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• shifting brake pressure regulator lever before bleeding brake system
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 21:46:59 -0500
  The Bentley (yeah, finally got it!) says that when bleeding the brake system, one must "push lever on brake pressure regulator in direction of...
• VolksCafe
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 23:06:39 -0700
  I wanted to give an update on the fuel pressure regulator that I purchased from VoksCafe. Bob Donalds, Bob Lilley, and Mark Drillock helped...
• Re: No fuel line pressure when off???
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 23:42:25 -0400
  ...or can the pressure back out >> the pump?? > > Pump or regulator. >
• Surging after new fuel pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 21:24:29 -0400
  A couple of weeks ago, I put a new fuel pressure regulator on my 1984 1.9L WBX. After I started van up, I...
• Re: Westy ('84) propane leaks!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 19 Oct 1995 08:46:19 CST6CDT
  ...I found that gas was leaking from the center of the pressure > regulator, out a tiny square hole in the face of it. Er...
• Re: Question about Westy City Water Outlet
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 18 May 2006 12:52:05 -0400
  The pressure regulators aren't a "modification" but are devices that are screwed onto the van's water inlet then the hose screws onto...
• 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...
• 2nd propane regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 22:02:06 -0800
  ...Is there a SMALL secondary propane regulator / pressure reducer that can be installed under the sink, between the fridge and the existing stock propane...
• 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: 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...
• Re: fuel pressure regulator failed?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 20:44:41 -0500
  A lot of people have posted that the new regulators run 3-4#'s high. I bought a new one because my old one...
• Re: 2nd propane regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 10 Jan 1999 09:31:42 -0800
  ...secondary propane regulator / pressure reducer that >can be >>>installed under the sink, between the fridge and the existing stock >propane >>>regulator? Preferably one that...
• Bad fuel pressure regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stanford
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 08:20:09 EDT
  ...How can you tell if the fuel pressure regulator is bad? I installed a golf fuel injectors, rail, and fpr on my Tiico 2...
• Re: Propex heater or regulator
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:13:58 -0500
  ...to this point means the regulator is probably adjusted correctly. Turning it out two turns would drop the pressure significantly, BTW. Re: the comment...
• Re: wanted: propane pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 03:56:58 -0500
  ...Comes in two variations based on how the low-pressure stage relief vent is oriented, neither is ideal. This regulator is a couple inches...
• Re: 2nd stock propane tank
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 00:15:54 -0500
  ...All you need to run them from the Westy tank is a tap *before* the regulator and the proper high-pressure hoses and fittings...
• Any interest in Brake Pressure Regulators?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:38:29 -0500
  Dear List, I have a source for the NLA Brake Pressure Regulators for the Vanagon. These are the cast iron deals that live under...
• Re: diesel-gas conversion problems solved! (mostly)
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 22:38:11 -0600
  ...In the multiport Vanagon format, the fuel pressure regulator relieves the pressure quickly enough to keep the operating pressure at or about 30 to...
• Re: 1.9 wasserboxer pic?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 16:44:37 -0700
  Jim, the return is the highest line on the engine, from the pressure regulator. The T down low is the supply line from the...
• Re: Cold Start problems: Pressure regulator?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 06:41:48 EST
  ...BC.SYMPATICO.CA> writes: >Hi everyone. > >I have a question regarding pressure regulators & fuel pumps. As they >age, as in the original part, do...
• Re: Propane Tank
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 21:42:10 -0700
  Sam, I ran into this problem with the pressure regulator on my Westy, too. There is no fix, the regulator needs to be replaced...
• Re: fuel pressure test connection size?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 11:19:00 -0800
  ...I guess you're assuming that the fuel regulator is the only possible source of a fuel pressure problem... but it's not.... the...
• Re: This is why we're driving a Vanagon :)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:09:07 -0800
  Page 47.9 of the Vanagon Bentley shows testing of the brake pressure regulator that all Vanagons have. This device limits pressure to the...
• Re: Replacing Propane Regulator Advice?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:29:06 -0500
  ...tank pressure for barbecue and camping. And completely different hose assemblies, equally sturdy looking, rated for maximum 1/2 psi for post-regulator use...
• Re: Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:07:01 -0400
  ...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: home-made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:45:37 -0700
  On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:34 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > AFAIK, the brake pressure regulator doesn't "kick in...
• Re: fuel pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 14:04:09 -0600
  ...John Rodgers "88GL Driver Woody Halsey wrote: > Dear List, > > Is replacement of the fuel pressure regulator on my Wasserboxer wise > preventative maintenance after 16...
• Re: Help: Howto replace westy propane regulator with busdepot aftermarket
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Thu, 8 Aug 2013 17:55:28 -0700
  Thanks for pmail tips on the propane regulator replacement. Some cut and flare new joints. Some bends. I ended up taking out my flaring...
• Re: Propane Regulator: What's this hole?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 May 2012 11:09:44 -0400
  ...of my propane regulator? It's the ambient-pressure vent for the main diaphragm. Marshall Brass quit making these regulators many years ago because...
• Re: Propane tank pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 3 May 2006 19:00:36 -0700
  ...Another common source of gas smell is the regulator - I just got a new one for $30 at GoWesty. If the smell goes away...
• Re: Adjustable voltage regulator
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Fri, 6 May 2005 10:29:22 -0700
  ...to water pressure loss due to friction in the pipe), I can't imagine why you'd NEED to adjust your regulator. Even then...
