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• Re: '83 overheating
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 14:26:37 -0400
  ...I had an alternator creating too much voltage and the gages acted up, particularly the oil pressure light. I'd do a quick check...
• Re: voltage question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 03:42:46 -0600
  With the engine warmed up and the sensor disconnected, the 02 sensor should put out between .1 and .9 volts DC. The red wire...
• How many Volts at the injectors
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Fri, 11 May 2012 20:24:37 -0700
  I want to build a unit to clean injectors and need to know what voltage to apply to them. The book is only talking...
• Adjustable BOSCH voltage regulators.
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 23:47:49 -0800
  Another site for those looking to alternatives to the factory BOSCH voltage regulator. I have no experience with them, just passing the link along...
• shower
  Historical mailing list - Neal Powers
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 22:52:32 EST
  ...under my home sink that run water through a small tank its 120 volts would a 12 volt to 120 inverter be strong enough?
• Re: Low-voltage alarm
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:10:05 -0300
  Would this sort of low voltage cut-off gizmo do the trick ?? Tom http://canadiantire.ca/browse/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id...
• Re: no start -(
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 11:37:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...The >>voltage at the battery terminals with the engine running is around 14 >>volts. >==================== >A good rough check of the alternator/regulator is with...
• Re: Is there a such thing as a POD mountable DIGITAL voltmeter?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 15 May 2000 22:08:07 -0700
  ...The purpose of this gauge is to monitor the battery >>voltage like a "normal" volt gauge, but at a flick of a switch, I...
• Re: Low readings from gas gauge and temp gauge..84 tintop
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 19:18:32 -0700
  I"m seeing 15 buss switched positive to tach and voltage stabilizer but it doesn't look like the voltage stabilizer controls positive to...
• Re: Measuring oxygen sensor output...bad air flow meter?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 23:42:11 -0500
  ...Then, the O2 sensor will read a positive voltage one second, a negative voltage the next second. If you had it hooked to an...
• Re: Alternator/Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 16:24:12 -0800
  ...Do I have to change the alternator? 2 12 volt batteries in parallel should not be a problem on a 12 volt system... but...
• Re: round > square headlight conversion / Lamp Life
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 11:15:25 -0400
  On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, George Goff wrote: > volts will certainly produce more light. But, will a trip through a pothole > also make the...
• Re: Wont crank if voltage <= 12.0
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:01:10 -0700
  ...When you turn the key, there is a "click" and > you can hear the voltage drop a little, but the starter doesn't move...
• Re: Alternator output
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:50:56 -0500
  ...The voltage regulator acts like a high limit or not-to-exceed switch. Once your system voltage reaches your regulator voltage the regulator will...
• Re: Dometic 182B wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 25 Aug 2013 01:06:31 -0400
  ...Use your voltmeter to find out the amount and location of the voltage drops in the circuit, and act accordingly. The fuse by its...
• Re: trailer lights
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 20:01:23 -0400
  Does the trailer light converter have a "power in" wire? Otherwise all the voltage would come from the spliced taillight. I wonder if they...
• O2-sensor voltage problems '84 1.9L -- Help needed
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:31:45 -0400
  ...Voltage from O2-cable coming from engine is +0.46 volts. Again, O2-sensor is not connected. I have tried with two different ECUs...
• Re: blower fan and wipers not working after aux. battery installation
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 08:50:24 -0800
  ...The voltage across the posts of the > starter battery was 12.18 cold. Immediately after I started it, while it > was running, it measured...
• Converting from 6 to 12 volts
  Historical mailing list - Lisa Demmy
  Mon, 02 Oct 95 16:16:29 EDT
  ...Does anyone know of a good, thorough description (or can fake one:) of converting an old '66 6-volt system to 12 volts? I...
• Help on Westy water level lights
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Wed, 5 Jul 1995 20:22:28 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The fridge "pilot light lit" light and battery voltage lights still work. The top sensor at the tank is getting about .6 volts, the...
