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• STEBRO J-pipe - New Lower Price
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 10:45:26 EST
  ...Old price was $180 USD/$270 CND for the J-pipe w/out the test port and $195 USD/$235 CND with the test...
• Re: Head Damage? Test strips!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Oct 2013 22:31:37 -0400
  ...Head Damage? Get some coolant test strips. You can test for exhaust gases in the coolant. Jason On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 10...
• idle adjust
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 09:47:35 -0500
  Is it possible or advisable for me, without the sophisticated CO test equipment, to try to adjust idle speed and idle enrichment (which changes...
• Re: Expanshion Tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 10:27:57 -0800
  I am in Ontario, Canada and here every 2 years our cars have to go though and emission test and it just recently passed...
• Re: coolant system pressure testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 19:08:59 -0500
  The proper method is to get a coolant system pressure tester- with a pump and an adapter. Pump the system up to about 15...
• Re: Fire Extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:16:24 -0800
  ...Fire Extinguisher > > Now, I am wondering how many have actually used the OEM unit, > either for a fire or > just to test to see...
• Prelim ecu plug test... interestin
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 29 Mar 2020 12:25:04 -0700
  ...I understand that 19 is ground path to stud on block Tested continuity to chassis on that pin 19, nothing Checked as well as...
• Re: engine bogging, air flow meters
  Historical mailing list - Bill Layton
  Fri, 11 Nov 1994 11:13:05 -0400 (EDT)
  ...to confuse the issue i tested the airflow meter on another 85 that ran fine and got the same fluctuations in the airflow meter...
• Re: 85 Auto transmission making strange sounds
  Historical mailing list - Danny Fuller
  Sun, 19 Apr 1998 14:39:55 -0800
  ...I had already rebuilt mine and was in the process of testing it when it blew (failed test). You probably have a clogged filter...
• 1983 R&T Road Test
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Sat, 16 Jun 2001 17:39:45 -0700
  ...I dug up the old June 1983 issue of Road and Track from my archives, which has the original test of the 1.9...
• Re: Fw: emission tests are a fraud
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 20:11:14 -0500
  ...emission tests are a fraud Just because it seems obvious that something is so doesn't make it so. [text/html]
• Re: BusDepot.Com Beta Test - STILL TESTING - 10,9,8,7 . . .
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 04:17:00 EDT
  In a message dated 6/9/03 7:06:17 PM, vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM writes: << 5) General comments and suggestions. Be brutally honest. I...
• Re: PSI Coolant System
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:26:55 -0700
  ...On the gas WB it is tested from 13 to 17 psi. ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional. http://www...
• Need VW Campground review testers
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:41:57 -0700
  ...I need a few people to submit 2-3 campground reviews to test the database and provide feedback. Please email me privately if you...
• Re: OUCH - Vanagon Doka crash test
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:55:14 -0700
  ...was a demonstration of the "awsome power" of a new crash test facility, so the use of a rusted out, cut up, heavily overloaded...
• Re: testing Hall sender
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:28:49 -0500
  ...taf?Itemnumber=4445 The distributors connector is too fragile for poking at with test leads. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ in statu viae
• vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 23:08:28 -0400
  test
• ignore
  Historical mailing list - Tim McKane
  Sun, 16 Jun 1996 11:28:23 +0100
  test
• none
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 19:37:20 PDT
  test
• Test
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 17:16:39 -0400
  Disregard
• Results from a compression test.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 08 Apr 1996 15:30:53 EDT
  I finally got around to giving my '77 westy a compression test. I took it off the road in December due to a steady...
• Subaru conversions - we will do the wiring harness for you
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:10:25 -0500
  ...test it for 100% continuity on our special testing box (see our web site) * we will further test it on our engine test stand...
• Battery Saver Update
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 13:26:22 -0500
  A while ago I asked for volunteers to test a battery saver I designed. We spent part of this week building the prototypes and...
• Re: Emissions again.
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Sat, 16 Dec 1995 13:26:27 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I sweated, strained and checked every component on the engine, including having the AFC tested by Bosch and that was the only action that...
• Re: K&N filter, 1996 independent tests
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 14:31:48 -0800
  ...It will take some research to find the original tests mentioned in this post, but here is what you are looking for. I'll...
• Re: '91 Carat smog test results
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 11:20:06 EDT
  ...Either VW stumbled upon a near perfect engine or the folks that make and/or run the emissions testing equipment are less than perfect...
• Re: Not passing smog, still... Need help!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 21:17:26 -0700
  ...Finally I went to a $39.95 "guaranteed to pass" guy set up in a van with a Sun emissions tester next to the...
• Re: Just Curious... Honda VAN??
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 20:08:50 +1300
  ...I test drove a Eurovan and >with the heavy discount, I could have had an MV (no pop-top - been on the >lot for...
• Re: Timing
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 19 May 2004 10:26:28 -0500
  ...I have tested the sensors, the air intake plate, the >deacceleration switch and the full throttle enrichment switch, and they test >good. Tested the...
• Re: Starter Help
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:02:44 -0700
  ...Now i'm looking at the starter, but i got out the test-light > today and crawled under. The main wire coming from the...
• Re: Testing script
  Historical mailing list - Karen Doherty
  Sat, 7 Apr 2012 23:04:10 -0400
  ...2012 at 9:40 PM, Roger Barkley <rvbarkley4347@gmail.com>wrote: > Testing to see if my posts are readable? > Work fine from my desktop...
