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Subject:Re: passing CA emissions?
From:Tom Young
Date:Sat, 4 Sep 2004 17:23:24 -0700

From: "Richard A Jones" <jones@COLORADO.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 7:20 AM
Subject: Re: passing CA emissions?

> There were California and non-California models
> in '81.  The non-California model had a pretty
> straightforward exhaust/heat exchanger layout
> with EGR.

And a catalytic converter.

> The California model had a much more
> complicated path for exhaust and used an O2
> sensor just ahead of the cat and did not use
> EGR.  (The non-California model also used a cat.)

'81 California models had both a catalytic converter - not the one used on
the Federal models - AND an EGR.

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Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
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