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  • Re: LP regulator question
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Fri, 5 Dec 2003 11:19:44 -0500
    On Fri, 5 Dec 2003, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Connecting two propane tanks together after the regulators is definatley > the wrong way to go. Heh...
  • Re: regulator needed
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 28 Dec 1995 00:34:28 -0500
    ...regulator needed > >At 03:50 PM 12/23/95 -0800, you wrote: >>I need a replacement regulator for the regulator on my Bosh 90...
  • New Propane tank and Regulator Fitting
    Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
    Fri, 5 May 2006 17:43:31 -0500
    ...I found that the old regulator was visibly in good shape (it had been covered). The problem: Of course, installing the new regulator requires...
  • Re: Fuel Pressure Regulators
    Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
    Thu, 6 Jun 2002 09:26:53 -0400
    Fuel Pressure Regulators - Test Procedure & Specifications AIR COOLED AFC - connect gauge US 1076 to fuel ring main - disconnect hose between intake air distributor and...
  • Re: Propane Regulator Questions
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Thu, 11 Jul 1996 14:46:38 PDT
    On 11 Jul 96 at 15:10, Gerald Skerbitz wrote: > I filled my propane for the first time last night and the regulator leaked...
  • Re: Propex heater or regulator
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:13:58 -0500
    I would caution messing about with regulator adjustment without having a water-column gauge handy. The fact that it had been working fine to...
  • Re: '90 Window regulator motor stuck
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 9 Sep 2010 23:43:26 -0400
    It take a little effort but the motor can be changed without removing the regulator. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
  • Re: Power Window Regulators - On Sale!
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Fri, 31 Oct 2003 12:05:20 -0800
    ...Power Window Regulators - On Sale! >I recently picked up a limited supply of Vanagon power window regulators >(both sides). These are original equipment VW...
  • Re: LP regulator question
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 5 Dec 2003 21:13:48 -0500
    Like I said, the proper method is to get the tank regulator set up. Remember when folks had the two propane tanks for the...
  • Re: WTB: Elect Window Regulator-Pass. Side
    Historical mailing list - john Runberg
    Thu, 19 Jun 2003 23:48:59 -0400
    Can't help with the passenger side, but I have a driver's side PW regulator for sale. Good condition, works fine. If anyone...
  • power window regulator
    Historical mailing list - Rajesh Injety
    Mon, 11 Apr 2005 08:29:03 -0700
    Hey ya everybody--- The drivers side window regulator for my 88 Vanagon GL has died. It is completely frozen up. The window won't...
  • Re: Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
    Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
    Sun, 1 Nov 2009 07:32:32 -0800
    ...I can probe the external regulator's connectors. The internal regulator is a bit opaque. Second, I've been thinking about building my own...
  • Re: Auxiliary air regulator
    Historical mailing list - Ronald Michaels
    Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:06:48 -0500
    ...I have >> that part installed now. >> >> Today I tested the auxiliary air regulator as outlined in >> Bentley. After >> the engine warms up the regulator...
  • Re: NVC [Friday] Natural Gas regulator
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Fri, 20 Feb 2015 18:51:24 -0800
    ...No, not a propane regulator, but a natural gas > regulator. > > Our barbecue is a natural gas type and is connected to a spigot on...
  • Re: [Syncro] 2nd propane tank/heater-Dual tank instalation!
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Sat, 18 Dec 2004 14:08:32 -0700
    ...The regulator you favor works well with a pair of RV DOT tanks, connected with high-pressure pigtails to the regulator. The regulator is...
  • Re: Aftermarket power window regulators?
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:39:26 -0700
    ...They are different than the stock power window > regulators in that they use the crank method to move the window like > a manual regulator...
  • Re: alternator
    Historical mailing list - Gregory Mitch Daughtry
    Fri, 8 Nov 1996 17:37:21 -0500
    ...Will a new (or rebuilt) alternator come with a new voltage regulator on it? On Nov 8, 1:19pm, Gregory Mitch Daughtry wrote: > voltage...
  • two stage or single stage regulator
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Wed, 7 Aug 2002 14:41:02 -0700
    My propane regulator began leaking. At the shop they had a two stage regulator that would not fit and a single stage that was...
  • Re: Fitting dual tanks (propane)
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:38:15 -0400
    ...The tanks should never be teed after the regulators unless you also fit regulators. It is common the regulators to fail where they will...
