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• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 30 Jun 2012 06:32:28 -0400
  Hi Scott - gerry is down, by the way, along with three million other power customers between IL and VA. At 03:11 AM 6...
• Re: Friday NVC: European Union switch to diesel not working so well
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 06:12:53 -0700
  ...http://www.epa.gov/otaq/technology/420f04023.pdf But even > with > > this it will take until 2030 to see the full benefits. > > > > > > > > We are...
• Re: Vanagon Zetec Conversion update
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 20:12:50 -0800
  ...Note, 100% of the CALIFORNIA equipment which often is >more then the EPA 49 State equipment. > > > ......................
• Re: MPG redux
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:07:07 -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: Bad fuel economy (solution)
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 09:36:50 -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: A/C - what it the purpose of the vacuum check
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:04:54 -0500
  ...this question > smacks of reasons refrigerants are regulated and why the EPA seems it > necessary to require anyone servicing AC or refrigeration systems to...
• Re: MPG redux
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:04:09 -0700
  ...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: Audi 5 Cyl Swap: Alert! Possible Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Eckie Prater
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 16:59:42 -0600
  ...Alert! Possible Trouble I spoke with a guy from the Federal EPA and he said no problem with putting in a different engine in...
• another edition of the dictionary ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 04 Jan 95 16:18:08 CST
  ...sort of a combination of DOT and EPA, as well as being responsible for inspecting cars before they are allowed to be driven.
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 02:01:35 -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...
• Bigmotors, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Apr 94 20:37:14 EDT
  So far it seems like fty@vislab.epa.gov and macklow@sybase.com have expressed interest on collaborating on getting some shop to do...
• Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:31:32 -0600
  ...greencarreports.com/news/1019256_volkswagen-jetta-tdi-much >> -more-mileage-than-epa-admits > > Like my recent trip to West Texas in my Prius, with...
• VIN numbers...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jun 1997 17:00:30 -0700
  ...maybe?) getting that '89 pristine red one in LA off the EPages for $5,700. So can I get a poll of what anybody...
• Re: a/c - Sorry
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 14:30:25 -0500
  ...But then if you go I think to the EPA website, you can take an online exam of 25 questions, pass the thing, and...
• Re: Replacement fuel tank question
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 22 Jul 2014 05:23:45 -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...
• VW Transporter 1985 for sale
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Verner
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:47:16 -0700
  ...DOT/EPA/NHTSA and whatsoever I am starting to inquire to RI (Registered Importers) Link for importing rules below I have just added 30...
• Re: Tii Trading Co. 2.0 South African conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 22:23:07 -0800
  ...I'm pretty >> sure the EPA has a rule like this for the United States as well. You >> should really try to keep the...
• Re: Tiico Engine Questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 9 May 2003 10:04:13 -0700
  ...I know that CA EPA can be a bitch to work >with, but something doesn't add up, and that alone would keep me...
• Re: How to convert to 134?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 6 May 2008 14:07:33 -0400
  ...When I initially started out I was really super picky about changing out things and going by what the early EPA/Air Conditioning sites...
• Re: [Syncro] Anyone imported a Vanagon from Canada lately?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 23:21:51 -0800
  ...The only letters I can get from VW is letters that show the exact manufacture date of a vehicle, nothing about EPA or DOT...
• Re: Replacement fuel tank question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 22 Jul 2014 10:43:47 -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...
• Fwd: POR15 vs. Eastwood Corroless
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 17:39:16 -0400
  ...Due to EPA regulations it comes too thick, so thin it if you use the quart or pint. Unlike POR-15 it does not...
• Re: Distilled Water
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:53:05 -0600
  ...Also, Canada follows suit with EPA on just about everything, so I would bet that each year, every customer is shown a "consumer confidence...
• Re: A/C - what it the purpose of the vacuum check
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 09:19:20 -0400
  ...this question >> smacks of reasons refrigerants are regulated and why the EPA seems it >> necessary to require anyone servicing AC or refrigeration systems to...
• Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 07:59:51 -0700
  ...American EPA rules wouldnt allow for a higher capacity motor without > major > price changing. So you should be happy to have a Vanagon at...
• Re: Faintly Van related/TDI
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 03:22:40 -0700
  ...wrong on that]. "Many customers say they get MORE than the EPA gas mileage [48 mpg. Doubt if many customers ever talk with him...
• Re: MPG measurement issues
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 11:14:06 -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: Bluetec diesel
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:38:01 -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: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:38:50 -0500
  ...However the general requirements start at the federal level > (EPA),especially for the design, maintenance, and operation of motor > vehicles.  Disabling or removing parts...
• FF just a little stolen humor ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 19 Jun 95 10:43:35 CDT
  ...A - Jonas Salk's polio vaccine B - the Beatle's "Abbey Road" album C - the synchro-mesh transmission 3 - The head of the EPA...
• Re: D.I.Y. R-134 Kit AC Recharge advice
  Historical mailing list - David Del Ben
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 13:40:26 +1100
  ...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: Attn: Vehicle Importers (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:11:10 -0700
  ...The vehicle being "X" years old) can the vehicle > be imported as is, or does it have to also be modified (DOT & EPA) as...
• Re: Vanagon Zetec Conversion update
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 23:17:40 -0800
  ...Note, 100% of the CALIFORNIA equipment which often is > >more then the EPA 49 State equipment. > > > > > > > ...................... > -- Jake www.crescentbeachguitar.com
• Re: Dead thread(PLEASE kill this) NVC
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 10 Jul 1999 02:53:51 -0400
  ...Perhaps you would like to drop in to the EPA site and read about proposals to tax older vehicles that, having fewer pollution controls...
