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• Re: Battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 23:22:27 -0500
  ...I feel it is not worth the effort >> there is an adjustable voltage regulator for the BOSCH unit that will allow you to "make...
• Re: Battery Charging
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 17 Dec 2014 17:45:04 -0800
  ...I have an adjustable voltage regulator in my alternator, set at approx 14.6 V. I believe this setting, especially since I note that...
• Re: Battery response try again.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 14 Jul 2021 21:24:49 -0400
  ...regulator setting is 13.8 volts dropping off a bit as the alternator heats up. Typically some AGM batteries prefer a higher "finishing" voltage...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 11:37:13 -0500
  ...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: 85 Westy Brakelight Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 15:37:38 -0500
  ...of the brake light switch connects >to a point on the voltage regulator (C1 in the Haynes book). C1 is in turn >jumpered to...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light on-need help! (dealer cant fix it)
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 09:13:49 -0700
  ...There is a 3 pin voltage regulator in the instrument pod that may be on it's way out. However for a quick check...
• Re: Delay on charge/o2sensor indicators after starting..?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 2 Jan 2017 11:39:48 -0800
  ...Otherwise you have a > chronically undercharged battery. > > I prefer to have an adjustable voltage regulator which I can dial up a > higher voltage for...
• Re: Tin & Generators
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jul 1995 22:07:12 -0500
  ...Anybody >have a known good one laying around? How about a voltage regulator? >I don't really have $30 for one of those either...
• Crazy tach
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 4 May 1999 23:03:04 EDT
  R.F.; Sounds like a voltage supply problem. Either from the positive side i.e. alternator/regulator or the negative side i.e. ground...
• Re: Hot 84
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 23:40:11 -0400
  ...Does this leave the water pump as the prime suspect > for overheating? Thanks Jeff Have you checked the gauge? The voltage regulator chip in...
• Re: Optima Blue D31M
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 23:07:37 -0700
  ...s charging System is the low-voltage (13.8 volts) out of the stock Alternator Voltage-Regulator. This will kill an Optima in a...
• Re: How does one get a battery to charge up to where it is supposed to??
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 12:23:10 -0400
  ...Now, the van -- remember the van? Run the motor and make sure the regulator has kicked in. Measure voltage from alternator B+ post to...
• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:44:30 -0400
  ...Yes, the smart regulator I put on Scamp (the boat, not the van) years ago had an input that would limit voltage whenever halogen...
• Re: Ampacity was Re: Headlight Upgrade Double Check (fuses)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:11:39 -0400
  ...This is also an issue for people who are charging their batteries with a smart regulator, or who simply have the voltage turned up...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:15:27 -0500
  ...Perhaps it is as Scott said, "I have had an electronic adjustable voltage regulator wear out brushes in my personal turbo Volvo sedan in...
• Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Sun, 4 Jul 2004 21:39:36 -0700
  ...Also, I tried disconnecting the vacuum line that > >controls the fuel pressure regulator. No change. Finally, I swapped > >another fuel pressure regulator into the...
• Re: Alternator question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:45:38 -0700
  ...and you can try both voltage regulators in each of your alternators .. fair chance of getting one working with the parts you have that...
• Re: Electrical Consumption & Battery Recharge Calculations
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 05:27:39 -0500
  ...to have to bring them up to a higher voltage than the stock regulator will supply. And if you don't want to boil...
• Battery light comes on above 3200 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Tue, 7 Apr 2020 22:31:14 -0400
  ...Could my voltage regulator be going bad? Alternator? Something else I should look at? I’m still traveling, so hopefully o can nurse it...
• Re: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 10:22:25 -0400
  ...400 miles later, the voltage was down to 11.6 volts at idle and at 2,000 rpm, even with the headlights off. Not...
• Temp & Fuel gauges not accurate
  Historical mailing list - Hans Roos
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 14:57:36 -0700
  ...I have already checked & replaced the voltage regulator for the gauges but that made no difference. Here is what is occurring: Fuel Gauge - Fill...
• Re: Tach,Temp & Fuel Gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 10:40:04 -0800
  There is a voltage regulator that controls most of the gauges - more than likely it a kaput. David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356...
• Re: Alternator Deal.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:55:39 -0400
  ...new bearings and brushes and brush springs, new diode set, new voltage regulator, new pulley nut and washer, in other words, not rebuilt but...
• Re: Big Alternators - take 2
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 10:14:25 -0700
  ...A F@rd external voltage regulator will do the trick - there is a web site out there with a person doing this mod (single...
• Re: Big Alternators - take 2
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 12:45:41 +0200
  ...A F@rd external voltage regulator will > > do the > > trick - there is a web site out there with a person doing this mod > > (single...
• Thoughts on batteries
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:20:45 -0700
  ...On my boat I use an external voltage regulator that allows me to dial up how many amps I want to push into the...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 08:39:18 PST
  ...regulator and added a wire to remote sense. > > > >The SurePower isolator is designed to be connected to remote sense for the >voltage regulator. This...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 12:14:20 -0500
  ...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: 2.1 Throttle Switch Assmebly on 1.9 with later style switch?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 22 May 2016 11:31:35 -0700
  ...With the > ignition on the switch connector will have 5 volts and the auxiliary air > regulator has 12 or battery voltage. It gets is...
• Re: [Syncro] Oxygen sensor questions...
  Historical mailing list - P & J Lander
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 12:00:15 1000
  ...This was pretty consistent; lotsa time at low/zero volts, short spike to higher voltage, quick return to lower voltage. Average voltage indicated by...
