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• Auxiliary Air Regulator -- 1981 Air-cooled Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gary Meier
  Wed, 30 May 2012 23:02:48 -0400
  I have a bad auxiliary air regulator on my 81 Westy, air cooled, VW says that it is no longer available and I can...
• Re: Auxiliary Air Regulator -- 1981 Air-cooled Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 May 2012 00:22:24 -0400
  ...Auxiliary Air Regulator -- 1981 Air-cooled Westy I have a bad auxiliary air regulator on my 81 Westy, air cooled, VW says that it...
• Re: Auxiliary Air Regulator -- 1981 Air-cooled Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 30 May 2012 20:32:04 -0700
  ...On 5/30/2012 8:02 PM, Gary Meier wrote: > I have a bad auxiliary air regulator on my 81 Westy, air cooled, VW...
• Re: Auxiliary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Jan 2007 04:39:41 +0000
  If you have 5 volts on the plug for the auxiliary air regulator, you have the wrong plug. You swapped the plug with the...
• Re: Auxiliary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:15:41 -0500
  ...I have > that part installed now. > > Today I tested the auxiliary air regulator as outlined in Bentley. After > the engine warms up the regulator...
• Re: Auxiliary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Michaels
  Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:06:48 -0500
  ...I have >> that part installed now. >> >> Today I tested the auxiliary air regulator as outlined in >> Bentley. After >> the engine warms up the regulator...
• Re: Stalling at Idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 10:27:29 EDT
  ...The auxiliary air regulator does NOT allow any more gas into the engine. It also does NOT change the air/fuel mixture being burned...
• Tee between the warm up (auxiliary) air regulator and manifold
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 31 May 2011 09:24:26 -0400
  Where can I buy or how can I make the tee between the warm up (auxiliary) air regulator and manifold where the small connection...
• Re: Auxiliary Air Regulator -- 1981 Air-cooled Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 31 May 2012 00:16:01 -0700
  ...I'm saving a Subaru SVX aux air regulator on a vanagon sometime. The aux air regulator's only purpose is to add more...
• tee between the warm up (auxiliary) air regulator and manifold the small connection had a restrictor in it
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 31 May 2011 09:02:06 -0400
  Where do I buy or how do I make the Tee between the warm up (auxiliary) air regulator and manifold the small connection had...
• Re: Stalling at Idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 11:54:00 EDT
  ...I know, but many people think it does. > > the auxiliary air regulator itself, though. > > The aux. air regulator is simply faking that there is...
• Auxiliary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Michaels
  Sat, 13 Jan 2007 17:08:35 -0500
  ...Today I tested the auxiliary air regulator as outlined in Bentley. After the engine warms up the regulator should close and pinching the hose...
• Re: Stalling at Idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 11:06:52 -0500
  ...It is not dependent on > the auxiliary air regulator itself, though. The aux. air regulator is simply faking that there is more air entering...
• Re: Throttle Valve switch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 23:29:33 -0400
  If the switch is toasted most likely the connectors for the switch and the auxiliary air regulator were swapped. Easy check! Get your voltmeter...
• Re: tee between the warm up (auxiliary) air regulator and manifold the small connection had a restrictor in it
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 31 May 2011 11:12:49 -0400
  ...how do I make the Tee between the warm up (auxiliary) >air regulator and manifold the small connection had a restrictor in it A...
• Re: [WetWesties] 82 Westy issues (frustrated)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 12:54:54 EST
  ...Auxiliary Air regulator Cylinder temp sensor injectors Exhaust gas recirculation Deceleration air valve Full Throttle Switch Air flow Sensor cold start valve Poor performance...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 19:16:39 -0500
  ...an auxiliary air regulator. >However the Bosh book paragraph I quoted is not referring to the systems >with the > >auxiliary air regulator. Digijet has...
• The idle speed controller is not in the ECU on the 2.1. It is a separate controller located in front of the passenger side tail light. It can be easily integrated into a 1.9 to eliminate that almost useless advance the ignition timing before it stalls stabilizer and the auxiliary air regulator along with those AC and PS idle booster solenoid valves. Dennis
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Fri, 7 May 2010 10:57:13 -0400
  ...advance the ignition timing before it stalls stabilizer and the auxiliary air regulator along with those AC and PS idle booster solenoid valves. > >Dennis
• Plugging leaks in intake manifold
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:54:06 -0700
  ...This based on pinching the auxiliary air regulator hose when the engine is cold and not having the engine slow, as Bentley's says...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 16:10:31 -0800
  ...You can see the valve on the Digifant diagram on page 24.46 The Digijet systems use an auxiliary air regulator. However the Bosh...
