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• Re: Propane Heresy - Can you retrofit Westy for alternate use of Coleman fuel?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 9 May 2002 01:17:17 -0700
  ...An > alternative might be to plumb in an additional regulator. > > david > > > -- > David Beierl - Providence, RI > http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ > '84 Westy "Dutiful...
• Re: Fixed Propane Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 21:27:05 -0700
  ...I have serviced several fridges this year and > they ran well on my test tank with new regulator, but were hard to light or...
• Re: Fridge problems at altitude
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 18:13:33 -0700
  ...I did this when I first bought the van and found mine was low, and you can adjust the regulator to 11". If not...
• Re: Replacing Propane tank - how to cut and flange tubes?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 14:22:01 -0400
  ...Since this is a US tank with a US regulator and US refrigerator (and stove?) I would expect the plumbing to be US standard...
• Leaking Propane Regulator??
  Historical mailing list - Michael Avrea
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 16:38:13 EST
  Hi All, My recently purchased 82 Diesel Westy has a hissing leak on what I assume is the propane regulator. It's the unit...
• Re: loss of power
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 18:24:49 -0500
  Before replacing the fuel regulator put a gague on it. I suspectec mine but it was actually the afm, I was not cleaning it...
• Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 08:19:48 -0700
  ...I personally would tee off the fuel pressure regulator connection point and run a separate line up, but I've already got the grill...
• Re: Digijet Timing Marks
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 1 May 2001 08:43:38 -0700
  ...Air > Regulator then a stone cold engine/regulator. Try the test again first > thing in the morning just after starting the engine. > > Good luck...
• Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:47:25 -0700
  ...I >personally would tee off the fuel pressure regulator connection point >and run a separate line up, but I've already got the grill...
• Re: Heating system
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Sep 94 09:11:46 PDT
  ...The most important ones to readjust, IMHO, are the heater control flaps on the regulators just downstream from the heat exchangers. Finally the one...
• Re: Bad fuel pressure regulator?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 08:30:43 -0400
  ...Bad fuel pressure regulator? Hi list... How can you tell if the fuel pressure regulator is bad? I installed a golf fuel injectors, rail...
• FW: Portable Buddy
  Historical mailing list - Miller, Ryan
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 08:38:23 -0700
  ...The reason for this is because the Buddy has a low-pressure regulator already built-in to it. Since a RV has tanks with...
• Re: Window Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 05:43:17 EST
  ...I finally replaced the broken window regulator in the passenger door today. As suspected, a rivet had come loose, allowing the cable guide to...
• Dometic fridge works out of the van, but not in it.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 15:02:36 -0400
  ...Sitting on a milk crate, connected to my barbecue tank and regulator, the fridge runs fine on propane. The flame appears blue through the...
• Re: Window Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 06:52:43 -0600
  ...Jim On Dec 19, 2004, at 11:06 PM, Randy Bergum wrote: > Hi Gang: > I finally replaced the broken window regulator in the passenger...
• Re: manual window regulator
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 15 Jun 2019 13:51:55 -0700
  duhhh... I didn't see it on top left corner... I am not sharp anymore :-) thanks again dan On Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at...
• Re: Michelin Agilis 51's for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:55:58 -0500
  ...wrote: >Dear Esteemed Members of The Vanagon List House Subcommittee on Classified >Advertising and Tire Safety Regulatory Adherence, Bey-oo-dee! Good on ye...
• Re: rich running condition-still searching for problem
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 19:06:35 -0400
  David, A possible source is a ruptured diaphragm in the fuel pressure regulator. This would dump gas into the intake manifold through the small...
• Re: Extend-A-Stay Propane Kit
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:20:36 -0400
  For clarification, shouldn't it be said that the Extend a Stay "T" goes between the tank's shut off valve and the regulator...
• Re: More fridge help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 18:32:32 -0600
  ...After opening the gas valve, I adjusted the regulator until the column of water rose to the 11" mark. So which is it? Does...
• Re: Can I add a 5 gallon propane bottle . . .
