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• Re: Fuel Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Harry Findley
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 13:05:09 -0400
  ...I have replaced sending unit, gauge and voltage regulator/stabilizer. Any further suggestions? >> Here is one....figure out your "new empty location on the...
• Re: OXS and battery LEDs
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 09:09:03 -0400
  On Tue, 21 Oct 2003, Greenamyer, William L wrote: > I know that some of this has been covered before but just changed my > regulator...
• Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - rsf
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:14:28 -0500
  ...Have you taken out the voltage regulator and checked the brushes for excess wear? (The Bentley lists the minimum brush lenght). Pulling the regulator...
• Radio Shack ventings. :(
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 08:28:24 CST6CDT
  ...the 3 pin dash voltage regulators are available thru electronics suppliers for about $2.50. I don't recall the voltage spec they need...
• Re: Auxiliary Air Regulator - Testing - Digijet
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:42:00 -0500
  ...I don't play one on radio or TV either. > > The auxiliary air regulator works just like an electric choke on a > carburetor. Remember...
• Intermittent no start - fuel pump/relay?
  Historical mailing list - Beutler, Art (AZ75)
  Mon, 11 Jan 1999 09:19:43 -0700
  ...brings up the voltage question) is that the headlights were alternately dimming and brightening (as might happen with a flakey regulator) just before the...
• Re: Voltage surges
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 22 May 2010 05:12:09 -0700
  ...can anyone tell me if this sounds like an alternator voltage >regulator thing? It does not vary with engine rpm. I'm curious, too...
• Re: "W" pin on alternator? What for?
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Sat, 18 Sep 1999 10:51:44 -0400
  ...Is this so or does it need to get a quick pulse of battery voltage to > turn on the regulator circuit in the alt...
• Electric VW Pick up truck
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  6 Nov 1995 16:09:39 -0800
  ...12 Power for accessories is from step down voltage regulator from 120 v. main battery pack. Range is about 40-50 miles. Vacuum boost...
• Re: Battery, OXS lights stay on after start
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Fri, 26 Sep 1997 11:16:39 -0600
  ...Someone told me it may >be the voltage regulator on the alternator going bad. Of course my >mechanic says its normal. Please email if...
• Re: Converting 12V to 9V
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 17:12:39 -0800
  ...it as simple as > soldering one of those cheap 3-pin voltage regulators? > > I'd rate my electrical/electronic knowledge as "still blowing fuses...
• Re: Digifant performance stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 08:08:10 -0500
  ...the stock fuel pressure regulator is vacuum controlled. Should work with stock vacuum levels. Our WBX has a K&N air filter, S&S...
• Re: 2 LEDs
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:59:13 -0700
  ...A > properly designed regulator would adapt if one of the LEDs shorted out. > Here's a simple current source based on a cheap LM317...
• Re: O2 Sensor Voltage
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 03:27:47 -0500
  ...regulator too high system >pressure, Or too lean .3 volts malfunction of fuel pressure to low or a >poorly adjusted afm wiper. Voltage = oxygen...
• Re: Alternator died
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:10:28 -0700
  ...Makes me wonder if that wire failed when I was working in that area to install the remote regulator/brushes. Would the idiot lights...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 06:11:08 -0800
  ...It really isn't, just as knowing the expected output > voltage range of a healthy voltage regulator isn't proprietary. Oh, well, > it was...
• Re: Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life, charging issues, etc
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 19:22:12 -0700
  ...Proper charging voltage I've seen another and different setup. An '87 with a stock starting battery and two Yellow Tops in parallel, connected...
• Re: Charging light question
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 10:27:09 -0600
  ...Time for a new voltage > regulator? Sounds pretty normal to me, but others may have differing opinions. > > Also, does anybody know a source for...
• Re: the difference between early motors
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jan 1996 12:57:19 -0500
  ...The voltage regulator is D shaped. In 54 they switched to 36hp motor, 160 watt generator, with a round regulator. any 25hp motor found...
