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• brake pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Apr 1997 10:32:24 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Where is the brake pressure regulator located? I'm flushing my brake system this weekend, don't want to spend the whole day looking...
• Re: Fuel Lines/Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 11:08:20 -0800
  > I think the majority of the fuel line failures could possibly be linked to > failed fuel regulators. If this item fails, your line pressure...
• Re: 11 in. pressure = how many Bars????
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 01:03:16 -0800
  ...propane pressure is in the Bar > > measurement?? > > > > I was able to get the stove to work with a regulator of > > unknown/unlabled pressure, the...
• Re: Any have a Good Used Condition Brake Pressure Regulator for an 88?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 20:30:46 -0500
  ...Any have a Good Used Condition Brake Pressure Regulator for an 88? RE: Brake Pressure Regulator and 'soft pedal' Dennis, can you be more...
• Re: Extend-A-Stay Propane Kit
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:38:49 -0400
  ...Otherwise you will be getting tank pressure to the stove and fridge, which they are not rated for. the regulator reduces the pressure to...
• Re: Fuel pressure regulator - acceptable pressure readings?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:52:33 -0700
  ...Fuel pressure regulator - acceptable pressure readings? Well, it is a USG (US Gauge) pressure gauge. You can't be doubting those readings can you...
• Re: 2nd propane regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 10 Jan 1999 08:54:09 PST
  ...secondary propane regulator / pressure reducer that can be >>installed under the sink, between the fridge and the existing stock propane >>regulator? Preferably one that...
• Re: Testing fuel delivery results, one oddity
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:40:17 -0700
  ...750mL PASS > > Fuel Pressure Regulator test (Bentley 24.25): > > With vacuum hose (2) connected spec: approx 2.0 bar, measured: 2.2 bar > PASS...
• WANTED: fuel pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:33:50 -0800
  i have determined that the fuel pressure regulator on my '86 westy is leaking slightly from the folded-over flange seam in the middle...
• Re: Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:34:11 -0700
  ...The pressure after the regulator is really low - like 2 lbs of pressure - so you don't need any sort of pressure fittings. I...
• Re: No Start 83.5: Fuel pump test?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:21:38 -0400
  ...Yes, the return from the regulator will flow a lot less than an open pump. After you get the engine started, check the pressure...
• Re: WTB pair of manual window regulators
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 08:08:09 -0500
  ...stock drivers side widow regulators for sale fits all vanagons $50 each other items for sale fuel pressure regulator OEM new $45 Vanagon main...
• Any have a Good Used Condition Brake Pressure Regulator for an 88?
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 11:44:51 -0500
  ...Does anyone have a good condition used Brake Pressure Regulator for an 88 automatic? I also need the T connectors for the brake lines...
• Help: Howto replace westy propane regulator with busdepot aftermarket
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Thu, 8 Aug 2013 09:30:47 -0700
  Hi, My '82 Westy has the original propane regulator. It developed a small leak in the membrane. (can sometimes hear hiss and smell propane...
• Re: What are symptoms of a bad auxillary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:09:59 -0400
  ...I also got a response that it could be a fuel pressure regulator.Not fun either,but I like that one better,so I...
• Re: Fuel Pressure Info
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 18:46:02 -0500
  ...to >atmospheric pressure]. >New one is a pound high, old one two pounds high. > > >>New Regulator-29psi@18"vacuum >>Old Regulator-28psi@18"vacuum...
• Re: Propane Leak! Yikes!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 13:52:29 -0400
  ...When the diaphragm starts leaking, it vents propane through the hole. > Do I need a new pressure regulator? Yes. Marshall Brass 260 if you...
• Re: digijet fuel pressure
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 15:29:22 -0400
  ...It was >correct, both with the regulator connected and disconnected. In comparing >with another '84, however, I found that my fuel pressure leaked down...
• Re: Propane Tank Cover?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 11:22:08 -0500
  GW sells a pressure regulator with a cover.A Marshall 290,I believe.I may have the following numbers reversed.It is not summer...
• Re: My van runs like crap when it's cold.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:36:53 -0500
  ...Usually the Fuel pressure regulators fail by either making the fuel pressure super high (runs really rich) or the diaphragm inside goes bad and...
• Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 17:49:47 -0800
  We sure hope the vacuum line to the fuel pressure regulator has been checked already ! It's so obvious. And fuel pressure regulator function...
• Re: Another propane leak!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 24 Mar 2017 08:16:40 -0500
  All Propane regulators have an over pressure relief valve. If the pressure in the system exceeds the set pressure it is released through the...
• Vaccum Source For Fuel Pressure Regulator.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 22 May 2001 23:15:43 -0800
  Steve, The vacuum port for the fuel pressure regulator on my 91 is just below the power brake booster on the engine's driver...
• Re: [vanagon] Frig Problem with Propane
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 16:41:10 EDT
  ...might cause air leaks and to check the actual pressure output of my regulator. If you opened the combustion box at the back for...
• Re: propane explosion sleep with one nostral open
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 11 May 2007 11:30:51 -0700
  Robert, I assumed that when the regulator fails in a single stage that the unregulated gas pressure can overcome the two devices inside the...
• Westy ('84) propane leaks!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Oct 1995 22:36:45 -0300
  ...I found that gas was leaking from the center of the pressure regulator, out a tiny square hole in the face of it. Er...
• Digifant performance stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 20:18:48 -0500
  ...Lilley's recommendation to install a performance adjustable fuel pressure regulator with great results. Apparently the stock regulator "tops out" before the engine has...
• Re: Propane Heresy - Can you retrofit Westy for alternate use of Coleman fuel?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 11 May 2002 19:25:41 -0400
  ...a second regulator would be a problem as long as it is a two-stage regulator set to 11" WC pressure, and has an...
