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• Re: vacuum hose
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 12 May 2003 12:03:15 -0700
  ...Replacing the single fuel inlet fuel regulator with a dual entry fuel regulator from the Water Cooled Vanagon eliminated fuel starvation on #3 cylinder...
• 83 Vanagon stalling again!
  Historical mailing list - DIGEST Jesse Falsone
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 11:49:31 EST
  ...1) Vacuum leaks 2) 02 sensor - I think mine's disconnected anyway 3) Fuel pressure regulator 4) bad thermo time switch Its clear to...
• Re: Hard starting hot
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 12:26:57 -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...
• Heavy engine flooding
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 23 May 2006 20:48:54 -0400
  ...fuel is pooring from the vaucum side of the regulator, the only line that was still connected to the intake/engine.... Conclusion, fuel regulator...
• Re: Use Air Cooled Fuel Pressure Regulator on WBX?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 20 May 2012 19:50:30 -0700
  ...On 5/20/12, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Why do you think you may need to replace the fuel pressure regulator? They...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 15:14:24 -0500
  ...The rebuilt alternator will come with a regulator and new brushes. Having a spare regulator/brush assemble isn't a bad thing and they...
• Re: Cold Idle Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 8 Sep 2017 08:33:58 -0400
  > > From what I've read, the Auxilliary Air Regulator is a pain to reinstall, I don't recall any particular difficulty, it's just...
• Re: loose driver's side window question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 11 Aug 2014 17:12:34 -0700
  Might be the regulator. I have a post about my fix here http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/vanagon-window-regulator-repair/ Pic...
• Re: 88 Vanagon alternator light problem
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 08:18:01 -0500
  ...I removed the regulator/brush package and one of the brushes was about 1/4 inch shorter than the other and the face was...
• Re: Note Re: More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:41:16 -0700
  ...That pump and system, with fuel pressure regulator on the fuel rail, run around 30 - 34 psi....32ish, that rangne. If you block off...
• Re: Dometic fridge works out of the van, but not in it.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 11:25:52 -0400
  ...Guessing that I might have a regulator > problem, I swapped the old Marshall 290 for a new one. I verified 11" > water column using...
• Re: Battery and OXS light?
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:43:19 -0500
  ...your alternator or > voltage regulator (cheaper item inside the alternator) is not working. > > On most Vanagons the voltage regulator can be changed without even...
• Re: Propane
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 13:47:10 -0500
  ...If going for the second tank do not just simply tee them together especially after the regulators. They need to have check valves and...
• Front Blower Doesn't
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:14:32 -0700
  ...A new alternator/regulator and battery, and off she went. Some new sensors and sparkplugs, and she's getting 18+ highway mpg. I imagine...
• generator light staying on
  Historical mailing list - Tim McKane
  Tue, 07 May 1996 12:44:14 -0700
  ...I replaced the belt (kinda worn) and replaced the regulator.. I also fixed the loose wire to the wipers.. no change..... any ideas... I...
• Used vanagon parts in Portland, OR?
  Historical mailing list - James, Daniel
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 16:45:17 -0800
  ...In particular, I'm looking for a: - ECU (computer) - fuel pressure regulator Any ideas? Daniel James
• leaky injectors- fuel pump check valve repair?
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 09:42:01 -0700
  ...It might also point to > either > a bad fuel pressure regulator or faulty check valve in the pump. > > -------------------------------------------
• gas in the oil
  Historical mailing list - Kinesis Conceptos Audiovisuales
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 13:58:25 -0800
  ...I change the oil, and swap the gas pressure regulator, no change Please iluminate my way. Ramon Celaya Mexicali, M�xico Syncro 86 Westy...
• Re: Fuel Tank R&R-Now Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 06:04:39 -0400
  ...I was getting vacuum in the tank before the fuel could return to the tank from the regulator. Roger '89 Westy "The Moose Lounge...
• Re: Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 13:44:35 -0700
  ...voltage regulator). Do you suppose the voltage regulator is connected only to battery 1???? ---------- Wrom: IYZUNNYCGPKYLEJGDGVCJVTLBXFGGMEPYOQKEDOTWFAOBUZXUWLSZLKBRNVWWCUFPEG Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 2:44 PM...
