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 |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.