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Re: Filling the coolant reservoir...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 10 May 2016 19:53:24 -0400
...We look at the fuel pressure regulator and think that it's changing the pressure in the fuel ring, because we measure it relative...
Re: alternator brushes
Historical mailing list
Wed, 4 Jun 1997 19:05:15 -0400
...Brush and regulator set is neihoff # WA719, cost $34. HTH, tk
Re: Propane Disposable Bottle Hookup
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Fri, 17 Feb 2006 20:34:55 -0500
...Edward At 08:23 PM 2/17/2006, you wrote: >Why would it have to go before the regulator? > >I was imagining a shutoff...
Re: Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through vaccum side of fuel regulator?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:01:02 -0800
...The vaccum source for the pressure regulator is from the air intake distributor. IF there's only a pinhole leak in the fuel reg...
Re: Battery 82 Westy
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Fri, 29 Oct 1999 11:51:23 -0500
...Especially after / while changing the regulator. New ones can be bad. Your digifant ecu will die if the alternator / regulator puts out in the...
Recommend propane bits and pieces [NVC]
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 17 Jul 2006 07:15:38 -0700
...I reckon I need an inexpensive 11 wc inch regulator that screws onto the bottle, then a 4-foot (or so) length of hose...
Re: Low idle, hard cold starting
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:55:08 -0600
If the fuel pressure was OK when you checked the regulator, the fuel pump is probably not to blame. An exhaust leak can sometimes...
Re: testing a regulator
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:12:05 -0700
...To the best of my recollection the > regulators look the same. Would it be prudent to test his regulator in my 86 > ? > TIA, > Ken...
Re: Propane tank fill valve
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:17:01 -0400
...Total parts cost is about $130 with regulator. Just did > it on my '85. > > Stuart > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
Re: Auxilary air regulator?
Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
Thu, 31 Dec 1998 08:51:31 -0500
...Auxilary air regulator? I had to replace my auxilary air regulator valve on my 84' that bolts to the head and both bolts broke...
leaking propane,unrelated Rialta question
Historical mailing list - Douglas Prescott
Sat, 2 Sep 2000 06:44:24 -0700
...This is not a problem when using the stove, so I'm thinking pressure regulator. Just a guess, as I don't really know...
Re: Adjustable voltage regulator
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 6 May 2005 11:05:37 -0700
...battery, > even > if your voltage is close to 15 from the alternator, if your alternator > amperage capacity is not enough, will an adjustable regulator...
Re: Fuel pressure regulator - acceptable pressure readings?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:52:33 -0700
...And, those pressure regulators are pricey, over $100 last time I checked. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
Re: fuel pressure regulator and manifold vacuum experiment
Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
Fri, 17 Aug 2001 16:32:40 -0400
...is 10% (+/- unknown guage calibration) enough to worry about spending $75 for a new regulator? Should I spend $90 and get an adjustable regulator...
Re: Battery light staying on till I hit the gas?
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Sun, 26 Jan 1997 18:43:17 -0800
Perry, I've traced the circuit diagram for the battery light and it appears that the voltage generated by your alternator/voltage regulator is...
need help with power window problem
Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
Mon, 5 Nov 2001 22:47:44 -0800
I've removed and installed power window motors and regulators, but I'm not sure what's causing the current problem. I started to...
Re: Power Window Problem
Historical mailing list - il cikaspers
Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:31:07 -0800
...turned out my regulator was frozen. i had to remove the regulator and motor from the door, crack the regulator case, and soak/tap...
Re: alt & O2 lamps and dying batt.
Historical mailing list - jon jon
Wed, 1 Nov 2000 17:03:28 EST
...You may have fried the >regulator. Take the battery and the alternator to where you bought them >and have them tested. Since alternators can...
Re: Stupid Alternator Question
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Mon, 20 Dec 2004 07:12:16 -0500
...There is a diode tree and regulator built in. This thing is a 3 phase AC gennerator. This Ac power is turned into DC...
Re: Two heaters
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:53:52 -0500
...My thinking, right now, is centered around whether to make the second tank a dedicated tank to the Propex with the regulator adjusted to...