• Re: Fuel and Temp read too high.
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 08:32:11 -0400
  ...Joel >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Joel- For what it is worth, there is a small voltage regulator in the instrument cluster that keeps your electric gauges accurate no...
• Re: Voltage from alternator
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:24:18 +0000
  BOSCH alternators are known for their low output voltage due to how their internal regulators are set at the factory. One fix is to...
• Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 15:55:35 -0400
  ...10 volts from the regulator goes to one end of the heating coil, the other is connected to the sensor (fuel, temp). The sensors...
• Re: Fitting dual tanks (propane)
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:04:42 -0400
  ...Eack tank will have it's own regulator. When one is empty I'll swith over to the next and find a place to...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 4 Mar 2018 19:52:08 -0800
  ...On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 6:44 PM, Rick Cooper <rickdcooper@gmail.com> wrote: > You may be right Dan that both pressure regulators...
• Re: propane rebuild and safety
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:51:51 -0400
  ...This is one reason RV are required to have a 2 stage > regulator. The combination of the 2 stages will allow the liquid to...
• Re: Aux Air Flow Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 13:41:24 -0400
  ...Aux Air Flow Regulator At 12:44 AM 7/29/2002, John Clavin wrote: >The auxilliary air regulator on my 1985 Vanagon GL appears...
• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:18:14 -0400
  ...The AC > charger's bulk cutoff voltage will be higher than the alternator > regulator setting, so it will continue charging until you unplug it...
• Re: Need New Propane Shut-off Valve
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 22 Sep 2020 15:22:50 -0700
  ...again of > its own accord. > > Have any of you mounted the regulator to the van body, and used some > sort of a high-pressure...
• Re: fuel pressure test connection size?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 14:03:02 -0500
  ...I'd take the guage money and replace the regulator. Jay '85 Westy (w/new regulator) Bill Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET> on 02/06...
• Understanding AFC fuel injection--question
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 18:33:27 -0500
  ...Now, there is no sensor, or anything on the throttle body, so how does this auxillary air regulator do anything? The air still ends...
• Re: Strobe lights on my vanagon--why?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 12:41:23 -0500
  I've had the suggestion made that it may be a bad voltage regulator. I put a VM on the battery with the car...
• Re: How to modify Bosch regulator for remote sensing.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:49:51 -0400
  At 10:39 PM 6/12/2010, Jake de Villiers wrote: >My Subaru alternator does a much better job than the original one. The...
• Fuel pressure fluctuating...
  Historical mailing list - Bren Smith
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 15:16:24 -0800
  Listers, Anybody have an idea as to why the fuel pressure would be fluctuating on my '87 Synchro, even though the fuel pressure regulator...
• 85 FI Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Pedro L. Rodriguez
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 22:45:28 -0500
  ...Also replaced non working fuel pressure regulator. Do these injectors have a screen at the intake? TIA Pedro L. Rodriguez Coral Gables, FLA
• Propane Tank Replacement DONE!
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 10:54:10 -0500
  ...We assembled the regulator, keep in mind the regulator does NOT come with the nipple that fits in the main tank valve, so either...
• Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 4 Jul 2004 17:08:23 -0700
  ...Also, I tried disconnecting the vacuum line that >controls the fuel pressure regulator. No change. Finally, I swapped >another fuel pressure regulator into the...
• Re: alt/oxy lights stay on
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Wed, 17 Dec 1997 15:57:43 EST
  ...You can take the voltage regulator off and look at the brushes inside to see if they are OK. But I would recommend buying...
• Re: Electric window inop (syncro westy)
  Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 16:44:04 -0700
  ...too hard to take out the motor/regulator assembly, and you could see if the regulator looks all right (I've had that break...
• Re: 1990 Vanagon Fuel injection problem
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 22:58:41 -0400
  I would first check your fuel pressure regulator, it has more of a chance of being the culprit. If you pull loose the small...
