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Date:         Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:15:41 -0500
Reply-To:     John Lauterbach <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Lauterbach <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Auxiliary air regulator
Comments: To: Ronald Michaels <rbm1024@NETSCAPE.NET>
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what are the symptoms. Idle speed to high when warm?

john ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald Michaels" <rbm1024@NETSCAPE.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 5:08 PM Subject: Auxiliary air regulator

> Hi > > I am troubleshooting some problems with my 85 Westy FI system. Thanks to > List members who helped me find a idle enrichment switch recently. I have > that part installed now. > > Today I tested the auxiliary air regulator as outlined in Bentley. After > the engine warms up the regulator should close and pinching the hose > should > not make a difference. The thing does not close. After taking the > regulator out of the vehicle I have measured a supply voltage across the > pins of the electric plug of 5 volts (no voltage value shown in Bentley). > The regulator has a resistance of 30 ohms. The sliding door (gate, > whatever) inside the regulator moves freely when I use a coathanger wire > to > check it. I have tried another regulator from a 84 engine (Thanks Sadir) > and it does not close either. Lots of WD 40 didn't help. > > I adjusted the regulator to be only slightly open and the engine idle is > slower but it still is not working correctly. > > Am I missing something? Are the voltage and resistance values correct? > > Has anyone ever disassembled one of these? I think I can get it apart, > but > getting it back together might be a little harder. What are the failure > modes? Any advice is appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Ron in Seymour TN with 84 and 85 Westys and 78 bus - Buster VanWaggon >


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