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Required Equipment





New Generation STAR (NGS) Tester, Rotunda 007-00500 or equivalent


Vacuum Gauge:





Vacuum Pressure Tester, Rotunda 164-R0253 or equivalent






Inductive Dwell-Tach-Volt-Ohm Tester, Rotunda 164-R0254 or equivalent


Breakout Box:





60-Pin Breakout Box, Rotunda 014-00322 or equivalent, Special Service Tool T83L-50-EEC-IV






104-Pin Breakout Box, Rotunda 014-00950 or equivalent


Vacuum Pump:





Vacuum Tester, Rotunda 014-R1054 or equivalent






Digital Multimeter, Rotunda 105-00051 or equivalent. (Input impedance 10 Megaohm minimum)






Evaporative Emission System Tester, Rotunda 134-00056 or equivalent
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