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• Re: plugging heater hoses
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 09:25:49 -0400
  ...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: all my R12 is gone..? (bummer)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 25 May 2005 10:34:40 -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...
• what your car says about you :)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Oct 1996 12:53:27 -0700
  ...going to make a > Peugeot 505 Diesel - I am on the EPA's Ten Most Wanted List > Plymouth Neon - I sincerely enjoy doing the...
• Re: The 150 MPG carbureter exists!
  Historical mailing list - Howard Allen
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 16:30:01 -0400
  ...It is EPA approved for use as an additive. According to early reports from the towns using this stuff they are confirming fuel usage...
• Re: Bad fuel economy (solution)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 02:17:13 -0400
  ...However the EPA is working to have all of use 15% so we just have to adapt. Just like all diesel will be 15...
• Re: C.A.R.B. Legalities. Was Re: VW Trends and Eurospec
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 11:26:50 EST
  ...The Fed or EPA requirements only become a concern when you are exporting the vehicle to a different state or country. Again, in California...
• Re: AC SERVICING
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 2 Jun 2016 21:42:09 -0400
  ...References are made to EPA allowances for difluoroethane cas# 75-37-6 - which is what Dust Off is. The big thing is it is...
• Re: Turbo diesel 5-speed DOKA Made Legal
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 11:22:55 -0600
  ...I guess the Feds figured the resulting vehicle was no worse for safety (DOT) or emissions (EPA) than the 68-79 vehicle which donated...
• Re: Freeze-12 and other A/C supplies
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:39:26 -0500
  ...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: Thinking swap? Some CA legality comments
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 01:48:10 PDT
  ...Strictly >speaking for a commercial exemption or certification the engine/electronic >management/exhaust package would have to undergo EPA emissions >certification. >This says that...
• ES-12 Replacement for R-12 Refrigerant
  Historical mailing list - Rolf Hastrup
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 15:55:47 -0700
  ...To comply with EPA regulations, on R-12 systems the freon needs to be safely removed and the fittings need to be changed to...
• Re: NVC Re: VW gave diesel drivers what they wanted! Tailpipe Emissions!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 17:58:13 -0500
  ...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: A/C refrigerant oil quantities
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 23 May 2000 01:07:38 -0500
  ...the atmosphere, don't pay him - and report him to the EPA. Have him pressurize the system with nitrogen - then blow the old oil...
• Re: FS nice Dehler Profi on Samba
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 11:12:17 -0500
  ...Once you get it approved by the NHTSA, you then have to get it through the EPA, which has similarly stringent requirements for emissions...
• Re: cleaning seat upholstery
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 31 May 2010 19:03:01 -0400
  ...bit about "Simple Green." It;s active ingredient is > 2-butoxyethanol. EPA and OSHA both are looking at this chemical as a > "chemical of...
• Smart Car Crash Re: : End the hegemony of the US auto makers
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:55:12 -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: ES-12 Substitute for Freon R-12 or R-134a
  Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 21:34:42 -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: Head Retorquing On New Engine
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 13:27:02 -0800
  ...I took th eparts but decided to purchase > a set of new AMC heads > and have them installed instead. That was maybe 5-7...
• Re: [WetWesties] Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:55:10 -0400
  ...don't have the studies at hand for citation, but the EPA web site fueleconomy.com might list some of them). To relate a...
• Re: oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 21:00:34 -0800
  ...http://www.epa.gov/reg3artd/whatnew/vw-fs.pdf >From: Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU> >Reply-To: Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU> >To: vanagon...
• Re: Painting
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:30:31 -0700
  From what I understand most bodyshops won't let anyone but employees use a booth due to the EPA and resultant insurance rules. Anthony...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 13:54:17 -0800
  Igather that by PCBs you don't meanPolychlorinated Biphenyls <http://www.epa.gov/pcb/> On 2/6/2013 1:00 PM, David Beierl wrote...
• ourYay essagemay otay anagon-requestvay @ ERRY.VANAGON.COMGay
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 08:43:55 -0700
  ...essagemay otay ethay istlay ownersyay isThay isyay hyway istServLay usesyay wotay eparatesay addressesyay oneyay orfay ethay eoplepay inyay argechay ofyay ethay istlay andyay oneyay...
• Re: Foam Roller paint your Vanagon with tremclad/rustoleum
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:05:05 -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: emissions data
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 08:24:27 -0400
  ...i assume the :::epa :::site might have the data some where or it could be in :::an emissions test :::manual or book. ::: :::i have...
• Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 30 Oct 2014 10:05:12 -0700
  ...It's an EPA requirement, and every little bit helps over millions of vehicles. There has been a long effort to do all kinds...
• Re: Idea for gauge placement
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:29:51 -0700
  ...I found the three gauge pod on ePay for >> $9. Its a "universal" pod sold for about a dozen different cars as >> far as...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 2 Sep 2017 10:47:25 -0400
  ...Remember, > these were built in the '80s when the EPA mileage numbers were first on the > sticker, and they were a selling feature. > > FWIW...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: TIICO vs. CA
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 14:42:43 EST
  ...This is all a part of the general CA (and EPA-US-Federal) policy for local enforcement and the technical limitations of that policy...
• Re: That $42 K syncro is Canadian?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 12:17:26 -0400
  Don, all Canadian-spec Vanagons are also US-spec, and meet not only DOT and EPA but have the stickers that state so! The...