• Re: Charging system questions.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:18:27 -0600
  ...During this time, I also got a new voltage regulator, which brought my charging rate, at the starter battery terminals up to 13.7v...
• Re: Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:44:45 -0600
  ...the cooling system, an oil and filter > >> change, a > >> water pump, voltage regulator, my old but good spark plugs and all > >> the stuff > >> mentioned...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 20:37:36 -0400
  The only spare parts in my kit are a fuel pump, voltage regulator, belts and an ignition switch. The rest are repair items like...
• Re: [Re: Alternator regulator voltage tolerances #]
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 05:16:21 MDT
  Bulley <gmbulley@bulley-hewlett.com> wrote: > Drive with your headlights on. Worry about other things. > What an original (and short...) reply to a highly...
• Re: Temp and Fuel Gauge Don't Work!!! [84 Westy 1.9L]
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Sauerhaft
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 19:49:46 -0800
  Mike, It's most likely the voltage regulator. It's a little black 3 pronged thing that is easily replaced if you know how...
• Re: wierd blinking alternator and egr light.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 11:08:37 -0500
  ...Sounds like worn brushes on the alternator -- they're part of the regulator. I'm *assuming* that you mean you get ALT/EGR with...
• Re: Battery light comes on above 3200 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 7 Apr 2020 21:24:47 -0700
  ...idiot light goes out and everything brightens up again. > > Could my voltage regulator be going bad? Alternator? Something else I should look at? > > I...
• Solenoid relay
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 21:22:20 -0700
  ...Next I ran a ten gauge wire from the B+ terminal of the voltage regulator, which comes straight from the battery, to the relay...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 15:31:06 -0600
  ...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: vanagon.com aux battery wiring intructions are NOT valid !!!!! (long)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 01:46:11 -0400
  ...This is partly the way batteries work, and partly because the regulator (like all automotive regulators) is a simple design that expects the battery...
• Re: Alternators and batteries
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:27:51 +0000
  ...voltage - so if you search the web you can fine drop-in adjustable voltate regulators that allow you to tailor the output voltage. http...
• Re: Seeing Red
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 4 Jul 2020 18:56:27 -0700
  ...https://www.gowesty.com/product/electrical/17774/-voltage-regulator?v= On Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 5:48 PM Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com...
• Re: Digifant performance stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 06:43:26 -0600
  Hi Gary, If your o2 sensor voltage is running 0.0 volts at full throttle I feel you could have a problem with fuel...
• Re: A question for the electronically knowledgeable
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 10 Jun 2006 17:35:48 -0500
  ...it does provide the supply voltage for the > temp and fuel gauges. > > It is a 10 volt regulator. It takes the variable 12-14...
• Re: new O2 installed - engine dies
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 17:20:50 -0500
  ...With the key on the voltage will be 0.0 volts until we start the engine. Once the exhaust starts to warm the oxygen...
• Re: Stumble/stall/high idle '91 carat
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 20:34:14 -0400
  ...It could be that your pressure regulator has gone bad and your pressure is too high. Also want to check your grounds (on the...
• Re: 2.1 Throttle Switch Assmebly on 1.9 with later style switch?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 May 2016 10:12:35 -0400
  ...With the ignition on the switch connector will have 5 volts and the auxiliary air regulator has 12 or battery voltage. It gets is...
• Re: Alternator and O2 Dash lights on
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 09:19:22 -0400
  ...Where are they grounded >and do you think this is the issue? I know the Voltage Regulator on the >back of the instrument cluster...
• Re: 130Amp alternator upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 03:20:32 EDT
  For the past 4 or more years I have been using the Bosch adjustable voltage regulator. I set the maximum voltage at 14.10...
• '71 Hard Start
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Apr 1995 09:10:09 -0400
  Friends; As some of you may recall, I was having RED LIGHT syndrome last we spoke, and since then I replaced the voltage reg...
• Re: Private Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:25:34 -0400
  ...According to their brochure, at 80F battery temp the 14.4 volt bulk charging voltage will reduce the battery life by around 60%. At...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:14:44 -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...
• Battery overheating
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 15:29:09 -0400
  ...Voltage regulator bad? Adam Puzerewski 81 westy 74 beetle 86 cabrio Vanagon Partsmobiles
• Re: battery light question
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 13:27:04 -0700
  Gordy Looks like you need to replace the voltage regulator-the black unit held on by 2 screws,mounted on the back of the...
• Re: coolant level control unit location
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:56:17 -0700
  ...Or *possibly* regulator has failed and is feeding full system voltage to the gauge -- I don't know whether this would suppress the startup...
• Re: Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:47:35 -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: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 Nov 2016 19:45:30 -0500
  ...8130 ohms, forming a voltage divider at the junction which the ECU reads. The voltage at that point becomes Vecu = (five volts x Rsender...
• Re: Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 00:40:28 -0400
  ...mentioned your voltage regulator is missing a screw, and so it could > be installed incorrectly (brushes not making contact) or some regulators > have a...
• follow up to original inquiry (stumbling 89 GL 2.1)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 May 1997 21:35:45 -0400 (EDT)
  ...For starters, I've replaced the O2 sensor, checked the voltage to the idle stabilizer valve and made sure it was humming, reset the...
• Fixed my fuel gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Oct 94 12:00:03 bst
  ...The gauge itself seemed OK, the sender was OK, I tested and swapped the voltage regulator. Joel kindly sent me details on the gauge...