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• Re: Need propane regulator for 83.5 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 07:42:11 8
  > Well it seems I need a new propane regulator for my Westy so if > anyone out there has a used one please let me...
• Re: D17? See Bentley 80.14
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 5 May 2012 22:04:27 -0400
  ...D17? > Hey, I got that too when re-installing the fuel pressure regulator bracket to the air plenum. WTH is D17. inquiring minds etc.
• Re: Where to adjust Gas Pressure on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 10:07:36 PDT
  ...If there is not sufficient pressure, the cause could be the fuel pump or the fuel pressure regulator which sits on top of the...
• Re: cheap gauges from JC Whitney
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 06:52:25 -0500
  ...I'll put the fuel pressure gauge after the pressure > regulator. You're right. I need to get the same pressure that is > going...
• FI fuel pressure issues
  Historical mailing list - Tarheel
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 16:57:43 -0400
  Volks, Today, I tested fuel pressure. Followed Bentley instructions for air-cooled 2 liter. at idle with vacuum line off, it ran 29 lbs...
• 2.1l high oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 24 Apr 2015 06:55:09 -0400
  ...This has been confirmed with a manual gauge ran >from the oil pressure switch manifold. I pulled the oil pressure >regulator assembly and cleaned...
• Re: CIS warm-up regulator
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 19:25:47 -0800
  You need a fuel pressure gauge. If you don't have one you are just guessing if you have a fuel related problem. It...
• Re: Fuel rail orientation?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 3 Aug 2011 22:48:02 -0700
  ...you didn't swap feed and return lines somehow did you ? the fuel pressure regulator is 'at the end of the line' ... like the...
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  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 11 May 2013 18:27:22 -0400
  ...I see no fuel on the >>> return side of the pressure regulator however. I think this means that >>> I am not building enough pressure...
• Re: water tank question
  Historical mailing list - Ed Henckel
  Sat, 12 Sep 1998 12:11:40 -0700
  ...pressure > working away behind my fridge (a small spray on fridge electrical > components, I shudder to think!) I use a adjustable pressure regulator set...
• Re: Propane tank fill valve
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:52:56 -0400
  ...Now I'm wondering if I made the appropriate fittings to connect the disposable tank to that, would the pressure in the tank be...
• Re: Fuel Pressure Regulator Bad?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sun, 29 Nov 2020 18:56:48 -0500
  ...Fuel Pressure Regulator Bad? Hello list, I have been lurking for sometime and need your wisdom. I was having issues with my 1989 Blue...
• Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:51:39 -0700
  ...app 5" , then double that = the total > output of a given pressure regulator? > > I thought the LH side would go up 11" or so...
• vdo gauge
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 12:11:41 -0500
  ...Could you elaborate about the source at the Fuel pressure regulator (in my 85 this has a number of lines coming and going as...
• how do you know when....
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 15:59:18 -0500
  hey all, how can you tell when your fuel pressure regulator is not working exactly right? would it effect intial start up idle? would...
• Dometic fridge temps, and single-stage regulators
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 18:53:39 -0400
  ...I now am using that regulator temporarily on my van while I get a replacement for the flaky one I pulled off. My old...
• Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 22:18:37 EST
  ...To me that translates to an adjustable brake pressure regulator. Most such as the ones installed in VW Fox wagons, Golfs and Jettas have...
• Re: Refrigerator Service
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 8 May 2006 10:07:11 -0700
  ...propane pressure too low, bad adjustment of regulator or bad regulator 3. fridge burner jet and/or burner tube partially plugged Both of my...
• Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:57:31 -0400
  ...This because, apart from my longer regulator, I also have a solenoid shutoff valve between the regulator and the t-adapter which is connected...
• 85 anagon: how much fuel line?
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 16:55:54 -0400
  ...tank to filter/filter to fuel pump/fuel pump to fuel pressure regulator? More? Anyone done it recently that could offer some much needed...
