You're probably going to have to go to a "Test Only" station - depending on
your location - and these deficiencies will probably cause you to fail,
irrespective of tailpipe readings.  Leaks in the exhaust are also picked up
on the tailpipe test and will cause you to fail.  You might want to leave
the vehicle in the state you're moving out of and start over in California.
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Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
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----- Original Message -----
From: "aircooled chris" <aircooledchris@EUCASAFARI.VENDIOWEB.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 3:58 PM
Subject: passing CA emissions?

> Hello,
>
> I have an 81 aircooled westy and am looking into moving back out to
> California.
> A few things ive noticed with the van I have now is:
>
> 1. No CAT Converter. Not sure if there was one before, but there is just
> a pipe where it would usually be.
>
> 2. No EGR. The exhaust has a pipe that looks like it would go to where
> the EGR is, but its just clamped shut and where I think the EGR would
> connect to the motor (that egg shaped spot) - its sealed off from the
> inside.
>
> Barring a visual inspection for original equipment, what would I need to
> do to just get it so it would pass an emissions test? I dont know where
> I would be on the scale currently, but im sure its not good. I have a
> few holes in the crossover pipe as well, but maybe between that and the
> hole for the EGR, enough exhaust gets out before my tail that I wont
> read all that bad!
>
> thanks for any tips, suggestions or misc tomfoolery.
>
> aircooled chris