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• Re: problems installing second battery
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 00:35:15 -0500
  ...You need to remove the voltage regulator from the alternator and bend the connector prong of the alternator down so the regulator will no...
• Pinhole in propane regulator
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Fri, 17 Apr 2015 09:09:48 -0700
  ...I've now pulled the tank and see that there is a manufactured pinhole under the regulator and this is where the leak was...
• Re: Connecting two propane tanks..help
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 23:44:34 -0400
  It will work either way, I've done both pre- and after the regulator. You'll just need to tee the line from the...
• Re: 11 in. pressure = how many Bars????
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 21:01:00 -0800
  ...I can find regulators labeled: 20 Bar, 25 Bar, 30 > Bar etc. My Excel spreadsheet does not have the conversion, > inches to bar (or...
• Re: FI Aux Air Regulator question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 14:27:21 -0800
  ...FI Aux Air Regulator question Hello, I have an 81 westy & I,m rebuilding the engine. While I was checking the pieces I noticed...
• Re: leaking fuel pressure regulator?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:15:15 -0800
  What about the vacuum line from reg to air intake distributor? Fuel pressure regulator diphragms do fail. If yours is failing/failed, and the...
• WTB westy propane take blowoff valve
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:44:28 -0800
  Just wanted to say if you replace the filler valve, I would also replace the shutoff valve and regulator. I went through a small...
• Re: battery isolator installed
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 21:26:32 PDT
  ...what mods do you need to make? > You remove the voltage regulator and bend back a terminal on the regulator and solder a wire...
• Fw: Portable Buddy
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 14:37:25 -0800
  ...Portable Buddy > > The Portable Buddy has a built in regulator and should not be attached to > anything that already has a regulator. > > > David Stickney...
• Re: 85 westfalia camper propane tank leak - need rubber o-ring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 13 May 2001 21:46:42 -0400
  At 09:25 PM 5/13/2001, Stan Wilder wrote: >My new regulator only cost $18.50 try the local butane dealer, They got...
• WANTED: fuel pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:33:50 -0800
  i have determined that the fuel pressure regulator on my '86 westy is leaking slightly from the folded-over flange seam in the middle...
• Power window regulator fix ('91 Carat)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Urban
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 19:26:23 -0500
  When I tried to install my new $160.00 power window regulator in the driver's door of my van it got caught on...
• charging woes/charging joy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 21:44:23 -0800
  ...Troubleshooting reveals that the regulator is DOA. Rats... The alternator itself tests O.K. and looks nice inside, so instead of taking it back...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:55:29 -0400
  ...no such thing as "accepted by US regulators". Manufacturers >self certify their vehicles as meeting safety and emissions standards. The >do not have to...
• Re: How to modify Bosch regulator for remote sensing.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:44:52 -0400
  Missed the rest of this topic, but I've been running the adj regulator for more than 20 years without any problem. Beaucoup coulombs...
• Re: LP Tank & FI Blues
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 12:49:49 EST
  ...The tank connects to the regulator with a POL fitting. Get a BBQ tank and an extension hose with a female POL fitting (come...
• Re: alternator installation
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:00:22 -0700
  ...Then, once the alternator starts up a smaller > of two diode bridges inside the alternator provides current to the > regulator. The larger diode bridge...
• Re: Is my 84 Vanagon Aux. Air Regulator busted?
  Historical mailing list - Debi Webi
  Wed, 4 Jul 1990 16:23:18 -0700
  ...Air Regulator busted? Sorry I didn't get back to you earlier. I live in Phoenix, AZ, and was told that here in the...
• Fuel pressure regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 21:09:39 -0800
  ...engine guy getting significant power increases using an adjustable fuel pressure regulator and tweeking the pressure between runs...I think it probably had something...
• Re: New Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 18:39:43 CST6CDT
  your voltage regulator is inside the alternator but replaceable from the exterior. a new one should be mounted on a brush holder and is...