• Re: Replace Headlights?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Feb 1997 10:57:51 -0500 (EST)
  ...But this is all moot if your problem is low voltage. It is easy to check the voltage at the headlight plug with a...
• Re: How many volts can ECU handle?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:27:32 -0500
  Hi Neil, if you want to see what the voltage regulator looks like for the Megasquirt ECU, go to http://www.megamanual.com/index...
• Re: Coleman 12 volt/120 volt cooler for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 10:27:44 -0600
  ...Coleman 12 volt/120 volt cooler for vanagon? > Hello from Atlanta Ga. I have seen Coleman Company's portable cooler at > Target Stores for...
• Re: Temp II voltages/rheostat
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Tue, 1 May 2001 10:39:54 -0600
  ...I could then observe the O2 voltage as a function of the TII voltage. Perhaps more importantly I could observe the drivability as a...
• 02 sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 08:37:47 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Then you measure DC volts with a voltmeter up front. My expensive Haltech meter has 16 led's, but all it is is a...
• Re: Diagnostics needed 2.1
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:11:12 -0500
  ...When engine warms up, T-II voltage IIRC is a few tenths of a volt. If at any time voltage is either zero or...
• Re: Attn: Dometic Experts! - does the 12 volt function really work ?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:40:50 -0700
  Exactly right, 12 volts can frost them up just like the other setting. The problem is that they can get left set on 12...
• Re: charing voltage to battery - 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:29:43 -0400
  ...My point was that it's not likely that you're pushing much current with 13.4 volts at the battery, but you're...
• Is this my voltage regulator P/N?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 10:35:44 -0700
  A helpful Vanagonite provided a list of Bosch voltage regulators and their use. The information says that Bosch's voltage regulator P/N 068...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:03:41 -0400
  ...The voltage is a compromise. Note the usual gassing voltage of ~2.37 v/pc, (14.2v). Charging a battery at this voltage through...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: fridge on dc power
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:03:44 -0700
  ...The factory wiring path feeds the fridge 12 volts from the dash fuse/relay panel. That means the fridge is subject to low voltage...
• Re: A damn OS question again, yea!!! now i need some help, it's my turn....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 May 2002 11:31:18 -0400
  At 09:21 AM 5/7/2002, Ben huot wrote: >Thanks guys, i think that my voltmeter doesn't show the reading in Volt...
• Measuring oxygen sensor output...bad air flow meter?
  Historical mailing list - Jbclem
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 20:50:51 -0700
  I'm measuring the voltage output from a new oxygen sensor(w/disconnected wire) and getting an erratic result. For a while I could...
• Laptop Power Consumption?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 11:44:38 -0700
  ...the power requirment is listed as 16 Volts / 2.6 amps On the bottom of the 12 Volt to 16 Volt Laptop Power Converter...
• Re: O2 Sensor problem
  Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
  Sun, 22 Mar 2020 16:01:28 -0500
  ...Checked sensor voltage .92 Disconnected heater plug. Still hesitating voltage .89 BUT WAIT!!!!!! Let it run for another 15 min to warm up more...
• Re: Coolant Temp Indication
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  14 Nov 1995 08:48:04 -0800
  ...I seem to recall that VW uses a voltage regulator for the dashboard instruments to stabilize the voltage for the instrument cluster independent of...
• Re: Problem with Stancor 120-901 relay??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:33:17 -0700
  Neither coil voltage offering is ideal for Vanagon use. There are various reasons to choose one over the other but it all comes down...
• Re: Laptop Power Consumption?
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 19:53:56 -0000
  ...the power requirment is listed as 16 > > > Volts / 2.6 amps > > > > > > On the bottom of the 12 Volt to 16 Volt Laptop Power Converter...
• Re: Running HOT!, help, '80
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 3 Jul 1997 07:28:34 -0700 (PDT)
  ...After warm-up, test the voltage output at 3,000 RPM; you should see voltage fluctuation at this point. If not, O2 sensor is...
