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• Re: Spark Plug Tester
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 2 Mar 2010 17:04:13 -0600
  ...A remote starter and the plug grounded on the engine will test the > system and that plug (without your little brother or MIL). If...
• Re: Overflow puking water
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 07:58:39 EST
  In a message dated 11/17/03 9:52:35 PM, dabomb@TANJABARNES.COM writes: << He pressure tested my rad cap, found that it...
• AFM resistance test, was unstable idle
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 22:32:29 -0800
  The mechanic who worked on my 86 vanagon finally returned my request for information and said that my AFM "passed a resistance test". He...
• Re: Help locating pin at harness for idiot lights
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 2 Jun 2012 23:40:58 -0700
  ...That switch tested OK. The CEL bulb tested fine when powered. To further complicate this, the original cluster had the large analog clock. He...
• flow-through muffler -> cool cat -> failes emissions
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:15:54 -0500
  ...that is, when running on the highway the cat is hot and clean, but after waiting in line at the emission test facility, the...
• Re: Fw: Emissions failures make me feel like a failure
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 08:35:55 -0800
  ...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: Injectors serviced by Witchhunter- Pics
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:39:14 -0500
  This is really the best test but can be dangerous if you don't know what you are doing! Thanks, Tom Hargrave Our Web...
• Re: test
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 2 Sep 2020 17:50:28 +0200
  And busy reading test messages I just soldered red LEDs into my power windows switches. What a PIA. ...something ontopic ;-) Now I need to...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Push Rods. Make Sure They're Seated! Was: 2.1 wbx rocker, pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 19 May 2017 17:58:05 -0700
  ...I did a compression test before I started the work. I loath to think what the compression will be now! On 5/19/17...
• Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 12:11:24 -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: Hall Sender Videos
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:05:36 -0800
  ...The first video shows the author shorting the middle pin of the hall connector to ground to test if the "computer controller is good...
• Re: Testing, testing -- is this thing on?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 10:33:41 -0800
  Nope, we closed the list while you were moving to Oregon.... Bullwinkle told us to... Rob becida@comcast.net At 3/1/2009 08...
• Re: Dyno Testing Q's
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 06 May 1997 22:23:23 -0700
  ...You get a >Here's my problem with the way the test is performed. > >I observed a standard front wheel drive car. Drive (front...
• coolant testing with a DVM - ?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 22:56:28 -0700
  ...the stored electricity inside the system, the coolant can also be tested with an ordinary digital voltmeter as described in the book "Automotive Engines...
• Re: When Gerry goes down...
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 11:37:44 -0300
  Also when the list goes down, it is NOT necessary to sent all of these "just testing" messages to the list - remember that we...
• Canadian Tire On-Line Store
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 7 Nov 2000 09:55:41 -0500
  ...At http://www.226234268473.com is a test site for the Canadian Tire On-Line store. It certainly seems to support shopping from and...
• Re: FS: 84 Vanagon GL SUper Sunroof PRICE ReDUCED
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 17:21:43 -0800
  > I heard sometime back somewhere that any vanagon would pass SMOG tests in > the 50 states. > In my case, if it came from NE...
• Re: Catalytic converter noise
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sat, 8 May 2004 19:50:15 +0200
  You�ve already got loads of good advice here, what I want to add is that if it�s recently smoke tested and the...
• EZ way to test rad fan?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 11 May 2012 12:08:26 -0700
  ...Is there a fast and easy way to test that puppy's high and low speeds? 1984 1.9, 3 wires plug into the...
• Re: Bench Testing switches
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 12:31:03 -0400
  ...headlight switch. > > Does anyone have some info on how to bench test the light switch? > Or any suggestions on what could be the problem...
• Re: My poor MPG, compression tests results
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:43:52 -0700
  ...The testing continues. # 1 (right front) compression > 120, plug looks normal. # 2 (right rear) compression > 120, plug also looks normal. # 3 (left front) compression...
• Re: 30-50 challenge
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:24:22 -0700
  ...Spinning it faster than normal on test runs didn't help it either. --- ;^) Ooo. Another toy to purchase. GPS? Tach? Uh, new speedo? ---;^) Neil...
• Re: Idle control system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 06:14:26 -0400
  ...Should be grounded when steering wheel is turned all the way either direction, but I didn't test it. 15 - Power. Tested OK: +14V...
• Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Manual Transmissions- Part I
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:58:29 -0500
  ...Connect US 1115 L.E.D tester between terminals 5 and 17 of connector plug. L.E.D. tester should flash while cranking. If...
• Re: Wanted: Syncro for OME Shock test run.
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 10:42:10 -0800
  ...Syncro for OME Shock test run. >I have an opportunity to start selling Old Man Emu Shocks for the Syncro >Vanagon (Rear shocks would...
• Re: [VW gas I4 Conversions] Continuing to diagnose rich rough running Digifant ....from yesterday
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014 08:11:49 -0700
  ...Do you suppose that means I have a bad O2 sensor, or am I testing it improperly? Hi...I just re tested my O2...
• Upcoming smog test and Ethos products
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:01:47 -0700
  ...Results <http://www.theethoschallenge.com/ethosfr-testimonials.php> have shown that the first application will begin the process of reducing your engine's emissions...
• Re: Compression test
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 May 1997 16:36:14 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Garrick Chang 84 Westy >Over the weekend I had a minute to finally do a compression test. The engine has 130K and the factory...
• Re: How do I test the big end bearings
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 09:36:35 -0500
  Zoltan wrote I still do not know the way big end bearings should be tested Zoltan the rod bearing when worn shows the cooper...