• Re: Running Rich, need help (and wierd fuel pressure)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 15:31:39 -0700
  ...Thornton" wrote: > > > > > >I changed out my fuel pressure regulator and tried running again. It ran > > >better, but here is the wierd part, the fuel...
• md03@XOCHI.COM,vickrail@VELOCITY.NET
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:54:37 -0700
  ...on the regulator >(which I presume is a pressure release vent?). I assume this isn't >normal? Or does the regulator leak as a...
• Oil Pressure Switch ....gone
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:27:39 -0700
  ...So I got out my Bentley and soon came to the realization that there should be a pressure regulator there. Let me go back...
• Cutting out on acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 10:56:26 -0800
  ...The 93-later 2 liter pressure regulator is an improvement over the earlier 1.8 type, not the problem. One of the symptoms was...
• oil pressure buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 03:03:31 EDT
  ...the voltage regulator effect the performance of the dynamic oil pressure sensing unit? I am suspecting a faulty dynamic oil pressure sensing unit but...
• Re: No Start 83.5: Fuel pump test?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:26:26 -0600
  ...I have replaced the fuel filter, fuel pressure regulator (had a spare so why not), cleaned the injectors, checked the injector clips with a...
• Re: Propane tank
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 09:20:04 -0400
  ...The pressure regulator does not come with the > tank is about a $18 extra. I carry these. They are on the website, and are...
• Re: wanted: propane pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 21:30:52 -0500
  Try your local RV store. They will probably sell you a Marshall Brass model 290 (rounded style) that directly replaces the now-obsolete model...
• Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator Modification write up.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 7 May 2002 09:09:22 -0700
  Joe, Look at my email "kelphoto" for information on my tuning procedure following this mod. Go Back to 98 or so at http://gerry...
• install fuel pump and friends
  Historical mailing list - Sparky Bartee
  Sat, 5 Jul 2003 01:24:27 -0400
  ...know that the lines are for the most part always under pressure so i wanted to know whats the best course of action on...
• Re: POR 15 on Vanagon parts #1
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:18:32 -0500
  ...But do the parts like the starter, fuel pressure regulator, and power steering pump work really well or do they just look really good...
• Re: What are symptoms of a bad auxillary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 21:38:50 -0400
  ...I also got a response that it > could be a fuel pressure regulator.Not fun either,but I like that one > better,so I...
• Re: Is it normal...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:28:16 -0800
  A plugged fuel pressure regulator will make it run rich, especially at idle. You can test the pressure at the T junction. On 2...
• where is the fuel pressure regulator on my 82 vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - gary goldey
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 00:13:08 -0700
  So...where is the fuel pressure regulator on my 82 vanagon? What does it look like? Gary in Austin TX http://dieselslave.tripod.com...
• Re: Fuel pressure fluctuating...
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 18:50:04 EST
  ...as to why the fuel pressure would be fluctuating >on >my '87 Synchro, even though the fuel pressure regulator has been >replaced? Could it...
• Re: need fuel line help-please!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 May 2001 09:17:05 -0400
  ...the correct figure, is what i >really need to know?? If your fuel regulator becomes blocked the system pressure could rise to over 100...
• Re: Fuel flow regulator
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 13 Jun 2021 22:33:25 -0600
  ...Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The center port on the fuel pressure regulator is the return to the >>>> fuel tank. The brown wire with...
• Re: added performance
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 21:36:33 -0600
  ...And by cranking up the pressure regulator--all the flat 4 will do is swallow more fuel---and still go no where. The exhaust...
• HOT START III
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Aug 94 19:30:18 EDT
  ...air regulator and as per Haynes the vacuum slowly diminishes as the engine heats up. But there was something I didn;t expect, in...
• Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - walkingboss
  Fri, 5 Apr 2013 23:15:13 -0500
  ...needs to stay wet, fuel pumps, injectors, fuel distributors (CIS system), pressure regulators, etc! Howard Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
• Re: Fixed Propane Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 21:09:59 -0700
  ...You can run your fridge from a portable tank with new regulator to determine this, or measure the pressure in inches water column. Robert...
