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  • Re: Propane Tank Woes - 1984 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Baja Leo
    Sun, 16 Feb 2003 14:13:05 -0800
    Steve, Are you sure the tank is junk or is it just the fill valve and/or regulator? I replaced the autostop fill valve...
  • Re: Gas regulator leaking
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Wed, 3 Aug 2011 11:53:09 -0700
    ...Gas regulator leaking | |Gotta go get a new one; is the correct model the Marshall 290? | |TIA | |Karl Wolz |----- |No virus found in this...
  • Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 3 Apr 2011 19:06:54 -0700
    ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/vanagon-window-regulator-repair/ alistair On 3-Apr-11, at 6:25 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote...
  • Re: alternator lifespan
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Sun, 8 Feb 2009 13:49:58 -0600
    ...alternator lifespan > > > > > > > > > In light of Loren's experience, what is the approximate life span of a > > > late model > > > alternator, it's brushes and regulator...
  • Re: fuel pressure regulator fix?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sun, 30 Dec 2001 09:53:23 -0600
    ...AIRS Help (city) Fuel Regulator Post a phone number where they can reach you and give the exact location of your broken vehicle, Highway...
  • Re: Fuel and temp guage way off on '84
    Historical mailing list - Joe L.
    Mon, 5 Jun 2000 11:54:42 -0400
    Assuming you have the same dash as I have on my 83.5 the regulator is mounted behind the dash gages. Take a look...
  • vw heat / night problems
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 26 May 94 20:18:43 CDT
    ...check also the voltage regulator. my old bus would start acting 'funny' at night about every two years, and only in August ... it was...
  • Help! Brake bleeding and Brake pressure regulator
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Sun, 14 May 2006 15:31:38 -0400
    ...Bentley talks about pushing the lever on the brake pressure regulator toward the rear axe while bleeding. I think that instruction is from another...
  • Re: charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:28:17 -0400
    ...An automotive regulator OTOH will simply reduce output as the battery voltage rises toward the regulator set point, eventually getting to zero output when...
  • propane leak repaired
    Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
    Fri, 5 Dec 1997 07:28:04 -0500
    Thanks to all who responded to my request for help replacing the propane regulator. I went to a RV shop yesterday at lunch, they...
  • Propane Tank, Overfill - what happens?
    Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
    Wed, 30 May 2001 20:55:59 -0400
    ...When I demonstrated how to turn on the propane it came pouring out of the regulator like crazy and did not seem like it...
  • Re: propane tank question
    Historical mailing list - Chris S.
    Fri, 11 Apr 2014 09:21:00 -0500
    ...The question > I pose is it possible to install a regulator to push propane to the stove > top using small propane bottles as the...
  • 84 Vanagon Westy - Fuel Pump Noise
    Historical mailing list - John Brown
    Tue, 2 Jul 1996 09:45:31 -0700 (PDT)
    ...With the old pump it seems like it ran intermittently, like the pressure regulator was turning it on and off. Could this problem be...
  • Re: Misc. Westy Questions - Propane Tank (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Sat, 25 May 1996 12:04:58 -0700 (PDT)
    So BusBoys@aol.com says: > > Originally, 80 to about 83 Westies had a Two Stage Regulator that was Round > (in fact it was also...
  • Re: 85 westfalia camper propane tank leak - need rubber o-ring
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sun, 13 May 2001 22:06:24 -0500
    There was only manufacturer of these units, although these units were cataloged as discontinued he matched the model number and the regulator was a...
  • Re: badly rusted mystery part
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:54:42 -0500
    Anyone have a link to or source for such an adjustable brake regulator? Allan neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> writes: > Good suggestion. > At one...
  • Re: Propex and outside temperature
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:38:29 -0700
    > Do I read that you say to set the regulators on both tanks to 14.86" WC? > > I know the 2 burner stove wouldn...
  • Re: crank, wont start
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Tue, 17 Nov 2015 08:11:13 -0800
    Temp2 sensor and fuel pressure regulator
  • Re: Plumbing a second LP tank.. help!
    Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
    Tue, 11 Nov 2003 09:21:17 -0800
    ...Besides, It works much better for me to connect the high pressure side because I need to run a second high pressure (2PSI) regulator...
  • Re: How to replace the electric motor
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Tue, 4 Jul 2017 05:32:57 -0400
    Gilles, you do not need to remove the regulator to remove the motor. The motor can be removed by itself, bolts to the door...
