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Date:         Mon, 3 Dec 2007 11:54:51 -0800
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Adjustments to help 81 Air Cooled Westy pass emissions?
Comments: To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <71d9cdf90712031104xd3cc0e7v7118a2ac9d6293f6@mail.gmail.com>
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Thanks Jake.

I'll try the Mohawk super. + I'll get BCAA points!

Neil.

On 12/3/07, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Change the oil and run Mohawk Super. There's a lot of oxygen in that stuff. > > My vans sail through AirCare with no trouble............ > > On Dec 3, 2007 10:12 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi all. > > In prep for my engine swap, I will be running my 2L manual tranny air > > cooled > > 1981 Westy through "Air Care". An emissions testing up here in Vancouver > > Canada that basically measures HO, CO, and NOx emissions. > > > > Aside from making sure plugs are clean, and ignition parts are in good > > shape, and that vehicle has been run on the highway and up to temp, are > > there any adjustments one could do to help it get through the test? > > > > i.e. the CO adjustment? > > > > Any other tips? I run ethanol blend gas ("may contain 10% ethanol"). Will > > this help? > > > > I have not touched the CO adjustment before but I have a tach and Bentley > > so > > can adjust the CO to spec. > > > > This van passed emissions before I bought it, but that was over a year > > ago. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Neil. > > > > -- > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - > > "Jaco" (Bustorius) http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > > > Engine swap beginings: http://musomuso.googlepages.com/home > > > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > Crescent Beach, BC > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/ >

-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" (Bustorius) http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

Engine swap beginings: http://musomuso.googlepages.com/home


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