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• Re: O2 readings
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:35:05 -0600
  ...The O2 sensor should put out a voltage of right around .5 > > > volts at the correct air/fuel mixture (the graph of voltage vs...
• Re: Stat
  Historical mailing list - joel hembel
  Sun, 2 May 1999 19:08:44 -0500
  ...Some one suggested the voltage stabilizer for the dash might be out of specs and producing too much/little voltage. It is a Transistor...
• Anyone know of a good cooler for a Vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 09:48:40 -0600
  ...We use the 12 volt option when we are driving but I do not leave the 12 volt hooked up when we stop unless...
• Re: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 24 May 2007 21:31:12 -0500
  ...This tells you that voltage is at least making it to that connector. It does add connections and voltage drop, which might not be...
• Re: mixture adjustment without gas analyzer
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 19:37:06 -0700
  On the L-Jetronic systems with the O2 sensor, you can get a close approximation of the "correct" mixture by monitoring the voltage output...
• Re: Van turns but won't fire
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 21:53:39 -0700
  ...bad HT lead, cracked cap or rotor, bad coil, bad points, bad condenser, no volts to coil, broken point plate ground wire, shorting points...
• Re: [Syncro] Headlight relay upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 10:51:47 -0800
  ...5 feet would be .01312 ohm. (I imagine there's more than 5 feet...) At 10 amps, the voltage drop is 0.1312 volts...
• Re: Is there any way... Voltage Drop!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 00:52:10 -0400
  ...This will maintain almost 13.5 volts under most conditions. The stock wiring will drop the voltage down to 11.5 with high beams...
• Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 19:39:52 -0600
  ...The voltage never dropped below 12 volts this whole time. I then started up the van watching the volt meter. It then went up...
• Re: alt. light
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 07:58:22 -0700
  Hey Dylan, check your output voltage first. It could be that your regulator/brush pack is worn. An easy fix if that's it...
• Re: Coleman 12 volt/120 volt cooler for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 23:27:46 -0800
  ...Coleman 12 volt/120 volt cooler for vanagon? > > > Hello from Atlanta Ga. I have seen Coleman Company's portable cooler at > Target Stores for...
• Re: O2 sensor testing
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 14:57:27 -0500
  It puts out a DC voltage from 0 to about 1VDC. Normal mixtures should read 0.5 to 0.7VDC. Bad sensor will show...
• Battery voltage levels, Westy LEDs
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sun, 29 Nov 2015 09:35:01 -0800
  ...Can anyone tell me the voltage levels represented by the asserted/de-asserted conditions of the Green, Amber, and Red LEDs (on the stove...
• Re: Battery Monitor
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:10:47 -0500
  ...My .02 http://www.voltminder.com/ My.02 It's late nad US Tx day so I am ruint. :-) Michael in San Antonio 91GL...
• voltage stabilizer/gauges not working
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:36:41 -0700
  I checked my stabilizer with the key to the run position and I had volts in the pin closest to the passenger side but...
• Re: voltage stabilizer/gauges not working
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:35:45 +0000
  > > The voltage stabilizers on all three of my '84 models only use the outer > pins. The middle pin is in the air (no female...
• Re: battery question
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 14:23:58 -0700
  ...and see what the voltage is on the house battery. >> >> The turn on the reefer and measure the voltage on the house battery. >> >> Sent...
• Re: Electrical problem--Parking lights, side markers and rear markers not working on '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 16:50:45 -0400
  ...Side marker not receiving voltage. Front parking light receiving voltage. Socket and bulb replaced on front right parking/directional light. Directional worked but still...
• Re: Microwave oven in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 15:51:27 -0400
  ...Useful rule of thumb, whatever amperage a device needs at 120 volts, multiply by ten and you'll be in the ballpark for running...
• Re: Something draining my battery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Dec 2011 02:52:20 -0500
  ...Disconnecting while the alternator is producing current can create a sudden voltage surge before the voltage regulator can react. This surge is detrimental to...
