Patti, I do know that in January when my son's van was tested they found his
gas cap was not doing the job.  He replaced it and all was well.  I think
the new testing was discussed on the list back in Feb. or March; BenT and
others participated.  We are in the test only area (I'm San Joaquin Valley,
my son in the Bay Area).  My van just failed testing but for other reasons
that are now costing me a pile of money to fix.

Donna, 87 Syncro

On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 6:16 PM, PB <pbrattan@gmail.com> wrote:

> I got my Westy smog tested when I bought it in April, 2007, and now they
> (CA
> DMV) want me to have it tested again in August 2008 when I renew the reg.
> Last hear it passed without a hitch, but a mechanic told me that this year
> it will fail due to a new law that went into effect on 1-1-08.  I think it
> has something to do with the fuel tank vent lines.  He said that they had
> to
> be replaced with different material.  Is there anyone from California who
> is
> familiar with this new smog requirement that seems to particularly affect
> Vanagons?
> Patti
> 90 Westy Automatic
>