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• Re: Kinda-Friday has anyone built a diesel boxer?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 17:36:37 -0500
  ...He stuck an exhaust gas analyzer into the tail pipe, and read the engine RPMs using a sensor placed on top of the engine...
• Re: How bad is it to have dual carbs instaed if the FI on an 84
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 23 Aug 2013 08:55:23 -0700
  ...d have to jockey the > timing around, using an exhaust gas analyzer, to get it just right to pass > - then rejet and time to...
• What's Wrong with my 83' Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - The Hammad Family
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 11:59:54 -0400
  ...I had an exhaust gas analyzer hooked up to it and the mechanic adjusted the CO supposedly within specs. He also checked the fuel...
• Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 13:28:28 -0400
  ...Oil Analyzers is one and > > Cleveland Technical Center another. Check the web to see if there are > > others who do this. > > Thanks for the...
• Re: Turbo Diesel Power and Economy - global eficiency Q?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 22:59:08 -0700
  ...I've had the van on a gas analyzer and propane is much cleaner than digifant. I suspect modern engines with OBD4 are cleaner...
• Re: To All Tiico Owners: (Friday) Solutions To Every Tiico Conversion Question
  Historical mailing list - caryccc
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 00:39:37 -0600
  ...of engine mounts, vibration, using a code reader and exhaust gas analyzer, burnt pistons, incorrect ignition timing, vibration, incorrect fuel pressure, setting fuel mixture...
• Re: Anyone tried "LubriCheck" yet??
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Thu, 23 Jan 2014 14:24:06 -0800
  ...22 AM, Max Wellhouse wrote: > >> Apparently there's a $43 oil analyzer out now that will test your oil >> and then rate its usefulness...
• Emission test failure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 08:09:47 -0800
  ...You need to find someone with a three gas analyzer who will do this for a reasonable price. I usually use the guys in...
• Stall Speed Question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:15:55 -0800
  ...I measured 2850, 2700, 2850 in three successive tests (allowing for cooling time in between), as indicated on my Tenma digital engine analyzer. The...
• RE: Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Erik Rhodes
  Wed, 13 Aug 1997 16:30:55 -0700
  ...So you > might > not notice significant differences in the seat of your pants, but the > exhaust analyzer gives you a "pass" instead of a...
• Re: '87 Coolant Woes
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 19:16:51 EST
  ...Take it to you friendly local mechanic with an exhaust analyzer and have him "sniff" the overflow tank with his wand for hydrocarbons. The...
• Fw: What's Wrong with my 83' Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - The Hammad Family
  Sat, 22 Sep 2001 00:32:24 -0400
  ...I had an exhaust gas analyzer hooked up to it and the mechanic adjusted the CO supposedly within specs. He also checked the fuel...
• Re: WBX Digitool/ Digital Engine Analyzer
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:57:36 -0500
  From all the commnets I'm getting, both from the list and off-list - the Digitool as sold by Van-Cafe is a pretty...
• Re: Battery testing solution
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:25:34 -0400
  ...method so that we don't have to buy that $3K analyzer. Edward At 10:17 PM 8/12/2011, Jim Arnott wrote: >"The...
• Replacing broken valve lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Capra
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 13:10:24 -0700
  ...the injectors and an experienced mechanic with access to the proper analyzer could come up with an answer, but I feel I just wasted...
• Re: High beam blue light?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:20:13 -0700
  ...I can tell, were used for some kind of visual spectrum analyzer calibration or some darn thing wanting accurate color or tightly-specified wavelength...
• Re: VW Special Tools - Prices
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 15:53:55 -0400
  ...The VW1367 is an regular engine analyzer & 1473 is an adapter to check ignition timing. If the distributor hasn't been disturbed, the timing...
• burned injector connector
  Historical mailing list - Steven G Wacker
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 16:14:46 -0800
  ...had for working on Vanagons and could only use a exhaust analyzer to try to diagnose the problem, this indicated that the van was...
• Re: Stall Speed Question
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:35:57 -0500
  ...I measured > 2850, 2700, 2850 in three successive tests (allowing for cooling time in > between), as indicated on my Tenma digital engine analyzer. The...