  • Re: Fuel Pressure Regulators
    Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
    Thu, 6 Jun 2002 08:44:33 -0500
    ...Fuel Pressure Regulators > I need to know two things about some fuel pressure regulators from a > Bentley. > 1980 - 1983 Air Cooled Vanagon pressure regulators...
  • Is this my voltage regulator P/N?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Mon, 18 Jul 2005 10:35:44 -0700
    A helpful Vanagonite provided a list of Bosch voltage regulators and their use. The information says that Bosch's voltage regulator P/N 068...
  • Re: cheap gauges from JC Whitney
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sun, 20 Jun 2004 17:56:20 -0700
    The proper place for the pressure gauge is between the fuel pump and the pressure regulator. The only thing 'after' the pressure regulator is...
  • Re: Last question of the night
    Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
    Sun, 17 Feb 2002 08:37:46 -0800
    ...Pulled the line off the regulator and psi from the pump was 15. However, spoke to someone at the parts store and was told...
  • How to use LED's (a bit long)
    Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
    Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:00:39 +0200
    ...You can get this kind of regulators for less than $10. By the way, another kind of regulator is the boost regulator, to operate...
  • Re: Fuel Pressure Regulators
    Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
    Thu, 6 Jun 2002 08:53:29 -0500
    The new regulator I recieved from BD tested about 4 psi higher than bentley says. Same as the old regulator I thought was bad...
  • two stage Lp regulator , part 253 070 604
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Tue, 13 Aug 2002 10:46:28 -0700
    Since busdepot sell these regulators I am hoping someone on the list may have bought one. How hard is it to fit the busdepot...
  • Re: battery and oxy lights staying on too long
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Mon, 15 Aug 2005 13:34:45 -0400
    More likely cause is worn alternator brushes, second most likely is the alternator itself, and the regulator is only a distant third. The regulator...
  • Re: NVC [Friday] Natural Gas regulator
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 20 Feb 2015 19:20:43 -0800
    ...No, not a propane regulator, but a natural gas > regulator. > > Our barbecue is a natural gas type and is connected to a spigot on...
  • Dometic fridge - problem resolved
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:01:47 EDT
    ...So, I get my barbecue tank and regulator and hook it up directly to the line from the van's tank regulator. Within one...
  • Re: propane explosion sleep with one nostral open
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Fri, 11 May 2007 12:05:42 -0700
    The regulator regulates pressure. When a regulator fails it leaks from the regulator housing,to the outside, not to the interior of the vehicle...
  • Re: Propane Regulator
    Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
    Fri, 9 Jul 1999 22:45:05 -0400
    ...I contacted the manufacturer of the original regulator and they do not make it any more. Also, the original is a two stage regulator...
  • Re: Aux Air Valve becoming available as reman
    Historical mailing list - Tom Young
    Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:23:18 -0700
    ...I'm talking about the aux air regulator that exists on air-cooled Vanagons. This "plumbing" for this regulator is as follows: hose from...
  • Re: Propane regulator replacement on ASI conversion
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Sun, 27 May 2007 12:04:37 -0700
    Boy, learn something new everyday, which means I am not familiar with the ASI, but on the Westy, the regulator attaches directly to the...
  • disc brake pressure regulator
    Historical mailing list - David White
    Thu, 16 May 2002 08:57:14 -0700
    Who has experience with the pressure regulator for disc brakes on the air cooled vanagons? I have a 1981 vanagon with an interesting problem...
  • Re: Splicing in a propane T-fitting
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Mon, 18 Dec 2000 08:16:30 -0800
    ...Heater is set up for propane direct from the canisters which do not have pressure regulators.... that means Mr. Heater has a pressure regulator...
  • reattach power window regulator bottom guide piece
    Historical mailing list - Greg S
    Fri, 8 Jul 2011 07:24:53 -0400
    I wonder what others have done when reattaching the bottom plastic guide piece on the power window regulator. There is very little space between...
  • Re: cheap gauges from JC Whitney
    Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
    Sun, 20 Jun 2004 20:42:55 -0700
    ...I'm not sure how the pressure regulator works. Maybe I should just buy a new regulator? It's probably 20 years old anyway...
  • Marhall Brass 2 Stage LP Regulator discoveries
    Historical mailing list - John Haddad
    Mon, 16 Jul 2001 23:31:18 -0400
    ...The difference is that the vent on the regulator is at 90 degrees, which allows it to face down (the proper position). See this...
  • Re: Digijet Aux. Air Regulator
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 29 Jul 2016 17:57:35 -0400
    ...Air Regulator Hi all. Pulled this regulator from a Mk1 intake manifold. Images of part https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/6312850273737187841#6312850272291741570 It looks...
