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• Testing Gerry..., come in Gerry...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 07:01:25 -0400
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• Re: Need help re Cylinder Leak Test
  Historical mailing list - Carter
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 13:27:35 -0700
  With help from a long retired mechanic and his old Sun shop analyzer, we did a compression test and a cylinder leak test on...
• Emissions Testing
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sun, 19 Sep 2021 14:49:14 +0000
  Hi Vanagon Types Emissions testing is a challenge for some Vanagon owners, so I thought I would share my recent experience. Testing is required...
• Re: 90 Vanagon Syncro - Emission Test Gas Cap Failure - Solution
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:39:12 -0700
  ...via the EPA test for imported vehicles. A completely refurbished Vanagon vent system will not pass the EPA pressure test. The 2WD Vanagon comes...
• Is there a clever way to test your compression tester?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 21:51:30 -0700
  I have an old (circa 1975) Sears engine compression tester, that seems to be in great condition, but I was wondering if there is...
• Re: The skylight guy / TEST
  Historical mailing list - mike and shari
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 18:52:04 -0700
  This test brought to you by............ The Skylight Guy wrote: > Test www.theskylightguy.com PEACE > [text/html]
• Re: Compression test - cold engine or warm engine? PLUS USED CAR BUYERS TIP!
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Sun, 2 Jun 2013 08:33:13 -0500
  ...When I ran the test, The compression "air" was so hot it burned/melted the seals in my tester. On this peculiar tester in...
• Re: Compression losses
  Historical mailing list - Richard O'Halloran
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 17:55:49 -0800
  >The best way to test for compression loss- a leak down test. Is a leak down test (that's where you put a little...
• California Smog Test 2008
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 20:03:31 -0700
  Hello All, I just had my Tristar tested: The tech did not test the vapor recovery system and simply noted that it was too...
• Vanagon vs Toyota emissions - New York
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 11:37:00 -0500
  ...HC Limit 3.2 tested 0.14 CO Limit 80 tested 9.15 NOx Limit 11.5 tested 0.00 Toyota: HC Limit 2...
• Re: repairing seatbelts
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 22:05:59 -0500
  ...So I suggest that you just opt for a used set and have them tested. If they fail the test then you're only...
• Re: flow-through muffler -> cool cat -> failes emissions
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:36:12 -0700
  Were tests done at idle and 2500 RPM or moving test on rollers? It would help if you could post your entire test results...
• Re: Smog test shop in San Francisco/San Jose area?
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Mon, 26 Sep 2016 12:54:45 -0700
  ...I just had mine (1983 vanagon air-cooled) done two weeks ago Its a test only center 7497 Mission St, Daly City, CA 94014...
• test, do not read; this is only a test (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 6 Nov 2005 12:53:30 -0600
  test; I told not to read, but now you are caught and you can't stop reading!
• Leakdown testing as requested
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 23:10:26 -0500
  A number of people have asked "what is a LEAK DOWN test" and can i do it myself. First, let me explain the concept...
• Re: California Emission Test?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:52:39 -0400
  ...California Emission Test? Both have the same idle test, but I think the 2500 rpm standing test is a little easier than the dyno...
• Re: Test Only Center BS
  Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 07:24:38 -0700
  They do a dyno; also, the test only stations don't do a pretest per se - a test with them is a test and...
• Re: California Smog Test 2008
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 16:58:07 -0700
  OTOH, if the vehicle is required to be tested that year, in most cases the test for when it is transferred is NOT counted...
• Re: 90 Vanagon Syncro - Emission Test Gas Cap Failure - Solution
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:39:27 -0700
  ...he has a very good chapter about quality air tests verses quantity air test regards On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 2:34 PM...
• Re: Test (F)
  Historical mailing list - Vanman
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 20:54:59 -0800
  ...Test (F) >Are we having a test today? I'm not ready for it! I didn't get to study last >night and my...