• Re: Idle Control
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 Nov 2020 17:25:37 -0500
  ...That's the auxiliary air regulator. It contains a rotating-disk valve on a bimetal linkage that allows extra metered air to the engine...
• Looking for T fitting from aux air reg to vacu valve
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Sat, 7 Jun 2014 12:33:52 -0400
  ...plastic tubing from the vacuum shut off valve to the auxiliary air regulator hose. Can someone tell me where to find one of these...
• Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 23:36:33 -0500
  ...Is this the part which Bentley refers to as an "auxiliary air regulator" sitting on top of the engine almost underneath the air flow...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 16 Feb 2002 (#2002-173)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 09:07:48 EST
  ...If you are measuring, watch out for the Auxiliary air regulator which is in parallel with the injectors and will falsify your reading, depending...
• Re: tee between the warm up (auxiliary) air regulator and manifold the small connection had a restrictor in it
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 31 May 2011 13:33:16 -0400
  ...how do I make the Tee between the warm up (auxiliary) >>air regulator and manifold the small connection had a restrictor in it > >A...
• Aux Air Valve becoming available as reman
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:21:05 -0400
  Hi Volks, Back in the winter time I remember there was some concern about the Auxiliary Air Regulator for the FI system becoming NLA...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 13:59:02 -0400
  ...Is this the part which Bentley refers to as an "auxiliary > air regulator" sitting on top of the engine almost underneath the air flow...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 12:14:55 -0800
  ...an auxiliary air regulator. > >However the Bosh book paragraph I quoted is not referring to the systems > >with the > > > >auxiliary air regulator. > > Digijet has...
• Re: Auxilliary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 09:20:05 -0700
  ...Auxilliary air regulator Hi, I am questioning whether my auxiliary air regulator (AAR) is working properly. Benley's only advice is to squeeze the...
• An Auxiliary Air Regulator puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:36:41 -0700
  So I'm looking at the Auxiliary Air Regulator in my 1.9L. It is supposed to bypass a little air around the throttle...
• Auxilliary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 09:07:35 -0700
  Hi, I am questioning whether my auxiliary air regulator (AAR) is working properly. Benley's only advice is to squeeze the hose shut when...
• Re: Idle Control
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sat, 14 Nov 2020 23:51:32 +0000
  ...That's the auxiliary air regulator. It contains a rotating-disk valve on a bimetal linkage that allows extra metered air to the engine...
• Re: Digijet Idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 17:39:09 -0700
  ...The digijet auxiliary air regulator. This device has a bimetallic strip which when cold lets more air in, and when warm closes to reduce...
• Victory is mine (T2) and fool injection ?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 07:56:35 PST
  Yes! I figured out the problem with the Lima Bean, the hose on the Auxiliary air regulator that taps into the "S" pipe had...
• Mystery Parts in 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 08:40:26 -0800
  ...Also, I checked the auxiliary air regulator by closing the hose with a pliers as suggested in the Bentley manual and this is having...
• Re: Auxiliary Air Regulator - Testing - Digijet
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:25:43 -0400
  ...The auxiliary air regulator works just like an electric choke on a carburetor. Remember when cars had those things? Anyway, when the engine is...
• Injector resistance
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 21:15:25 EDT
  ...The auxiliary air regulator is wired in parallel with the injectors and the connection is hidden inside the loom on the '84 digijet model...
• Cold start problem.....still....
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 29 Jul 2005 09:40:03 -0400
  ...so, the only related part that can affect the cold start is the "Auxiliary air regulator"... ????? am lost here.... Thanks, Ben http://www.benplace...
• digijet low idle fix
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 20:32:26 EDT
  ...As I suspected the Auxiliary Air Regulator was not passing sufficient air when cold. I removed a small nut on the body and found...
• rough idle
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 11:20:46 -0700
  ...The auxiliary air regulator is fine. Any tip son what direction to look. Thanks. Pat Callaghan 82 Westy Portland, OR. www.users.qwest.net...