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 21 Aug 2014 19:05:39 -0700
  That's a standard set up but with a newer round regulator (good). You can use the Extend a Stay to use an external...
• 89 - Fuel/temp/speedo
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Ward
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:21:18 -0700
  ...I have replaced the voltage regulator and tested it. I have grounded the fuel gauge and it reads full quite quickly when I do...
• Re: This is why we're driving a Vanagon :)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:49:34 -0700
  ...Did euro models have these from '80-'90? Also on the same page is the mention of an "intertia-controlled rear brake pressure regulator...
• power window regulators
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:54:03 -0800
  ...For the second time (other door), my power window regulator has collapsed. Same situation: midway through raising/lowering, it started making noise and acting...
• Re: Understanding AFC fuel injection--question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 18:29:41 -0600
  ...When the engine starts the fuel pump control is passed to the double regulator (opens the AFM fuel pump switch) when the flapper in...
• Re: Digijet Timing Marks
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 1 May 2001 10:38:46 -0400
  ...Air Regulator then a stone cold engine/regulator. Try the test again first thing in the morning just after starting the engine. Good luck...
• Re: FP Regulator Life Expectancy?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:31:13 -0800
  ...I think that either your pressure sending unit is bad, not grounded, you have a vacuum leak, or your pressure regulator is bad. Can...
• 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: A rod bender?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 2 May 2000 14:26:44 -0700
  Ahh, yes, now I see! On my '84 the routing from the fuel pressure regulator is to a tee off the throttle body, not...
• Re: Wanted, Stove manifold assembly
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 13:40:51 -0800
  ...After repeating the soapy water > test 3 times with zero results, a "propane sniffer" > found a very small leak in the regulator to the...
• Re: Inverter Question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 12:41:31 -0500
  ...A series regulator (I got my names mixed before, a shunt regulator is even worse!) simply acts like a resistor in series, but it...
• Vent Wing Windows Opening More
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:29:20 -0800
  ...window to open beyond 90 degrees like the earlier vanagons will? I had to fix the regulator and have the door apart. Thanks, Doug
• where do I get propane fill valve?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 12:54:04 EDT
  ...propane tank fill valve on my '89 Westy? I've seen venders selling the pressure regulator but not the valve. Thanks in advance, Roger
• Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
  Historical mailing list - Alan Gondry
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 13:54:40 -0700
  ...If there is fuel the fuel regulator is bad.
• Re: Intermittent engine miss
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 4 Jun 2006 08:06:31 -0700
  ...O2 sensor Wiring breakdown Fuel pressure regulator The wiring could be intermittent I think. But the other two? Anyway thank you for those possibilities...
• Re: [WetWesties] Mr Heater portable buddy experiences
  Historical mailing list - Miller, Ryan
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 14:56:15 -0700
  ...So, back to the double regulator situation, can the internal one be removed? or does there exists a regulator which could supply enough pressure...
• Re: rats... my alternator is junk.
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 19:38:26 +0000
  ...This would have the advantages of being > cheaper and also using an external regulator. (I *hate* internal regs) > With the external regulator I can...
• Re: CIS warm-up regulator
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 19:25:47 -0800
  ...It is impossible to test a warm up regulator without one. The fuel distributor usually sticks at low RPM if it is worn out...
• Re: AAR auxillary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 16:55:14 -0400
  John-- Sound like you have a digital idle stabilizer confused with the Auxiliary Air Regulator. The AAR is part of the warm-up enrichment...
• Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:57:21 -0600
  ...presumably the regulator is designed >> to work >> even when only the Dometic refrigerator is turned on. The orifice is >> effectively the "bleed" under those...
• Re: Use Air Cooled Fuel Pressure Regulator on WBX?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 May 2012 03:26:07 -0400
  ...Doing it that way it becomes more convenient to have two input nipples on the regulator. The only possible (not likely) issue I see...
• Re: Electric window question.
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 18:05:04 -0800
  Adam, If you can push it down by hand while pressing the window switch, you probably have a bad window regulator. If you do...
