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• Re: My van failed Maryland emissions test
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:58:40 -0400
  ...I'm not sure if the modern "dyno" test machines can be fooled using this method. > Also I seem > to remember there being a...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 23:12:38 -0800
  ...To get my truck legal in California (from Europe), I had to have it tested at a CARB approved test facililty. That test they...
• Re: testing the ignition coil (85 1.9L)
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 18:17:21 -0500
  ...there's a mention of "test coil without a meter". What do you do to test the coil WITH a meter? What meter? Does...
• Smog Check in the Field
  Historical mailing list
  05 May 97 15:55:50 PDT
  Spotted the CHP randomly pulling vehicles over to do a Dyno smog test last week, thus the last post on dyno testing Q's...
• Leak Down Testing for Dummies?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:04:13 -0700
  I need to do a leakdown test on Mellow Yellow. I have a leakdown tester that I bought a few years ago when I...
• failed TX emission test
  Historical mailing list - Sam Stone
  Sat, 12 Aug 2006 13:40:34 -0500
  Hi all, Just got my van inspected and it failed the emission portion of the test and the gas cap test. The only portion...
• help w/coolant tests
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Sun, 4 May 2003 23:19:53 -0400
  ...I got a coolant system pressure tester, and hooked it up for the cold and hot tests (setup photo: <http://www.offthehill.org/~dan...
• Tips on passing emissions
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:04:31 -0700
  ...These were the days before we had dynamometer testing, so YRMV. Syncros are not dyno tested though for obvious reasons. Good luck! Stuart Exempt...
• Re; EV Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 08:27:32 -0500
  OK- Uncle, I wasn't totally current on all the new EPA testing Laws in every state for privatley owned vehicles. SO-- In Mass...
• Fuel pressure test gauge
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:08:31 -0500
  Can someone tell me what variety of fuel pressure test gauge they have used successfully on a 2.1L? This kit http://www.harborfreight...
• Re: Testing
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Mon, 21 Mar 2022 15:57:30 -0600
  I did... Quoting ddbjorkman@verizon.net: > Testing 123 > Anyone get6ting this? > Dave B.the Boston one
• Project Farm Battery Test
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 31 Jul 2020 13:55:58 -0400
  Very educational. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7rTcBanpMk Interesting independent test of batteries
• \Just a test...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Sep 1995 13:31:00 -0400 (EDT)
  I told you it was just a test...so why read it? Huh...HUH??? ;-) Ric
• test
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Sep 1998 17:26:09 -0700
  I am having a problem receiving digests from the server. I hope this test works. Thanks, DAVE
• Testing
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Williams
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 06:15:20 -0700
  I'm just testing. My last message to the list never go thru. Marshall Williams '84 Westy
• Testing...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:35:58 -0500
  Sorry for the test post, but my low power update doesn't seem to have gone through...
• Testing my spam blocker
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 09:36:08 -0600
  Test for me only....I've had to up my spam blocker...Thanks...Chuck....
• Re: got to get ready for emission testing
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 13:23:52 -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: emissions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Wed, 3 Feb 1999 13:26:42 -0800
  ...I glanced at one and it was some sort of additive that advertised that it would help a car pass an emission test. I...
• Re: 2.1 WBX eating coolant.
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 17:36:54 -0400
  You are sucking coolant! For sure If your engine "drink" that much it not because it's hot outside!!! Leak down test followed by...
• Re: did anyone else get "test only" smog checks this year in CA?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 09:12:59 -0700
  ...BUT You don't test vehicles in all counties, some are exempt [less and less as time goes on] You don't test new...
• Re: Battery testing solution
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 13 Aug 2011 08:42:03 -0500
  Jim, This is a good article and it brings up a good point - most garage battery testers only test CCA and not reserve capacity...
• Re: Test... test
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Tue, 5 Dec 2017 13:15:55 +0000
  ...This came through. > > > > > > BenT > > > >> On Dec 4, 2017, at 9:19 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >> > >> this is a test to Gerry...
• Re: The Dreaded Emissions test
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:09:31 -0600
  ...Word here is that Utah is now using a different emission test than in previous years. I'll look into that. BTW, the engine...
• Re: oh shit, here we go again
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 09:11:10 -0600
  ...You can make your own neon tester from two leads and a neon bulb from Radio Shack or just buy the tester from most...
• Re: Testing Starters...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 16 Nov 2016 19:10:08 -0400
  David, The WBX starter is not self supporting and cannot be bench tested … unless your bench has a bell housing ;-) Why not simply swap...
• Re: Best chance of passing emissions?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 21:58:20 -0500
  Try to get more info about the test. In Chicago they use a dyno for older vehicles, but they don't test for NOx...
• leak tests
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 13:00:07 -0500
  Volks, In trying to isolate my coolant leak, I'm wondering what each test will tell me. If I've got a head leak...
• Testing injectors
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 00:27:37 -0800
  How do you determine if an injector is leaking? Is there a simple test? Todd '88 Westy
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:50:54 -0600
  ...I tested the wire per the Bentley and those >> continuity tests passed. >> >> I also did all of the pin to pin tests as stated...
