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• Re: 91 Vanagon Multivan rebuilt motor hiccoughs
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:29:09 -0500
  ...Fuel filter- clogged Fuel pressure- is there enough pressure Is the vacuume line for the regulator OK Fuel pressure regulator Fuel injectors: Ohms test...
• Re: Fuel Pump Alternative
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 17 May 2010 22:06:54 -0400
  Most fuel pressure regulator failures are really nasty. The diaphragm leaks and the next thing you know the intake manifold and cylinders are filled...
• Re: Brake proportioning valve (BPV) or pressure regulator question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 10:11:24 -0800
  ...Brake proportioning valve (BPV) or pressure regulator question To the brakes gurus: I have a ' 90 Westy (USA version) and have checked the brakes...
• Re: Brake hydraulic pressure
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:07:37 -0700
  ...why do you ask ? On page 47.9 of the Bentley manual, for checking the brake pressure regulator.......( which I'd call more of...
• Re: loss of power
  Historical mailing list - m.strozzi
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 12:24:47 -0800
  ...I am changing the fuel pressure regulator today. I hope that is it, if not ?? maybe air flow meter (potentiometer). Any help would be...
• Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 10:13:28 -0700
  ...Know how hard it is to get a fuel pressure regulator in Yellowstone? (thank god for fellow vanagon phreaks in the campground that swarm...
• Re: Cutting out....fuel pump acting strange
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 16 Dec 2000 11:45:46 EST
  ...there is a return line to the gas tank coming from the fuel pressure regulator. That is how the pump could keep running without...
• Re: Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:15:12 -0700
  ...The pressure after >> the regulator is really low - like 2 lbs of pressure - so you don't >> need any sort of pressure fittings. I...
• Re: problem 86 camper weekender
  Historical mailing list - Jack Pronovost
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 12:22:01 -0800
  There is a small vacuum line from the fuel pressure regulator to the manifold body. Look for a leak or cracked line, or a...
• Re: install fuel pump and friends
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sat, 5 Jul 2003 09:58:30 -0500
  ...I think the regulators are cheap. You might be able to put some electrical connector sealant - anticorrosive on the terminals. >>> Sparky Bartee <sparky_bartee...
• Re: Weird idle problem continues
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 12:39:19 -0700
  ...Did you check the fuel pressure regulator diaphragm and fuel pressure? If pressure is too high, my guess is that it wouldn't cause...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 5 Mar 2018 13:17:57 -0800
  Dennis wrote: > If the guts of the pressure regulator should fail the ~30 psi on the fuel side will quickly push fuel into the...
• Re: HELP-- 45 MPH @ WOT ???
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:11:24 -0700
  ...You pull the fuel return line from the fuel pressure regulator. Attach a length of hose, any kind, no clamp, to the fitting on...
• Vacuum leaks? '85 camper
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kenneke
  Sun, 20 Apr 1997 11:41:33 -400
  ...Vacuum seems low at the fuel pressure regulator unless above 2000 rpm. Any tips or advice from anyone (besides my wife's "Blow it...
• Re: Burned (?) Fuel Injector Pics + question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:06:43 -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...
• Re: Propane Regulator
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 02:36:21 -0400
  ...I warned the >shop that the new regulator had to be the same size as the old one to fit >into the little plastic...
• Re: Vanagon Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 15:38:53 EDT
  ...Time, SCatlin@REI.COM writes: << brake pressure regular brake >> Oops! That was meant to say "Brake Presure Regulator". I am in agreement w/ you...
• always a second fuel filter?
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:31:41 -0500
  ...only has the Bosch filter on the high pressure side (between the pump and the regulator / injectors). My interpretation of Bentley has been that...
• Re: LP Tank & FI Blues
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 12:49:49 EST
  ...Alternate possibility, install the regulator on the BBQ tank and run low-pressure hose to the tee fitting where the two lines go off...