• Emissions Test Failure
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Fri, 22 Sep 2017 21:46:43 +0000
  I recently moved to Idaho and had to get an emissions test for my '85 Westy, which I did today. It failed one part...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:51:15 -0800
  On 3/3/2008 2:28 PM VW Doka wrote: > They're testing the gas caps and the evap system. Yeahbut -- the testimony seems...
• FW: [Audi-VW-Diesels] all wheel drive and emissions testing? - Answer
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 21:11:39 -0700
  ...Vehicles safe/suited to test on 2wd dyne get the loaded-mode (dyne) test, while vehicles not suited for 2wd dyne testing are NOT...
• Re: Syncro: Dyno smog test dangerous?
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 20:08:03 -0800
  ...Regarding smog testing a Syncro, don't worry. They don't dyno test it. I'm in Vancouver, BC where we have emissions testing...
• Re: What is the average 0 to 60MPH Syncro times?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 10 Oct 1999 15:07:42 +0200
  ...Of course, all of these test were done on stock tires, 185R14 on the two British tests, and 205/70R14 on the US test...
• Re: Mystery Electrical Trouble
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 22:09:18 -0400
  ...tests performed per VW factory manual, page 28.39 for coil test, >page 28.43 for hall sender test and page 28.44 for...
• WTB adaptor to cooling system tester ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:53:30 -0700
  Hi guys, I have the cooling system tester that can pump it up, but it is for the regular radiator fitting, not the threaded...
• Re: did anyone else get "test only" smog checks this year in CA?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 08:32:56 -0700
  ...Older cars and cars that fit a certain profile are now being sent to a test-only center. These test-only centers are usually...
• For WBX Owners with Suspected Head Leaks
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 13:54:49 -0800
  ...Included Blue test fluid turns yellow if exhaust gases are present. Includes test unit with vacuum bulb, one pint of test fluid for approx...
• Re: Test... test
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 4 Dec 2017 22:40:27 -0700
  Yup ~ Got this 1 also Via ListServe ~ On 4 Dec , 2017, at 10:19 PM, Dan N wrote: > this is a test to Gerry...
• Re: Differences between 82 and 83 turn signals?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:20:33 -0700
  Keep in mind that this test light blink test only verifies the opposite polarity functionality, namely the test light is on when the 12...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:36:27 -0800
  On 3/3/08, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > I are cornfused -- is CA testing gas caps or fuel tanks? Seems like...
• Re: Coolant pressure test... video.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:07:18 -0500
  ...Coolant pressure test... video. Later tonight i went back to the shop with some new test i had in my head, i found coolant...
• Re: CA Smog Test Only
  Historical mailing list - Frank & Susan Malinowski
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 16:34:23 -0700
  ...Smog Check Test Only (California) >Anybody had to smog their van under at a "test only" station in California? >Any problems? Thanks. I had...
• Re: Oil Testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 May 2005 18:51:56 -0400
  ...Oil Testing Hi Dennis Who does your oil testing. Thanks Harry
• Re: Test... test
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 4 Dec 2017 21:27:13 -0800
  ...BenT > On Dec 4, 2017, at 9:19 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > this is a test to Gerry... > > anyone out there?
• Testing
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Wed, 30 Dec 1998 17:51:51 -0800
  Sorry about the testing posts. Still testing new feature. Coyote -- /\_/\ ____ Ron 'Coyote' Lussier ( ) \ _/__ Andromedia, Inc. coyote@andromedia.com \ / \X / 818 Mission St. 1.415...
• Re: test
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 21:27:39 -0800
  ...test > test >
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 13:29:06 -0800
  On 3/3/08, Michael Hart <mjhart853@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I just had my '87 Westy SMOG tested in the SF Bay Area (2...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 07:58:43 -0800
  ...As far as I can recall, they've ALWAYS > tested the gas cap. The old '79 dodge van I drove for work failed once...
