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• Re: diesel-gas conversion problems solved! (mostly)
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 22:38:11 -0600
  Hi Dennis, Its also been my experience that the Vanagon pumps don't put out enough pressure. I think I have the answer as...
• Re: Tire Pressure With Different Tire Types - A question for Dennis Haynes
  Historical mailing list - Agent99
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 20:32:15 -0400
  So Dennis, what pressures are you using in your 215/65-16 tires? What brand/type are they? I'm using Michelin Hydroedge 215...
• Re: fuel pressure test connection size?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 11:19:00 -0800
  ...The vacuum in the box would cause the gauge to read > absolute pressure instead of psig (psi gauge). > I think a fuel pressure gauge...
• Re: Tire pressure question
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 10:42:13 -0600
  The tire mfg's recommended pressure requirements, and the recommended pressures in your door jam are two different animals. Forget what Volkswagen recommends, because...
• Re: vacuum and the fuel pressure regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:20:28 -0700
  It correlates manifold vacuum to fuel pressure. High vacuum (idle), low pressure; low vacuum (open throttle) high pressure. I think I got it the...
• Re: Fuel pressure
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 16:39:51 -0700
  ...If the pressure is now holding then the pressure regulator is bad. If the pressure doesn't hold that indicates the check valve in...
• Re: Cooling System performance at altitude
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 22:12:42 -0400
  ...But lots of things (like boiling point) depend on the absolute pressure which includes the pressure of the atmosphere and anything else that happens...
• Re: Pressure releife valve
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 7 Sep 2011 10:50:34 -0700
  sure, there must be all kinds of adjustable pressure relief valves you could adapt. A common house water heater has one.. though I don...
• Re: Tire pressures
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 20:43:21 -0400
  There are many standard tires available that are rated to a 44 psi inflation pressure. Many cars now require higher pressures for handling and...
• Re: Oil Light / Buzzer despite NORMAL pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 May 2003 23:02:43 -0400
  ...The low speed-pressure system consists of a low pressure switch sensing oil pressure at the lowest pressure point in the system, the center...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:34:52 -0500
  ...Less wear, less pressure drop at a given temperature. But more wear, more pressure drop. Reverse that: Higher temperature, more pressure drop at a...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light and Alarm after oil change
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 07:10:18 EST
  ...This is the way the dynamic oil pressure system works. It checks the oil pressure on deceleration at between 2000 ~ 3000 rpm. If the...
• Re: No fuel pressure options?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:13:16 -0700
  sounds like you are having a residual pressure issue due to a failing fuel pressure regulator. The one-way valve in fuel pump and...
• Re: Tire Pressures
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 9 Jul 1996 09:06:33 PDT
  ...Does > anyone know if other pressures give improved performance? > I've found running the rear at max pressure rated on the tire is usually...
• San Diego area: pressure tank or cap test adapters?
  Historical mailing list - Travis Newhouse
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 11:35:29 -0700
  ...Does anyone in the San Diego area have a coolant pressure tank or pressure cap adapters to use with a pressure tester? I'd...
• Re: Last question of the night
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 08:37:46 -0800
  ...Regulated pressure was to be 15 psi. '87 Isuzu Impulse; Pulled the line coming to the regulator. Pressure in the 80s. Checked the pressure...
• Re: PS pump pressure testing?
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 22:31:46 -0400
  The 1500 psi is only between the high pressure side of the pump and the PS rack. After coming out of the rack it...
• Re: dash oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 22:39:33 -0400
  Make sure the low pressure oil switch closes when there is no oil pressure and that the wiring to it is good. If all...
• AC pressure question
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 11 Sep 1999 08:48:09 EDT
  Hello Does anyone have a good idea of what the normal/min/max pressures should be like on the Air Conditioner's low and...
• Re: fuel pressure question-Again!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 24 May 2001 14:23:39 -0800
  Paul, The fuel pressure should remain in the system for 10 minutes after shutting the engine off. If you have high fuel pressure, the...