• got spark, got fuel, got compression won't start
  Historical mailing list - mykarmann
  Mon, 18 Aug 2003 20:19:32 -0400
  ...So I checked everything per the bentley manual and switched out the fuel pressure regulator and it still doesn't start. I haven't...
• Re: Fuel Pressure Too High?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Wed, 9 May 2001 19:07:40 -0400
  ...So, should I spend $50 and get a new pressure regulator? What would the extra 10 psi really affect? Thanks, Brian Doss '88 Weekender...
• Re: Dometic problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:38:54 -0700
  ...works great. >> >> Any ideas? >> >> Mike in Marin >> > > Have you checked the regulator pressure? You should be able to adjust > it using a water gauge...
• Re: Adjustable rate fuel pressure regulator? anybody try one?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 May 2012 14:41:57 -0700
  ...of course ) you'll see...low vacuum applied to FP regulator = higher fuel pressure. higher vacuum ...= lower fuel pressure. when you open a throttle...
• Re: Replacing Propane Regulator Advice?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:20:12 -0800
  ...On the low (1psi) side of the regulator its not as scary. would never use on the high side or off a bottle. If...
• Re: 1.9L bogging down on acceleration when hot..anyone ideas???
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 03:07:22 -0400
  ...engine temp should be higher if to much air in... $1500 of various failing parts (AFM, Pressure Regulator, idle stab, control box, idle switch...
• Re: 87 Lack of power
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 10:30:30 -0800
  Glen, I would check to see that the fuel pressure is correct. The fuel pressure regulator values are 29 Psi with vacuum connected and...
• Re: start - won't sart - solution ( update ) HELP
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 17:01:35 +0000
  ...There is a vacuum line from the intake manifold connected to the > pressure regulator that allows the regulator to adjust the fuel pressure > more...
• Re: '88 Westy Bucking / Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 25 Aug 2020 10:41:24 -0600
  ...Re: '88 Westy Bucking / Stalling > > Besides the fuel pressure regulator it could be bad or clogged fuel > injectors. I'd suggest using one can...
• Re: fuel pressure test connection size?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 16:54:59 EST
  ...going to see only what the regulator is doing. > The pump puts out excess pressure, the regulator sends the rest back to the > tank...
• Re: Help! I've got Vanagon Gremlins!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:46:05 -0400
  ...The fix, in both cases, was a new fuel pressure regulator. Mike
• running rich/low power
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 10:33:34 EST
  I would be inclined to check out your fuel pressure regulator, or eventually the temperature sensor. The temp sensor is on the lower left...
• sluggish acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:44:50 -0500
  ...where should i check? valves? fuel pressure regulator? i have new (used)icu, isv. i put new fuel filter. i checked for vacumn leeks...
• High Idle, Fuel Pressure Test Results and Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list - Ronald D Maxseiner
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 23:31:49 -0500
  ...I'm planning to replace the fuel pressure regulator. Does this seem like a good step? High fuel pressure would seem to match most...
• Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 10:30:08 -0700
  ...Calls for the pressure regulator lever to be pushed towards rear wheels. I’m pretty sure our vans don’t have a lever on...
• Re: 1.9 wasserboxer pic?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 17:23:28 -0700
  ...the fuel lines from the forward injectors go on top of the intake runners, to the fuel pressure regulator. I like to wire tie...
• Re: propane filling question ... do it at home?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 17 May 2005 06:51:50 EDT
  ...Did you have any trouble with the regulator putting out the required 11 inches of pressure?? Or: what regulator do you use on the...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch ....gone
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:06:00 -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...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 1 Nov 2016 15:41:45 -0700
  Mike, You say "the Fuel Pressure Regulator works correctly.But....The residual fuel pressure test was unsatisfactory until I clamped off the fuel injector...
• Fuel Pressure Regulator Vs Auto transmission
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:55:36 -0500
  ...Dad took it to a local shop yesterday and they told him that the fuel pressure regulator had failed and was allowing fuel to...
