Date:         Thu, 22 Jun 2000 11:46:27 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ibm.net>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ibm.net>
Subject:      Re: Fuel and temp guage way off on '84
Comments: To: "Joe L." <jliasse@TOAST.NET>
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At 11:54 6/5/2000, Joe L. wrote:
>      While it "should" be a simple out with the old and in with the new
>there are a few things that happened to me. I went through about 6 of these
>things in the space of 8 months. It seems that these things are VERY
>sensitive to heat and burn out a lot on some vans that put out just a tad
>too much voltage. I tried many things but what finally cured the trouble was
>an additional heat sink. If you want to go this route take your old

There's a service bulletin for older Vgons that if the regulator pops,
install the new one with a 1N400x diode in series with one of the legs -- I
forget which one, unfortunately, but someone here will know.

david
David Beierl - Providence, RI
  http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"