• Re: Tiico Engine Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 8 May 2003 22:33:03 -0700
  ...I know that CA EPA can be a bitch to work with, but something doesn't add up, and that alone would keep me...
• Paint and rust repair, DIY paint jobs (was windshield installation)
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 12:05:19 EST
  ...your own car in a facility without overspray collection and other EPA safeguards. Certainly something to think about but consider this. By maintaining an...
• Fwd: a/c - Sorry
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 16:00:53 -0400
  ...But then if you go I think to the EPA website, you can take an online exam of 25 questions, pass the thing, and...
• Re: Bluetec diesel
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:08:27 -0800
  ...Jetta with piezo injectors which yield over 50mpg (US) on the > > EPA highway > > > >>> cycle. ;-) > > > >>> > > > >> The new Jetta is only available in the 2.5L...
• Summer coming , and your a/c compressor is shot? read on
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 18 May 2005 10:00:34 -0700
  ...sign a paper saying that the freon is for resale only. Epa licence to buy is avaliable on ebay for $7. 4 cans of...
• Re: Engine rebuild/swap in an AT
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 May 2007 19:28:24 -0400
  While the states have various levels of enforcement and laws regarding meeting EPA requirements, at the federal level, conversions, modifications, etc. of any emissions...
• Re: Sick sick sick of diesel Vanagon cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 11 Dec 2015 07:56:03 -0800
  ...thought for sure I was going to get some sort of EPA ticket --- Indeed not - he simply wanted to make sure we were ok...
• Re: emission tests are a fraud
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 19:30:48 -0600
  ...The all powerful gods of the EPA do not mandate by states, but by locations, and if they think someplace in Minnesota needed emissions...
• Re: Fwd: Stranded - my first heartbreak
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 7 Dec 2006 23:56:58 -0600
  ...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: Distilled Water
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:18:55 -0600
  ...Also, Canada follows suit with EPA on just about everything, so I would bet that each year, every customer is shown a "consumer confidence...
• road test: 1986 vanagon camper syncro
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 06 Feb 95 15:11:22 CST
  ...63 hp FUEL ECONOMY EPA city driving ................. 15 mpg EPA highway driving .............. 17 mpg C/D observed fuel economy ........ 16 mpg INTERIOR SOUND LEVEL...
• Subaru engine swap list??, and FS 1.9l engine complete
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 16:29:41 -0400
  ...Customs duty is 2.5% of 'declared' value ;), no EPA req'd, $20 admin. fee, I will crate, you pay shipping from Bangor Maine...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:46:01 -0700
  ...However the general requirements start at the federal level >> (EPA),especially for the design, maintenance, and operation of motor >> vehicles.� Disabling or removing parts...
• Re: A/C - what it the purpose of the vacuum check
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 08:57:23 -0500
  ...this question > >> smacks of reasons refrigerants are regulated and why the EPA seems it > >> necessary to require anyone servicing AC or refrigeration systems to...
• New Syncro Owner :-)
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Sun, 13 Feb 2000 16:19:05 -0500
  ...this weekend to look at an 86 Syncro we found on epages (www.ep.com) in Quakertown PA. We arrived late enough to miss...
• 1000 miles this previous weekend
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 14:26:11 -0500
  ...I bid (and won) an eBay (ePay) auction for a pinball machine. The location was essentially Louisville Kentucky. I live in the suburbs of...
• Re: 10/07 TIPS for Passing CA test-only smog? An 1981 air-cooled Vanagon camper
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 22:37:00 -0500
  ...That is dictated by EPA, not the state. Want my 2 cents? We should require testing all over this great country. After all, we...
• Re: How to convert to 134?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 6 May 2008 20:24:54 +0200
  ...When I initially started out I was really super picky about > changing out things and going by what the early EPA/Air Conditioning > sites...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: TIICO vs. CA
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 21:44:55 -0800
  ...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: Vanagon Zetec Conversion update
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 18:59:43 -0800
  ...Note, 100% of the CALIFORNIA equipment which often is more then the EPA 49 State equipment. California Offical, but sparse, info: http://www.smogcheck...
• FS: 82 Diesel Westy - 65K miles - MINT! (IA) (also have 83 Quantum TD w/ 217K)
  Historical mailing list - John Mileham
  Sun, 8 May 2005 15:49:44 -0500
  ...I'm considering putting her on ePay, but thought I'd throw this feeler out ahead of time to (potentially) save the hassle of...
• Re: 1984 Dennis' opinion of emmision mods/Ed"s Soapboxing(long)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Sep 1996 17:40:46 -0400
  ...This can only be tested under load and is why the EPA tried to get states to go to centralized emissions and dyno testing...
• Re: Friday NVC: European Union switch to diesel not working so well
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 18:37:43 -0400
  ...http://www.epa.gov/otaq/technology/420f04023.pdf But > > even > with > > this it will take until 2030 to see the full benefits. > > > > > > > > We are...
• Re: 134 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 15:47:58 -0800
  ...Once you have your EPA number, you can buy R-12. Ah, I love A/C topics. So many opinions, such little actual experience...
• Re: Distilled Water
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:45:33 -0500
  ...Also, Canada follows >> suit with EPA on just about everything, so I would bet that each >> year, every customer is shown a "consumer confidence...
• Re: How to convert to 134?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 6 May 2008 13:15:21 -0500
  ...When I initially started out I was really super picky about > changing out things and going by what the early EPA/Air Conditioning sites...