I just smogged my '86 (original cat, but only 78k miles) here in Santa Cruz. They did the fuel system pressure test, and said I was lucky to have recently done a fuel tank re-seal because most vanagons have trouble with the test. I passed, FWIW. Joe On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Robert Fisher <refisher@mchsi.com> wrote: > --snip-- > 1) I believe that the fuel tank is not holding its pressure during the > California emissions test. If anyone has had this professionally > repaired, what is the ballpark cost? > --snip-- > > ? I had mine smogged at the local Gold Shield station and he said that > Vanagons were exempt from the fuel system pressure test. When he brought it > up in the computer he entered it as 'N/A' (or something to that effect) and > proceeded on with the rest of it. Passed with no problem. > > Any other Californianitese run into this, one way or t'other? > > Cya, > Robert > |
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