• Re: digitool readings help needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 13:04:02 -0400
  ...the difference between the two grounds). >I have an exhaust gas analyzer, and cannot get the mixture to change on >the afm ( i am...
• Re: 81 Westy - should it have an O2 sensor or not?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 11 May 1998 17:30:46 -0600
  ...Hooked up the fancy analyzer, sure enough, I could hardly get the CO under control. Bentley says "disconnect the hose from the fuel system...
• Re: Stalling 1.9l Digijet
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 11:39:02 -0800
  ...Have the mixture checked by someone with a three gas analyzer, and check the compression. Jay L Snyder wrote: > > I have an '85 1...
• Oxygen Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Thu, 3 Jul 1997 14:18:25 -0400
  ...Is there anyone out there with access to a good gas analyzer (I have one of the cheapos from JC Whitney. Do yourselves a...
• Re: 87 vanagon fuel-air problem
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Hess
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 17:15:53 EDT
  This happened to me once and I put it on an exhaust analyzer trying to figure out what was going on. The O2 readings...
• Re: Replacing broken valve lifter?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:18:33 -0400
  ...the injectors and an experienced mechanic with access to the >proper analyzer could come up with an answer, but I feel I just wasted...
• EGR on 1978 2.0L engine questions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 May 96 13:50:13 PDT
  ...functional? (I suggested hooking the car up to the exhaust gas analyzer during the EGR test.) My original '73 motor had a "smog pump...
• Re: High beam blue light?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:44:33 -0700
  ...I can tell, were used for some kind of visual spectrum analyzer > calibration or some darn thing wanting accurate color or tightly-specified > wavelength...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 15:12:32 -0700
  ...My mechanic used the exhaust gas analyzer to find hydrocarbons in the cooling system. He then did a cylinder leakage test, blowing air into...
• Re: Fw: What's Wrong with my 83' Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 12:11:56 -0400
  ...I had an exhaust gas analyzer hooked up to it and the mechanic adjusted the CO supposedly within specs. He also checked the fuel...
• Re: [Replacing broken valve lifter?]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 14:48:53 MDT
  ...the injectors and an experienced mechanic with access to the proper analyzer could come up with an answer, but I feel I just wasted...
• Free torque, Injector cleaning and balancing
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 12:17:22 -0500
  ...Only question I would have is does anyone know if I should have my van retuned with an exhaust gas analyzer? Going up hill...
• Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 00:00:53 EDT
  ...Of course, at the same time, I got the MFA switches from a Jetta GLi and the multifunction analyzer (MFA) from the Jetta instrument...
• Re: 85 1.9 failed smog
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 10:42:07 -0700
  ...Would be easier if there were an cheap way to buy an exhaust analyzer for home use. BTW, the nice people on the vanagon...
• Re: Air in my coolant - part deux
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 19 May 1998 17:21:37 EDT
  Felix; To diagnose a similar problem I had mechanic "sniff" the air in the expansion tank with the exhaust analyzer. This eliminated the cracked...
• Re: 87 vanagon fuel-air problem
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 07:55:39 -0700
  ...happened to me once and I put it on an exhaust analyzer trying to > figure out what was going on. The O2 readings and...
• Re: What's a good radio/CD player for the vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:47:57 -0400
  ...The glitz it does have gives you a choice between different spectrum analyzer displays, which at least do something ostensibly useful. You can even...
• Re: Hail
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 23:43:46 -0500
  ...7'6" tall. >> > > I didn't put this on the bullshit analyzer yet, but my brother-in-law, who > hails from sunny Fort Worth...
• Re: 82 won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:48:37 -0400
  ...should really take the vehicle to somebody with an exhaust gas analyzer. Of course, before doing anything involving spending money you first check over...
• Re: Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 06:46:31 -0400
  ...Looks > clean. > > Of course, at the same time, I got the MFA switches from a Jetta GLi and the > multifunction analyzer (MFA) from the...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 15:16:19 -0700
  ...I had blown two hoses in two >days. > >My mechanic used the exhaust gas analyzer to find hydrocarbons in the >cooling system. He then...