• Re: Carrying loose propane tanks?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 02:52:37 -0400
  ...Twenty-some years ago I took one -- two, actually -- of those tests that's supposed to help you decide on the type of work...
• Re: Bad Valve
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 2 May 2005 18:08:05 -0400
  ...After further >tests, I did a compression test and found #1 at 30, the others at 130-140. >Had the valves replaced about 5...
• Re: Injectors
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sun, 13 Aug 2006 22:34:04 -0400
  Tom, What was the cost for the 4 injector cleaning, & testing? -- Rob NYC/Long Beach, NY 88 Wolfsburg, Silver http://web.mac.com/rmstewart...
• Ratio rockers was (dyno results from Boston Bobs) or true confessions of a gear head
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 09:15:51 -0500
  ...I finally got my 84 2.1 big valve engine running correctly and tested it this past Tuesday. I four pulls (tests) and made...
• Re: Back to Texas but only running on 3
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 09:38:05 -0600
  ...a spark can cause a fire during the testing procedure. Stan Wilder On Fri, 21 Feb 2003 09:14:36 -0600 Dylan Spurgin <vanagon...
• Re: Wanted: comments on my compression test results
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 12:03:57 -0500
  ...You won't find it if you look for "air test" but if you search for "leak down test" you will find that its...
• Re: Failed Emissions Check
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 12:11:55 -0800
  ...Often a vehicle fails an emissions test it is becuase a part has failed, or is failing. To allow the vehicle to continue to...
• Re: Not passing smog, still... Need help!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 09:04:05 -0400
  ...May be true, but the rules they use in most states seem aimed more at generating profits for repair shops, testing stations, and auto...
• Re: Importing - Apples and Oranges
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 12:51:52 -0800
  ...4 - The RI now transports the vehicle to the EPA testing facility for the infamous emissions bag test. At the laboratory, the vehicle has...
• Re: Manifold vacuum specs?-Leak down testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 30 Dec 2006 23:26:36 +0000
  A proper leak down test will tell you all you need to know. After measuring the leak down, wit the engine restrained, you can...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 00:00:29 -0700
  ...Battery has been removed and taken to FLAPS and tests as good. If |you remember from last post starter was removed and tested good...
• Re: Problem with customer van that is driving me crazy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Oct 2015 13:35:18 -0400
  Disconnect the hose to the valve at the thermostat and use that hose as a test port. You want to see the cap open...
• Re: exhaust gas into coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 20:18:12 -0800
  there's a kit called a 'block tester' .. it's designed to be used with a conventional radiator with radiator on top. you screw...
• Re: 15" Wheel/Tire Report - Caution
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:57:48 -0600
  ...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: blinkered
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 18:00:55 -0700
  ...You do not. 'the good fuses' of that type have little metal test points on them. You just energize the circuit, and test for...
• WARNING!!! Re: gfci outlet buzzes with inverter
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:48:35 -0400
  At 10:50 AM 4/11/2009, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >To test this theory: from the inverter's hot wire, connect a 1...
• Re: analog clock repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 6 Feb 2019 11:50:44 -0600
  ...Jim On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 11:48 AM thewestyman <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote: > Make sure, you have tested it with battery power...
• Re: Brake warning light on
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 30 Apr 2017 17:56:59 -0400
  To answer the original question, you can test the switches with an ohmmeter, wires unplugged, brakes applied and not. Each three-terminal switch has...
• '83.5 westy starts, runs well, stalls, won't restart
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 18:29:15 -0700
  ...Drove fairly well, but stalled when we returned from the test-dive and would not restart. Is this a flooding issue? The nice lady...
• Re: breadloaf air flow meter
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 10:06:58
  ...Is this the probable >cause? How do I test it? > >Paul When this happened to my '77, the culprit was the air flow meter...
• Re: 1.9 idle woes
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 10:02:26 EST
  ...Please review that "air valve test" procedure with us, then we'll go from there. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC> 86...
• Re: Car Talk Vanagon caller
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 18:08:59 -0400
  ...I think it is clear from the photos > of that crash test that the vanagon suffered less frontal damage because > it rode up over...
• Re: Spare pasrt you gotta lug around ..Re: Larry's up and running...Re: S.O.S. Vanagon stuck 20 miles N of Orlando in Maitland, FL
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 17:14:54 -0400
  On my 1.9s I have simply unplugged the installed ECU and plugged in another (without installing it) to test the spare. I've...
• Re: test test
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:09:12 -0700
  That's a copy good buddy. Is that "Convoy" I hear faintly in the background? On 10/26/07, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail...
• Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 22:36:17 -0400
  ...Allan Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> writes: > leak down test too, might be a little more useful than a compression test. > I don...
• teat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Nov 2022 12:09:32 +0000
  This is a test.  If a real problem, I hope it works!! Dave B.the Boston one
• Re: GERRY Vannagon down?
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:09:22 -0600
  Just testing. I have not received any List messages in the last few days.
• Re: Five Year Dream Car Pick -Unomog
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 3 Oct 1994 11:09:38 -0700 (PDT)
  Hey Joel, any chance of posting that Unimog test report? Alistair
• test, please ignore
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Mera
  Fri, 5 Sep 1997 09:59:45 -0700
  having trouble subscribing, unsubscribing; suspect my problem is with e-mail aliases in my lan
• Test!! Please ignore!
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 14:19:50 -0600
  You didn't really have to open this, ya know. Alan Bosch '88 Wolfsburg (Phred)
• I'm getting no mail - I seem to be off the list
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:20:25 -0600
  This is a test. John Rodgers