• Re: Fuel Regulator pt 1 of 3
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 11 May 2001 23:26:58 EDT
  ...On my adjustable fuel pressure regulator, I get pressure by turning a screw that compresses the spring in the FPR closing the opening, increasing...
• low fuel pressure and lean engine
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Sat, 3 Jul 2004 21:25:01 -0700
  ...Is this the fuel pressure regulator? I've got a spare fuel pressure regulator from a _used_ engine that I can swap in tomorrow...
• Re: New Propane tank and Regulator Fitting
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 5 May 2006 21:31:42 -0700
  ...New Propane tank and Regulator Fitting >I replaced my propane tank recently, so a couple of things to > mention. First, get some brake cleaner...
• Wanted, Stove manifold assembly
  Historical mailing list - sanford schulwolf
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 13:18:31 -0800
  ...After repeating the soapy water test 3 times with zero results, a "propane sniffer" found a very small leak in the regulator to the...
• Any have a Good Used Condition Brake Pressure Regulator for an 88?
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 11:44:51 -0500
  ...Does anyone have a good condition used Brake Pressure Regulator for an 88 automatic? I also need the T connectors for the brake lines...
• Re: Propane regulator replacement on ASI conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Sun, 27 May 2007 16:08:35 -0700
  ...I'm sitting here with the new regulator in front of me. Yep, if I install this puppy, the vent will be facing up...
• High Output Regulators
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 28 Apr 97 10:20:32 PDT
  A classic problem with built in regulators of the semiconductor rather than relay types is that they aren't adjustable. My BMW Airhead uses...
• Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 16:24:26 -0400
  ...Replacing the bad regulator saved the third battery. - The VW regulators are designed to clamp at 14.0 volts, so you won't get...
• Re: Still running rich
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 19 May 2001 22:00:53 EDT
  ...You can get a stock regulator or a single diaphragm one from CB Performance and that set it to your engine. Your regulator is...
• Westy Propane tank---
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 26 May 2002 00:38:41 -0500
  ...so I took off the regulator---, and opened the valve---gas------ I was screwing around checking the regulator out, and I inadvertently dropped the...
• Re: Pinhole in propane regulator
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 17 Apr 2015 09:42:40 -0700
  ...Pinhole in propane regulator We took our 'new' 87 Westy camping for the first time last week, but had to cut the trip short...
• Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:28:54 -0700
  Buried in my post from yesterday (about an intermittent charging issue) is a question about the wore-out brushes on the voltage regulator. The...
• fuel pressure question-Again!!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Bucco
  Wed, 23 May 2001 18:35:48 -0700
  Hi List, When testing my fuel pressure regulator, when the engine is hooked to the gauge , it will read 39 pounds for like 10...
• Manual window regulator crank mounting bolts and seal
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:03:43 +0000
  ...I've ordered the regulators. Consulting Bentley, I'm going to need the bolts that secure the window crank to the door, two for...
• Rabbit 3 terminal regulator (for instruments)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 11:00:28 -0800
  The Rabbit instrument voltage regulator is indeed a 3 terminal solid state device, as Harvey describes. It just plugs into the flex circuit behind...
• Re: This could happen to you....(a little long)
  Historical mailing list - christian krahforst
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 09:43:10 +0000
  ...Turns out the voltage regulator (a small bolted on thang) on the regulator was kaput! christian f krahforst Environmental Sciences Program UMass/Boston 7039ckrah...
• Re: 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt
  Sat, 05 Oct 1996 22:05:37 -0400
  ...I replaced the regulator and it went another year before I had to replace the alternator. If you have a Bosch alternator the regulator...
• Re: digijet fuel pressure
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 15:29:22 -0400
  ...So either the regulator is leaking forward, or the pump is leaking backwards. Since you have another one nearby, swap out the regulator. If...
• Re: My van runs like crap when it's cold.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:36:53 -0500
  ...Usually the Fuel pressure regulators fail by either making the fuel pressure super high (runs really rich) or the diaphragm inside goes bad and...
• Re: Any easy, low-cost way to replace power window lift with manual?