• Re: 82 now cranks but stil won't start when hot.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 06:52:06 -0800
  ...for a shop to test the mixture with an exhaust gas analyzer (be sure they use the port in front of the catalytic converter...
• Re: Hello Frank....
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 23 May 2005 16:53:09 EDT
  ...Following Chris Bell's lead on TDIClub.com, I added the MFA (multifunction analyzer gauge) from a '95 (I think) 4 cyl. Passat GLi...
• Re: Fuel air mixture or timing adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 17:29:53 -0700
  ...How can > I do this? This is best done at a shop with an exhaust gas analyzer, assuming they insert the probe *in front...
• Re: Rough Cold Start
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 22:37:17 -0800
  ...Has anyone messed with the CO adjustment and not had an analyzer to > calibrate the CO output? Or should I not even go there...
• Comments on Dash and Gauge Modifications
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 23 May 2005 17:04:36 EDT
  ...Following Chris Bell's lead on TDIClub.com, I added the MFA (multifunction analyzer gauge) from a '95 (I think) 4 cyl. Passat GLi...
• Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 21:51:22 -0700
  ...better to take it to a shop with an exhaust gas analyzer (make sure they use the port, not the tailpipe) and have them...
• Re: Battery testing solution
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:59:38 -0400
  ...method so that we don't have to buy that $3K analyzer. Edward At 10:17 PM 8/12/2011, Jim Arnott wrote: >"The...
• Re: Comments on Dash and Gauge Modifications
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 23 May 2005 16:17:17 -0700
  ...Following Chris Bell's lead on TDIClub.com, I added the MFA (multifunction analyzer gauge) from a '95 (I think) 4 cyl. Passat GLi...
• RE: Where can I rent a CO meter in East Bay (CA)
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 07:09:20 -0800 (PST)
  ...It took him 15 minutes to get his Sun analyzer working, then he shoved the sniffer up the tailpipe. When I told him the...
• Re: road trip report - Calgary/Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 12:59:27 -0700
  ...Anybody have a spectrum analyzer they'd like to pass on for free? =) Thanks for catching that David. Keith David Beierl wrote: > > A-weighted...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome/AFM Mounting Orientation?
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Fri, 7 Feb 2020 09:40:33 -0800
  ...For idle CO, I was not able to find any reasonable home-mechanic options for an exhaust gas analyzer (suggestions?). From what I gather...
• Re: Inspection followup
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 08:09:40 -0400
  ...Either way, he adjusted the AFM vane spring and the CO gizmo using the four-gas analyzer, and the van runs MUCH better. Got...
• Re: $89 Stainless Steel 2.1L Connecting Pipes - and OEM German 1.9L mufflers (not stainless)
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 17:23:47 -0700
  ...Then any shop with an analyzer can set the mixture properly without having to get out a drill, find the right screw or deal...
• Re: Boston Bobs day at the dyno
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:48:40 -0500
  ...This big valve engine I tested had been put on a gas analyzer and was lean around 1/2 percent CO when it was...
• Re: Knock Sensor Kit for A 86-91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 13:28:43 -0800
  ...to take a dual input oscilliscope or some other dual signal analyzer and time the difference between the Hall sender and the resulting spark...
• Re: What's a good radio/CD player for the vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:31:56 -0700
  ...The > glitz it does have gives you a choice between different spectrum > analyzer displays, which at least do something ostensibly useful. > > You can even...
• Re: What's a good radio/CD player for the vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:46:58 -0500
  ...The > > glitz it does have gives you a choice between different spectrum > > analyzer displays, which at least do something ostensibly useful. > > > > You can even...
• Re: 82 won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 13:35:18 -0700
  ...should really take the vehicle to somebody with an exhaust gas analyzer. Of course, before doing anything involving spending money you first check over...
• $89 Stainless Steel 2.1L Connecting Pipes - and OEM German 1.9L mufflers (not stainless)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:19:44 -0400
  ...that mine also does not have a port for the exhaust analyzer like the original VW pipe had. (Stebro does offer as an option...
• Re: Timing 2.1l WBX
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:41:36 -0500
  ...My old Sears "engine analyzer" did NOT show anywhere near correct RPM for some reason: the meter was jumping all over the place. How...