• Re: Any easy, low-cost way to replace power window lift with manual?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 13:18:46 -0400
  ...Where should I >look for the voltage drop? >TEMiller > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John Runberg" <jrunberg@MAC.COM> >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >Sent: Monday...
• Re: Running Hot?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 10:55:51 -0700
  Try replacing the little voltage regulator under the dash cover. If not that then I suspect your wiring. I'd take a good look...
• FS: Various Vanagon Parts
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:55:28 -0800
  ...New Barton adjustable voltage regulator with brushes $30 Used oil cooler from a 2.1L WBX (some pitting on the oil filter sealing area...
• Re: OSX Counter
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Wed, 21 May 2008 18:01:12 -0700
  ...It was the voltage regulator having no good contact with the inner piece in the alternator. It was rusty. Cleaned it and then the...
• Re: More AC woes...
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 22:31:12 -0700
  ...It must be the typical voltage for vanagons because my 90 Syncro also is putting out 13.8V at the alt. under load. I...
• Re: Alternator hum or whine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:07:54 -0700
  ...you could also remove the alternator from the engine, then remove the brush package/voltage regulator, and see how worn the brushes are. It...
• Re: alternator charge initiation
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:34:14 -0800
  ...Also thought maybe the voltage regulator might be going south.....cheaper than a full alternator replacement i guess..... DM&FS
• Aux Battery in Engine compartment, Good Idea?
  Historical mailing list - Chad Bearden
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 12:58:57 -0400
  ...Yesterday while I was replacing the voltage regulator I noticed quite a bit of empty space in the engine compartment (extreme back right corner...
• Re: Fwd: bus fire
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 11:46:58 -0400
  ...and it was the top screw holding what looks like a voltage regulator on the back of the alternator. The main electrical wires had...
• Re: 83.5 Waterbox Dash Voltage Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Joseph J. Liasse
  Thu, 21 May 1998 18:58:36 -0400
  ...number on yours or if anyone remembers the correct voltage, >these type of regulators are commonly available through electronics parts >stores. If you need...
• Re: Alternator out at *high* rpms?
  Historical mailing list - "Bob O'Shaughnessy (by way of Old Volks Home )"
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 13:19:58 -0800
  ...8/97 1:50 PM >Disconnected the battery and pulled the Voltage Regulator/Brush Assembly. >Sure enough, the brushes were shot all to hell...
• Re: Bearings for alternator
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 06:16:02 -0400
  ...Bearings for alternator > Ron, one is $10 and the other is $12 and I can get you a Bosch voltage > regulator for $39. These...
• Re: stranded... '84 won't start (after exhuast work??)
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 00:23:53 -0400
  ...If it starts, check the voltage when the van is running, if it isn't over 13.5 volts with the engine running at...
• Re: What's wrong with GoWesty's auxiliary battery kit?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 5 Jul 2017 17:45:55 -0400
  ...The adjustable regulator still a given if you want the aux battery to receive enough charge voltage.
• Re: Testing Generator and Volt. Reg.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 12:07:08 EDT
  ...Apparently my voltage regulator (VR) went on the fritz. I disconnected it and continued on home. It took me awhile before getting the VR...
• Re: Invertor ?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:18:09 -0600
  ...voltage up to 14 or 15 V, all you need is a cord with proper plugs. In some cases you might need a regulator...
• 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: 87 vanagon quit while driving
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:21:01 -0400
  ...Using the Bentley, checked voltage to each injector (one at a time) and found every check between the ECU and injectors to be good...
• wonky temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:31:19 -0500
  ...Maybe the voltage regulator. Sorry for the red herring. Any thoughts? Goofy gauge or something more sinister? Thanks as always Jeff
• Re: sluggish acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 13:49:50 -0800
  ...where should i check? > valves? fuel pressure regulator? > i have new (used)icu, isv. i put new fuel filter. i checked for vacumn > leeks...
• Re: Catastrophic failure of coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steven Smith
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 10:56:51 -0700
  ...Now what, new voltage regulator? new guage? Any way to test these things? The resistor that is in that ground circut was pretty hot...
