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• Re: It's time to hit that idle Stabilizer on the head!!!
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 16:38:55 -0400
  ...selectable voltages in the range of 3-12V, also might be possible to use 4 AA batteries, just don't use a high power...
• Re: High beam indicator bulb. replace it with LED
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 29 Aug 2016 19:43:18 -0400
  ...What voltage is that bulb designed for? I supplied it with about 8V and it was drawing 65ma and much brighter than when installed...
• Re: Switch to LED lighting??
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 12:03:02 +0200
  ...powerLED's are not very good in pulling the voltage across them to zero at small currents (high internal resistance). For example a Luxeon...
• Re: Temp & Fuel gauges not accurate
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sat, 29 Sep 2001 19:35:55 -0400
  There's a little voltage regulater for the guages. Costs like 3 bucks + shiping from list vendors. Fixed my guage problem. HTH, John Flaherty...
• Re: gauge recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:50:15 -0900
  ...gauge recommendations What a tasty question! I have: (in the heater air cover) oil pressure, oil temperature, battery voltage taken at the fuse panel...
• Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 6 Jan 2017 16:42:57 -0800
  ...Min/Max -- captures the highest and lowest values of a reading. Handy for example when measuring voltage drop during cranking. Frequency/duty cycle -- good...
• Re: Battery response try again.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:38:23 +0000
  ...Typically some AGM batteries prefer a higher "finishing" voltage some all the way up to14.9vdc. Alternator charging for DC batteries is always a...
• Re: Replacement AFM technology
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:28:36 +0200
  ...resistance or voltage output vs. air flow? For that matter, even > a graph/table of resistance values/output voltage vs. sensor plate > movement would...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Mon, 5 Mar 2018 07:39:04 -0800
  ...at least mostly ok, and you should be > looking at the high voltage side of the ignition or to the fuel > delivery/fuel injection...
• is this a ground point?
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:16:45 -0600
  ...https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bw4_lQZfcW6PbC1MRnNXb3kzQUk/edit I'm having trouble with my alternator putting out too high a voltage and trying...
• Re: Wiring tach triggered oil pressure alarm - ?? - help
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 17:15:36 -0800
  ...Or a high voltage spike coupling into the harness. //Jack Date sent: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 19:42:26 -0400 Send reply to: David...
• Re: Weird idle problem continues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 16:22:32 -0400
  ...Any high resistance in this path leaves a high voltage making the ECU and idle control unit think it is like 40 below. Yes...
• Best Wire Selector -- Voltage Drop Charts Mayhem
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:13:44 -0500
  ...how about 5%?<br> 3) determine the maximum power that your wires can handle with a voltage drop of, OK, say, 10% not to...
• Red face (was: Oops, I "fixed" the alternator light)
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 29 Mar 1996 10:03:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Fixed most of same, I though, and lost the alternator light as well as any system voltage over 12V with engine running. Well, I...
• Mouldings / Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Thu, 11 May 2000 11:14:03 -0600
  ...Fastened to the front (front of Vanagon) of the instrument cluster, plugging into the flexible printed circuit board is what Bentley calls the Voltage...
• Re: Monitoring aux battery charging?
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 18:15:26 -0800
  ...Aux battery amperage > > going in or out, voltage of main battery, voltage of aux battery. I > > was going to do this buy cannibalizing a...
• Re: '84 Vanagon 1.9 engine oil pressure switch etc. Now have voltage data on wire from oil pressure switch to instrument panel
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 May 2017 11:21:09 -0400
  IIRC the high-pressure sender on the 2.1l has a blue body, whereas the low-pressure one (the only one on 1.9l...
• Need HELP! please - tracking down a relay part number
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 08:42:46 -0500
  ...The location is in the hinged "black box" above the coil - the one with all the high voltage warning stickers all over it ;-) It...
• Re: High voltage havoc from coil?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 15:33:41 -0500
  At 04:20 PM 1/15/2001, Karen Olson wrote: >There was no melting, more a tiny jagged broken piece, out of the side...