Re: '88 Westy Bucking / Stalling
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 25 Aug 2020 07:39:21 -0700
Do you know how old the fuel pressure regulator is? Do you have a spare one to swap it in for testing?
wanted: propane pressure regulator
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Mon, 13 Mar 2000 18:50:20 EST
anybody know where i could get one for my 82 westy? thanks jason ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
WANTED>>>>FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR
Historical mailing list - Chad G
Thu, 28 Jun 2001 17:19:03 -0400
I need one that works perfect (if used) or a good place to buy a new one let me know, Chad 85 GL
Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:04:52 -0400
...The voltage regulator controls alternator output by varying the magnetic field (current) of the rotor as it spins in the stator. Since you are...
Re: alternator installation
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:14:47 -0500
...Then, once the alternator > starts up a smaller of two diode bridges inside the alternator > provides current to the regulator. The larger diode bridge...
Front window broken plastic bit
Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
Tue, 6 Jun 2006 13:41:52 -0700
On the passenger side, while re-installing the window, a little plastic part that helps connect the window to the regulator broke. It looks...
Re: Low power 1 min after start?
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Wed, 9 Jun 1999 08:20:53 -0500
Yeah, Coby thinks it may be the fuel pressure regulator, perhaps a sticky distributor affecting the timing advance, perhaps the timing itself. He had...
Re: LP Regulator Life Expectancy?-be careful!
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:21:48 -0700
...LP Regulator Life Expectancy?-be careful! > > > Thanks David and Jeff. > > From the looks of things, it may be that tank is toast. > > All pics...
Re: (Fixed) 1990 Syncro Alternator
Historical mailing list - Michael Blackburn
Thu, 6 Jun 2002 16:27:20 -0600
...I have a crazy setup with a dual battery isolator and the thing has a wire that solders onto the regulator inside the alternator...
Fuel Pressure a bit high -- OK???
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:04:48 -0500
...My regulator is giving me 34 PSI at idle and 40 PSI with the vac line removed. So the regulator is working but is...
Parts wanted for '88 Wolfsburg
Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
Sat, 6 Nov 2004 23:16:19 -0800
...The ring that attaches to the steering wheel not the steering column 2) Power Window regulator- Passenger side. Motor works but I need the...
Re: propane filling question ... do it at home?
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Mon, 16 May 2005 14:50:40 -0700
...Did you have any trouble with the regulator putting out the required 11 inches of pressure?? Or: what regulator do you use on the...
FW: Aux battery & isolator
Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
Tue, 19 Jan 1999 10:36:23 -0800
...I'm thinking this bypasses the > internal > > regulator. Sound reasonable? > > -Matthew > > > > Nope, you're still using the internal regulator. BUT... instead of it > taking...
for eurovans: some bosch information
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 12 Aug 94 14:39:40 CDT
...170 462 Oxygen Sensor w/Connector 0 258 003 213 Pressure Regulator 0 280 160 507 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS REFERENCE: Bosch Number Volkswagen Number Injection Valve...
Re: LP regulator got wet/icey
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 7 Jan 2012 11:20:47 -0500
At 09:03 AM 1/7/2012, David Vickery wrote: >Did this destroy the regulator, or will it eventually "dry out" and >work again...
Re: Aux Air Flow Regulator
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Mon, 29 Jul 2002 19:00:37 -0400
...0500 John Clavin <jc@AUSTIN.RR.COM> writes: > The auxilliary air regulator on my 1985 Vanagon GL appears to have > bit the dust. I...
Re: 2.1L ignition/FI woes!!
Historical mailing list - Mountaineer
Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:50:21 -0500
...hose as it leaves the fuel pressure > regulator.Check the vacuum hose that comes from the distrubutor ,to the > regulator.You got gas, right? >
Re: Need Power Window Regulator
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:00:10 -0400
...gmr@obpa.usda.gov> > wrote: > >> Anyone have a spare power window regulator (passenger side) that they >> would like to sell or give away? Thought...
Re: What spare parts to carry with on trips
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Tue, 2 May 2017 12:27:27 -0700
RE: Spares An alternator regulator/brush pack. Most failures of the alternator are worn brushes. A 15 minute fix.
Re: buzzing fuel pump - additional info
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 27 Nov 2000 19:04:39 -0800
The fuel pump doesn't regulate the fuel pressure - the fuel pressure regulator does. The Vanagons fuel pressure regulator will keep everything in check...
