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• Re: Daily Update On My Injectors
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:25:11 -0800
  ...In other words the two leads of each injector will be at the same voltage of 12 volt. Inside the injector is a coil...
• # AFM problem analysis...
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 19:51:14 -0800
  ...Also, connect a small battery to the two ends of the internal variable resistance voltage divider and a voltmeter to the variable output (because...
• Re: alt. light
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 06:32:21 -0700
  ...As has already been mentioned, check the voltage at the battery with a digital voltmeter. With engine off or just started but never revved...
• Re: Invertor ?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:24:17 -0500
  ...David was talking about an HP that needs a higher voltage. This means a device that takes the automotive voltage and increases it. This...
• Re: Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 22:05:48 -0600
  ...it > makes no > >> difference whether we say the voltage is 12 V on one side of the > resistor and > >> 0 volts on the other...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 15:10:16 EDT
  ...Since the O2 sensor output voltage is only around 1/2 volt, it's not hard to see how a 1/2 a volt...
• Re: VoltMinder-Is it a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:25:46 -0500
  ...VoltMinder-Is it a good thing? Since I am putting in the aux battery, a VoltMinder was suggested. any reviews on this? How can...
• Re: Voltage at alternator blue D+ lead?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sat, 14 May 2011 18:07:46 -0700
  ...After some probing I found that the D+ terminal on the alternator connects to the internal tab on the voltage regulator. I have two...
• Re: 110-volt Hookup box wanted
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 May 2017 21:39:05 +0000
  ...110-volt Hookup box wanted Hi All, I have a 1984 Vanagon Westfalia that I purchased new in Canada. It has the 110-volt...
• Re: FW: Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 18:12:25 -0800
  ...When the mixture is lean it puts out low volts (say, .1, .2 volts) and when the mixture is rich it puts out higher...
• Re: Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 6 Mar 2016 08:55:55 -0800
  ...I did not think to measure the voltage > after connecting the fan load. The reading is now 14 Volts. I can live with > that...
• no start?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Sun, 24 Jan 2016 21:04:10 +0000
  ...I have one of those cigarette lighter volt meters and after sitting overnight it reads 12.6 volts. When I turn the key to...
• Re: 89 syncro westy backup 12 volt
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 10:03:26 -0400
  At 04:48 8/7/2000, Mick Kalber wrote: >great on propane, but not on 12 volt. We subsequently learned there was no >spare...
• O2 Sensor Readings
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 21:34:49 -0600
  ...But other times it just seems to stay at about 0.6 volts and does not waiver at all, except to increase momentarily when...
• Re: No voltage at injectors
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:39:34 -0800
  Hey Zoltan, Just do a searchon the vanagon mailing list archives http://gerry.vanagon.com/archives/vanagon.html for "no voltage at injectors" and...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:53:42 -0400
  ...The ECU was designed to expect the voltage to go very close to 0 when the switch closes. There's probably a simple bipolar...
• Can I replace a Solex 28 PICT with 30 PICT 2?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jun 1996 14:34:21 +0200
  My 1961 40 hp SAE bus was converted to 12 volts by the P.O. As a result, I have no choke. I can...
• Propex Specifications Here!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Sat, 26 Oct 1996 00:04:37 +0000
  ...Heat 5200 BTU Fuel Consumption .25lbs/hr continous (Vanagon Westie tanks are approx 10lb) Power 1.5amps@12 volts continous (These continous figures mean...
• Re: Prius question with vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:50:08 -0400
  At 07:20 PM 6/13/2013, Jim Felder wrote: >I have a 5 hp 24 volt motor out of an airplane. What would...
• No voltage at injectors
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:02:15 -0800
  ...Checked the voltage at the injectors and found none. What do I have to do to make it happen? Is there a check-list...
• Re: Need help with hard start after stop
  Historical mailing list - jesse and monica johnson
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:02:05 -0700
  ...No voltage at the injectors. I am going to check power at terminal 15 at the coil tonight with key on. If I do...
• Re: alternators
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 09 Jul 94 23:14:32 EDT
  the reason your alternator voltage drops so low with all those accessories on is that the wire from the alternator to the fuse box...
• gas heaters
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Dec 1996 16:21:34 -0500 (EST)
  ...1.) Stewart Warner Southwind 6 volt Model # 8335 Seriel # 15447 2.) J. Eberspacher Esslingen/ Neckar 12 volt Made in West Germany writing on the...
• Voltage Drop question...
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 09:40:47 -0500
  Can anyone tell me what the MAXIMUM allowable voltage draw is between the battery and the starter in an '85 Vanagon and has anyone...
• Blowing Voltage Regulator For Guages
  Historical mailing list - Paul Kirsch
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 09:21:54 EST
  A friend's 83 water cooled Vanagon has trouble with the dash guage voltage regulator. Intermittantly when starting, the regulator blows and guages are...
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long) Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 22:55:47 -0700
  ...In most of our DC circuits we think of it as 12 volts on the power side.. and zero volts on the ground side...
• Bad alternator? Possibly related to hard starting...
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 12:43:58 PDT
  ...I took my voltmeter and checked out the battery. I got 12.2 or so volts, which I know is not fully charged, but...
• Re: Weekender Second Battery Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:13:20 -0500
  ...If the battery is discharged enough you will get the result you see due to voltage drop. Drive for a while and you should...
• RE: Rebuilt alternator for my 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Apr 97 15:28:22 UT
  13.75 VOLTS IS THEIR PROPER VOLTAGE TO CHARGE A BATTERY. THAT IS THE FACTORY SETTING. You are either being scammed or you have...
• Re: Isolator vs Seperator (mechanical relay) was Re: Sure Power 1315 battery separator
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:00:04 -0800
  ...In addition the 1315 separator senses the voltage on both batteries and if the aux battery is pulling more current than the charging system...