• Victim needed for Experiment
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 11:13:17 -0600
  I am looking for a victim in the Bay Area with a 2WD westy for testing prototype coil springs. These are my new chrome...
• More fridge help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Groff, Montgomery
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 16:25:33 -0600
  ...The only remaining test is the gas pressure. Since I don't have a gauge, does anyone know of a good propane mechanic in...
• Re: Expanshion Tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 10:23:00 -0800
  ...A leak-down test will though. Another method is to head to your local smog station and have them put their emission analyzer probe...
• Re: Advice...temp to high.... after new parts....
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Mon, 4 Jul 2005 19:33:05 EDT
  ...No, i didn't test the new thermostat.... My coolant pressure tester is bkoken.... Anything i don't think of...yea yea, i know...
• Re: '84 Vanagon with leaky rings? ME TOO!
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 16:55:16 -0800
  ...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: 88 GL - Failure to start - The Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 08:47:51 -0400
  ...Unfortunately there isn't a good way to test either of these with a meter. In fact the way I test for these is...
• Emissions failures make me feel like a failure
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 08:38:37 -0500
  ...Is the typical mechanic equipped with any test devices that can measure what the emissions test station is measuring? I'd like to pre...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 28 Mar 2023 08:29:28 -0700
  ...Some parts stores like Autozone loan out pressure testers for free that will test the cap as well as pressurize the system to check...
• Re: Pressure test cooling system howto?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:10:22 -0700
  ...Pressure test cooling system howto? ( the rambling, long version > ...... > > Vanagonauts, (the realm of) > > This is what I use: > In fact, just used it 20...
• Re: Spark Plug Tester
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:18:22 -0800
  A remote starter and the plug grounded on the engine will test the system and that plug (without your little brother or MIL). If...
• 2.1 L Leakdown Testing Question
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:53:09 -0500
  I want to test my combustion chambers for percentage leak down and have a gauge tool on the way to accomplish that. My question...
• Re: Why convert to a engine that is not better than WBX?
  Historical mailing list - t
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 21:44:36 -0700
  ...If you want one that is time tested, do the Subaru conversion. If you want to stay German, do the I4 conversion (not all...
• Re: Bench Testing switches
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 09:19:56 -0700
  You should be able to test switch with a VOM meter. Set meter to measure resistance to check continuity. If ness, "zero" meter first...
• Running problem continues
  Historical mailing list - Aileen Boyd
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:12:41 -0400
  ...He tested the ECU, Temp II Sensor, and I tested the OX as described above. After he has "adjusted" what he said, it has...
• Re: Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
  Thu, 9 Sep 2004 11:41:18 -0700
  ...The cost of the test itself varies. This > year, costs went up to $70 to $80 at test-only centers. :-( That's a > lot...
• Re: Fast German Auto chip--let's test it!
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 12:38:10 -0800
  Why don't you ask them if they are willing to give you a chip free for testing? It worked for the air springs...
• Re: Testing fuel gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 03:46:13 -0500
  At 03:23 AM 2/21/2002, Todd Last wrote: >I wanted to test the fuel sender in my van, so I hooked up...
• Re: Passing NJ Inspections
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 22:13:54 -0800
  ...Here in Washington state, only four counties have emissions testing and they don't test gas caps or look for cracked headlights. Get some...
• Re: Oil Filter performance-Oil Testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 00:33:25 -0500
  I started doing the oil testing on a regular basis after purchasing my current motor home. I started with the Caterpillar S.O.S...
• Oil Leaks and Leak Down Test
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Thu, 2 May 2002 16:23:53 -0600
  Following helpful suggestions from the Vanagon community I took my leaky aircooled Westy for a leak-down test. The reported test values are as...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 13:07:01 -0500
  ...If he swaps plug wire # 3, for plug wire #4, and repeats the "rpm test", he should be able to see if the problem...
• Re: Oil Suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:54:24 -0400
  At 01:58 AM 4/27/2009, Robert Stewart wrote... >Castrol Edge >5W-30 >They claim in their test against Mobil 1 that 8x...
• Sealing Questions
  Historical mailing list - Brian Walker
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 13:14:27 -0600
  ...I tested all systems yesterday and they are working fine. I was also testing the appliances and would like to know if the 120v...
• newbie with a few questions
  Historical mailing list - Harry Ruble
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 13:33:00 -0500
  ...Bought the Bentley and it seems that the test light is more than a 12 volt bulb type test light...or will that work...
• 86 Vanagon unstable idle
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 19:28:15 -0900
  ...In fact the dealer's service department says that their new computer testing equipment no longer can test our obsolete Vanagons. I don't...
• Re: Bench test alternator? (checked archives)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:30:38 +0000
  Or you could go to one of the many FLAPS who have alternator test benches you can use for free. Todd '88 WEsty -------------- Original...
• Re: Compression tester question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:08:00 -0800
  Neil, I take comfort in knowing that I'm not the only one who wasn't born with a compression tester in my hand...
• Re: Test
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 12 Oct 2018 11:09:33 -0700
  ...On 10/11/18, VW Vanagon <t3vanagon@gmail.com> wrote: > Just testing. -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy...
• Catalytic test pipe
  Historical mailing list - Antony P Marsh
  Sun, 1 Jan 2012 19:56:34 -0500
  ...Do any of our vendors sell a CATALYTIC TEST PIPE I can put in my exhaust system. Just about got the VANILLA SHAKE running...