Date:         Mon, 3 Dec 2007 11:04:17 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Adjustments to help 81 Air Cooled Westy pass emissions?
Comments: To: neil N <musomuso@gmail.com>
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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/