Date:         Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:19:58 -0700
Reply-To:     David M <covrambles@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         David M <covrambles@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Failed emissions for third time
Comments: To: Project Pat <psdooley@VERIZON.NET>
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"Too many Vanagons clogging up the roads anyway"

In 13 years, I've only seen three other Vanagons in Arizona and one had CA plates. 




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 From: Project Pat <psdooley@VERIZON.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: Failed emissions for third time
 

Junk it.  Too many Vanagons clogging up the roads anyway.

Or, maybe try getting the injectors cleaned.  Good spray patterns promote
better combustion.
You could try a miracle-in-a-can fix, like Seafoam.
How old are your plugs and ignition components?  Did you do a spark
intensity test?  Compression test?

Lots of stuff to tinker with on these old vans...


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
David M
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 4:15 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Failed emissions for third time

I posted a while back about my 1987 Vanagon failing the AZ emissions on CO
and NOX levels.
The place I took it to said it was running rich and they adjusted the timing
and mixture. Then th