• Re: Auxiliary Air Regulator - Testing - Digijet
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:42:00 -0500
  ...I don't play one on radio or TV either. > > The auxiliary air regulator works just like an electric choke on a > carburetor. Remember...
• Re: Plugging leaks in intake manifold
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:13:23 -0400
  ...This based on pinching the auxiliary air regulator hose > when the engine is cold and not having the engine slow, as Bentley's > says...
• Spare parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 17:20:32 -0500
  ...air cooled vanagon....new lines installed and work perfectly ( kept them around for when i test run and engine) $100 Auxiliary air regulators for...
• Re: tee between the warm up (auxiliary) air regulator and manifold the small connection had a restrictor in it
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 31 May 2011 14:12:51 -0400
  ...how do I make the Tee between the warm up (auxiliary) > >>air regulator and manifold the small connection had a restrictor in it > > > >A...
• Re: Mystery Parts in 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 07:29:17 -0800
  ...Also, any idea why my auxiliary air regulator doesn't seem to be working? When I clamp the airhose off there is no change...
• Order of vacuum fittings on 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 21:39:37 -0400
  ...opens when A/C is on and with larger diameter leg leading to auxiliary air regulator. Is this correct configuration? John Lauterbach Macon, GA
• idle Control Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda's Personal email
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 21:56:19 -0700
  ...about 2 months ago I replaced my auxiliary air regulator, which fixed the problem, but then I cracked a cylinder head and replaced it...
• Re: '87 Westy stalling when cold
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 21:16:11 -0700
  Did you check your auxiliary air regulator? Either that or you got a vacuum leak. Spray carb cleaner around while the engine is running...
• Re: Mystery Parts in 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 09:46:23 -0800
  ...I suspect that the auxiliary air > regulator is disconnected... Maybe the white wire? > > I'm going to colder climate for camping in a few...
• Re: Aux Air Valve becoming available as reman
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:15:05 -0700
  ...winter time I remember there was some concern about the > Auxiliary Air Regulator for the FI system becoming NLA. > This morning I read on...
• Re: 2.1 Throttle Switch Assmebly on 1.9 with later style switch?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 22 May 2016 11:31:35 -0700
  ...With the > ignition on the switch connector will have 5 volts and the auxiliary air > regulator has 12 or battery voltage. It gets is...
• Re: 84 Vanagon stops running intermitantly
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 18 Dec 2001 22:40:26 EST
  I had a problem with the auxiliary air regulator on my '84. This is situated beneath the bellows intake. It has a heating element...
• Re: Auxiliary Air Regulator - Testing - Digijet
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:24:48 -0400
  ...Auxiliary Air Regulator - Testing - Digijet '84 Westy, Digijet, 1.9L case with a 2.2L GoWesty kit I've often suspected a less than...
• Re: sources for small vacuum tubing and fittings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 May 2011 19:55:05 -0400
  ...For the tee between the warm up (auxiliary) air regulator and manifold the small connection had a restrictor in it. I don't remember...
• Re: AAR auxillary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 16:55:14 -0400
  John-- Sound like you have a digital idle stabilizer confused with the Auxiliary Air Regulator. The AAR is part of the warm-up enrichment...
• Re: Idle goes to 1,800 in Park
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:45:24 -0400
  ...There is a common mistake made on the these engines swapping the connectors for the throttle switch and the auxiliary air regulator. As the...
• Re: 2.1 Throttle Switch Assmebly on 1.9 with later style switch?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 May 2016 10:12:35 -0400
  ...With the ignition on the switch connector will have 5 volts and the auxiliary air regulator has 12 or battery voltage. It gets is...
• Re: Auxilliary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 10:55:24 -0700
  ...On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, Karl Wolz wrote: > I am questioning whether my auxiliary air regulator (AAR) is working > properly. Benley's only advice...
• Mystery wires/connector Canadian 83.5 wbx
  Historical mailing list - Don
  Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:28:23 -0600
  ...It's the lead to the auxiliary air regulator. I figure I've been running without it since I bought the vehicle 5 years...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 11:00:13 -0700
  ...Is this the part which Bentley refers to as an "auxiliary > >air regulator" sitting on top of the engine almost underneath the air flow...