• Re: temp light blinking.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:23:23 -0400
  ...at? pressure >tank?? Radiator?? Oh I changed the alternator Seems pretty likely that the battery voltage was going down and the panel regulator couldn...
• Re: Checking Propane level
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 10:06:07 -0700
  It is possible to install, as I did on my '90 westy, a gas pressure gauge. I happen to see one made for that...
• Re: fuel pressure regulator and manifold vacuum
  Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 18:43:38 -0700
  ...If you don't have proper manifold vacuum you can buy all the new fuel pressure regulators (FPRs) you want but you'll never...
• Re: Manifold measuring - is this right?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:34:44 -0700
  ...There's also a hose going to the fuel pressure regulator, >> maybe it's a better choice? >> >> ANYWAYS, when the hose is disconnected from...
• Re: Why did this mod increase my fuel economy?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 22:59:02 EST
  ...This causes the fuel pressure regulator to increase the fuel pressure briefly, then the pressure drops to below idle speed pressure. On my setup...
• Re: Fuel pressure regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 11:15:48 -0600
  ...to do with the spray pattern >> as influenced by the fuel pressure?" >> >> That's what I did. I changed the 2.1 W/boxer...
• Re: update - Rocky's results - was Westy Karma, was stuck in Custer
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 06:11:22 -0700
  ...Joy, Bet you dollars to donuts that the vacuum line to the pressure regulator is split. $0.25 part. Jim Leopards break into the...
• Re: power steering
  Historical mailing list - Gab and Em
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 23:06:02 -0400
  ...I'm sure there is not a pressure regulator -- no one has mentioned one. On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 9:50 PM, Gab...
• Burned (?) Fuel Injector Pics + question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:00:17 -0800
  ...Failed fuel pressure regulator. Likely the FI shown failed too. TIA for helping me further my Vanagon education! Neil. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled...
• 77 Fuel Injection - the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Dave Backe
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 20:37:28 -0600
  ...Any idea how much pressure the system would be under if the pressure regulator wasn't 'regulating'? I'm guessing it would take quite...
• Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:33:26 -0700
  ...One, the regulator has to be able > keep the pressure right while also supplying all the gas that the > appliances can consume so the...
• Re: high idle.
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 01:18:47 -0400
  ...Unplug IS (idle stab), see! Check fuel pressure, see! Tripple check grounds, see! FPR (Fuel pressure regulator), borrow one and see. ECU connection or...
• Re: CIS Vanagon engine conversion Question
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:00:35 -0700
  ...You really need to check system fuel pressure in order to properly diagnose CIS. I suspect the control pressure regulator isn't operating correctly...
• Fuel pressure regulator/hesitation off idle
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Wed, 4 Jun 2014 07:57:09 -0400
  ...I'm poking around the engine and I find the vacuum hose to the fuel pressure regulator disconnected. How long it was disconnected, I...
• Re: Could compressed natural gas work or be an upgrade for the fridge and stove
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 4 Jul 2011 13:42:30 -0500
  ...It would therefore have much higher pressure and require higher pressure storage and delivery equipment on the vehicle. Not just the regulator, but the...
• Propane Leak! Yikes!
  Historical mailing list - Gavin Flanagan
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 00:36:30 -0700
  ...As I kept nosing around under there, I figured out that the sound was coming from what I assume is the pressure regulator (square...
• Engine Running Rich
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 18:13:13 -0400
  ...The old plugs that I replaced were the "proper colour." My gas mileage is crap eventhough I replaced the plugs, wires, fuel pressure regulator...
• Re: Replacing Propane Regulator Advice?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:55:16 -0500
  ...Gasoline on the ground is much safer than propane gas escaping under pressure. The required air mixture range for propane is a lot wider...
• Re: LP Regulator Life Expectancy?-be careful!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:29:59 -0700
  ...LP Regulator Life Expectancy?-be careful! Thanks David and Jeff. From the looks of things, it may be that tank is toast. All pics...