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Re: Nagging Gremlins: Temp gauge, Window washer, stumble, arm rest, Sliding door
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Mon, 3 Oct 2005 18:06:27 -0400
Hello, check the wiper fuse;check your timing;check your expansion tank coolant level. Pray that you have no head gasket leak(toping off...
Re: Request for Help - Overheating Problem
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Tue, 2 Jan 2001 15:41:28 -0800
Just replace the coolant level sensor.... when you order it order an extra... these things go out all the time and you will likely...
Re: Goofy Coolant Refresh Idea
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 4 Apr 2003 00:11:09 -0600
...say the level of concentration has dropped to a dangerous level just prior to your adding an additional 1/N coolant ... that much new...
Blinking Light in 84 Camper (Continued)
Historical mailing list - George Averill
Sun, 31 May 1998 17:00:37 -0400
...When the coolant level is too low, the warning light in the water temperatue gauge (see page 30) will flash until the coolant level...
Re: Coolant temp sensor
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sun, 4 May 2008 17:02:24 -0700
...Mark John Reynolds wrote: > Can anyone tell me if the coolant gauge temperature sensor (in thermostat housing - not the level sensor in the expansion...
Re: need help, oil in coolant (bit long)
Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
Mon, 18 Jan 1999 17:56:45 -0800
...I pulled > >over, saw no leaks, noticed that the coolant level was just low enough in > >the expansion tank to cause the coolant level...
Re: Blinking coolant light...
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 5 May 2000 08:26:39 -0700
...Belts okay, coolant level in overflow tank good, no pressure > when removing the overflow tank cap, no visible coolant leaks. After five > minutes or...
Re: Das Blinkenlights
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 24 Nov 2005 23:36:05 -0500
...The coolant level looks fine to; no loss, no low level. >> >> Please explain. Yes, I'm too lazy on Turkey day to look it...
Fw: Flashing Coolant light on a diesel van.
Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
Sat, 7 Apr 2001 19:45:21 -0400
...Mine is an 82 van ...no coolant level sensor ... So I don't understand what makes the lamp flash? Any one know the answer...
Re: Overflow coolant Tank
Historical mailing list
Sun, 26 Feb 2006 02:53:43 EST
...your main coolant tank is supposed to be full. as for the overflow tank, bring the overflow tank up to MIN level and your...
Re: Coolant Level Sensor
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Tue, 18 Jan 2000 19:03:15 EST
All I know is that I had the same problem. Replaced the offending sensor with a new one. Never had the problem again. BenT...
Re: Different Vanagon Radiator ???
Historical mailing list
Sat, 7 Sep 1996 01:18:09 -0400
...While the system is purging, keep the engine reved and add coolant to the bottle as the level goes down. When the air is...
Re: Vanagon Content - Need Advice CORRECTION
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Mon, 30 Nov 1998 09:01:17 -0600
...Keep a close watch on the coolant level. While running check for bubbles at the left tank , maybe pressure test the coolant system see...
Re: Leak at coolant recovery tank
Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
Mon, 30 Aug 1999 20:14:42 -0500
...At > least some of the leak is coming from around the > coolant level sensor at the > primary coolant reservior tank. When the head > gaskets...
Re: engine swap overheat
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Sun, 25 May 2014 04:42:00 -0700
...The farm is worth it and exotic coolant hoses are more expensive than that. Does the radiator get hot? As suggested, coolant level sensor...
Re: Temp gauge / false reading
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 20 Apr 2015 20:14:41 -0400
...That should make the gauge work normally regardless of coolant level. When the light flashes without turning off the engine check the coolant level...
Re: Gurgling rad?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Mon, 30 May 2016 22:24:53 -0500
...Do you know where the > coolant is leaking? It is not normal for the level to drop. > > Dennis > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List...
Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 23 May 2005 12:52:57 -0700
...In any case the low coolant level warning circuit is supposed to help prevent engine damage by flashing the led when just a little...
Coolant Leaking, ok to drive?
Historical mailing list - shawn luft
Fri, 11 Apr 2003 07:09:01 -0400
...summer vacation with a slow coolant leak? How 'deadly' is this problem, if you keep the coolant levels filled? I'd appreciate any feedback...