• Re: Running Rich??
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 12:36:25 -0400
  ...Measure the output voltage with it connected and disconnected. With the sensor disconnected it should go below a half-volt on closed-throttle deceleration...
• Re: No voltage at injectors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:09:10 -0500
  ...No voltage at injectors Hi to all, When it comes to electricals I get dumbfounded. This is a ‘85 Westy with the 1.9...
• Coolant chemistry
  Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 20:27:48 -0700
  ...Coolant interferes with this corrosion, and the lower the voltage, the better. Change the coolant to lower the volts; part of the potential is...
• Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 6 Jul 2008 09:53:57 -0700
  ...I too wonder if the voltage stabilizer is needed. I just bought a "Hastings" aftermarket gauge. It c/w a sensor to thread into...
• Re: Connector contact intermittant--Digitool to the rescue
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:35:34 -0500
  ...I have seen temp 2 as low as 0.04 volts. The key is to know your system and normal operating voltages and one...
• Re: VDO Gauge Guru - temp vs voltage???
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 08:22:16 -0700
  ...My 84 > Westfalia would be +- 0.1V 14.4V while driving down the highway and the > voltage would not change more than 0.2V...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 26 Nov 2013 22:23:02 -0500
  ...I wonder if the jump to 55% duty cycle is really to compensate for lower available voltage while starting, or to aid starting itself...
• hesitation/bucking (was: Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 17 May 2008 01:47:55 -0400
  ...The voltage is due to the leakage at > the ECU input. Measure the voltage at the sensor lead with it disconnected > to see if...
• Re: Temp I sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 9 May 2001 00:26:17 -0400
  At 10:09 PM 5/8/2001, Alfred Bagdan wrote: >When measuring the Temp I sensor during the rough running, the voltage is >only...
• Re: everything 12 volt site : 12V Xmas Lights
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:22:03 -0800
  ...everything 12 volt site Jerry, Thanks for the 12 volt site. What I really need at this time of year is a source for...
• Re: Voltage surges
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 21 May 2010 12:58:17 -0400
  ...Of course having gotten used to good digitals I get cranky when it's a quarter of a volt off... But surely you have...
• RE: MSW plug wires
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 13:59:27 -0700
  ...The purpose of the resistance in a plug wire or plug is to slow the spark voltage rise time. A fast rise in voltage...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 13 Aug 1997 16:05:25 -0700 (PDT)
  ...A "rich" mixture drives the voltage toward the maximum of its output (around .9 - .95 volts) while a "lean" mixture drops the voltage down...
• Re: How many volts can ECU handle?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:47:16 -0500
  ...Something similar to the Vanagon voltage stabilzer on the >instrument cluster foil. There is for sure a +5v regulator. On Max Wellhouse's Bosch...
• Re: '88 fuel pump not vibrating
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:32:00 -0700
  Battery voltage is approximately 11. 3 volts. Is that enough to activate the relay and turn over the engine, but not enough for some...
• Re: Wesipes
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 16:29:03 -0800
  > > malcolm S wrote, "Is there a 12 volt crock-pot that we could use in the > westy?????" > J.C. Whitney advertises many different 12...
• Re: westy elec. outlet
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 15:09:25 -0400
  ...andy 85 westy No juice when moving, the 110 volt plugs are shore station ONLY. Try hooking up a DC to AC inverter if...
• Re: Fridge on 12V
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 30 Aug 2014 09:56:07 -0700
  ...If there are 2 volts (say) dropped across the connection, then the cooler has 2 fewer volts to work with, thus less power, thus...
• Re: How do you tell how much juice a battery has/?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:49:34 -0700
  ...BZ On Jan 26, 2010, at 3:42 PM, Harold Teer wrote: > Don, > > I am using the Volt~Minder in my Westy to monitor...
