tbill wrote: > > Bossman@concentric.net wrote: > > > > Hey, my brother tried to pass inspection yesterday w/ his 1980 Vanagon > > air-cooled and he failed because of CO2 emissions. What could be done > > to pass inspection quickly, then what should we look for to repair? > > Later, > > > Hey, me too! Must be an epidemic! I'm getting desperate, bot a bottle > of stuff from LAPS guarenteed to pass (with lots of fine print). We'll > see... > TBill We had luck with putting about 60% racing alcohol in the tank. Just enough to get to the inspection station. Fill with gas on the way home. Type one engines are a lot easier. A lot of shops here have engines around the shop that always pass. They just trade engines and take the car to inspection and then change the engine back. -- Todd Francis '86 Westy Syncro '91 Tristar
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