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• Power window electrical question.
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:54:20 -0700
  ...try this before sending regulator off for a rebuild! So I know the motor and regulator are working. Next I fixed some questionable wiring...
• Re: alternator
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Nov 1996 09:24:36 -0500
  ...Does it sound like I need a new alternator? Or could it be that I need a new voltage regulator? Will a new voltage...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - Andrew
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 14:48:52 -0800
  ...With the engine running, pull the vacuum hose off the regulator, if gas comes out the regulator, it's bad. Andrew 1984 Westy "Speed...
• Re: Any easy, low-cost way to replace power window lift with manual?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:22:05 -0400
  ...I sold the regulators and the switches but left the wiring in the doors. A friendly list memeber (local too!) sold me new door...
• Re: Dometic problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:38:54 -0700
  ...If the regulator doesn't adjust properly, you may need a > new one. > > -- > Michael Snow > 1982 Westfalia 1.9TD > http://slowmachine82.blogspot.com/
• Power Window Regulators and wiper motors FS
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 10:58:57 EDT
  Just got a pair of power window regulators for the Vanagon. These are the updated version with the screw type drive instead of the...
• Re: fuel pressure Question-Problem?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 31 May 2000 12:10:45 -0700
  ...I had my fuel pressure checked and it was 32psi at idle w/ vac hose on > regulator, 36psi w/o vac hose on regulator...
• Re: fuel pressure test connection size?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 12:04:48 -0800
  > you like, but I think you're going to see only what the regulator is doing. > The pump puts out excess pressure, the regulator...
• Re: propane leak?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 23 May 2001 15:33:14 -0400
  At 02:41 PM 5/23/2001, Gerald Masar wrote: >(first time ever) over the regulator (?) and noticed a little oil dripping >from underneath...
• Re: Extend-A-Stay Propane Kit
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:54:30 +0000
  ...It would have to be installed between the regulator and the 't'-fitting to be able to use both appliances at the same time...
• Re: Hard starting hot
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 12:16:44 -0500
  ...The problem turned out to be in the fuel regulator ---- you might want to put a fuel pressure guage at the regulator to make...
• Re: Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:05:36 -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...
• Electric Window regulator repair.
  Historical mailing list - boroko
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 01:23:56 -0500
  Hi All, I just completed my second "reconditioning" of a electric window regulator and I thought some of you might be interested in my...
• Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 10 Feb 2002 23:26:35 -0800
  Ben, This is brake proportioning valve even though VW calls it brake pressure regulator. You described its location correctly. The ordnary pressure regulator just...
• Re: Charging system...
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 15:29:10 -0500
  The regulator is mounted on the back of the alternator. Output can be measured on the post terminal that the red wire goes on...
• Re: tee between the warm up (auxiliary) air regulator and manifold the small connection had a restrictor in it
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 31 May 2011 11:12:49 -0400
  ...do I make the Tee between the warm up (auxiliary) >air regulator and manifold the small connection had a restrictor in it A #54...
• Part Needed: DS Power Window Regulator '90 GL
  Historical mailing list - VW Vanagon
  Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:32:07 -0700
  To ship to Vegas ASAP. It's the final part that I need (for this round). :) Anyone got one? I can PayPal today. -- Drew...
• Fuel lines yes, but what about pressure regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 08:59:36 -0700
  Should this be replaced after 27 years too? I know when it's diaphragm fails gas is sucked into vacuum line and can cause...
• Re: Common problem, I think
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 19:03:15 -0500
  ...Possibly pressure regulator or filter. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Re: No propane at my stove??
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:22:11 -0400
  At 10:55 PM 3/17/2010, Bob Stevens wrote: >Regulator, horizontal 90 degree vent, 2 stage, Marshall Brass 290, 1012-5 >34.95...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 23:42:30 +0000
  ...The regulator supplies both gauges with ten volts +/- half a volt, so your regulator is just in spec on the high side (this will...
• Re: CANCEL THAT: WAS Testing fuel delivery results, one oddity, now NO oddity
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 14:01:50 -0700
  ...the point is to remove the vacuum line to the FP pressure regulator for the test. I only find a bad FP regulator ...not...
• Re: Future propane changes planned. Prepare in advance?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:49:39 -0400
  ...I can't see how anyone is using it with these rigs and the new regulators. With the old rectangular regulators it could work...
• Re: Dometic high altitude lighting tips
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:28:07 -0700
  ...The regulator in my 85 > was a half inch of WC too low, when first tested. > > There is no lock nut like device to...
• Re: [vanagon] need tech info for tach cluster circuit board
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 23:08:27 EDT
  ...If that > is open, it might be because the voltage regulator fried and then cooked > the resistor. You should see 9.5-10.5v...
• Re: Westy Fridge- Checking Propane Pressure Setting]
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 07:20:01 -0700
  Just put a couple of small pin holes in the plastic tubing at a point near the regulator. To make sure this is doing...
• Re: WTB power window motor driver's side
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 06:19:58 -0500
  ...It is a brand new regulator and Bosch motor (different though). The regulator works the same was as a manual crank window regulator works...
• Re: HELP, 78 westy, 2L FI trouble (high
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 10:39:20, -0500
  ...air regulator not closing-block hose-if it drops, it's dead wire or bad regulator>>> doesn't drop >>> 4. Deceleration valve not closing...
• Fuel Pressure Regulator did the trick
  Historical mailing list - Gina
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 20:55:22 -0500
  It seems most all of my running problems during the last few months have been solved by the replacement of the fuel pressure regulator...
• Re: Protecting the westy propane tank
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 23:42:25 -0400
  ...are you trying to protect just the regulator, or the whole tank? The westy guard seems designed more to reduce damage from flying rocks...