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 22:04:06 -0400
  ...I sold the regulators and the switches but left the wiring in the doors. A friendly list memeber (local too!) sold me new door...
• Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 17:49:47 -0800
  We sure hope the vacuum line to the fuel pressure regulator has been checked already ! It's so obvious. And fuel pressure regulator function...
• Re: Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:07:01 -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...
• Re: 1982 Vanagon Diesel Washer Reservoir
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 2 Oct 2012 10:12:08 -0700
  ...1981 which c/w a newer style regulator. Images: ID tag falling off http://tinyurl.com/9sb6jq2 crap behind ID tag http://tinyurl.com...
• Alt & O2 lights on, Final Chapter
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 08:40:02 -0500
  ...It turns out it was the voltage regulator. The regulator sits on the back of the alternator, replacement was an easy job. The hard...
• Vaccum Source For Fuel Pressure Regulator.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 22 May 2001 23:15:43 -0800
  Steve, The vacuum port for the fuel pressure regulator on my 91 is just below the power brake booster on the engine's driver...
• WTB: 1.9 aux air regulator
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 10 Aug 2006 07:26:38 EDT
  Anyone know of a source of new or good used Aux Air Regulator, 022 906 045A, for the 1.9 engine ? Cheers, Frank Condelli...
• Power Window Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Jim Huskins
  Mon, 5 Jan 2004 17:39:51 -0500
  ...Do any of you have a good motor and regulator to sell? Vanagain lists the motor but not the regulator. Any other sources? TIA...
• Re: Higher Output Voltage Regulator ?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:04:11 -0700
  ...If yours is much less > than this at that point you can replace the regulator. If yours is near > to 14 but you want...
• Re: Electric windows
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 16 Oct 2016 22:42:24 -0700
  ...Take into account that when the regulator fails that the motor is right behind it. If interested send me a P mail and I...
• the warranty must be over...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 22:49:38 -0600
  ...They had a window regulator in stock ($161US) and I looked at it to see if I could tell what had happened. The little...
• Re: Let's fix our Dometic refigerators
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 22 May 1999 20:56:39 -0700
  ...Mark David Beierl wrote: > > At 18:34 5/22/99 -0700, Mark Drillock wrote: > >know how I can measure the pressure of my regulators...
• fuel pressure regulator questions
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 20:31:09 -0700
  ...I checked the fuel pressure regulator per Bentley and here is what i got @idle: the spec is 28 w/ vac hose connected and...
• Re: Fuel Lines/Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 14:22:48 -0500
  ...2.0 bar (29 psi) with vacuum hose on pressure regulator connected approx. 2.5 bar (36 psi) with vacuum hose on pressure regulator...
• Re: Voltage Stabilizer in Instrument Cluster
  Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 21:38:47 +0000
  I'd need to do some research, but isn't the part on the dash basically an LM7810T regulator? It's a part you...
• Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 10:44:33 EST
  ...The ordinary pressure regulator just reduces pressure in outlet according to how it is adjusted. BPV splits pressure in such way as the front...
• VolksCafe
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 23:06:39 -0700
  I wanted to give an update on the fuel pressure regulator that I purchased from VoksCafe. Bob Donalds, Bob Lilley, and Mark Drillock helped...
• Re: Use Air Cooled Fuel Pressure Regulator on WBX?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 May 2012 22:52:40 -0400
  At 10:21 PM 5/20/2012, Dennis Haynes wrote: >Why do you think you may need to replace the fuel pressure regulator? They...
• Re: Replacing Propane Regulator Advice?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:32:52 -0500
  At 09:24 AM 1/10/2010, Dennis Haynes wrote: >One thing that makes the new regulators longer is the length of the >POL...
• Greasy residue in Propane fitting
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 16:08:23 EDT
  I recently installed the correct regulator on my propane tank. When reinstalling the brass t-fitting to the regulator outlet I noticed a gob...
• Re: Last question of the night
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 00:49:35 -0500
  ...Can you restate that? Pressure from the regulator to the tank ought to be about zero, and at the pump you should see the...