• Re: Let's fix our Dometic refigerators
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 22 May 1999 20:56:39 -0700
  ...Mark David Beierl wrote: > > At 18:34 5/22/99 -0700, Mark Drillock wrote: > >know how I can measure the pressure of my regulators...
• Re: power steering
  Historical mailing list - Gab and Em
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:50:06 -0400
  Question: Is there a pressure regulator upstream of the orifice to vent PS fluid from pump discharge back to pump suction?
• Re: Westy Fridge Now Works Great! 23 Degrees F
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Mon, 24 May 1999 13:39:15 -0400
  ...The Dometic manual specifies 11 inches. ....snip.......When I increased > the pressure on my 82 Westy tank regulator from 8 up to 10 inches...
• Re: No fuel line pressure when off???
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 20:46:01 -0400
  ...or can the pressure back out >the pump?? Pump or regulator.
• Re: Running Rich - O2 sensor reading low?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 00:45:02 EST
  ...The first thing I checked was the fuel pressure regulator. When it showed 36 psi with vacuum/40 without, I thought I had the...
• Re: suddenly idles
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Sun, 12 Jul 1998 21:03:29 -0400
  Check the pressure regulator. A new one is about $70.00 and very easy to replace. You can check the pressure regulator with a...
• Re: vacuum and the fuel pressure regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Just
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:53:36 -0400
  ...to supply more power. > > Larry A. > > > d spence wrote: > > > What is the function of the vacuum hose that connects to the fuel > > pressure regulator? > > >
• Re: Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:21:50 -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: Fuel pressure question (FI)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 07:38:23 -0500
  hi Again, The main reason I'm changing the regulator is to try to cure a hot idle surging problem. I have a digitool...
• Re: Vacuum Line Routing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 13:21:28 -0800
  ...I have a "T" in the line coming off the intake air > distributor but don't remember where to go from there (pressure > regulator...
• Re: Fuel pressure fluctuating...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 18:49:47 -0500
  ...as to why the fuel pressure would be fluctuating on >my '87 Synchro, even though the fuel pressure regulator has been >replaced? Could it...
• Re: need fuel line help-please!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 15 May 2001 23:22:28 EDT
  ...I SAW it at 100 PSI on my fuel pressure gauge tester; tested on a system with a clogging fuel pressure regulator. You want...
• Re: Source for propane "regulator" for propane tank...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:25 -0400
  ...sure if the regulator is also Manchester or not? Any two-stage RV-rated LP regulator that provides an output pressure of 11" W...
• Re: My van runs like crap when it's cold.
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:47:28 -0500
  ...fp regulator that was bad cold, but fine hot. Cold engines need richer mixtures than warm engines. If the FPR is leaking (pressure too...
• Re: Dometic high altitude lighting tips
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:28:07 -0700
  ...on the > regulator. There is always simple mechanical pressure on the disk > to "loosen up, or unscrew.This will reduce the pressure of the...
• Re: Question about Westy City Water Outlet
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 18 May 2006 16:29:49 +0200
  ...some people mailed me they use a pressure regulator outside of the van (on the city water hose). it seems maybe your customers van...
• propane regulator valve
  Historical mailing list - Scotia Westy
  Thu, 4 Jul 2002 21:55:29 -0300
  ...I guess one of the regulator's seals broke over the winter. The van is still down there bleeding air and propane into the...
• ASI Water Woes
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 10:14:00 -0500
  ...I attached the hose to the pressure regulator and turned on the water. Water squirted everywhere!, but alas no leak- the water was coming...
• Re: leaky injectors
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 08:40:20 -0500
  ...Place inline, to the left of the pressure regulator was handy for me. The system should hold pressure for at least a half hour...
• Re: Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:11:36 -0400
  ...The pressure after the regulator is really low - like 2 lbs of pressure - so you don't need any sort of pressure fittings. I...
• Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through vaccum side of fuel regulator?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:38:02 -0800
  ...One thing Dennis kindly directed me toward was the fuel pressure regulator. By my own, uh, "cleverness", I sucked on the vacuum hose attached...
• 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
  ...Won't get into how that system works...but ....ingeniously.....'control pressure' varies by a temperature-sensive fuel pressure regulator .. and that pressure is...
• Re: CYLINDER #'s and FIRING ORDER - Were getting there.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:09:42 -0700
  ...The likely cause is a leak in the fuel pressure regulator diaphragm. The fuel pressure regulator connects to the intake system with a vacuum...
• Re: ADJUSTABLE RISING FUEL RATE REGULATOR for WBX and others to cure lean engine
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 6 May 2003 13:54:50 EDT
  ...When I was running an adjustable fuel pressure regulator, to get it to run good at the upper RPMs I had to turn the...
• Re: fuel pressure regulator and manifold vacuum experiment
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 16:32:40 -0400
  ...fuel pressure regulator and manifold vacuum experiment > Date: Friday, August 17, 2001 4:03 PM > > > I have one of these vacuum guages and I...
• Re: Gas Milage and the Fuel Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 10 May 2001 23:11:14 EDT
  ...When I disabled one of the vacuum diaphragms in the dual fuel pressure regulator, as I revved the engine, the fuel pressure did not...
• Re: '88 Westy Bucking / Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 25 Aug 2020 07:39:21 -0700
  Do you know how old the fuel pressure regulator is? Do you have a spare one to swap it in for testing?
• wanted: propane pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 18:50:20 EST
  anybody know where i could get one for my 82 westy? thanks jason ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
• WANTED>>>>FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 17:19:03 -0400
  I need one that works perfect (if used) or a good place to buy a new one let me know, Chad 85 GL