I just smogged my '86 (original cat, but only 78k miles) here in Santa Cruz.
They did the fuel system pressure test, and said I was lucky to have
recently done a fuel tank re-seal because most vanagons have trouble with
the test. I passed, FWIW.

Joe

On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Robert Fisher <refisher@mchsi.com> wrote:

> --snip--
> 1) I believe that the fuel tank is not holding its pressure during the
> California emissions test. If anyone has had this professionally
> repaired, what is the ballpark cost?
> --snip--
>
> ? I had mine smogged at the local Gold Shield station and he said that
> Vanagons were exempt from the fuel system pressure test. When he brought it
> up in the computer he entered it as 'N/A' (or something to that effect) and
> proceeded on with the rest of it. Passed with no problem.
>
> Any other Californianitese run into this, one way or t'other?
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>