BG regulator

brent flynn · 05-25-2013, 10:02 PM

I have a BG 2 port regulator that wont adjust, it goes to 15lb and i cant get it down to 8 or so... is there a fix for it? OR is it worth messing with? THanks

Bob Gullett · 05-26-2013, 09:37 AM

Take the regulator and throw it in the garbage. Years ago I ordered a BG regulator and it did the same thing. Summit replaced it and it did the same thing. Sent it back again. Third time, same thing.

Jeff Lee · 05-26-2013, 11:50 AM

Barry Grant was good at marketing. Not so good in the quality control department...

brent flynn · 05-26-2013, 12:37 PM

Thanks Guys...i will not even mess with it... I will put a Holley Volumax on it.. itll work! ITs on my '62 Cat, bracket car...i bought it used , a couple years ago...thought i'd try it... oops!

Jim Kaekel · 05-28-2013, 09:58 AM

I've had one on my car for years, never had a problem (knock on wood). They do require a special inlet fitting that is ported on the regulator side.

brent flynn · 05-30-2013, 10:18 PM

I may have the wrong fitting...im not sure what its supposed to look like...the one i was using, looked like a normal fitting...

Jim Kaekel · 05-31-2013, 08:29 AM

It's a special 1/2" NPT fitting that is ported on the NPT side, larger I.D. than the AN side. of the fitting. Here's the text directly from the BG catalog right next to the 2-Port Plus Regulator-

NOTE: Be sure to use a 1/2" NPT adapter fitting on the regulator's inlet that has a minimum I.D. of .530". Fittings with a smaller I.D. on the pipe thread side will interfere with the inlet side function of the regulator.

If you don't have this special fitting, you could easily enlarge the inlet side.

Bob Gullett · 05-31-2013, 10:34 AM

When I got my regulator from BG I got the proper fittings for it and the results were the same. Pressure would not hold. Switched to Magnafuel with never a problem.

brent flynn · 05-31-2013, 07:25 PM

The fitting that i used, was same size, all the way through... The one that i used on my Volumax reg, was tapered, where it screwed into the reg. That's probably the fitting that i need... i may try it again , when i have time...

05-25-2013, 10:02 PM	#1
brent flynn Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Middletown, IN Posts: 593 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	BG regulator I have a BG 2 port regulator that wont adjust, it goes to 15lb and i cant get it down to 8 or so... is there a fix for it? OR is it worth messing with? THanks __________________ 1968 Bird/TRW 455/Home ported 13's, '70 Qjet,Holley Street Dominator manifold, Comp Solid FT, 10.817/122.30/1.440 Workin' on E/SA combo 3119 E/SA

05-26-2013, 09:37 AM	#2
Bob Gullett VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,099 Likes: 56 Liked 461 Times in 111 Posts	Re: BG regulator Take the regulator and throw it in the garbage. Years ago I ordered a BG regulator and it did the same thing. Summit replaced it and it did the same thing. Sent it back again. Third time, same thing. __________________ 68 Chevy11 327 F/S

05-26-2013, 11:50 AM	#3
Jeff Lee VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anthem, Arizona Posts: 2,766 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: BG regulator Barry Grant was good at marketing. Not so good in the quality control department... __________________ Jeff Lee 7494 D/S '70 AMX

05-26-2013, 12:37 PM	#4
brent flynn Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Middletown, IN Posts: 593 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: BG regulator Thanks Guys...i will not even mess with it... I will put a Holley Volumax on it.. itll work! ITs on my '62 Cat, bracket car...i bought it used , a couple years ago...thought i'd try it... oops! __________________ 1968 Bird/TRW 455/Home ported 13's, '70 Qjet,Holley Street Dominator manifold, Comp Solid FT, 10.817/122.30/1.440 Workin' on E/SA combo 3119 E/SA

05-28-2013, 09:58 AM	#5
Jim Kaekel VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,226 Likes: 133 Liked 529 Times in 107 Posts	Re: BG regulator I've had one on my car for years, never had a problem (knock on wood). They do require a special inlet fitting that is ported on the regulator side. __________________ Jim Kaekel 3836 STK

05-30-2013, 10:18 PM	#6
brent flynn Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Middletown, IN Posts: 593 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: BG regulator I may have the wrong fitting...im not sure what its supposed to look like...the one i was using, looked like a normal fitting... __________________ 1968 Bird/TRW 455/Home ported 13's, '70 Qjet,Holley Street Dominator manifold, Comp Solid FT, 10.817/122.30/1.440 Workin' on E/SA combo 3119 E/SA

05-31-2013, 08:29 AM	#7
Jim Kaekel VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,226 Likes: 133 Liked 529 Times in 107 Posts	Re: BG regulator It's a special 1/2" NPT fitting that is ported on the NPT side, larger I.D. than the AN side. of the fitting. Here's the text directly from the BG catalog right next to the 2-Port Plus Regulator- NOTE: Be sure to use a 1/2" NPT adapter fitting on the regulator's inlet that has a minimum I.D. of .530". Fittings with a smaller I.D. on the pipe thread side will interfere with the inlet side function of the regulator. If you don't have this special fitting, you could easily enlarge the inlet side. __________________ Jim Kaekel 3836 STK

05-31-2013, 10:34 AM	#8
Bob Gullett VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,099 Likes: 56 Liked 461 Times in 111 Posts	Re: BG regulator When I got my regulator from BG I got the proper fittings for it and the results were the same. Pressure would not hold. Switched to Magnafuel with never a problem. __________________ 68 Chevy11 327 F/S

05-31-2013, 07:25 PM	#9
brent flynn Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Middletown, IN Posts: 593 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: BG regulator The fitting that i used, was same size, all the way through... The one that i used on my Volumax reg, was tapered, where it screwed into the reg. That's probably the fitting that i need... i may try it again , when i have time... __________________ 1968 Bird/TRW 455/Home ported 13's, '70 Qjet,Holley Street Dominator manifold, Comp Solid FT, 10.817/122.30/1.440 Workin' on E/SA combo 3119 E/SA