• Re: Blinking Low Coolant Level Warning
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:21:30 -0400
  ...It's 5-volt a self-blinking LED, so if it isn't blinking either the supply voltage is totally wack or it's...
• 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: Aux battery - venting precautions
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 02 Nov 1996 19:31:57 -0800
  ...Some top-end (expensive) battery chargers have a special settings just for gel cells to limit the voltage (to around 13.5 volts). If...
• Re: Running Rich??
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 14:04:34 -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: radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 20:15:34 -0400
  ...One wire to the connector will be hot (nominal 12 volts). The others are for different speeds. Using a piece of wire to jumper...
• Re: CDN Tire: Two 6 volt vs One 12 volt battery question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:52:21 -0700
  ...but I do know that 2, 6 volts can = 12 volts. > > So which is "better"? My intended application/use is: > > Battery under rear seat...
• Re: ?Brighter Turn Signals?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:30:40 -0500
  ...The red LEDs I'm using for my CHMSL have a voltage drop of 1.8 volts each, so I wired them into series...
• Re: help interpreting starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 1 May 2005 17:37:56 -0500
  ...My battery shows 12.6 volts. Upon turning the key I measure 12.6 volts at the small wire that connects to the solenoid...
• Re: No start, no click.
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 14:54:43 -0500
  ...If voltage > their the starter solenoid is most likely problem. If no voltage, do check > at the ignition switch. No voltage there bad switch...
• Re: Electrical Experts. Motronic Hall Reference Voltage?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:41:01 -0800
  ...Most > model years receive ECU supplied + (5 Volts?), others receive battery > voltage. -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p...
• Starter Trouble '82 ex-Deisel
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Thu, 19 Mar 1998 12:19:14 -0500
  ...I did the usual checks, connections, battery voltage, ect. I did notice with the volt meter attached to the battery and the key turned...
• Re: Voltage at alternator blue D+ lead?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 May 2011 19:36:31 -0400
  ...Verify the D+ (if anything that five volts is high...), but in the meantime take out the regulator and see if the brushes are...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:31:20 -0700
  ...12 volt current was fine on the A8 connector going into the fuse/panel > but on the D15 connector coming out the voltage tested...
• Re: Can 240 volts damage the fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Jan 2015 11:50:11 -0500
  The circuit breaker responds to current, not voltage. It will not trip due to over voltage until something downstream shorts out and becomes and...
• Re: Using O2 sensor for fuel mix adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 13 Oct 1997 13:34:59 -0700
  ...voltage should be around .5 volts. Low volts is lean, high volts is rich. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU Lafayette, CA 94549...
• Re: What voltage do injectors need to fire?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 19:28:46 -0700
  ...You need to calculate the current limit resistor to handle the voltage it sees. You can check the voltage with a DMM across the...
• CIS-E fuel injection help needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 19:02:44 -0400
  ...The o2 sensor reads less than .1 Volt at idle. Reving the motors it climbs to .65 Volts and then down at higher RPM...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:34:46 -0700
  ...Everyone understands voltage drop in a DC circuit, right ? 'ideally' ...ALL the voltage drop in a DC circuit occurs in the device, the consumer...
• Re: Electrical Math Check Please? (Westy Solar Panel)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 8 Aug 2013 12:17:56 -0700
  Wow, you are worried about .03 volts of line loss? Just kidding you.... You can always reseal any box...often better than the original...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 07:35:21 -0700
  ...Since the battery isolator uses diodes, and diodes have about a 0.6 volt conducting voltage drop, the result is that the batteries don...
• Re: O2 sensor testing
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 21:44:27 -0800
  ...Bad sensor will show no volts and the ECU will run > open loop, which ususally means rich. Higher voltage indicates rich > mixture, low voltage...
• Re: Alternator Light Just Came On
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:58:01 -0400
  ...With engine running, check volts at the battery. Red lead on positive, black lead on ground. Anything less than 13+ volts, means alternator is...
• 82 ex-Diesel Starter Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:13:54 -0500
  ...I did the usual checks, connections, battery voltage, ect. I did notice with the volt meter attached to the battery and the key turned...
• Re: Frig on 12v
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 12:32:49 -0700
  The stock 3 way fridge setup can't and doesn't work on 12 volts unless the engine is running. It is simple to...
• Re: What's the connection between the temp and fuel gauges?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:40:25 -0400
  ...Both gauges are supplied with +10v from the voltage regulator on the panel, so if there's a problem with it or its wiring...
• Re: auxiliary terminal on alternator
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 15:32:16 -0700
  ...The issue is whether the Motorola alternator/regulator senses voltage remotely or not. Bob Hoover says no, I say I just don't know...
• Re: Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 4 Mar 2016 13:43:15 -1000
  ...The section that puts out voltage to the 12 V. Muffin fan stop-ed working so I found a small step down adapter that...
• Custom VDO/Sunpro or other brand Guages for Oil Temp, Water Temp, Volt Meter
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 21 May 2009 02:42:46 -0400
  ...Additionally I have 2 batteries in the van and wanted to install a single volt meter with a toggle switch which would allow me...
• compression/vacuum/fuel pressure/O2 voltage
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 21:46:08 -0400
  ...15" at 950 rpm, some fluctuation (GOOD/BAD??) 20" at 2,000 rpm, smooth I monitored O2 sensor voltage (with lead disconnected): 0.05V...
• Re: Sanity Check - Wire gauge for wiring SA headlights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 21:10:06 -0400
  ...Unfortunately, life goes down with the *fifteenth power* of the voltage, gulp. That's why photoflood bulbs have a working life of one hour...