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• Re: Vanagon jerking in stop and go traffic
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 15:14:33 -0500
  My guess is the Fuel Pressure Regulator. The symptoms you describe are the exact symptoms that occurred on my brothers Vanagon (1983 air cooled...
• Re: More fridge help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 20:00:35 -0400
  ...You connect the end farthest from your scale of the plastic tube to one of the bare fittings on the regulator...if you got...
• Re: Need New Propane Shut-off Valve
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:49:08 -0700
  ...Most have a built in pressure relief valve sticking out opposite of the regulator connection. Late tanks have a separate relief valve screwed into...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 17 Nov 2016 21:02:10 -0700
  ...my fuel pressure regulator be the source of my low fuel pressure? > > Your fuel pressure isn't low, your pressure regulator is working > correctly...
• Re: dumb fuel injection question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:13:35 -0400
  ...the fuel pressure regulator ) Actually the fuel pressure is *not* a variable, since the function of the fuel pressure regulator is not to maintain...
• Re: Fridge problems at altitude
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 13:11:50 EDT
  Thanks for the suggestions that I look at my regulator for the solution. It reminded me that when the original had failed 2 years...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:07:19 -0400
  ...perhaps the flame looks OK because of a different pressure >regulator on the BBQ tank? BBQ tanks use a single-stage regulator, pressure could...
• Re: Fuel flow regulator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Jun 2021 16:00:44 +0000
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• Re: Drivers Side Power Window
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 23 Feb 2017 07:49:01 -0800
  the regulator can be repaired. The vertical bar is attached to the horizontal cable with plastic pins. I replaced them with small bolts and...
• Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
  Historical mailing list - Wognacious
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:51:02 -0700
  My flooding problem was caused by a faulty fuel pressure regulator. They do go bad. You might check/replace that. Paul Rogers
• Re: For sale: Power window regulator / motors
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:12:30 -0400
  What else would be required, besides switches, to convert a van to power windows? > http://img161.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn21110ym.jpg
• Re: reattach power window regulator bottom guide piece
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 15:15:36 -0700
  Hi Greg, I had to rebuild the passenger side regulator about a year ago. I used a really short screw / bolt with the nut...
• Re: Inverter Question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 09:53:37 -0500
  ...Loren, a typical DC-powered charger (I believe) is going to use an IC or transistor device as a shunt-type regulator to get...
• shifting brake pressure regulator lever before bleeding brake system
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 21:46:59 -0500
  The Bentley (yeah, finally got it!) says that when bleeding the brake system, one must "push lever on brake pressure regulator in direction of...
• Voltage regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 9 Sep 2004 23:19:44 -0400
  ...It appears to me that the contacts in the voltage regulator have fused connecting the battery and the alternator at all times, so I...
• Re: URGENT PART NEEDED!!!! 90 GL
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 05:31:06 -0800
  ...As I recall it cost about $130 for the whole unit....motor and regulator. Anthony'89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) --- On Sun, 11/7/10...
• Re: Need propane regulator for 83.5 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 07:42:11 8
  > Well it seems I need a new propane regulator for my Westy so if > anyone out there has a used one please let me...
• Re: Fuel Injectors Improvement Maintanence
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 29 Dec 1999 01:48:18 EST
  <<<Also I'd like to hear of a source for the adjustable pressure regulator, I believe Robert Lilly mentioned. >>> CB Performance 1715 N. Farmersville...
• Vacuum Line Routing
  Historical mailing list - Dave Seasholtz
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 13:30:35 -0500
  ...The two vacume inlets on intake air distributer and on the throttle valve housing and the connections on the fuel pressure regulator,deceleration valve...
• Re: Worn Alternator Brushes
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 22 May 2002 17:24:25 -0700
  ...Two screws hold in the alternator voltage regulator and brushes module. I just recently replaced mine. I had to use a channel lock pliers...