Re: 91 Vanagon Blinking Temp Light?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 29 Mar 2004 08:09:14 -0600
...When it first starts the temp light blinks and will not turn off > >the temp needle is ok . . . >> > >Shannon, > >The coolant level switch in...
Clarification Re: Coolant Leak...DO NOT FEAR...(Flame prevention, for me)
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Wed, 26 Jan 2000 17:22:29 EST
...What I discovered is that after a while the leaking stopped and the level of coolant was even with the bottom of the sensor...
Re: Overheat lamp
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 14 Oct 2010 21:03:12 -0400
...On a very cold start - like it sat all night - the >coolant level light will go out, but if the engine has been started...
Re: blinking temp gauge
Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
Fri, 1 Sep 2006 06:41:01 -0400
...So far turned off and done each of the following >and then started again: > >1) I've checked the coolant level switch in the...
Coolant loss in expansion tank but not fill tank
Historical mailing list - Pam McIntosh
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 17:07:21 +0000
...The coolant level in overflow/recovery/refill tank was in normal position (I didn't think to check the expansion tank) Oil (15-40...
85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
Historical mailing list - Travis Newhouse
Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:23:37 -0700
...After the engine is completely cool, the coolant level is about 2-3 cm above the MIN mark. All the while, the coolant level...
Re: 90 cooling problem
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:30:59 -0400
...even a defective sender, coolant can get out of there, level get to low, and the light (collant level light) go ON, sadly, 50...
Re: First long trip in 82 diesel - coolant temp?
Historical mailing list - STEPHANIE WOLZ
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 13:04:45 -0700
...Is the light behind the > coolant temp gauge for coolant level or coolant temperature? Maybe I should > have the cooling system 'pressure tested' for...
Re: weakly stats ...
Historical mailing list - sstones
Sun, 23 Apr 1995 22:19:54 -0400 (EDT)
...Put the end into a bottle, lower the bottle to below the coolant level... when the coolant is at the appropriate level, raise the...
'85 temp warning light won't turn off.
Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
Mon, 1 Mar 1999 17:52:24 MST
...I have replaced the instrument pod and compared the coolant level switch (in the expansion tank) and the coolant sensor (next to temp sensor...
Re: HOW TO bleed the coolant system...
Historical mailing list - Scott D Foss
Sun, 25 Mar 2001 18:41:24 -0800
...I WOULD CERTAINLY ADD Check the coolant frequently for a few days and add as the level in the pressure-cap bottle goes does...
Re: Coolant out episode this aft.
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:44:13 -0400
Good catch! Consider yourself lucky to discover the coolant level sensor failure without melting anything. Does the sensor flash at startup? I always watch...
Re: Blinking Low Coolant Level Warning
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:21:30 -0400
At 08:53 PM 3/16/2014, JRodgers wrote: >Coolant level warning light has gone ape! It blinks for a few before >startin g...
Re: Coolant light keeps blinking when it's really cold.
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Thu, 7 Feb 2008 16:15:09 -0500
...You've verified that the level is not low, I assume? I've had this > happen when coolant level was borderline low, it would...
Re: weakly stats/Newbie ...
Historical mailing list
Thu, 20 Apr 1995 13:42:50 -0300
Welcome aboard... >Also, my "low coolant" idiot light started blinking last week. >I checked the coolant level and it was well above the "max...
Re: need help, oil in coolant (bit long)
Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
Wed, 20 Jan 1999 11:01:37 -0800
...I pulled > >>over, saw no leaks, noticed that the coolant level was just low enough in > >>the expansion tank to cause the coolant level...
Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:06:02 -0500
...Sometimes the coolant level control relay will go bad making the light blink forever or never turning it on. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: John...
Re: Coolant Tank and Gasket
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Wed, 8 Dec 2010 11:03:17 -0700
...This keeps the coolant from draining out the cap threads when things really heat up and the level is above the cap. The protrusion...
Re: The little red light
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 11 Aug 1999 22:24:22 -0700
...I have >checked the coolant levels, and all is fine. I had the sensor replaced >in March or so. Any suggestions on why this...
Re: Temperature gauge reading wrong?
