That's as far as it's supposed to open.  When closed you should not be able
to look through it.  Yours looks fine.

-jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Mike Lawrence
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 1:35 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: FI Aux Air Regulator question

Hello, I have an 81 westy & I,m rebuilding the engine. While I was
checking the pieces I noticed that the Aux Air Regulator when very
cold is bearly open. What I have read is that when cold it should be
open & close when warm.
My qusetions are:
1. when cold how big of an opening should there be?
2. when warm does it close all the way so no air passesor does a
little air pass through?
3. is the voltage to it 12 volts to the heating element?
Here is a pic that shows how open the valve is. I just brought it in
from the garage where it was 25.
http://webpages.charter.net/mikecoke/ P1010039.jpg
I placed the Aux Air Regulator over the floor register for my furnace
& the valve closed enough so I could not see through it but when I
blew in it same air still gets through.
Do I need to replace it or is it OK??
Mike

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