Date:         Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:01:50 -0500
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
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From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Emission test on 87 vanagon
Comments: To: Sallye Clark <sallyeonlake@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <94816.61965.qm@web112008.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
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Well Sallye, it looks like you need a new catalytic converter and a new oxygen sensor.  Sorry, but it costs money to keep our old beasts going, and the environmental requirements are necessary to keep the old earth going.  So hustle out and get what it takes to keep the vehicle compliant.  There really aren't any legitimate short cuts to this.

David McNeely

---- Sallye Clark <sallyeonlake@YAHOO.COM> wrote: 
> We are having a problem with emission test for our ve.  It seems we have an aftermarket02 sensor with only 2 wires instead of 3.  We have been advised to get a new catolitic converter and get another o2 sensor.  Expensive and lots of work.  We have tried adjusting the engine useing an adative and it varies from pass to fail or fail to pass but not pass pass on both areas
> the first fail was in idle and only off 5 points(too high)
> HELP any ideas??
> Sallye and Pete Clark




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David McNeely