• Re: 85 gl still running rich at vw shop.
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 22:25:38 EST
  In a message dated 3/16/03 1:11:22 PM, drillock@EARTHLINK.NET writes: << Unplug that vacuum line from the pressure regulator and...
• Is the Idle control module adjustable or is it just bad?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 08:35:36 -0500
  ...The adjustable fuel pressure regulator would drop the fuel pressure to 20 psi when the throttle was opened and increased as the load increased...
• Re: Fuel tank problem solving (Almost)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 3 Apr 2018 02:07:27 -0400
  > > But another issue was a failing vacuum > hose to the fuel pressure regulator; mine was probably original and no > longer stiff enough to hold...
• Re: Extend-A-Stay Propane Kit
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:01:53 -0400
  ...Otherwise you will be getting tank pressure to the stove >and fridge, which they are not rated for. the regulator reduces the >pressure to...
• Re: Uh-oh. Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 09:06:10 -0700
  ...You can easily test the pressure regulator by putting a fuel line clamp on the discharge of the regulator and monitor the pressure with...
• Re: Use Air Cooled Fuel Pressure Regulator on WBX?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 May 2012 22:52:40 -0400
  At 10:21 PM 5/20/2012, Dennis Haynes wrote: >Why do you think you may need to replace the fuel pressure regulator? They...
• Re: YES - fuel pressure regulator fix?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 10:04:50 -0600
  ...YES - fuel pressure regulator fix? You can use a part # 0.280.160.200 the part can comes from 75-79 Bug, or 74...
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  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 11 May 2013 18:19:48 -0400
  ...I see no fuel on the return side of the pressure regulator however. I think this means that I am not building enough pressure...
• 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: fuel pressure regulator fix?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 09:53:23 -0600
  ...to all that have responded to mt questions reguarding the fuel > pressure regulator problem! Too many to thank personally, but know > that all of...
• Re: Fuel pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 19:50:16 EST
  ...Would a properly functioning fuel >pressure >regulator allow the reverse flow of fuel through the system at a rate >to >sufficient to cause this...
• 84 Vanagon Westy - Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - John Brown
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 09:45:31 -0700 (PDT)
  ...With the old pump it seems like it ran intermittently, like the pressure regulator was turning it on and off. Could this problem be...
• Re: crank, wont start
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 17 Nov 2015 08:11:13 -0800
  Temp2 sensor and fuel pressure regulator
• Fuel system question: pressurization
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:59:00 -0600
  Does either the fuel pressure regulator or the fuel pump maintain pressure in the system when the engine is not running. ie at start...
• Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 10 Feb 2002 23:26:35 -0800
  Ben, This is brake proportioning valve even though VW calls it brake pressure regulator. You described its location correctly. The ordnary pressure regulator just...
• Re: Bad Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Sep 1996 17:47:08 -0400
  Bryan check the fuel pressure regulator. Ed
• disposable propane tank pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 10:27:28 -0800
  ...The stock regulator s/b set up for 11" of water pressure. That seems to be typical. (Al least for both my Hydro-flame...
• Re: Bad fuel pressure regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 09:36:34 -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...
• Re: fuel pressure regulator questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 00:11:52 -0400
  ...The regulator is supposed to supply 2.5 bar (36 psi) over manifold pressure. If it supplies 10% more than this, the injectors will...
• Re: 85 gl still running rich at vw shop.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 07:29:33 EST
  I worked on an '85 van a little while ago that had a bad fuel pressure regulator. It ran very rich after replacing the...
• Re: disposable propane tank pressure?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 00:39:14 -0500
  ...Others, with a POL fitting, also take at line pressure, and probably regulate it -- in fact the POL fitting is typically on the regulator...
• Re: LP gas regulator leak.
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 09:07:24 -0700
  ...I don't have a thorough understanding of the regulator, but it just steps down the tank pressure to a pressure that is copasetic...
• Re: Rocky Mountain Westy storage/Propex box install pictures
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 12 Aug 2013 21:15:24 -0400
  There are NO CHANGES needed to the pressure regulator. The Propex models sold in the US market are jetted correctly for the US regulators...
• Re: Pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 02:16:36 -0400
  ...Hurley wrote: > I'm looking to buy a pressure regulator - and maybe an oxygen sensor - any > ideas? Then I'll need to adjust the...
• return fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:50:17 -0500
  Howdy, Can anyone confirm that the fuel line from the fuel pressure regulator to the tank is not under pressure? I need to reroute...
• Re: Propane Disposable Bottle Hookup
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 17 Feb 2006 20:34:55 -0500
  The pressure in the tank is very high, um, 200+ psi comes to mind. The appliances need 11" water column to operate. That's...
• LP pressure way too high--help request
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Sun, 1 Jul 2007 11:40:15 -0600
  With a home-made manometer I just determined that my LP pressure is over 30" of water. That was the limit of my instrument...
• Re: Propane tank fill valve
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 19:51:16 -0700
  ...Replace that defective, non-working valve with a standard RV fill valve and bleed valve, and replace the supply valve and regulator too (if...
• Propane regulator success
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sat, 14 Aug 1999 18:15:05 -0400
  ...provided a Marshall Brass regulator Model 290 for $17.99. I installed it shortly thereafter, and found the pressure dead-on at 11". Fired...
• Re: hey Larry Chase need your experience
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 4 May 2005 12:20:49 -0400
  ...The regulator, if I'm correct, is supposed to maintain constant pressure >after< the tank. If you splice into the lines that are under...
• 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: Van is down - help!
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 08:38:43 -0400
  At 09:16 PM 29/06/2001, you wrote: >OTTOMH I'd say you've ruptured the fuel pressure regulator diaphragm. Pull >the vacuum...