• Re: Westy Propane Tube Size ??
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:24:24 -0700
  ...Mark Tom Salicos wrote: > What is the size of the propane lines that go to the regulator and where do > I get fittings? One...
• Re: Vanagons and part
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 1 Sep 2009 15:05:03 -0700
  ...For later models, maybe there's some kind of adjustable regulator that can be installed. Problem possibly solved. Besides. The brake pressure regulator doesn...
• Charging system update
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 16:22:54 PDT
  ...Today I finally had the time to replace the voltage regulator with a new spare that came with the van (thanks Rick!). On the...
• Re: propane explosion
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 11 May 2007 07:35:13 -0700
  Do LPG regulators, undamaged ones at least, contain a path for gas to reach the outside? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:31:44 -0400
  ...A tear in the regulator diaphragm is easy, but that's diabolical. Yours, David ps - I put that steering wheel on the '89 just...
• Re: Power Window Regulator Crunch!!
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 11:57:07 +0200
  Volks, On Thu, 1998-07-16 03:52:56 EDT, Erlaz@aol.com wrote: > Has anyone had a problem with their power window regulators...
• Help!! LP tank uprgrade.....
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 12:23:12 -0700
  ...http://homepage.mac.com/westymon/PhotoAlbum2.html Should i bend the copper pipes to fit to the regulator? It looks like it "might" work...
• Oil Pressure light 87 Vanagon FIXED!
  Historical mailing list - vwelkers
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 07:35:28 -0800
  ...After lots of troubleshooting the problem was a faulty voltage regulator on my alternator. I installed a new voltage regulator/brushes kit on my...
• Alternator died
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 28 Jul 2005 08:51:26 -0700
  Hi all, Yesterday the 2 external voltage regulators arrived and I installed the first one in my 90 and it worked great. My digital...
• Re: Westy Propane Tube Size ??
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:31:02 -0700
  ...Easier to install than cutting/bending/flaring semi rigid copper tubing. >What is the size of the propane lines that go to the regulator...
• Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:50:49 -0700
  ...5" , then double that = the total > output of a given pressure regulator? > > I thought the LH side would go up 11" or so, but...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 4 Mar 2018 17:11:47 -0800
  you are talking about the '86 or the '87 van? swapping fuel pressure regulator is not a guarantee that you have a good running...
• alternator parts?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 09:13:00 -0700 (PDT)
  Does anyone know of a source for alternator diodes, internal voltage regulators, and such like parts? JC Whitney has them, but their service is...
• LP tank purge?
  Historical mailing list - Nate Richmond
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 15:20:30 EDT
  I just got a new LP tank and regulator. On the fitting it says to purge tank before using. Is this necessary and how...
• added performance
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 21:34:01 EST
  On BMW motorcycles- watercooler, 4 cyl, fuel injected performance was increased by putting a different fuel pressure regulator on and a KN air cleaner...
• Convert Power Windows to Manual ?
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
  Sun, 3 Oct 2004 15:44:25 -0700
  I want to replace the power window regulators in an '87 GL with manual. Are the door frames compatible? Is this a large hassle...
• Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 20:34:06 -0500
  sounds like no vacuum in the line to the distributer advance and fuel pressure regulator. the small diameter hose can crack and not show...
• Re: Alternator regulator voltage tolerances #
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 16:21:30 -0400
  ...A alternator regulator set too low (13.8V instead of 14.4V) Hi Tinkerman, With all respect I must admit after reading your post...
• Re: Intermittent charge [solved]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:40:42 -0700
  ...But how about them brushes? FORTUNATELY, I had a spare voltage regulator along. Unfortunately, as anyone who has tried to remove the voltage regulator...
• Symptom of vacuum line collapse or leaks
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Sat, 30 Aug 2003 22:50:44 -0400
  ...Another Westy owner has a very similar problem and changed the fuel pressure regulator and AFM. The Westy run for a while but now...
• Re: Extend-A-Stay valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:39:39 -0400
  ...Now, look the regulator. Remove the male POL fitting on that and then use a short 1/4" npt pipe nipple, (brass) to connect...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 11:30:31 -0700
  ...The set point changes with temperature changes at the regulator. > > D'oh! that's on when voltage falls, off when it rises. But the...
• Re: 1990 Syncro GTI w/ Dead Battery
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 17:22:23 -0400
  ...You can pull the regulator from the alternator -- brushes may be worn down or regulator may have failed. If that's not it, alternator...
• Re: Propane Tank
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 21:42:10 -0700
  Sam, I ran into this problem with the pressure regulator on my Westy, too. There is no fix, the regulator needs to be replaced...
• Re: Stupid Electrical error
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 8 Apr 1994 13:07:38 -0500 (CDT)
  ...doubt the volgate regulator would > be $150 <smile> Well, I went to the dealer and bought lights and the voltage regulator and installed them...
• mystery short draining second battery
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 08:06:19 -0800
  ...I do carry a spare regulator, and wonder if the whole assembly in the regulator (with the wire you must solder to one of...
• Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:42:43 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/2687dnv For anyone else getting this job done, I'm not certain, but there may be a regulator (Marshall 294 ?) that...
• taking the alternator out
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Tue, 20 May 1997 15:32:45 -0500
  ...Now I have not checked the regulator and brushes and that's my next step. But, it appears that I have to take the...
• Re: lubricating window regulators?
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 14:18:39 -0700
  ...lubricating window regulators? > anybody successful with lubricating the cable and > housing on power windows? one window is fast and the > toher is slow, even...
• D3 Sealing Compound
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Fri, 15 Sep 2017 08:14:44 -0400
  I need to bolt the bracket holding the pressure regulator onto the intake manifold and noticed in Bentley that I should use "D3 sealing...