• Cooling question
  Historical mailing list - Al Ferguson
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 19:21:48 MST
  ...Yesterday I was driving it and the water flasher light started blinking indicating that the pressured reservoir was low. I stopped to check the...
• Re: Eurospec conversion/ coolant pressure/valves/etc.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 19:31:56 EST
  ...Age, sure, pressure - doesn't make sense to me. 2. I monitor coolant pressure all the time. On deceleration, particularly on a long grade...
• Re: Warning light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Nov 2014 19:45:05 -0500
  ...Sufficient pressure will also close the high pressure switch. Above ~2,000 rpm the dynamic oil pressure control board will check the high pressure...
• Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:37:38 -0700
  ...If the pressure drops below .3 bar the light goes on. Period. 2.1: Two pressure switches and a few electronics. Low pressure switch...
• Re: AC pressure question
  Historical mailing list - David Snyder
  Sat, 11 Sep 1999 07:53:35 -0700
  ...The high side pressure switch just turns the AC Compressor off if the high side pressures get too high (Over 300) I believe. It...
• Re: � � � Best Tire Pressure for Michelin Agilis 61's?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 14:28:04 EDT
  ...Too low a pressure and the tread on the outsides will wear prematurely. Too high a pressure and the tread in the middle will...
• Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 17:17:54 -0700
  well, they just repsond to pressure, wherever it comes from. ideally that pressure only gets developed in the brake lines from your foot pushing...
• Re: Oil Light flashing
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Wed, 4 Oct 2006 13:47:37 -0700
  ...It is possible that the high pressure sensor is bad. It is however possible that the oil pressure is low for the high pressure...
• Re: San Diego area: pressure tank or cap test adapters?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 06:36:45 -0400
  ...Does anyone in the San Diego area have a coolant pressure tank or > pressure cap adapters to use with a pressure tester? I'd...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 21:11:40 -0500
  ...With a working pressure cap, the pressure should never build up high enough to cause the repeated damage you describe. It is logical that...
• Tire pressure question
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 30 Jan 2021 09:26:21 -0800
  hi all, a question regarding tire pressure on a vanagon Syncro... Recently someone I met told me that the tire pressure on a vanagon...
• Re: San Diego area: pressure tank or cap test adapters?
  Historical mailing list - Travis Newhouse
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 09:45:35 -0700
  ...Does anyone in the San Diego area have a coolant pressure tank or >>> pressure cap adapters to use with a pressure tester? I'd...
• Re: Newly operational AC just died...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:55:30 -0700
  > There is probably a low pressure cut off switch that saves the > compressor from burning up when the 134a gets low. In post 86...
• Re: Filling the coolant reservoir...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 May 2016 19:53:24 -0400
  ...We look at the fuel pressure regulator and think that it's changing the pressure in the fuel ring, because we measure it relative...
• Coolant with Zero Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 14 Oct 2001 22:00:13 -0400
  The rad sprang a leak and to limp home I used a zero pressure cap on the 'pressure' tank. I used a spare old...
• Re: Where to adjust Gas Pressure on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 22:32:23 -0400
  At 22:31 6/24/2000, Hans Lindemulder wrote: >My question is where do you adjust the gas pressure on a 2.1 liter...
• Re: tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 21:37:23 -0700
  So, what is correct? On my Vanagon there is 16" wheels with 225/60 tires on it with a max pressure of 44psi. The...
• cooling system pressure gauge..
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 11:45:37 -0500
  I'd like to install a 0-15lbs low pressure gauge into my cooling system to aid in monitoring it's condition. my FLAPS...
• plan for oil pressure gauge install- opinions wtd
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 07:40:11 -0500
  Hi folks, I'm planning on adding an Oil pressure gauge to my 88 GL, but am considering a different approach from the Volks...
• OIL PRESSURE
  Historical mailing list - John Iseman
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 10:49:41 EST
  You must test the oil pressure. Many people have intemittent problems with the dynamic oil pressure system. jIseman457 91 Vanagon 84K with intermittent buzzer...