  • Re: Fridge topic
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Fri, 12 May 2000 21:04:54 -0700
    ...If the tank regulator was > >involved, the result might be spectacular. This seems unlikely but it is > > Mark, the POL spud on the regulator...
  • Re: Alternators
    Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
    Thu, 9 Apr 2020 11:45:02 -0700
    Hello, I believe that the main issue with the alternator and regulator is that it's done wrong on the Vanagon and a lot...
  • Re: Voltage Regulator
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 12 Dec 1995 08:43:00 +0000
    ...I KNOW that the alternator on the Vanagons is less than $30. $56 for a voltage regulator seems real high. Greg Gregory V. Robinson...
  • Re: propane tank
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Wed, 1 Dec 1999 07:07:33 -0500
    ...propane tank Before I order a new propane tank and regulator I thought I'd check and see if anyone has a nice used...
  • fuel pressure Question
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 31 May 2000 10:56:54 -0700
    ...I had my fuel pressure checked and it was 32psi at idle w/ vac hose on regulator, 36psi w/o vac hose on regulator...
  • Re: Testing fuel delivery results, one oddity
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sun, 19 Aug 2012 11:31:16 -0700
    ...Did the engine speed change when you unplugged the vacuum hose for the test? The next mechanics test for the regulator would be a...
  • Re: Parts wanted Alternator brush set (cost saver)
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 25 Apr 2005 08:20:39 -0400
    ...They can also get after market regulators that are cheaper than Bosch and usually they work better, (more consistent, higher voltage output). The soldered...
  • Fuel pressure regulator (was filthy stinking rich)
    Historical mailing list - Carl Krucke
    Sat, 26 Feb 2000 14:09:35 -0500
    Rico, I just replaced my regulator, but it had the opposite problem of yours. It was stopped up tight. I didn't realize what...
  • Re: leaking fuel pressure regulator?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Wed, 5 Dec 2007 11:46:37 -0800
    I don't think I've ever quite seen a leaking fuel pressure regulator, tho it's possible of course. I have many good...
  • Re: WTB power window motor driver's side
    Historical mailing list - dylan
    Tue, 3 Nov 2009 04:35:30 -0800
    I agree with Ken when it comes to stock cable type window regulators. I have seen a screw type regulator for the Vanagon that...
  • Re: Alternators
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 9 Apr 2020 14:16:31 -0400
    On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 2:10 PM David Beierl <dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote: > The regulator is an on/off device. It turns...
  • Re: Power Window Trouble
    Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
    Sun, 16 Dec 2001 21:44:51 -0500
    ...My first attempt took three or four hours by the time I pulled out the regulator, messed with the cable several times to figure...
  • Re: Door electrics problem
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Sat, 19 Feb 2005 19:00:17 -0500
    ...Check the window regulator (the mechanism that actually moves the window up and down), not the motor. It is possible that the regulator is...
  • power window regulator---$
    Historical mailing list - Rajesh Injety
    Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:32:38 -0700
    HI again, all In regard to the power window regulator price. I have found them to go from $100.00 to about $150.00...
  • Re: Bad Gas Mileage
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 8 Sep 1996 17:47:08 -0400
    Bryan check the fuel pressure regulator. Ed
  • Re: Can I add a 5 gallon propane bottle . . .
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Sun, 24 Aug 2014 15:53:54 -0700
    ...http://www.rvpartscenter.com/prodselect.asp?SID=12&DID=37&CID=216 Regulators are usually mounted vertically, and yours is horizontal. Decide on which...
  • Re: westy propane pressure regulator
    Historical mailing list - Todd P Last
    Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:47:18 -0700
    ...vent points down.)<br> <br> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.dyersonline.com/Products/Marshall-299-Integral-Two-Stage-Regulator__66...
  • Re: Fuel Pressure Question...
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Tue, 7 Sep 2004 19:58:56 -0500
    ...The Bentley procedure should help you determine whether the problem is with the regulator or perhaps the pump or filter. Larry A.
  • UPDATE: High Idle
    Historical mailing list - kazzpar007
    Sun, 23 Jan 2005 21:11:23 -0500
    ...Though the aux air valve is working correctly my deductions leads to the fuel regulator. If there too much pressure will it cause a...
  • new to list; w/ Eurovan Questions
    Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
    Thu, 7 Feb 2002 07:19:25 -0500
    ...The owner had told me that the voltage regulator had been replaced once (this is an IC on the back of the dash gauges...