  • Re: Propane regulator question
    Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
    Tue, 7 Oct 1997 07:32:47 8
    ...Most regulators have a valve designed to vent excessive gas pressure that may result from a failed regulator valve. The purpose is to prevent...
  • Re: Propex heater or regulator
    Historical mailing list - Clint Carson
    Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:25:58 -0800
    ...Propex heater or regulator I would caution messing about with regulator adjustment without having a water-column gauge handy. The fact that it had...
  • Re: Propane regulator replacement on ASI conversion
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Sun, 27 May 2007 15:45:19 -0700
    Ellen, Yes, it does make a difference which way the gas flows through the regulator and there should be an arrow stamped on the...
  • Re: Last question of the night
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Mon, 18 Feb 2002 10:29:21 -0500
    You have bad regulator or a plug in the return line or both. One of your fuel lines should have blown off by now...
  • Power Window Regulators - On Sale!
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Thu, 30 Oct 2003 20:55:51 -0800
    I recently picked up a limited supply of Vanagon power window regulators (both sides). These are original equipment VW factory items, not the crappy...
  • Power Window Regulator
    Historical mailing list - Bob Cooper
    Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:04:23 -0400
    Looking for a driver's side power window regulator. Any ideas?
  • Update on the alternator story
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Tue, 24 May 2011 22:22:49 -0700
    So I just found a note on busboys web site that might explain the short life of my replacement regulator. --- On Sat, 5/14...
  • Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
    Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
    Mon, 21 Jul 2003 13:21:50 -0700
    ...A reasonably simple (and cheap!) cure is to remove the stock internal regulator, and replace it with a nice Ford style external regulator. This...
  • Re: Westy propane regulator
    Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
    Tue, 18 Feb 2003 19:32:22 -0500
    ...westy propane regulator Greetings all, My sweetie and I just bought a 1986 Vanagon GL Westfalia last thursday. We took it for a nice...
  • Re: Considering keeping old propane regulator
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:32:33 -0700
    ...Any known problems with the original regulator?� If the regulator fails, I assume it simply won't "pass gas"? Scott Chapman 85 Westy.
  • interconnecting two propane tanks
    Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
    Sun, 10 Jun 2001 07:52:04 -0600
    I have the idea of a second propane tank, and interconnecting the low-pressure lines (after the regulators.) Then, I could run one tank...
  • Electric window regulators
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 2 Nov 2016 08:55:40 -0500
    Who among us does repair of the electric window regulators? Thanks, John
  • Propane regulator replacement on ASI conversion
    Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
    Sun, 27 May 2007 11:16:15 -0700
    Nice long weekend, so decided to take a crack at the leaky propane regulator on Lola. The old regulator is mounted in a box...
  • Adjustable Voltage Regulator FS
    Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
    Sat, 26 Nov 2005 09:24:34 -0800
    I have a spare adjustable external voltage regulator for sale that I bought from Barton Harness <http://bartonharness.com/AdjustableVoltage.html> for about $45...
  • Re: fuel pressure regulator failed?
    Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
    Thu, 18 Jul 2002 00:18:09 -0400
    ...fuel pressure regulator failed? > > > Hi, > > Did you actually have a fuel pressure regulator fail? If so > it's extremely > unusual. That's one part...
  • Re: voltage regulator
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Sat, 17 Mar 2001 12:37:00 -0800
    You might want to take a look at this web page that shows how to convert a BOSCH alternator to an external regulator using...
  • Re: Is my regulator kacked
    Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
    Tue, 15 May 2007 11:15:19 -0400
    I had a similar problem years ago and found that my regulator had cracked. The propane specialist at an RV center posed a very...
  • New plastic part for window regulators now available!
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Thu, 19 Sep 2013 16:03:24 -0400
    ...They only solution would be to buy a brand new regulator. Right now only the chinese regulators are available. With this plastic part you...
  • How to modify Bosch regulator for remote sensing.
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:15:24 -0400
    This illustrates how to modify a Bosch regulator so that you can take the sensing voltage direct from the battery instead of from inside...
  • Power Window Regulator Crunch!!
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 16 Jul 1998 03:52:56 EDT
    Has anyone had a problem with their power window regulators. Both of mine are stuck in the same week. They make a crunching sound...
  • gas regulator locating
    Historical mailing list - gatorxray
    Sun, 15 Jul 2001 20:48:51 -0700
    greetings, filled my propane tank for the first time only to discover a leak at the regulator. is this an item which most local...