• Re: Is my Aux Battery Charging
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:25:57 -0700
  ...You should see right around 14 volts but at the minimum 13 volts or more. If not then check the starting battery, again with...
• Re: voltage over battery: 12.5-13.1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 00:13:10 -0500
  ...Proper charging voltage is 13.8 volts. Does it go higher when the engine is revved? Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Blue wire to aux battery dead
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Mon, 7 May 2007 08:48:08 -0600
  yes I have 0 volts at the blue wire to the isolator. I have a volt meter. Thanks Gregor On 6-May-07, at...
• Voltage at alternator blue D+ lead?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sat, 14 May 2011 16:01:28 -0700
  ...After various tests I found that the voltage on the blue D+ wire to the alternator was 5V. I looked in the alternator trouble...
• Re: Battery dead FAST!
  Historical mailing list - David Ohlemacher
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 14:58:30 -0400
  My Sears special multimeter reads less than 2 volts on both batteries, but other electrical stuff works (lights, radio, warning lights and buzzers) What...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:25:07 -0400
  ...Starting from key off cold with sensor connected, should see half-volt until sensor heats up, then near zero for lean, near a volt...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:23:48 -0400
  ...Yellow because of the low-voltage (red/green/yellow) LEDs it has the highest forward voltage. It pulled the line down to two volts...
• Re: Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 13:36:44 -0700
  I would say it's important to have both screws holding the voltage regulator in. I have 'parts alternators' just for small parts like...
• Re: highway Dyno
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 07:10:07 -0600
  ...At full duty cycle the meter reading is 10 volts and half duty cycle is 5 volts and so on. This becomes a fuel...
• Re: round > square headlight conversion / Lamp Life
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 09:09:37 -0700
  ...Many vehicles using them operate at a slightly higher charging voltage than Vanagons and many also have better wiring to the headlights. They likely...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:27:15 -0700
  ...The voltage while driving is being governed by the voltage regulator and doesn't represent the state of charge of the battery. A fully...
• Re: Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 22:27:43 -0500
  ...it makes no >> difference whether we say the voltage is 12 V on one side of the resistor and >> 0 volts on the other...
• Re: Problem with Stancor 120-901 relay??
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:06:22 -0700
  ...The voltage at the fridge relay > when the > fridge is running on 12 volts can be down at the 11 volt range > depending > on...
• Re: Fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 30 Oct 2013 22:17:37 -0700
  I'd think that when the lights are on, there's less voltage available to the fuel pump ..so it's quiter. Lights off...
• Re: westy auxillary battery
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 6 Feb 1995 14:49:26 -0800 (PST)
  Michael Heron writes: > > along a similar vein: > > i would also like to put an additional 12 volt deep cycle battery in my > buses (65...
• Re: Usb outlet and voltmeter
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Mon, 18 Apr 2016 09:07:50 -0600
  ...Yup, even more aluminum in the van. >>> >>> https://shufti.wordpress.com/2016/04/17/vanagon-usb-outlet-voltmeter-custom-vent/ >>> >>> Alistair
• Re: More AC woes...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 10:32:58 -0700
  ...Yet the engine starts fine, low voltage be damned. VW in any case put the FI and Ignition on their own direct voltage feed...
• Re: Weird '81 westy gas guage
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Feb 95 15:53:01 PST
  >> >>The voltage stabilizer output should be 10 volts (9.5-10.5 O.K.) >>It sure looks like an electronic thingy to me :) >> >> >>Alistair...
• Re: basic electronics question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 16:14:02 -0400
  ...For power, watts = volts X amps. 10 volt X ..050 amp = .5. you need a 200 ohm, 1/2 wat resistor. I would go...
• Coleman 12 volt/120 volt cooler for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 08:08:51 -0500
  ...Last summer they were priced at $89.00, plus $25.-- for the 120 volt adapter. The unit appears to be a small heat pump...
• Re: Facet's water pump
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 15:01:32 -0700
  ...So try direct 12 volts to the pump (not through the faucet switch). If the pump works with direct 12 volts, then I'd...