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Subject:Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing?
From:VW Doka
Date:Mon, 3 Mar 2008 11:32:22 -0800

I spoke with Peter over at Volkscafe about this a few weeks ago.  Since the
beginning of the year, they have done at least 6 fuel tank reseals due to
vehicles failing this test.  They all passed fine after the reseal.

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Michael Elliott
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 4:10 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing?

I may be late to the game on this, but don't recall anyone writing about
it. I just read on GoWesty's site that "Starting in 2008 in California ...
a new law now requires that [t]he fuel tank vapor control system pass a
pressure test as part of the regular smog test."*

So, California Vanagon owners: anyone here on the list had any experience
getting smogged in 2008? They pump your fuel tank up and did you pass or
fail miserably (as I expect my '84 will)?

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* http://www.gowesty.com/files/Newsletter/march.html

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
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