• Re: Aux Battery Installation - How to do?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 09:24:30 -0800
  ...Measure the voltage at the heavy wires to the relay, with the engine RUNNING and the fridge TURNED ON to 12 volts DC setting...
• Re: Problem with Stancor 120-901 relay??
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:02:12 -0700
  ...Of course, > 10% more than that is just 13.2 volts, which is below what you'll see in > your van when driving around...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 15:04:02 +0000
  ...Regarding the set voltage of the regulator is not mistake or weakness the 13.8 volts is the choice of the OEM. The ideal...
• Re: 110-volt Hookup box wanted
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 19 May 2017 08:32:00 -0500
  ...It has > the 110-volt hookup box situated in the lower rocker cover, plus a long > cable that can be pulled out from it...
• Re: Testing Generator and Volt. Reg.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Foley
  Wed, 12 Apr 95 14:02:29 PDT
  ...This should read anywhere between 40 and 60 volts depending on the rpm. If this is ok then check the regulator for loose wires...
• More AC woes...
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 20:13:28 -0700
  ...I have a 75 watt PV panel on the roof that was kicking in 4-5 amps all day and still the voltage was...
• Re: NO 120 volts in van
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 19:00:51 -0700
  ...NO 120 volts in van > Oh wise list, > > I hooked up 120 volts to the van but the frig doesn't work and there...
• Re: Is there any way... Voltage Drop!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 09:02:43 -0400
  Ken, Measure the voltage drop between the alternator and battery. You'd be surprised at the loss there. Especially if the radiator fan is...
• Re: Big problem with engine not running - please help now!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 28 May 2002 11:29:55 -0400
  Marshal; I would check for twelve volts on the harness plug to the AFM with the ignition on. Chec for a good ground also...
• Re: Battery
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:49:09 -0400
  ...Turn your headlights on for 2 minutes to burn this off and to get your true voltage.Maybe you have a diode out in...
• Re: digitool readings help needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 14:48:47 -0400
  ...I doubt that two-tenths of a volt is a problem here. But you're encouraged to go out with a voltmeter set on...
• Re: 12 volt outlet polarity?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 11:10:09 -0700
  ...Always good to do a "sanity check" with a voltmeter though, just in case the PO did something naughty.
• Re: More abuse from the dash gremlins
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 2 Mar 2009 12:58:21 -0500
  ...I know that if the voltage from the panel regulator is the tiniest bit below 9.5 volts, the gauge will blink continuously. However...
• Re: Engine management (manual control of mixture)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 11:12:52 EST
  ...You could connect the OXS >to a >voltmeter and read how rich or lean the engine is really running. >It ain't elegant but...
• Re: WAS guy broken down in N. California - now running again
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:32:49 -0700
  ...He had a voltmeter so I talked him into > trying basic step by step voltage tests first before continuing with his > intended parts swapping...
• Re: Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 3 Mar 2016 21:53:31 -0500
  Was the fan connected to the power supply when you measured its voltage? The open circuit voltage of a power supply is usually considerably...
• Re: Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Wed, 5 Sep 2012 07:17:33 -0500
  ...Leave the fuse in circuit since by its > nature it produces a voltage drop. Product of voltage and amperage > should be at least 85...
• Re: Rough running, black smoke, running rich, no idle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 00:30:20 -0500
  ...There should be "0" volts or real close to it. If there is any significant voltage here that is a problem. Any voltage there...
• oxygen sensor test
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Jan 1997 16:35:27 -0800
  ...Start the engine and watch the voltage increase to .5 volts - about right... Now, I am thinking about this and I know the .5...
• Re: Electric conversions (Chevy Volt) NVC!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:46:26 -0700
  ...The Volt has been a major sales flop, by the standards set by GM themselves. While the sales have been improving they are still...
• Fridge Wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:22:17 -0800
  My 182B Dometic has stopped working on 12 volt. I am suspecting a switch, and want to bypass it to test it. If I...