• Re: TiiCo - poor performance on cold start up, any tips ?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 09:43:56 -0400
  ...It includes new Bosch injectors, new Bosch Fuel pressure regulator (higher psi than the waterboxer regulator, but stock for the Jetta engine), a new...
• Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 23 Apr 2018 10:20:53 -0700
  Because you changed the alternator voltage regulator..... Could the alternator voltage regulator be blocking positive flow to fuel pump 30 while engine is off...
• Re: home-made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:34:07 -0700
  ...AFAIK, the brake pressure regulator doesn't "kick in" until vehicle is at a certain angle. P 47.9 Bentley specifies removing the nuts...
• Dometic fridge temps, and single-stage regulators
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 18:53:39 -0400
  ...I now am using that regulator temporarily on my van while I get a replacement for the flaky one I pulled off. My old...
• Re: Fuel Pressure Regulator Bad?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 29 Nov 2020 14:34:00 -0800
  ...When I attach the vacuum to the > regulator, the engine cuts off. Any ideas as what is happening? Thanks in > advance. > > -Jamie Auch > > Sent...
• Re: '71 Hard Start
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Apr 1995 11:26:21 -0300
  >Friends; >t. > What should I check for first?? I have already gone back and >double-checked the connections on the regulator. Also, she seems...
• Re: Fuel Injectors
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 15 Nov 2000 10:09:36 -0500
  Yes, it's true, and some bolts, brackets, fuel pressure regulator, etc. Thing is, the Golf/Jetta fuel rail (with attached regulator) fits perfectly...
• Re: gutless AND unreliable...
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 15:54:24 -0500
  ...Other than a couple rebuilt starter motors, one head gasket job and a blown voltage regulator, mine's been sweet for over 200k miles...
• Re: Looking for a decent pair of used manual window regulators
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 07:39:56 -0500
  FYI, we have brand new ones for $95 each (with list discount). - Ron Salmon � The Bus Depot, Inc. � www.busdepot.com � (215)� 234-VWVW...
• Re: Alternator Failure 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 2 Sep 2013 11:50:27 -0700
  ...Alternator Failure It could be the entire alternator but more likely just the brushes, an easy replacement of the regulator/brush package on the...
• Re: LP regulator got wet/icey
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 7 Jan 2012 09:44:33 -0700
  David, well it does sound as if you have some moisture trapped on top of your diaphram. Here is a cut-away of the...
• Propane Tank/Dometic Fridge/Stove Manuals
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Thu, 09 Jan 1997 23:03:13 -0600
  Hi, I've recently scanned the manuals that pertain to the '89 Westy propane system - tank, regulator, fill valve, stove, refrigerator. Where should I...
• Re: ADJUSTABLE RISING FUEL RATE REGULATOR for WBX and others to cure lean engines
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 6 May 2003 08:30:00 -0700
  wow is anyone using this yet? Thanks, Joe On 06 May 2003, Robert Lilley wrote: > http://www.allcarracing.com/eng/Prod-otti%20UK/KIT19...
• Can a bad alternator drain the battery.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 06:55:16 -0600
  ...Someone told me that the regulator in the alternator could be bad. Is there a test I can do?
• Re: shipping a used propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:27:48 -0700
  ...flammable contents)? Remove the fill valve or the shut-off valve & regulator--or both. Then it is just an empty tank.... Richard A Jones...
• Re: Fridge more sensitive to low pressure than cooktop?
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 14:30:16 -0800
  ...The "11 inches of water" lpg pressure is pretty much a standard and the regulator can be adjusted somewhat to attain this pressure. At...
• Re: Idle goes to 1,800 in Park
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:45:24 -0400
  ...There is a common mistake made on the these engines swapping the connectors for the throttle switch and the auxiliary air regulator. As the...
• Battery isolator trouble
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Mon, 17 May 2004 21:18:45 -0700
  ...The "Alternator" terminal on isolator reads as high as 13.95, and the "regulator" terminal reads as high as 14.07, but the surepower...