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Vanagon Nut
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 Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 5:54 pm Post subject: Use 2.0 Air Cooled Fuel Pressure Regulator on WBX? |
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hi all. on my android. For some reason can't search.
The FPR can be pricey. At least locally. Anywhere from 156 to over $300. That said i may have a line on a good used FPR. However......
Is the AC FPR rated correctly for the WBX? If yes maybe reshape the bracket and run a "t" at the FPR inlet ?
Just a thought.
Neil.
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Ahwahnee
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Vanagon Nut
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ya hypothetically speaking, if it was confirmed here or on some other popular forum, that the air cooled FPR could safely be used, i bet the price of that part would go up! 
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Vanagon Nut
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 12:30 am Post subject: Re: Use Air Cooled Fuel Pressure Regulator? |
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| Vanagon Nut wrote: |
Is the AC FPR rated correctly for the WBX? ..... |
Maybe it is.
Reading Bentley, the fuel pressure regulator specs shown for testing with vacuum line connected or disconnected are the same for air cooled and WBX; either 29 or 36 PSI respectively.
So aside from 2 added joins for a T from regulator inlet, and possible hose positioning hassles, why wouldn't one do this?
Or does the diaphragm/spring in the air cooled FPR operate in a totally different manner than the WBX part?
The air cooled part is less $ and possibly easier to find.
Neil.
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Vanagon Nut
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One source I'd forgotten to check. AZ Autohaus:
http://www.autohausaz.com/search/product.aspx?sid=...0Regulator
Now I'll never get one.
Hopefully the locally available used part is what seller claims it is. (rust free, working)
Neil.
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Ahwahnee
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Just to hopefully clarify, I think this is the part you're contemplating as a substitute:
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| Ahwahnee wrote: |
Just to hopefully clarify, I think this is the part you're contemplating as a substitute:
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Yes.
Neil.
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