23:19:55 -0400
  ...If you have an emission problem, call the EPA at (202) 260-7645. For a brochure on fuel economy ratings, which is handled by...
• Re: A Vanagon/Syncro alternative...Friday rap
  Historical mailing list - James
  Fri, 28 Mar 2014 23:13:02 -0400
  ...highway (steady 62 mph - would probably be higher on the US EPA cycle). So we're looking at the 2014 equivalent of a Vanagon...
• Re: all my R12 is gone..? (bummer)
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Tue, 24 May 2005 22:19:52 -0700
  ...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: Mobil-1 shortage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:02:55 -0500
  ...with >> poor engine design)? >> >> The only concern (again, IMO) is the EPA related reduction in ZDDP, a >> friction reducer important to flat tappet engines...
• Re: Was: Re: John Wessels Glori's --- Now: California Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 15:42:26 -0700
  ...Think of it as EPA++, and the lab must be CARB certified. A lab "may" be able to offer a quantity discount. I used...
• Re: 1984 Volkswagen Vanagon Eats Water Pumps
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Sep 1996 11:59:12 -0400
  ...I only use the vehicle off-road in order to comply w/ EPA rules. Ed
• Re: Van for sale postings.........
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 09:37:37 -0800
  ...find these things for ourselves by searching "vanagon" on autotrader, or epages, or whatever. If any of you have ever sold a car online...
• Re: Foam Roller paint your Vanagon with tremclad/rustoleum
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 02:45:22 -0500
  ...on the rear.........for the horse droppings! Must have been an EPA requirement. Price Tag, $25,000.00! The price 150 years ago, ..................... $75...
• Re: cleaning seat upholstery
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 31 May 2010 17:40:01 -0500
  ...bit about "Simple Green." It;s active ingredient is 2-butoxyethanol. EPA and OSHA both are looking at this chemical as a "chemical of...
• Re: all my R12 is gone..? (bummer)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 25 May 2005 10:32:55 -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: SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY
  Historical mailing list - Scott McDonell
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 17:12:11 -0700
  ...For another, we need to approach emissions control laws intelligently. > The EPA ought to research its emissions requirements more thoroughly > before requiring them. I...
• Re: AC Part II
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 13:09:59 -0700
  ...Get an EPA license, too, and stay legal. Randy Bergum 1990 Vanagon John Dorn wrote: > Hi there, > > A few days ago I asked about...
• Re: D.I.Y. R-134 Kit AC Recharge advice
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 21:53:55 -0400
  ...The EPA > web > site on conversion mentions using a cutoff switch on the compressor to > control excessively high pressures. Anyone have any thoughts on...
• Re: 134A refridgerant (slight rambeling)
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Sun, 28 May 2000 14:46:00 -0500
  ...Yes you will have to pay an EPA certified individual to install it. I like many on the list hate to let others touch...
• Re: Vanagon's and Carburetors - Again
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:27:43 -0500
  ...and the ASARCO smelter was > still operating in total violation of EPA rules, but they just went on > spewing tons of crap every day...
• "Easy Off" Aluminum Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 12 May 2006 05:38:56 -0700
  ...don't exist here in West Virginia anymore thanks to the EPA. You could make your own with a 5 gallon bucket and 5...
• Re: Replacement fuel tank question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 21 Jul 2014 17:11:59 -0700
  ...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: High Performance Wasseboxers?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 12:17:51 -0500
  ...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: Fri: If not a vanagon - What kind of van
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 12 Aug 2005 22:36:38 -0500
  ...but they never imported it over here. :( lots of folks build the vans, but nobody wants to go through the hassle of EPA/DOT...
• Re: Towing with Uhaul 4-wheel dolly?/now weight
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 15:23:13 -0700
  ...vehicle that was not imported > properly (i.e., no DOT or EPA certification). Your vehicle may be currently > registered and insured, but once the...
• Re: Importing from Canada to US
  Historical mailing list - B Monk
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 16:09:35 -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...
• unclassified AAA+
  Historical mailing list - Thomas, Geoffrey
  Wed, 12 May 2004 14:05:53 -0400
  ...see http://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/ and you will see that the VW diesels are among the worst polluting cars sold - even giant SUV...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  96-03-05 18:39:09 EST
  ...As stated by EPA Region 8 >administrator William Yellowtail, "Cleaning up cars and the roads is >only half the solution...the much more difficult...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 14:39:23 -0700
  ...Figured > I'd > put the notice up on the lists before I hit thesamba and epages. > When you see the below webpage, and the...
• Re: all my R12 is gone..? (bummer)
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 25 May 2005 08:58:36 -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: brain-eating
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 30 Sep 2007 13:42:55 -0500
  ...did a lot of the early work on this at the epa, >> it is called parasitic encephalitis, the ameoba just reproduces untill it >> physicially...
• Re: slightVC: TDI vs hybrid (was: Re: TDI conversion thoughts)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:36:36 -0700
  ...For a while back there was some changes in the EPA MPG rating of the Prius because people were saying that it didn't...
• Re: Used working catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Sep 2014 01:32:00 -0400
  ...Used working catalytic converter These guys sell EPA certified recycled converters. They even have a distributor in Plainview NY. http://www.brownrecycling.com/reman...
• Re: Was: Re: John Wessels Glori's --- Now: California Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Fri, 5 Sep 2008 08:09:07 -0700
  ...Think of > it as EPA++, and the lab must be CARB certified. > > A lab "may" be able to offer a quantity discount. I used...
• Re: interior color
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 13:17:25 -0500
  ...I should add that I looked all over the country on epage, ebay, online newspapers, etc.). It seemed that most of the later model...
• Re: New England's Syncro Westfalias
  Historical mailing list - Todd Lund
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 13:50:41 -0700
  ...deliver. > > > > --- Malcolm Stebbins <Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.CA> > wrote: > > > Saw this on Epage today. Call them NOT me. > > > malcolm s > > > > > > 1) URL: http://ep.com...
• Re: New EPA rules for gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 13:24:03 -0600
  From: "Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> > I can't even drum up a flacid argument against the government or industry > taking bold steps to...