• Re: Tiico--A2 Fuel Rail install question.............Use Vanagon FPR?/A2 FPR?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 2 May 2003 15:47:22 -0400
  The fuel rail I got from Ken WIlfy (www.vanagain.com) is so designed that were you to remove the A2 fuel pressure regulator...
• Re: Propex heater
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:05:43 -0700
  ...Tweaked the regulator, working now, but need to get some measurement of the pressure.
• Testing fuel delivery results, one oddity
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 11:00:42 -0700
  ...750mL PASS Fuel Pressure Regulator test (Bentley 24.25): With vacuum hose (2) connected spec: approx 2.0 bar, measured: 2.2 bar PASS...
• Re: Favorite Modifications Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 09:03:01 -0700
  At 50 PSI the higher fuel pressure passing through the injector orifice atomizes into smaller droplet sizes. Having a smaller droplet means that more...
• Re: westy cold = rich
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 May 2005 23:12:36 -0400
  ...As for the fuel pressure regulator, they work or they don't. A bad regulator is usually a ruptured diaphragm, obvious by the fuel...
• Re: butt cold propane diagnosis
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 10:48:28 -0800
  ...if it does, then when you open the valve there may be a pressure relief valve that spews out propane when the regulator is...
• Re: Fuel pressure question (FI)
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 11:36:14 -0400
  ...Fuel pressure question (FI) > > > > >Did you happen to note the idle rpm and the available vacuum? > > > >Joe > > > Yes, the vacuum was 11 inches and...
• Re: Fuel flow regulator
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 13 Jun 2021 11:09:23 -0500
  ...On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 11:00 AM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > The center port on the fuel pressure regulator is...
• Re: update - Rocky's results - was Westy Karma, was stuck in Custer
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 06:40:20 -0500
  ...A bad fuel pressure regulator (likely), a lack of vacuum signal to keep the regulator at the cruise setting (easy enough to determine without...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:31:44 -0400
  ...story short, the problem turned out to be >a bad fuel pressure regulator. It had a pin hole in the diaphragm. >Replacing it with...
• Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:50:49 -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...
• Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:53:35 -0700
  ...presumably the regulator is designed to work even when only the Dometic refrigerator is turned on. The orifice is effectively the "bleed" under those...
• Re: camp stoves outside but connected
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 2 Sep 2013 18:12:30 -0700
  ...A matching quick connect adapter fit into the Coleman bottle regulator and snapped into the high pressure side of the tank. You might find...
• Re: 2.1l high oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Fri, 24 Apr 2015 07:06:03 -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...
• adjusting mixture ratio
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 5 Jul 2019 10:53:29 -0700
  ...new fuel filter and fuel pressure regulator. should I wait till the engine has at least 5K miles and will see? thanks dan
• Re: Propane Tank question
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 18:44:30 -0400
  ...there? Fact is, it doesn't, it's still filled with propane gas, but at too low a pressure to push through the regulator.
• Re: What's up with my fuel pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:06:29 -0400
  ...pressure should be 29psi, I got 35psi. > >With Vacuum Hose 2 disconnected, should be 36psi, got 32psi and rpms >increased. > >Bad pressure regulator? > >-- > >Mike...
• Fuel Injection Adjustment/ High CO at idle
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 28 Apr 2001 07:50:21 -0800
  ...Since hypothetically anything that contributes to a low vacuum signal to the fuel pressure regulator could cause the fuel pressure to be higher that...
• Re: Engine hesitates upon take off
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Mon, 15 Jun 2015 19:50:35 -0400
  Could be your fuel pressure regulator (OE Part# 025133035), as the engine accelerates more fuel is sprayed into the cylinder by spraying for a...
• Re: RV recall on fuel injectors on Vanagon 1990 Multivan Westie
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 17:34:21 -0400
  ...In any case, replace all rubber fuel hoses between the fuel pump and the fuel pressure regulator. If the bulkhead fitting on the firewall...
• Re: setting propane pressure
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 00:34:52 -0400
  ...the regulating screw out the pressure will actually get lower. Otherwise you have to back off the regulator screw then unhook the line for...