• Re: brain-eating
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:57:46 -0600
  ...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: plugging heater hoses
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:23:01 -0400
  ...head I >> also had but they only cost about $10 on epay. >> >> If I did it again, I would use a 4 gallon tank...
• Re: How to properly dispose of coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:43:20 -0600
  ...I'm an Environmental Engineer who makes EPA training products for water quality. There were several good options I saw in replies, but as...
• Re: Replacement fuel tank question
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Jul 2014 21:12:40 -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: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 13:53:59 -0800
  ...Igather that by PCBs you don't meanPolychlorinated Biphenyls > <http://www.epa.gov/pcb/> > > > On 2/6/2013 1:00 PM, David Beierl wrote...
• Re: State Inspection
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 12:11:57 EST
  ...State Inspection > > Recently the State of Texas, in an effort to please the EPA, has mandated > intensive vehicle inspections for the Counties of Dallas...
• Re: Replacement fuel tank question
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Mon, 21 Jul 2014 22:28:45 -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: help w/ charging/filling AC
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 09:40:39 -0700
  ...The EPA is rethinking the safety of R134a so you get to pay > five times as much so they can hire a few more...
• MPG redux
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:38:25 -0400
  ...www.cleanmpg.com/forums They're more into attacking the EPA method of determining MPG ratings for new cars, but there's some useful...
• Re: Head gasket again...
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 14:23:42 -0500
  ...Still a lot of people do since the EPA took away the cold tanks. The pressure wash cabinets do a fair job, not beautiful...
• Re: Exh Emis Gas Analysis ?
  Historical mailing list - Will Wood
  Tue, 10 Dec 1996 21:19:42 -0700
  ...Anyway the EPA and the Auto makers figured this out. It could be that the shop in question tested the engine cold, which will...
• Re: Old Car Scrappage Bullshit Alert
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 13:40:39 -0700
  ...Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:17:38 -0800 there is a professor in the chem dept here that has a sizable EPA grant to...
• Re: Foam Roller paint your Vanagon with tremclad/rustoleum
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 12:01:32 EDT
  ...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: Bluetec diesel
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:18:17 -0500
  ...Jetta with piezo injectors which yield over 50mpg (US) on the EPA highway >>> cycle. ;-) >>> >> The new Jetta is only available in the 2.5L...
• Re: [vanagon] New found AC Refrigerant
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 22:42:48 -0700
  ...that several people had to be killed before testing was an EPA >requirement. >Auto makers simply started spinning the compressors faster to make the...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: SYNCRO FOR SALE, BAD MOTOR, SEATTLE
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 18:41:39 -0700
  ...http://epage.com/ bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 5:41...
• 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 - Vincent Dow
  Sat, 19 Sep 2015 11:58:06 -0400
  ...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: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 2 Sep 2017 10:30:30 -0700
  ...Remember, these were built in the '80s when the EPA mileage numbers were first on the sticker, and they were a selling feature. FWIW...
• Re: NVC Re: VW, honour, and culture
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 19:58:09 -0500
  ...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: A/C - what it the purpose of the vacuum check
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:22:52 -0400
  I'll apologize up front for coming across a bit harsh but this question smacks of reasons refrigerants are regulated and why the EPA...
• Re: Importing van from Canada to US (Victoria BC to Seattle) ?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:44:46 -0700
  ...Emissions is a non-issue as the Canadian and U.S. EPA's have an agreement accepting each others emissions standards. If you can...
• Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 08:28:03 EDT
  ...American EPA rules wouldnt allow for a higher capacity motor without major price changing. So you should be happy to have a Vanagon at...
• Now: Subie & Bluetec Diesels Was: T3s & RHD Japs in Vancouver Island.. ramblings & rantings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:48:39 -0400
  ...see 40, but it now has a 23 hwy from the EPA but I've read people talking more in the high teens and...
• Re: Painting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:53:48 -0400
  ...Painting > From what I understand most bodyshops won't let anyone but employees use a > booth due to the EPA and resultant insurance rules...
• Re: ourYay essagemay otay anagon-requestvay @ ERRY.VANAGON.COMGay
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:30:59 -0500
  ...essagemay otay ethay istlay ownersyay >isThay isyay hyway istServLay usesyay wotay eparatesay addressesyay oneyay >orfay ethay eoplepay inyay argechay ofyay ethay istlay andyay oneyay...
• Re: Wal-Mart and battery stuff
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 21:10:13 -0600
  ...But they will take any lead acid battery in on their EPA trade - more than once I traded a small motorcycle battery in for...
• Re: NVC Re: VW, honour, and culture
  Historical mailing list - eve Appleton
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 11:40:22 -0700
  ...N there's always the "if we get caught factor" That's why EPA's n their likes r formed. Well more to give...
• Re: Living in a van
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 31 May 2002 12:18:54 -0700
  ...it associated with Lupus), have EFA's (essential fatty acids like EPA&nbsp;DHA from fish oil or else Flax Oil which needs refrigoration...
• Re: VANAGON FOR SALE? HELP Diagnosis needed STAT!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Apr 1997 03:42:43 -0400
  ...He says don't because I'll never be able >>to get an inspection sticker in the Metroplex. (We are under strick EPA >>rules...
• Re: Replacement fuel tank question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Mon, 21 Jul 2014 17:28:53 -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...