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• Re: successful 2000 mile road trip
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:21:01 -0400
  ...To test the fan I just short the wires (two at a time) at the radiator sensor. this will test the high and low...
• Re: Emissions, Was: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:06:49 -0400
  ...There was, however, a thrill every other year when my '84 westy 'fast passed' the test. And they never once inquired about what was...
• Re: No coolant traffic
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:01:15 -0800
  ...I use my Snap On coolant system tester to test the caps. It has different connections that attach to the tank, radiators and caps...
• Re: Syncro Testing
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 11:29:59 -0800
  ...Syncro Testing & Syncro Page > > >The syncro testing weekend at Hollister Hills will now take > >place in April. Betts is producing two sets of prototype...
• '84 Vanagon with leaky rings?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Abbott
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 17:01:35 -0700
  ...I'm looking buying a used '84 Westfalia, so I had a compression and leak test done. The leak test came out at 21...
• Re: Thermostat testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:53:09 -0400
  ...Thermostat testing >Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:34:59 -0600 > >Hi all, > >I bought a thermostat (87 deg. Celcius, Mahler brand) and when...
• Re: Emmissions help.
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 15:01:59 -0700
  Jamie Smith wrote: > > Hi all, > > My '86 Westfalia has failed the CT emmisissions test (for high hydrocarbons and > CO), and the VW service station...
• Battery and alternator - generic auto electric
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:09:10 -0400
  ...The battery and alernator both test okay. This is a tester at an Advance Auto that only says "PASS" or "FAIL". I didn't...
• Re: Compression tester question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:06:21 -0800
  ...I thought there was a check valve of some kind on a compression tester, so it would hold the "best" reading. On 11/16...
• Re: 85 Westfalia Weekender fails Evap test.
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Mon, 15 Jun 2015 22:47:46 -0700
  Tyler, I am not an expert on the subject, but here is something from my smog test experience. Do you ever get a mysterious...
• Re: Head lamp mystery (real questions this time)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 4 Feb 2008 16:59:46 -0800
  ...Heck, before I do a test with a test light or meter, I confirm first that the test light or meter is working on...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 15:18:17 -0400
  ...Once again trying to >> understand the Bentley test procedures on Pg. 27.18. What is " connect >> alternator/regulator tester" ?? All I have is my...
• Re: News about Trasco & acidity testing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 11:27:00 -0800
  ...The good news is that they DO HAVE all > the acidity tests. > > BUT, all their tests are in Japanese and they have yet to...
• Re: WTB adaptor to cooling system tester ...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:06:58 -0700
  ...Pascal Giasson had an even better idea for a more sophisticated tester from hardware store parts and he was kind enough to send me...
• Re: Santa Rosa area mechanic and smog shop
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:05:17 -0700
  ...I'm 2 hours away on the coast, so > my van > has been exempt from testing over my 7 years of ownership. Thanks > very...
• Re: Catalytic test pipe
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 1 Jan 2012 22:16:31 -0500
  I used an empty cat to do my testing. Note: no felines were harmed during making of this message. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a...
• Rear windshield wiper
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Pham
  Tue, 23 May 2000 17:30:52 -0700
  ...I tested the relay and voltage at the connector to the motor. They all work. I checked the motor coil winding and found no...
• Re: test
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Tue, 16 Jul 2002 19:08:02 -0400
  ...test > TEST. > > Yesterday I didn't get any messages all day, then the 40 shot in all at once > at 9 pm. > > Another dry...
• Re: SIERRA Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 12:59:26 -0700
  ...Pressure test the cooling system and watch for loss, hot and cold. Do a leakdown test of each cylinder at TDC and watch for...
• Re: Interpretting Compression Values- 88GL?
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 14:56:03 -0700
  ...you have done half a test, now you need to do a wet test to determine if it is rings or valves that is...
• Re: Compression test - cold vs hot?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 09:22:26 -0800
  So can an engine give different differentials between hot and cold testing? e.g. cold #s = 120, 120, 90, 120 hot #s = 150, 150...
• Re: testing for email delivery
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 3 Feb 2020 15:12:42 -0500
  ...s being delivered in my spam folder... > > On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 11:41 AM Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@ip-solutions.net> > wrote: > >> testing... >>
• Re: [A] Need Assistance With Charging System Troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - John Pinkham
  Fri, 20 May 94 12:13:04 EDT
  Some auto parts stores will test your alternator for free if you pull it. Some will also load test your battery. Using a semi...
• Re: fuel pressure test connection size?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 08:47:17 -0800
  ...Thanks again, Bill > Can anyone tell me what is the size thread is the connection on the fuel > pressure test T? > > I'd like...
• 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...
• GAS recommendations
  Historical mailing list - James AYRES
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:31:13 -0600
  ...I was reading on the www somewhere that I should run high test in my '85 1.9 Wasserboxer GL and DOKA four speeds...
• Re: Poor man battery testing
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:24:38 -0800
  ...On 01/27/2012 06:42 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Deep Cycle battery capacity load testing. Theory: Deep cycle > batteries need to be tested...
• Re: Bostig, CARB EO, the reasons why not WAS: [WetWesties] Washington state...changes in vehicle licensing rules..
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 15:55:00 -0500
  ...The other thing that's happening is on-road testing/drive by testing. Colorado folks are seeing this starting to proliferate. This should help...
• Emissions Testing, passed! (third time's a charm)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 7 Oct 1998 19:44:08 EDT
  ...H> Went to a different tester. I> First customer of the day so I was tested immediately after machine's daily calibration. ------------------------------------------------------- Third testing...
• Re: compression test
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 19:24:26 -0500
  ...compression test Ever wonder how your mechanic does a compression test? Itook a van in for testing and the guy showed me. He jacks...
