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• Re: Smog Check Test Only (California)
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 16:23:41 -0700
  ...Smog Check Test Only (California) > > > I smoged my '85 Vanagon GL a couple of months ago. What is a "test > only"? > > Richard > > -----Original Message...
• Leak Down Testing
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:47:33 -0500
  I found this description of the leak down test procedure in the archives. Is it right? Anything to add? Any inaccuracies? QUOTE: The air...
• Re: Testing fuel delivery results, one oddity
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 11:31:16 -0700
  Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > > Fuel Pump Delivery Rate test (Bentley 20.19): > > Minimum volume in 30 seconds spec: 500mL, measured: 750mL PASS > What this...
• Re: leak down tester- wass Made the mistake of checking compression
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 6 Sep 2012 00:21:35 -0700
  At 9/5/2012 11:02 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: >What tool do you recommend for a leak down test? Can I make one...
• Re: Compression Test
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:32:23 -0500
  > -If compression is low, put 2 spoon of oil into cylinder, test again, if > higher, > cylinder/pistons problem, if nothing happen, heads proplem... In...
• Testing
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Mar 2022 21:45:00 +0000
  Testing 123 Anyone get6ting this? Dave B.the Boston one
• Test 2
  Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 18:25:55 -0700
  Test 2 http://www.theskylightguy.com/ PEACE [text/html]
• The skylight guy / TEST
  Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 18:19:34 -0700
  Test www.theskylightguy.com PEACE [text/html]
• testing test 1-2-3
  Historical mailing list - James Lowe
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 18:41:53 -0700
  Hello Listees, Have I been accepted?
• Re: Trasko Filter Testing
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 09:56:54 -0800
  ...I think that even a small group of interested people on this list can conduct our own tests. If we document the tests the...
• Test Only Center BS
  Historical mailing list - Wognacious
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 18:07:57 -0700
  Listies, I have an 85 Westy and got my registration renewal in Arnold's California and it too has a Test Only Center requirement...
• Re: Need 2 liter acvw FI system complete with fuel pump.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 24 May 2001 22:02:58 -0500
  ...Jetronic Fuel Injector Control Module Part # 039-906-021C, 80-83 Vanagon Used test OK, No warranties other than it works when you get...
• testing a speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 18 Apr 2017 10:26:13 -0700
  hi all, is there a way to test a speedometer out of a van (as in bench test)? I mean without removing the one...
• Re: Test sending pic
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 18:02:38 -0800
  Test Fail. No picture. Mike M On Sunday, December 21, 2014 5:29 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM> wrote: Somebody suggested that I...
• fuel pressure tester
  Historical mailing list - steve vitale
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:44:35 -0500
  any recommendations for a fuel pressure tester/vacuum tester? I was considereing this one from sears because it'll double as a vacuum gauge...
• Rad. fan test
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Fri, 4 Nov 2005 05:28:33 -0500
  ...I read here somewhere about testing the fan speeds without taking the fan out but i can't find it now. I think it...
• Re: Leak Down Testing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:38:03 -0600
  This is known in the aviation world as a differential compression test. You can purchase a differential compression testor for a little as $35...
• Re: Vanagon handling (long)
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Sat, 29 Mar 97 22:22:01
  I don't know if you saw the crash tests conducted late 1996 on current minivans, or not. These tests were conducted by a...
• Re: How does a leak down tester work???
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 12:11:20 EST
  The air test or leak down test is used to determine any wear problems within any given engine . I will explain the test very...
• How to compression test/gasket leak test
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 18:23:23 EDT
  ...Can I use a compression test/leakdown test to figure out which cylinder(s) is leaking, or is likely to be leaking? Is this...
• Re: is this going to work will folks get my messages now test test
  Historical mailing list - Edward Barger
  Sat, 18 Apr 2020 16:59:45 -0700
  Thanks and I did not get this test email I did get a test email I sent myself just before sending this one I...
• A Success!!
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 14:07:12 PDT
  ...I was going to do a compression test. I got the tester threaded into #1 and did the test, and was dismayed to find...
• Re: Mechanical tests for my spare air cooled engine?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:58:24 -0700
  ...Was just reading about leak down test. So useful info can be gathered even if engine not warmed up? Thanks Neil. On 8/30...
• Test message from idevice
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 11:59:55 -0500
  Test Is HTML looking like is off? T.
• Test - no content, just delete
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 11:03:00 EST
  Test, told ja, no content. you people.
• Re: Oil Testing
  Historical mailing list - Harry C Engle
  Mon, 2 May 2005 08:33:47 -0700
  Hi Dennis Who does your oil testing. Thanks Harry
• Re: 85 Westfalia Weekender fails Evap test.
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 04:32:48 -0700
  ...They were nice enough to > pretest without charging me. > > > > Failed on the EVAP test, this is where they pressurize the fuel system > and test...
• Re: selecting a compression tester
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:33:41 -0500
  ...This test is really only needed if the > > compression test is very low, or extremely uneven across the 4 cylinders. > > If the engine runs...
• 88 GL - Failure to start - The Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 23:22:22 -0500
  ...Fuel Pump Check - runs when ignition is turned on Injector Test - Pulled and tested - all four injectors are discharging Coil test via Hall sender...
• Re: Fail air are
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 20:07:18 -0800
  Dennis Actually the hydrocarbons were very high at the Idle test (1025) but below the maximum allowable for the driving test (73.00)... As...
• Re: '91 Carat smog test results
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 19:41:20 -0600
  ...That's what the report from the test says. And the test results are certified by the testing station operator as "true and correct...