• Re: installing new propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 11:03:57 -0700
  ...it's a beautiful site! Everyone who has replaced the tank or installed the new, longer regulator has mentioned having to bend the copper...
• Re: No Start 83.5: Fuel pump test?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:17:09 -0700
  ...At the fuel > pressure regulator return fitting only 25 to 40 ml ( I did this one > three times). > > I then blew out the fuel...
• Re: Propex and outside temperature
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:07:44 -0700
  ...The Vanagon propane tanks have a two stage regulator to better control pressure in cold temps. If there is moisture in the propane, it...
• List Specials on Brake, Fuel Injection Parts, and more!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 12:36:52 EST
  ...Fuel Pressure Regulators for 83.5-91 Vanagon- $30 These are Bosch, German, and brand new. Normally priced at $75 this is less than...
• Re: Heavy engine flooding
  Historical mailing list - Richard Green
  Tue, 23 May 2006 23:01:25 -0500
  ...fuel is > pooring from the vaucum side of the regulator, the only line that was still > connected to the intake/engine.... > > Conclusion, fuel regulator...
• Long Brake Line Installation Questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 15:15:28 -0700
  ...Front 92" portion is shaped and installed at pressure regulator, but just after first 2 bends from regulator, and possibly elsewhere, is it ok...
• FFFFriday Follies ... Part 2
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 14 Sep 95 23:16:43 CDT
  ...Service-Advisor The Voltage Regulator It was late, he was tired, and the light was now fading, As the darkness was growing in the...
• Frydaye Follies: a true tale ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 22:42:36 -0600
  ...Service-Advisor The Voltage Regulator It was late, he was tired, and the light was now fading, As the darkness was growing in the...
• Re: HELP: REQ 1990 Vanagon Carat - Window Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 21 May 2003 08:55:17 -0700
  ...fine but not up (leading me to believe it is the = >regulator) > >Also any suggestions on do-it-yourself fixing as I would love...
• voltage Stabilizer/Regulator - Correct Part?
  Historical mailing list - karen davis
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 15:08:13 +0000
  ...Can I use the radio shack stabilizers (they call them regulators). If so, which one do I get? They only cost $1.49 or...
• Re: fridge....saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:46:45 EST
  ...WHAT ????? It says in my _VW Vanagon Westfalia Dometic Fridge Maintenace_ (http://frankcondelli.com/fridge.htm) document, to use the tank, hose and regulator...
• idiot lights
  Historical mailing list - duane o'donnell
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 15:16:10 GMT
  ...Does anyone have a suggestion? Could it be the regulator? Thanks, Duane ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
• Re: Ezee Brake bleeder kit from IPD
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 18:45:24 -0700
  ...It has a pressure regulator between the tire and the bottle and has plenty of hose to reach the master cylinder in a Vanagon...
• Re: propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Preston Grimes
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 09:26:22 -0800
  ...http://www.bwautodismantlers.com/ I sanded, primed, painted it, then bought a new propane regulator from an RV place. Last, I took the tank...
• Re: Charging system update
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 20:40:49 EDT
  ...On the Vanagon, the >voltage regulator is screwed onto the front (FIF) of the alternator. >Comparing the old and the new, the brushes on...
• Re: Power window problems
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 23:51:25 -0500
  ...Your problem is likely the window regulator. It may have broken one of it's plastic pieces. Or it could be the motor. Or...
• Re: Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:04:00 -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...
• Re: Fuel pressure regulator - acceptable pressure readings?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:39:44 -0400
  ...The spec I believe is 2.5 bar, and your regulator certainly appears to be regulating. The only way to see how it's...
• Misc. Westy Questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael McClune
  Fri, 24 May 96 17:50:07 PDT
  ...The regulator has leaked a little for as long as I've had it. Now the shutoff valve leaks so the tank emptied out...
• Alternator light on 84Gl
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Sun, 11 Aug 1996 05:58:49 +0000 (GMT)
  ...I took the short cut and went and bought a voltage regulator but the problem was not it. Well got to pay for one...