Historical mailing list - Mike Hugill
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 16:50:45 -0500
...The switch simply monitors fluid level in the reservoir, not temperature. Overheating may or may not cause coolant loss, thus low level in the...
Re: Coolant Refill Bottle
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 16 May 97 23:53:39 CDT
...also look at the top of the coolant tank itself. sometimes the coolant level sensor gasket dries out and cracks, and some coolant will...
Re: My van makes coolant!
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:21:18 -0700
...Hurray! >> >> This morning, I saw that the coolant level was well above the max >> line, so >> I siphoned some out. Took it for another...
Re: Temp Gauge High on Startup + Blinking Light
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 3 May 2011 17:39:59 -0700
...It either means the engine temp is seen as too high OR it means the coolant level is seen as too low. If it...
Re: temp gauge shenanagins
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sat, 7 Jan 2012 21:20:29 -0800
Is the pressure tank and its level sensor still part of the mix? Coolant level probes, and thier associated wiring have been known to...
Re: IS THIS IT? Coolant level fluctuations in '91 Westie.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 21 Sep 1997 14:51:46 UT
...IS THIS IT? Coolant level fluctuations in '91 Westie. Hello everyone: During the trip to eastern OR. for the first Wetwesties outing, I noticed...
Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:06:04 -0400
...That way if the >ground opens (coolant low) the light should go on. Hi Neil -- that won't work. Pmail me and we can...
Re: blinking temp gauge
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:04:44 -0400
...So far turned off and done each of the following >and then started again: > >1) I've checked the coolant level switch in the...
Blinking Dash Warning Lights!
Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
Fri, 28 Aug 1998 14:05:14 -0700
...Also, after parking the van on a steep (10-15 degrees) shoulder, the temperature warning/coolant level light in my 1984 Westy started blinking...
Re: Overflow reservoir
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 26 Feb 2023 16:54:47 -0800
...As the coolant cools it will contract and the level > will drop. As it contracts without the recovery tank some air will get > drawn...
Re: Adding Coolant
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Sat, 21 Feb 2004 18:36:14 -0500
...Yet, the coolant level is not between >the Min/Max line on the refill tank. Though I would top it off before >freaking out...
Re: Blinking temperature light
Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:36:14 -0600
...The coolant level controller tricks the gauge by briefly applying about 35 ohms to ground on the sender line which will start the light...
Re: coolant leak story-using the warning light/gauge.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:19:11 -0500
...The low coolant light not only indicates a significant loss of coolant but most likely a loss of pressure also. The level sensor is...
Re: Coolant pipes replacement
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:37:54 -0700
...Electrons are pulled from the aluminium by the copper through the coolant. I'm pretty sure the low coolant level sensor uses the water...
Re: Missing coolant
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:27:47 -0700
Also, coolant can leak out between coolant level sensor and tank, pool at that point and evaporate. On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 2...
Re: flashing coolant light purpose
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:21:37 -0700
...I watch my coolant temp and I watch my oil temp. I check my oil and my coolant level at ever fill up at...
Re: bleeding a van - coolant
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Fri, 12 Oct 2001 13:42:51 -0700
Coolant still won't go into the van. Got maybe 5 oz more in, tried with van level and with the back end jacked...
Re: Temp Gauge Warning Light Mystery
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 12:17:46 -0700
wouldn't this be a sure sign of bubble?? Chris Stann wrote: > > Did your coolant level drop under high-rpm conditions? I've seen...
Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Mon, 23 May 2005 16:39:13 -0400
...in :::the system? ::: :::The light should flash as soon as the coolant level sensor hits nothing :::but :::air... so if that starts flashing, I...
Re: Request for Help - Overheating Problem
Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
Tue, 2 Jan 2001 13:35:33 -0800
...I checked the level in the coolant > reservoir and it appeared to be empty. I went into the Ames and purchased > a gallon of...
Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:47:40 -0700
...Coolant Low Level Light Useful? > That's the kind of jury-rigging* that only someone who has a good > understanding of cause and effect...
Coolant flush after ATF cooler failure
Historical mailing list - Mark Pry
Sun, 3 Jun 2007 09:26:56 -0700
...Yet I can still see a brown film in the coolant expansion tank, and I'm still having trouble with the coolant level warning...