Date:         Wed, 18 Jan 2006 18:53:25 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: got to get ready for emission testing
Comments: To: Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2006011818431116@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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I'm a little surprised that you don't have a gas station chain that sells
gasohol, Roger. What Mohawk uses is ethanol, and you should be able to get
it or methyl alcohol at the paint store. I wouldn't go any more than 3 - 5%
alcohol though.

On 1/18/06, Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> In Maryland, I think I have the choice of tail pipe or dyno test. Which
> should I do? I am going to do the oil change, air filter removal ,alcohol
> addition of 10-50 percent(where do I buy this stuff?),correct
> timing,actone
> for a few weeks,then fuel injector cleaner. Any more? I think I will get
> an
> extention first. I want a couple of thousand miles on this WBX ,without
> headgaskets, to see if it is worth testing anyway.So far the right bank is
> great. I am curently doing the left bank right now.I got to find an
> acceptable adjustment for the throttle body. It has some wear,and the
> throttle shaft is off vertical about .004. This causes a throttle switch
> adjustment of .002-004 only sometimes to work. Maybe a throttle switch
> adjustment of .006-.008 will allow for the wear, so it will close at idle
> reliably.Thanks everyone.
>



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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
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