• Re: WAS: Comprssion Tester Question. NOW: Tester/engine results Report
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:14:06 -0700
  ...You want to put teaspoon of oil into the cylinder, and test it again. If the reading comes up, its likely rings. If not...
• Re: TEXAS SMOG LAW ORDEAL (don't fear!)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:55:47 -0400
  We have had this testing for the last two years here in NJ. Initially many people were fearful that this new test would cause...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 12:48:32 -0400
  Thanks Stewart Out I go and do the test with my VOM meter. Is there a procedure to remove the pulley? Dennis J Dennis...
• Re: Synthetic Oil Life Test
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:00:41 -0700
  Dennis, I agree this is one only non-biased test out there. The experiment is very well design. It is very hard to take...
• Re: Failed CA Smog Test
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Thu, 24 Mar 2005 08:35:56 EST
  Did you change the oil right before the test? I had an inspection guy tell me that you shouldn't right before an emission...
• Re: Only other Vanagon owners understand the humor in this . . .
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 23:26:49 -0700
  ...One of the tests was a brake test where the requirement was to lock up all four wheels. The Austin had a pressure release...
• Re: Fuel Pump Test Clarifiction
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:07:27 -0400
  ...Instructions say connect leads 30 and 87 to a tester. The tester is just a switch... 30 is unswitched battery power and 87 is...
• Re: compression test
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 17:57:53 -0400
  The very soft plugs threads are easy to striped!!! This is the main reason to do a compression test when the engine is cold...
• Test post: no Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
  Thu, 31 Dec 1998 07:14:50 EST
  Sorry for the test post folks. Just checking. Some recent responses have been bouncing. Paul
• Test
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 16:00:40 -0800
  Testing my new DSL service... Dave -- Dave Carpenter Whatever you wish for me, May you have twice as much.
• BCC: Test Posting
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 10:09:20 -0600
  BCC: Test Posting ... please ignore. Trying to fix a problem with Syncro list postings. My apologies. Chase
• test
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 17:03:46 -0500
  test - please ignore (trying to see if I'm actually back on the list, after well over 30 days...)
• Re: TEST
  Historical mailing list - Neptuno
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 06:55:49 -0800
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• test
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 00:03:14 -0700
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• Re: WTB Coolant pressure tester
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:19:39 -0600
  The way I read the original question posted, I thought he was looking for a way to test the CAP. For this I use...
• Re: Rough Running 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 15:29:09 -0400
  At 15:14 10/6/2004, Craig Oda wrote: >David, >Nice one! I had never heard of this way of testing the Temp II...
• Tests before engine swap?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Wed, 2 May 2001 17:05:21 -0500
  ...Any advice on other things to test before I pull the engine? Any tests I should do on the new engine before I put...
• Re: PSA (No Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Carlos Del Rio
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 12:15:42 -0400
  ...cadelrio ICQ# 34175672 Ron wrote: "I am 59 years old and flunked my PSA test. (Prostrate-specific antigen test.) Further testing determined I have...
• Re: Engine Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 24 May 2014 10:34:21 -0700
  If it was in my driveway the test would now be to loosen the valve adjusters a full turn on that low reading cylinder...
• Engine died, Update ign
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 29 Mar 2020 13:59:30 -0700
  Bentley ecu harness tests continue, 24.61 Test 2, wire to coil terminal 1, good Test 10, wires to hall sensor connector, good Swapped...
• Re: testing
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Sun, 4 Jun 2017 02:13:41 -0400
  ...testing > > testing
• Followup: ECU Tester donations and PIF
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:51:56 -0800
  Folks, thanks for bidding on the ecu testers. the 83-85 tester sold for $187.50 and the 86-91 sold for $177.50...
• Smog test: Strict CA vs Strict Phoenix AZ how do the numbers compare?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 12:52:27 EDT
  The Phoenix smog test lists results in grams per mile and the CA test is listed in PPM The question is: How do the...
• Re: Vanagon (DoubleCab) Crash Test Video
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 16:20:03 -0400
  It sure looked to me like the front and its strengthening members had been cut out prior to the test. If so, no telling...
• Re: Emissions Test Failure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 16:31:42 -0700
  ...Emissions Test Failure When I was first putting my '89 on the road, I went from hydrocarbons "too high to test" to a clean...
• To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Fri, 9 Dec 2016 16:33:20 -0800
  ...I can’t find instruction in the “Bible”, only to test the wire that leads to it. That test says; your test light will...
• Re: Advice...temp to high.... after new parts....
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Mon, 4 Jul 2005 20:12:21 -0400
  ...new pump, thermostat, cleaned front rad and flow tested, bleed > all the way...new coolant... <SNIP AGAIN> > No, i didn't test the new...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 09:40:19 -0700
  You need a high end tester/charger for this. Parts stores and Sears repair shops will test it for free. Should have a minimum...
• Re: cruise control trouble shooting
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:02:47 -0700
  ...on test #3 the vacume vent valves. it > says to conect the test light between 1 and 3 of the harness > connector. at this...
• Re: Coolant capacity
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 22:08:04 -0700
  I'm going to try a bit less than 2 gallons which should give me about 50-50 and then test it with one...