• Re: Door Plate Tire Pressures
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:47:16 -0400
  Search the archives for 'tire pressure survey'. The house seems divided on the issue - some of us run equal pressures front and back, while...
• Re: pressure testing cooling system
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Dec 1995 23:57:40 -0400
  >The tester is screwed on in place of the pressure cap and then pumped up >to pressurize the system, with the engine stopped. Then...
• Re: Fuel pressure question
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 00:25:40 -0500
  Jim, Your fuel pressure should always be maintained after the engine is off. That's mostly why there is the fuel pressure regulator. It...
• Re: AC Service Prior to Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 13 May 2005 05:55:42 -0500
  <<The high pressure line goes from the front (in relationship to the van) of the compressor toward the front of the van to the...
• Gas Milage and the Fuel Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 10 May 2001 09:28:53 -0800
  Listmembers The general idea of this post, is to associate some symptoms of too high of a fuel pressure. I own a 91 with...
• Re: Filling the coolant reservoir...
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Tue, 10 May 2016 13:37:45 -1000
  Got yer Bentely Manual ? I'm sure in there it tells the release pressure of the Pressure Cap.In Bar and perhaps not psi...
• Re: what causes low oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 15:01:11 -0500
  ...what causes low oil pressure > >[...]what causes the oil pressure to get low >enough to trigger the light? assuming that the oil was getting...
• Re: Correct Air Pressure
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 06:56:26 -0700
  ...Of course the pressures on the sticker vary some by year even though the vehicle itself is the same in many cases. Go figure...
• Brake Pressure Bleeder/Coolant Pressure Testor
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 21:50:36 -0700
  ...And for some reason I just like the idea of pressure more than vacuum. I am also planning on buying the Stant Cooling system...
• Re: Which gauges?
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 15:35:16 -0400
  ...Voltmeter Oil Pressure Water Pressure Because the water boxer has so much plumbing, having a water pressure gauge will immediately tell you to start...
• Re: return fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:00:46 -0600
  My guess is that it's under pressure, just not 70-90 PSI like the injectors get. there would have to be a little...
• Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - The Martins
  Tue, 12 May 1998 18:07:31 -0500
  Hi Volks, For those of you that have the wet type oil pressure gauges, what kind of pressures are you seeing using 20W50 in...
• Re: 215/70 R14: Cold Tire pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 18:46:54 -0500
  Matt, The door jam sticker lists the pressures for your van if it was equipped with the factory 205/70 reinforced. Use those pressures...
• Re: warm up time?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hollingsworth
  Fri, 1 Jan 1999 21:30:08 -0800
  >..A much >more sensible solution would be to introduce a small oil pressure pump >(manual or electrical) which can supply oil pressure before the...
• DIY / Homemade coolant system pressure testing
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 21:51:50 -0700
  Hello Volks! Following a recent coolant hose rupture probably as a result of excessive coolant pressure due to radiator fan resistor failure, I have...
• Re: San Diego area: pressure tank or cap test adapters?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 08:11:47 -0700
  The test that I have been more interested in is the ability for the cap to release pressure. Not holding pressure is the least...
• Re: Fuel Injection Pressure Regulator on '81 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 07:52:32 -0800
  If you replaced the suspect pressure regulator with a "known good" regulator, but nothing changed, then I'd guess the problem isn't your...
• Re: Another heating/cooling question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 11:44:37 EST
  Agreed, The coolant pressure gauge readily shows the overnight residual vacuum (~ 1 to 2 inches), air in the system (rate at which pressure rises...
• Lake Trip Report and fuel pressure question
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 10:09:52 -0700
  ...I notice that if I use the old pressure regulator, the pressure is higher... I threw away an older pressure regulator about 2 weeks...
• Re: oil light
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Nov 1995 22:51:12 -0600
  ...Why is the oil pressure light coming on? Without measuring >we are only guessing, get a pressure gauge, remove the oil pressure switch >and...