• Re: Propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 08:58:41 -0800
  ...Then to refurb the tank, take off the filler, the valve and regulator and get the critter sand blasted and nicely painted in your...
• propane leak question
  Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 14:58:35 -0800
  ...I took the westy to a local propane place, and the guy tells me that the regulator has a leak from some kind of...
• Gauge panel regulator was Re:...gas guage)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:59:06 -0500
  ...Sounds like a candidate for a +12v regulator and a few diode drops, or a +5 and a five-volt zener on the ground...
• Re: ARG! HELP! fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list - Jim Bryant
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 16:19:36 -0600
  ...You can also bypass the regulator (for testing purposes only), run the pump from a battery and see if the regulator is the only...
• Re: Aux Air Flow Regulator
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 13:33:12 -0400
  At 12:44 AM 7/29/2002, John Clavin wrote: >The auxilliary air regulator on my 1985 Vanagon GL appears to have bit the...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 Nov 2016 06:50:55 -0500
  ...It certainly won't affect the not-running reading, as the regulator regulates to 2.5 bar over whatever the manifold pressure is. I...
• Auxilary air regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Vogelin
  Wed, 30 Dec 1998 17:54:42 -0600
  I had to replace my auxilary air regulator valve on my 84' that bolts to the head and both bolts broke off. I couldn...
• Re: Pressure Regulator/FI problems
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 09:12:02 -0700
  ...Pressure Regulator/FI problems > > > Thanks for the reply Joel... > > I double checked my Bently manual and it says: > 2.0 (29) connected > 2.5...
• Re: How to replace the electric motor
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 3 Jul 2017 15:38:38 -0700
  the regulator must come out to replace the motor unless someone has a trick.. contact Stacy Schneider.. he's the man vwcrewman@gmail.com
• Friday - aircraft edition
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:38:17 -0800
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/ Vanagon window regulator repair "article" follows the chopper.. alistair
• FS Voltage Regulator
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Fri, 4 Sep 1998 07:28:06 -0400
  From '85 Westy, used only 2 days-ended up replacing entire Alternator. $45.00 or b/o/ Wendy & John Cape Cod, MA '85 Westy...
• Re: Gas Mileage and Fuel Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 11 May 2001 15:20:05 -0400
  The Temp I sensor is in the AFM air inlet--you're thinking of the single connection coolant sensor next to the Temp II.
• stove burner
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 20:35:30 -0700
  Looking for single burner from Westfalia stove or whole stove top,no need for griddle but need regulator(burner control) if knob is missing...
• Re: 1.9L starts but wont run long
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:42:38 -0500
  Maybe try pinching the fuel return line as it leaves the fuel pressure regulator. Else maybe your gas gauge is not reading correctly.
• Re: Fuel Starved ?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:39:47 -0500
  Have a fuel pressure test done (15 minutes), ant shop as a gage! could be pump or regulator, or, maybe, a real bad fuel...
• Re: Need Help w/ Power Window Motor / Regulator Separation and removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:03:37 -0500
  ...You can lift > up the motor (even when it is attached to the regulator) as I recall, > and that helps give you access to...
• Re: Gas Milage and the Fuel Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Fri, 11 May 2001 04:08:45 -0000
  ...The posts on the pressure regulator have been interesting, but here's the situation, and our current plan to bring this up a bit...
• Re: Part number for alternator brushes for 90 Amp alternators?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 2 Oct 2018 13:11:08 -0400
  Thanks! Im having difficulty articulating and indeed the voltage regulator is what I meant to say! I appreciate that. Also I had heard of...
• Re: Voltage at alternator blue D+ lead?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 May 2011 21:23:56 -0400
  ...However my >continuity tester shows open circuit using either regulators, so >there's maybe something less obvious going on, like a min voltage >needed...
• Re: Alternator replacement????
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:35:03 -0500
  ...The easiest way to fix this is to install a new voltage regulator into the alternator. The regulator has brushes built in. $30 bux...
