I think the word Squirrel was searching for was flibberdegibbet, but his
meaning was clear enough

: )

Just a-funnin ya,

Jim

On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 7:35 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> Blatherskite = Gaelic. Originally a young girl obsessed with her
> appearance to the point of talking about nothing else.
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 4:01 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
>> lol...
>> ah ha !
>> easy mistake to make if you havn't done it before, or not generally
>> doing this test now and then.
>> Things are not always clear in that book anyway. < really ...it's very
>> 'german' ....and there are mistakes in it for sure.
>>  try following what they say for pressure testing a waterboxer pressure
>> cap - they show you testing a diesel vanagon one, and mention an adapter
>> .....if you look up that adapter, it's for a diesel vanagon old style
>> conventional cap, totally different than the blue waterboxer cap - so
>> don't put 'absolute' faith in that book - combine what they say with
>> logic and cleverness.
>> Anything that was originally done in german ...there is always a bit of
>> subtle oddness.   Written by engineer-type minds ...falls short in the
>> real world now and then.
>>
>> and now you know..
>> the point is to remove the vacuum line to the FP pressure regulator for
>> the test.
>> I only find a bad FP regulator ...not even once a year..
>> like only one out of 50  ( or more  ) 1.9 wbxr vanagons.
>> It's a test that needs to be done ..plus it's very easy to do.
>>
>> lol - I think you like the attention - it's cute.
>> 'baltherskite' ..is that Yiddish ?
>>
>> scott
>>
>>
>> On 8/19/2012 1:32 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>>
>>> Fuel Pressure Regulator test (Bentley 24.25):
>>>
>>> With vacuum hose (2) connected spec: approx 2.0 bar, measured: 2.2 bar
>>> PASS
>>> With vacuum hose (2) DISconnected spec: approx 2.5 bar, measured: 2.2
>>> bar HUH?
>>>
>>> The pressure did not change with the vacuum hose connected or
>>> disconnected.
>>>
>>> BUT WAIT. FURTHER STUDY OF THE PHOTO ON 24.25 SHOWED THAT I DISCONNECTED
>>> THE WRONG HOSE. I THOUGHT THE "2" WAS INDICATING THE SKINNY WHITE HOSE
>>> THAT CONNECTS TO THE VACUUM ADVANCE ASSEMBLY ON THE SIDE OF THE
>>> DISTRIBUTOR. FURTHER STUDY REVEALS A THIN BLACK LINE FROM "2" TO THE
>>> HOSE THAT GOES TO THE AFT END OF THE REGULATOR.
>>>
>>> I am such a blatherskite. don't know how you people tolerate me.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
>>> Bend, Ore.
>>>
>>>
>