• Re: Headlamp Relays - Lights Still Dim
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 05:43:36 EDT
  ...Use standard ones or higher wattage ones, your call. Cheers�� Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm...
• Re: Missing a high-beam... suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 18:57:55 -0400
  ...In an open-circuit fault like this, the voltage that should be applied across the load will always appear at the fault location instead...
• Re: Weird idle problem continues
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 15:16:32 -0700
  ...Any high resistance in this path leaves a high voltage making the ECU and idle control unit think it is like 40 below. Yes...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Mon, 27 Jun 2016 21:22:24 +0000
  ...If not drawing current and voltage stays high then you > have a problem in the starter. > > > > Dennis > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Nov 2015 21:23:11 -0500
  ...If there is a higher resistance there than there should be you will get a voltage drop that will appear between the engine case...
• Re: On the road - charging issue
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 23 May 2023 10:09:00 -0600
  ...On the road - charging issue > > I'd use my multimeter and see what voltage the alternator is actually > putting out. > > Rob > vwrobb@gmail.com...
• re no start.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  23 Jun 1997 10:46:00 -0600
  ...Battery voltage measures 12, but not enough juice to start. You can note similar symptoms if there is corrosion on the terminals. The corrosion...
• AC-DC converter and battery charger question
  Historical mailing list - Y Tada
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 15:01:00 +0900
  ...But when AC is supplied, the voltage at application load terminal rises up to 20VDC. So TV and radio do not work well. When...
• Re: Charging or not?
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Sun, 12 Oct 2003 09:38:24 -0400
  ...When the old one failed I checked the voltage with the engine runnging and it was higher than with the engine off. So does...
• Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 22:56:08 -0400
  ...Since the >voltage is not going up as it normally would with the O2 sensor working >properly, you are going into mixture run away...
• Re: LED lighting - Dash Lights
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:19:25 -0400
  ...I highly recommend this simple upgrade. Thanks to Bob Mund who posted the exact Samba Thread that I needed. It should be noted that...
• Re: Tail light upgrade question
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 20:51:03 -0500
  ...A 10% voltage drop gets you a 30% drop in light output. Your basic 1157 has design voltages of 12.8 V for the...
• Re: Headlamp Relays - Lights Still Dim
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 06:27:02 -0400
  James; What is the voltage across the terminals of the bulb? Do this with the engine running. Of course it would have been nice...
• Vanagon Air Conditioning
  Historical mailing list - David Del Ben
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 08:19:02 +1100
  ...How clean the electrical power suply is Applied Voltage & current density of brushes Brush material, design, construction motor temperature motor rpm Motor rpm & temperature...
• Re: Dashboard light filters and a relay on the dashboard light circuit
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 09:46:38 -0700
  ...Stay safe at night and watch out for those bear and deer! T. (Living under a million stars and driving with high-beams 95...
• How to save your Camper A/C Switch and get better AC performance at the same time!
  Historical mailing list - Agent99
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 23:11:43 -0400
  ...check the voltage available to the motor in the evaporator unit above the rear seat with the switch set to HIGH. http://gerry.vanagon...
• Re: Proper Headlight Configuration
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:35:34 -0700
  ...And 83 Westy would not return from high beams to low beams, 'sometimes' ... It could even go from High Beams on to 'no lights...
• Alternator Troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:02:46 -0400
  ...The voltage was 7.1V. Battery light still on dash. Thinking this is a bad voltage regulator or brushes, I pulled the voltage regulator...
• Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:02:46 -0400
  ...high and the inner blue flame tip to heat the fluted or perforated area of the sensor. You should see a DC voltage of...
• Re: 85gl acceleration Flat spot until warmed up
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 15:22:21 -0500
  ...when I fixed the corrostion on the big 10G voltage lines in the >high voltage box this allowed proper >current to flow in this...