• Re: (NVC) BusDepot.Com Beta Test
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 16:13:07 -0700
  ...Usually by offering overtime or comp time to > employees. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Jeff > > > > > > > You know, Alpha testing is when you hire someone to test it for...
• Re: ECU Testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 18:21:29 -0400
  ...ECU Testing Hi Guys, I have the chance to pickup another ECU, to use as a backup. The seller claims it works BUT I...
• Pictures from the gathering of the IG syncro 16 in Graz/Austria
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 15:27:54 -0400
  ...The viscous couplings from some of us were tested on the test stand (the removed VC�s only, not the whole car) and we...
• FS: wbx 2.1 motor in Montreal, Qc, Can.
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Mon, 29 Dec 2003 12:22:14 -0800
  ...Come and do a test drive, your pressure test, leak down test or whatever while it's still in one piece. 1000$CAN and...
• Re: Engine test bench
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:16:52 -0800
  ...Engine test bench Hi to all, I would like to make an engine test bench. Maybe there is already a way to do it...
• Re: CA Smog Failed - 1985 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:49:52 -0400
  Thanks to OBDII, many states may put off emissions testing machines until most cars can use the OBD as the emissions test. We are...
• Re: Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 8 Mar 2014 02:07:51 -0600
  Fluorescent Dye Penetrant is a standard test in the Aviation world on aluminum parts where a magnetic test cannot be done. I had not...
• Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 21:48:44 -0700
  ...When you get it right, they hook the test machine up to the phonelines and redo the test with the State watching. No octane...
• Re: 88 GL - Rear Heater Leak Test
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 May 2014 22:43:57 -0400
  ...If you must test, use some hoses and fittings and connect to a regulated air supply. Pressurize to 20 pi and submerge in water...
• Re: Fuel Gauge Question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 06:28:52 PST
  ...This is how they are tested and VW's black box tester procedure >Anyone out there ever tested a known good one and know...
• No Juice to ECU -87
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 14:46:09 -0800
  ...I order a new ignition coil before any testing cause of time and my old one was pretty trashed. Still no start. So this...
• Re: 84 not refiring , still flooding ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 15:54:03 -0500
  ...Tomorrow I will pressure >test the fuel system. I strongly think that one of my fuel injectors are >leaking. If so the pressure test...
• Brake fluid testing strips
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 23 Oct 2024 21:43:45 -0400
  Hi folks, A friend told me recently that there are brake fluid testing strips. They let you know the condition of the brake fluid...
• Re: 2.1 exhaust test port?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 20:49:34 -0700
  ...port of some sort on my exhaust pipe just before the cat...is this a > test port? Is there a cap that fits it?
• Re: Thermostat testing
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:34:59 -0600
  ...Celcius, Mahler brand) and when testing it by slowly heating in a pot of water, it begins to open at 95 degrees C. Then...
• Re: 86 westy overheating issue
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:50:07 -0700
  ...86 westy overheating issue > What you're describing is one of the things a leak down tester does. > Google leak down tester ... there are...
• Re: Hall Sensor Test 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 1 May 2003 06:56:56 -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...
• Re: 85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:51:39 -0400
  ...Doubting the block tester, I replaced the expansion cap and restarted the engine. I held the block tester near the tailpipe and pull air...
• Re: Vanagon Crashworthiness
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 16:15:37 EDT
  ...They have many cars and vans there with photos and some quicktime videos of offset crash tests. Seems Jettas didn't do so great...
• Re: The end of the road (86 westy runnin' rich)
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 02:56:37 +0000
  ...If you don't have nominal(good)tests values, I can send you test values I've taken from an '86 syncro. I used...
• Re: 15" Wheel/Tire Report - Caution
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 08:13:41 -0800
  ...The best test would be true experimental "test to failure" or "test to maximum possible loading plus [x]%". In the absence of that, I...
• Re: Tips on passing emissions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:51:58 -0400
  ...These were the days before we had dynamometer testing, so YRMV. Syncros are not dyno tested though for obvious reasons. Good luck! Stuart Exempt...
• Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Thu, 9 May 2013 10:08:11 -0700
  ...Thought I would test the old one > so I built > > a gizmo to test. It tested fine, just for kicks I tested the new...
• Re: FRYDAY: RE-OPEN VANAGON ASSEMBLY
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 31 May 2006 13:11:09 -0700
  ...There are exceptions for vehicles brought in as show/display, race, for testing, etc. I can guarantee you one thing, you'll never get...
• Re: pressure testing cooling system
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Dec 1995 09:44:12 -0800
  I curious how you used the pressure tester to diagnose the radiator. It seems that the system would have to be up to temperature...
• Re: California law (smog)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:53:15 -0800
  ...not only does the vehicle have to pass the >emissions test, it must have all the original emissions equipment in place. >That means your...
• FI Mechanic in Southern California?
  Historical mailing list - Bowie, Mark T
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 09:44:06 -0800
  ...I've run all the Bentley tests and installed Darrell's digitool, with no success so far. But now I have to pass a...
• Re: Testing first mail from Santiago Chile
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:27:21 -0800
  ...09 PM, Luis Humberto Suazo Anex wrote: > Hi. > This is a testing to verify if I am doing right sending mail to the > list...
• Re: Upcoming smog test and Ethos products
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:52:09 -0700
  --snip-- I live in Cali and I have to get my Westy smog tested every time registration comes up. If you own a non...
• Hi idle, No deceleration
  Historical mailing list - Dan Krautkremer
  Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:41:00 -0700
  ...It tested bad. Replaced it with a known good one.� Same problem, only it is constant now. Any ideas? Thanx in advance... -Danno- illic...