• got to get ready for emission testing
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 08:42:05 -0800
  Funny,this is the first time for me in a vanagon.Got my first tags and no notice for a emission test 3 years...
• Re: Diesel group purchase looking? Not Bill Gates--
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 08:15:44 EDT
  ...Probably wasn't another car available for him to buy as a crash tester and also who wants to crash test a $500,000...
• Building an Electronic Fuel Injector Tester
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:28:57 -0600
  For those of us who like to build electronic gadgets, I found a neat electronic fuel injector tester you can build for about $20...
• Compression Test on Aircooled 1600
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 08:05:50 -0000
  Some quick pointers please about compression testing. 1 - Should the engine be hot or cold when you test ? 2 - Should you keep the remaining...
• Re: Differences between 82 and 83 turn signals?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:58:28 -0500
  ...If no, go to next step. �If yes, activate > turn signal and verify that test light blinks. Test light blinks. Buzzer (must be the...
• Re: Emissions, Was: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:06:09 -0700
  ...Any test results you know of by certified testing stations >> of >> Bostig setups? >> >> Mark >> >>
• Re: got to get ready for emission testing
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:46:47 -0800
  ...The tester > actually admitted an inacurate test.However, his confidence remained.He > gave me a new test, and it showed CO to the point...
• Re: Test Only Center BS
  Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 07:21:47 -0700
  ...Is a pre-test available at > test only centers? I'm pretty sure that if I have the > time I could get the CAT...
• Re: Car & Driver Review
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 20:54:05 -0700
  A really neat compendium of old Vanagon road tests is "Volkswagen Bus-Camper-Van, 1979-1989," by Brooklands Books. Here is the amazon.com...
• Re: leakdown test
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:52:54 -0400
  I don't know how that particular tester works but too test for the gasket leak the air must remain constant to allow the...
• test
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 19 Feb 2022 08:25:43 -0800
  Testing a new account. Also, archives show no messages since Wednesday... -Mark
• SYSTEM FULL TEST - Vanagon LIST Admin
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Thu, 11 Dec 1997 09:03:06 -0800
  This is a test. Please disregard Chris
• test.. don't open
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Sat, 10 Apr 1999 15:03:58 -0400
  test. Dave & Sherrie Allentown,PA zzzzzzzzzz__ |E[__] [__]|[_]\\ | _DC&SP | _ || * * * =-( )---------( )--=
• Test
  Historical mailing list - Eric Nettles
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 11:05:48 -0400
  Hello, Just testing whether this works, it's been a long time.
• Re: selecting a compression tester
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:48:45 -0600
  ...This test is really only needed if the > compression test is very low, or extremely uneven across the 4 cylinders. > If the engine runs...
• Hall Sensor TEst 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 19:28:11 EDT
  On Digifant the Bentley test # 28.43 refers to using a US1115 voltmeter( not a multimeter). The test says if LED flickers, hall sender...
• Re: testing
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 4 Jun 2017 13:18:03 -0400
  ...testing > > > > testing >
• Re: Cylinder Leak Test
  Historical mailing list - Carter
  Sat, 4 Jul 1998 07:07:52 -0700
  ...I wanted to know what the status of the compression was now and what it was compared to what it tested at a pre...
• fuel pressure tester & compression tester
  Historical mailing list - Lance LeBaron
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 06:24:44 PST
  ...Where should I look to buy a fuel pressure tester that will make up to the small fitting on the Vanagon fuel tee? Should...
• Advice...temp to high.... after new parts....
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 4 Jul 2005 18:55:23 -0400
  ...slight lost of coolant (pressure test) but not much (my tester is kind of old)... Work done: new pump, thermostat, cleaned front rad and...
• Re: CA Smog Failed - 1985 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:14:47 -0400
  ...Test 1: %CO2=14.5 %O2=0.6 HC PPM Max=131 Measured=131 CO% Max=0.87 Measured = 0.37 NO PPM Max...
• California Smog Test 2008
  Historical mailing list - Patsy Taoyama
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 12:21:26 -0700
  ...Yes they will test the gas tank vent system. I had that fixed last year so no problem at test time. Unfortunately, the Catalytic...
• Re: Syncro: Dyno smog test dangerous?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 23:26:20 -0500
  You may find that all wheel drive vehicles in your state are no required to that a Dyno test. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi...
• Re: 85 Westfalia Weekender fails Evap test.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 15:04:19 -0700
  ...85 Westfalia Weekender fails Evap test. Odd that the smog guy did the EVAP test. All the guys around here put it down as...
• VW Van Screensaver MAC Testers needed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 07:26:21 -0700
  Volks, VW Van Screensaver MAC Testers needed Need 3-4 MAC/Apple beta testers. I'm evaluating a "cross platform" screensaver creation program. I...
• Smog test help
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 7 Oct 2012 15:13:59 -0700
  ...Here are the numbers IDLE Test 1: HC 432 (STD 220 ) CO 1.5636 (STD 1.0) IDLE Test 2: HC 315 CO 1...
• Re: [WetWesties] Followup: ECU Tester donations and PIF
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:56:56 -0800
  ...ECU Tester donations and PIF Folks, thanks for bidding on the ecu testers. the 83-85 tester sold for $187.50 and the 86...
• Argh!
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 07:20:55 -0800
  I apologize for the recent 'test' messages. I'm testing a new remailer, and didn't intend for the entire list to be included...
• is this going to work will folks get my messages now test test
  Historical mailing list - Edward Barger
  Sat, 18 Apr 2020 16:36:43 -0700
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