• Re: Solar controller question..semi off topic.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Jones
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:26:06 -0600
  ...MPPT controller take the full voltage from the controller and convert it to 12V at a higher amp (or wattage) rating than the panel...
• Connecting an external tachometer to a 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 17:13:44 -0500
  ...better (of course, the voltage indicated a good ground, so???), though why a poor ground would make it read high is beyond me... Any...
• Head light relay modification.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 16:44:59 EDT
  ...I do not now if the round headlight vans have the switch failure problem, but you will achieve a voltage gain at the lights...
• 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: Heater or Rad Hose. What "Contact" Heat can it Handle?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:41:15 -0700
  ...wires (pic): *http://tinyurl.com/282asu9 > *from stray spark plug wire high voltage. Wrapping them would mean taking > the harness off engine. > > Gates website...
• Re: Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life, charging issues, etc
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 15:31:43 -0700
  ...http://camping.elliott.googlepages.com/aboutoursolarpowerrig Pensioner On 8/5/09, Al Knoll <anasasi@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Mark, what were the voltage values...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:44:00 -0500
  ...Still showed 12 plus volts. >> I then plugged the black/yellow back onto coil-----immediate voltage >> drop to zero. Unplugged it. Voltage back to...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:19:40 -0400
  ...But the up-front costs are quite high. And as the DEKA comparison pointed out, if you're going to be using them below...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 15:00:29 -0700
  ...Engine stalling at high speed One switch. My build date is 3/85 On Saturday, April 16, 2016, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote...
• Re: Making an alternator a smarter charger? [LVC]
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 21:13:35 -0400
  At 03:25 PM 6/25/2006 -0700, Mike Elliott wrote: >Dennis, I hadn't considered the effect of 14 - 14.8 absorption voltage...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:12:07 -0700
  ...Rob vwrobb@gmail.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicone_grease >>Dielectric grease is electrically insulating and does not break down when high voltage...
• Re: Fuel Filter "Update" Results
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:46:34 -0400
  At 01:05 PM 6/28/2009, Ken Lewis wrote: > Lowering the voltage mostly changes the speed and hence frequency emited, >by the fuel...
• Running hot Update. How hot should it be
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 18:57:58 EDT
  ...I have not done the resistance/voltage test, but I did buy the infra red thermometer at radio shack ($39 on sale. What a...
• Re: OXS and battery LEDs
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 06:38:36 -0700
  ...Could it be that the voltage is not > high enough because some of the diode sections may > not be working? Just a thought. Any...
• Vanagon Syndrome Capacitor fix
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:46:10 -0500
  ...find a 16v 22 microfarad or a 22 microfarad of much higher voltage but nothing that is 15v 22 mf or 25v 22mf. I...
• Re: Blue highbeam indicator success
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 May 2000 17:48:19 -0400
  ...Vfwd = voltage drop across LED at working current, in Volts. This one is unusually high, 5 volts. Vss = System voltage -- about 14 volts when...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:45:09 -0500
  ...Still showed 12 plus volts. >>> I then plugged the black/yellow back onto coil-----immediate voltage >>> drop to zero. Unplugged it. Voltage back to...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 18 Nov 2013 06:38:25 -0500
  Denis, thanks I had never though about that wire to the high speed fan. It certainly is big enough to steal some power from...
• Re: 87 Westy questions
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Mon, 18 Sep 1995 13:44:13 -0400
  ...The high speed switch is direct >full battery voltage. In some cases the resistor fails (typically "open"). >Otherwise it is usually the switch. > >These...
• Re: Miss at idle?
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Sun, 15 May 2016 20:19:06 -0700
  ...When you open > the circuit all that energy comes back as the fields collapse, and > the voltage can briefly rise extremely high in order...
• Re: O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 21:09:40 -0700
  ...O2 Sensor voltage At 11:44 AM 2/5/2001, Mark Keller wrote: >As to the notion that the ECU adds fuel pulse until...