• No Start Belgium Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:06:11 -0700
  ...The Pressure Regulator can be restored to use by applying a pair of needle nose pliers over the return hose, watch the fuel pressure...
• Re: How to Locate Propane Leak
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 25 May 2001 13:46:40 -0700
  ...But I was smelling propane in the garage. > Finally found the leak in the regulator after crawling under the van. A > tiny crack or...
• Re: Refrigerator Service
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 8 May 2006 10:07:11 -0700
  ...propane pressure too low, bad adjustment of regulator or bad regulator 3. fridge burner jet and/or burner tube partially plugged Both of my...
• Burned (?) Fuel Injector
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:19:38 -0800
  ...Indirectly caused by the leaky diaphragm of the pressure regulator, which led to a buildup of fuel in the intake that ignited inside that...
• Re: Fuel tank problem solving (Almost)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 3 Apr 2018 02:07:27 -0400
  > > But another issue was a failing vacuum > hose to the fuel pressure regulator; mine was probably original and no > longer stiff enough to hold...
• Re: Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life, charging issues, etc
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 21:50:24 -0400
  ...To amplify this a little bit -- the main problem is that VW chose to use an alternator/regulator with internal voltage sensing on a...
• Re: Red light flashing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 18:47:00 -0400
  ...VW put >out an upgrade requireing that a diode be installed in the 10v regulator >circuit to stop the regulator from blowing out. I...
• URGENT PART NEEDED!!!! 90 GL
  Historical mailing list - VW Vanagon
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 00:25:18 -0700
  ...The driver's side power window regulator on my '90 GL is kaput. Completely fried. The motor is fine, but I know that more...
• Re: Can I add a 5 gallon propane bottle
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Fri, 22 Aug 2014 10:51:55 -0700
  ...Missing, is the plastic cover over the regulator, required for exposed locations." Are such things available? Sent from camp at 43.72687°N, 121...
• Propane Leak
  Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 15:41:33 -0500
  There is/was a small stream of propane leaking from a small square hole on the propane pressure regulator on our 82 westy the...
• Re: Propane tank connecting to Black Cat heaters
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 15:31:03 -0500
  ...The pressure in the lines after the regulator is about six ounces per square inch, controlled by the regulator. The pressure in a tank...
• Re: LPG Regulator Leaking?
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 18:13:00 -0700
  ...The existing tank has a model # of "P201845" but I couldn't see the make or model of the regulator. I've got pictures...
• Re: Propex heater or regulator
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:02:11 -0700
  For whatever it's worth, my Propex just started up on its 3rd cycle-try. It's 16 degrees in the van here in...
• Re: Uh-oh. Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 09:06:10 -0700
  ...You can easily test the pressure regulator by putting a fuel line clamp on the discharge of the regulator and monitor the pressure with...
• Re: Fuel Pressure Info
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 20:47:46 -0400
  ...The regulator exists to maintain a 36 psi difference between the fuel rail and the inside of the intake manifold. That's the full...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:59:51 -0400
  ...Because getting up there is easy (at least on Bosch alternators) - drop-in adjustable regulators are easy to get. It's getting back down...
• brake pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Apr 1997 10:32:24 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Where is the brake pressure regulator located? I'm flushing my brake system this weekend, don't want to spend the whole day looking...
• Re: Fuel Pressure Info
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 20:24:00 -0500
  ...if Bosch just supplies a regulator >>that is close enough and does not make the Vanagon specific regulator >>anymore. > >It's not Vanagon-specific...
• Re: Use Air Cooled Fuel Pressure Regulator on WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 May 2012 22:21:29 -0400
  Why do you think you may need to replace the fuel pressure regulator? They are easily tested and almost always a failure is obvious...
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  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 11 May 2013 18:19:48 -0400
  ...I see no fuel on the return side of the pressure regulator however. I think this means that I am not building enough pressure...