• Re: Front Blower Doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:16:21 -0500
  ...voltage > > regulator (and eventually, no battery), Cunegonde's been running > > perfectly since the waterpump and transmission were replaced last > > summer. A new alternator/regulator...
• Thanks list, $0 repair: battery running down, low voltage, bad connection
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:52:08 -0700
  ...Of course being somebody who knows it all, at first I concluded a new regulator or alternator is in order. But.....after some reading...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:04:20 -0500
  ...Got a spare voltage > >>> regulator? > >>> Let us know what you find. > >>> John > >>> > >>> On Jan 4, 2008 8:33 PM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca...
• Re: 83.5 Waterbox Dash Voltage Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Thu, 21 May 1998 03:49:34 -0400
  ...number on yours or if anyone remembers the correct voltage, these type of regulators are commonly available through electronics parts stores. If you need...
• Re: Optima Blue D31M
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 19:22:33 -0700
  ...The thing to look for is the low voltage shut-off specification (look for stuff that will still operate on voltages as low as...
• Alternator question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Wed, 3 Feb 1999 00:04:06 -0800
  ...Putting the new voltage regulator in didn't fix the problem as I thought it would. Thus I am trying to figure out what...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 14:01:00 -0800
  ...The alteration to the alternator regulator is very simple. Alternator need not be removed. Just unscrew the regulator ( that black thing with the little...
• Re: Voltage Stabilizer and headlights connected now....??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:35:31 -0500
  The gauge voltage regulator was originally mounted on three socket pins. Replacement did not require soldering. The other symptoms you are now having could...
• Re: electrical dimming
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 17:14:46 -0800
  ...think it's more a sign of a weak alternator or voltage regulator or if you just added a bunch of power using accessories...
• Re: Temp and Fuel Gauge Don't Work!!! [84 Westy 1.9L]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 20:07:21 -0500
  Mike, Check the voltage regulator on the back side of the instrument panel. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Williams" <westyvanagon@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 13:25:08 -0500
  ...Got a spare voltage >>>>>regulator? >>>>>Let us know what you find. >>>>>John >>>>> >>>>>On Jan 4, 2008 8:33 PM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca...
• Re: Monitoring aux battery charging?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 18:37:41 -0700
  ...Then run the engine; the voltage regulator on the alternator keeps the voltage at a fixed level, quite a bit higher than the battery...
• Re: Alternator Light Just Came On
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 21:03:06 -0400
  Easiest check is the voltage regulator. Take it off and look at the brushes. If you have a spare reg, pop it on. -----Original...
• Re: (fwd) 1968 VW Westfalia Camper for Sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Nov 94 19:59:29 PST
  ...valves, rebuilt solex > carburetor, new K&N air filter, new generator, voltage regulator. > >With the exception of the engine block problem, this vehicle is...
• Re: Restoration references
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 1996 12:44:38 -0500
  ...Correct voltage regulator and bumpers? That is much harder to find info on. There are no books being published that i know about. I...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:04:33 -0700
  ...All the spiffy temp/voltage AGM battery chargers I see are 120V AC input.. Is there an onboard �charger widget� for upping the charge...
• Re: Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:45:39 -0800
  ...the cooling system, an oil and filter >> change, a >> water pump, voltage regulator, my old but good spark plugs and all >> the stuff >> mentioned...
• Inverter converter/charge system for $500-1000 ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 4 Jan 2006 13:44:19 -0800
  ...discharge regulator so that current is stopped if the 2nd battery is at less that some percentage (say 50%) as measured by voltage, to...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 20:44:56 +0000
  My 85 with 1.9 motor had brushes; google "Vanagon Voltage Regulator".  I'm sure your 88 2.1 motor is similar. The Voltage...
• Re: Alternator out at *high* rpms?
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 00:30:34 -0500
  ...8/97 1:50 PM >Disconnected the battery and pulled the Voltage Regulator/Brush Assembly. >Sure enough, the brushes were shot all to hell...