I don't think it's that hard to pass say NYC emissions, basically the
same as CA.

Your engine must be in tune however.

On Nov 6, 2007, at 5:09 PM, David Etter wrote:

> Just a question...
>         It looks like you fellas (and gals) in the Great U.S. of A.
> are having to undergo vehicle emissions testing on a regular
> basis.  Will this mean that eventually great quantities of Vanagon
> Westies will be unable to pass the tests and therefore have to be
> sold (cheap I hope)?
>         I noticed a while back that a gentleman in Germany was
> letting his Syncro go at a relatively cheap price because he either
> had to sell it or move to a city that was more lenient on emission
> standards.
>         I sure hope this doesn't happen up here in Canada.
> Anyway, back to the question... will I be seeing cheap Westies in
> the near future when current owners decide that the cost of
> upgrading is just not worth it?
>
> Waiting while holding my breath....   David (dsl82westy)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> ~~~~~~~~
>
>
> Congratulations!
>
> I felt just the same way when mine passed.  Except that I was the
> one who
> was sure she would fail, and the mechanic, who was a super nice
> guy, was a
> lot more optimistic!
>
>
>
> Joy
>
> :::-----Original Message-----
> :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf
> :::Of Vdub Guy
> :::Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 10:33 AM
> :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> :::Subject: WOOHOO! Passed Emissions!
> :::
> :::I can "breathe easy" so to speak for another 2 years, my '84
> Westy with
> :::2.1 passed Virginia emissions. My numbers are:
> :::                      15 MPH
> :::25 MPH
> :::                     Limit                     Reading
> :::Limit          Reading
> :::HC ppm      155                             44
> :::151              45
> :::CO%           1.31                          0.06
> :::1.68             0.07
> :::NO ppm      2167                       1634
> :::2014            1542
> :::
> :::
> :::When the inspector brought the Vanagon back around to the front
> of the
> :::shop and handed me the keys, he said "No offense, I expected it
> to fail,
> :::just because of the age". I laughed, and said I was confident,
> but not
> :::100% so. If all goes well, next test will be with the Subie
> 2.2      Jeff
>
>
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