Re: Idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 12 Jan 2002 19:16:39 -0500
...Digijet has an aux air regulator for cold start -- a thermally operated disk valve that allows air to bypass the throttle plate during first...
Re: Start-Stop Syndrome Returns [addt'l-addt'l info]
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:16:21 -0700
...You unplug the RETURN fuel line from the pressure regulator fitting and run a hose from it to a clean container. Then hot wire...
83 Vanagon stalling UPDATE
Historical mailing list
Wed, 22 Oct 1997 10:03:52 -0400
...air regulator - open when cold, closed when warm - OK 3) Checked injector resistance - OK 4) complete tune up (new plugs, checked wires, new rotor...
Re: Power window smoking
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Fri, 21 May 1999 20:07:25 -0400
...and found that when the ignition is on smoke appears from the window regulator. It even sparks when I try press the switch to...
Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:28:40 -0500
...fuel tank or beaker of > gas is that the fuel > pressure regulator is returning unused fuel to the regular gas tank, no? > I suppose...
Re: fuel pressure regulator questions
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 14 Jun 2000 00:11:52 -0400
...The regulator is supposed to supply 2.5 bar (36 psi) over manifold pressure. If it supplies 10% more than this, the injectors will...
Fuel leaks/fuel lines/clamps, etc., 82 westy
Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
Tue, 4 May 1999 11:28:05 -0600
...I also noticed that the vacuum line connecting to the fuel pressure regulator was cracked and had disconnected. Thinking the lack of vacuum was...
Re: Dometic high altitude lighting tips
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:23:49 -0400
...I think this lower high altitude velicity can be duplicated by reducing the regulator pressure from 11 inches. Dont know how much changing is...
Re: Replace propane tank or components?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 2 Apr 2010 09:24:08 -0700
...Is your regulator square? Looks like it. If so, the copper line(s) will need to be length adjusted to accommodate the newer style...
high idle
Historical mailing list - kazzpar007
Thu, 20 Jan 2005 13:57:35 -0500
...would a bad fuel regulator cause a high idle/inconsistent??? When its in gear it drops down.. i think its because the curb is...
Re: CIS warm-up regulator
Historical mailing list - Detlev Hanschke
Tue, 9 Mar 1999 22:17:14 EST
Hi John , all units are easy to check with a fuel pressure gage. See Bentley...... Sincerely Detlev Vanagon 5 Cyl.Projekt 925 606 8797
Coos Bay Oregon
Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
Thu, 30 Dec 2004 10:34:36 -0500
Any resources here in case I need to find an alternator or other charging-related items later today? (I have a new volatage regulator...
Re: What are symptoms of a bad auxillary air regulator
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:57:58 +0000
Its stops listening to you, starts smoking and drinking and engaging in petty crimes and vandalizm. T. 88 Westy
Re: Propex and outside temperature
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:52:13 -0500
...That is -43 F. > > The Vanagon propane tanks have a two stage regulator to better > control pressure in cold temps. If there is moisture...
Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:01:26 -0700
...So, no, I did not inspect the commutator rings and, for that > matter, don't know how. > > >> Most just change the regulator& then blame...
Re: How many volts can ECU handle?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:47:16 -0500
...There is for sure a +5v regulator. On Max Wellhouse's Bosch 025 906 022 (which has about 125 cracked solder joints I'm...
Only 13V from Alternator
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Fri, 4 Sep 2009 09:37:08 -0700
...So, is it pretty easy to replace just the regulator on the road? Somebody point me to a how-to? (It's mounted on...
Re: leaky injectors
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Fri, 27 Feb 2004 07:12:18 -0800
...Place inline, to the left of the pressure > regulator was handy for me. > The system should hold pressure for at least a half > hour...
Re: Manifold measuring - is this right?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:34:34 -0700
I would use the vacuum line to the fuel pressure regulator. Mark Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott wrote: > Hi, I'm looking for leaks...
Re: Alternator Troubleshooting
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:21:09 -0500
...Battery light still > on dash. > > > > Thinking this is a bad voltage regulator or brushes, I pulled the voltage > regulator out. A little grimey at...