

| Subject: | Re: 1991 Vanagon 2.1L auto: failed DE emission test: CO (high) |
| From: | Karl Ploessl |
| Date: | Wed, 31 May 2023 19:38:27 -0400 |
I was driving about 10 miles to DMV and was waiting in line ~ 30 minutes with engine idling. ----- Karl '81 Westy "Jenny" '91 Westy "Jenny 2" Wilmington, DE On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 7:29 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > Wow! > > This will be an interesting conversation. > > Only thing I’ve heard of is it helps to get tested when engine is well > heated up. Also, basic tune up might help. But, I look forward to better > thoughts. > > Eric > > > > On May 31, 2023, at 5:41 PM, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM> > wrote: > > > > here are the numbers: > > > > low high > > > > HC (ppm) > > > > readings 145 88 > > > > limit 220 220 > > > > result PASS PASS > > > > > > CO (%) > > > > readings 3.39 2.48 > > > > limit 1.20 1.20 > > > > result FAIL FAIL > > > > > > CO (%) + CO2 (%) > > > > readings7.49 13.24 > > > > > > RPM reading > > > > readings 935 2580 > > > > limit 500 2200 > > > > result PASS PASS > > > > > > The alignments of the table is somewhat screwed up but it failed CO > > emission at low and at high RPMs (935 and 2580). What would be the > reason? > > > > > > Karl '81 Westy "Jenny" > > > > '91 Westy "Jenny 2" Wilmington, DE > >
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