  • Re: More Instrument cluster electrical gemlins
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Mon, 9 Dec 2002 12:16:53 -0800
    i think the little transistor call acolt regulator, the clock runs on a diffrent area i think. but the volt reg control all the...
  • Re: 85 gl still running rich at vw shop.
    Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
    Mon, 17 Mar 2003 07:29:33 EST
    I worked on an '85 van a little while ago that had a bad fuel pressure regulator. It ran very rich after replacing the...
  • Re: Can I convert my power windows to manual?
    Historical mailing list - John Runberg
    Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:38:26 -0700
    ...IIRC, the manual regulators are the same for all years. It's a simple remove and replace deal, although getting the old power regulator...
  • Re: Fuel flow regulator
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 13 Jun 2021 12:26:47 -0500
    ...Fuel flow regulator > > Hey Dennis, > > You think John might be referring , cut hose, to the fabric covered vacuum > line from press reg to the...
  • Re: Can I add a 5 gallon propane bottle
    Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
    Fri, 22 Aug 2014 12:30:14 -0700
    ...open flames and leaking propane are a dangerous mix.:-) >> Missing, is the plastic cover over the regulator, required for exposed locations." > > Are such things...
  • Re: Auxilliary air regulator
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Thu, 24 Jun 1999 09:20:05 -0700
    ...Auxilliary air regulator Hi, I am questioning whether my auxiliary air regulator (AAR) is working properly. Benley's only advice is to squeeze the...
  • Re: what is POL fitting?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 12 Jul 2000 08:57:31 -0400
    ...I believe he would >want to install his "tee" connection BEFORE the regulator -- allowing him >to hook it up to most anything. Ok, I...
  • Re: Alternator regulator voltage tolerances #
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 4 Aug 2000 22:07:38 -0400
    ...So...you can run a sense wire from the regulator to the battery instead of picking up the internal contact, or you can beef...
  • Re: How to modify Bosch regulator for remote sensing.
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:05:23 -0700
    ...That way the internal regulator voltage should never go more than a diode drop above the regulator set point. Not ideal, would want a...
  • Power Windows; Help!
    Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
    Fri, 23 May 2003 15:15:13 -0700
    ...1)I removed the regulator from the passenger side, cleaned and lubricated it, then reassembled everything, but now the window won't go down...
  • Re: Pressure regulator
    Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
    Wed, 17 Jul 2002 02:16:36 -0400
    ...Hurley wrote: > I'm looking to buy a pressure regulator - and maybe an oxygen sensor - any > ideas? Then I'll need to adjust the...
  • Re: Has anyone fitted dual propane tanks?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:05:52 -0700
    ...Made the connection after the regulators to the copper lines leading to the stove and frig. Mike Well, Paul of ValleyWagonWerks did at least...
  • Re: alternator output question
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 3 Feb 2011 11:44:34 -0800
    ...I am > thinking > "new Voltage regulator"...right? When I add rpms or load (turn on > headlights) nothing much changes with the voltage. anyone care...
  • Re: manual window regulator
    Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
    Sat, 15 Jun 2019 16:46:58 -0400
    That was for the passenger (right) side. Alex
  • Regulator pressure
    Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
    Sun, 1 Jul 2007 06:35:53 -0600
    What is the proper manometer pressure for a Westy? Paul
  • Re: [Syncro] 2nd propane tank/heater-Dual tank instalation!
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 16 Dec 2004 23:01:15 -0500
    ...Propane regulators should never have the outlets > tee'd together unless there are check valves on both sides. Propane > regulators control pressure using a...
  • Re: temp gauge not working right...
    Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
    Sun, 12 Aug 2018 11:05:18 -0500
    ...I am trying to figure out whey one gauge would be affected by a bad regulator and the other would not be. You might...
  • power window problem-searched archives, are they down Jim?
    Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
    Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:31:49 EDT
    ...The cable appears to be attached to the bottom of the regulator and the window has stayed lubricated with lithium grease on the regulator...
  • Re: WTB power window motor driver's side
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:54:13 -0500
    Dylan, something else that folks may not know is that Power Window Regulators (OE) are NLA from VW (only source). I actually shipped the...
  • Power door parts FS
    Historical mailing list - Joe Kearns
    Wed, 31 Jul 2013 06:36:13 -0400
    ...Window regulators(power) $90 each, $170 for the pair 2. door lock actuators $40 each, $140 for the whole set of 4 3. power...