• Re: Coolant cap tester
  Historical mailing list - walkingboss
  Sun, 8 Apr 2012 21:09:07 -0500
  Cooling system tester adapter $3.49 ! Happy Easter Howard http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dautomotive&field-keywords...
• Re: California Emission Test?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:13:10 -0700
  On the Vanagon, it is really common to fail your smog test on O2 due to a leak in the exhaust that sucks O2...
• Re: Compression test - cold engine or warm engine?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Mon, 3 Jun 2013 23:20:10 -0700
  ...a warm test makes more sense to me. I suppose a cold test might make any tendency toward low compression so up more. scott...
• Re: Cooling System Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 11:48:23 EST
  In a message dated 3/15/00 7:38:36 AM, kdlewis@JUNO.COM writes: << Forget the pressure test, it's pretty useless. The...
• WTB Coolant pressure tester
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:14:17 -0800
  Hi guys, I would like to buy a pressure tester with an attachment to testing the cap. Anyone knows the best one and could...
• Re: did anyone else get "test only" smog checks this year in CA?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 11:16:56 -0600
  ...I > even take cars there for tests that aren't required to be "test only". I > don't think the testing is any different...
• Re: testing
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 4 Jun 2017 11:05:46 -0600
  So I'm wondering what happened to the Beginning of this Thread ~ I never saw an Original "testing" EM ~ ORR ~ DeanB On 3 Jun...
• Re: Compression test - cold engine or warm engine?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 2 Jun 2013 07:25:24 -0500
  Air craft engines were always tested hot because of loose cold clearances. I would think any compression test would be done with engine warm...
• Re: flow-through muffler -> cool cat -> failes emissions
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 11:44:00 -0500
  ...aircare colorado runs the tests on rollers, running vehicles through a series of speed changes. sometimes the tests are pretty quick, sometimes they are...
• Re: Reply to: Re: My Own Private FAQ
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Nov 1996 18:48:17 -0800
  > >> I wonder if there's a way to test the coolant for contaminents? I'm >getting > >ready to do a coolant change and I...
• Re: Test
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Thu, 11 Oct 2018 17:17:03 -0400
  You’ve failed the test. :P > On Oct 11, 2018, at 5:15 PM, VW Vanagon <t3vanagon@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Seems like I'm...
• Testing relays
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stinson
  Fri, 26 May 2000 13:08:00 -0400
  Is there any way to test whether the various relays in the Vanagon electical system are working... other than having a new one and...
• FW: Re; EV Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 12:30:19 -0400
  ...Even though all the test stations are dyno equipped, diesels aren't tested under load. The only measurement made is opacity (how black the...
• Re: Emissions Test Failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Sep 2017 14:39:25 +0000
  When asking for assistance with emissions problems it is helpful to also provide the other test numbers and also the type of test involved...
• Re: RE; EV Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 10:36:45 -0700
  They are testing diesels in Nevada. They test my Mercedes. Rennie VolksDragon@earthlink.net Los Angeles Terry Kay wrote: > Right now, the only state...
• Re: Leak Down Testing for Dummies?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:15:34 -0400
  Here's one set of leakdown tester instructions: http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/long29a.htm Here's another on building and using a leakdown tester...
• Re: Test... test
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 5 Dec 2017 08:50:14 -0800
  ...mcneely On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 9:19 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > this is a test to Gerry... > > anyone out...
• Oil Testing Basics
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 7 Dec 2012 05:43:28 -0800
  Ok.......all this talk on the list about oil testing makes me ask two questions.� Where do you get oil tested, and how much...
• Testing, testing,..1,2,3
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Jul 1995 18:42:05 -0400
  This is just a test of the Vanagon Mailing List System. If this had been a real message, information of vital importance concerning Volkswagen...
• Electrical testing equipment
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 08:21:24 -0400
  Hi, I've got a few years experience with VWs and general maintenance, but I've never tackled electrical testing before, other than using...