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• engine compartment temp?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 10:07:36 -0800
  ...I would then use a heat sensor/switch rated just above that maximum engine compartment temperature. Ideally I would like an actual measured maximum...
• Re: '86 F.I. probs continued.
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 4 Aug 1998 08:11:41 -0400
  Use an Ohm meter on the sensor. For a given temp. the resistance is specified in the Bentley. More important it is likely this...
• 87' Syncro runs rough until warm
  Historical mailing list - Dana E Hager
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 19:08:10 -0700
  ...I did check the temp sensor by the thermostat and it measured 2800 ohms at 65 F but I did not run the engine...
• temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 20:48:18 +0000
  why does the temp sensor not allow the van to start? what i hear is this part fails alot, my trouble of no start...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:04:31 -0400
  ...you're sure it was the ECU temps sensor you played with, and not the > gauge temp sender ? I recall reading, somewhere, that VW...
• Re: After-Market Temperature Gauge
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:53:18 -0700
  ...Possibly used Hastings gauge with Jetta coolant sensor, same location. Jetta sensor now used with a WBX temp gauge. (Jetta and WBX sensor may...
• Re: while on the idle topic
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 12:20:04 -0700
  ...If that doesn't work, do the temp2 test. By the way, before you do anything, be sure that the temp2 sensor connector is...
• Coolant temp warning light won't stop flashing - is my diagnosis correct?
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 12:26:54 -0400
  ...3) Disconnected single-wire temp sensor lead (bottom of thermostat housing) - no effect on flashing, temp gauge does not register. 4) Disconnected sensor lead...
• Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 15:55:35 -0400
  ...if one took the engine temp gauge out of the cluster, connected >it straight to the temp sending unit (sensor) and 12+, would this...
• O2 sensor is...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 May 1996 11:15:15 -0700
  ...A thermistor is a device like a resistor which varies as a direct function of temperature. An O2 sensor is an entirely different beast...
• Re: questions on temp gauges
  Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 11:31:32 -0600 (CST)
  ...I was wondering first > of all, where is the predrilled mounting spot on the heads for a temp > sensor? I believe the extra "mounting...
• 84 westie at 10 miles/gallon
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:32:32 -0700
  ...clip on the temps sensor II to the ECU is loose so it's zip-tied in place the temp sensor II always reads...
• Re: Rough starting in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 12 Dec 1999 08:23:10 EST
  Gary; IF you have a digital ohm meter check the resistance of the TEMPII sensor. Do it first thing in the morning and note...
• Re: Temp sensors
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:45:51 -0500
  I'm inclined to think that a bad temp sensor for the fuel injection wouldn't come into play at start-up. Ed > Date...
• Temp II Sensor Release
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 29 Dec 2013 12:38:04 -0600
  I need to release the Temp II sensor. Question: Does one push the release clip - or pull the release clip - to unlock and free...
• Intake air temperature sensor defective (88 Van)
  Historical mailing list - Bruno Gauthier
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 16:52:22 -0400
  Well, the Intake Air Temperature Sensor of my Vanagon 88 is testing open instead of 2.7k ohms. The dealer says "Its electronics so...
• Re: 87: coolant temp sensor for syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 11:51:51 -0400
  ...The 1990 engine had a plastic thermostat housing and the temperature sensor with the "clip". The wiring connection on the sensor was different than...
• Re: Temp II voltages
  Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 21:31:48 -0500
  ...the blue water temp sensor in >the >> flange by the thermostat. >> >> my van an 87 2.1 will show a 02 sensor reading increase...
• Temp. Sender compatibility question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Barth
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 14:04:16 -0500
  ...Concerning the black Temp sensor in the Thermostat housing which supplies info to the coolant temp gauge- is there any difference between 251 919...
• Re: Vanagon Electrical Puzzle 2
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 23 Apr 2022 08:36:10 +0200
  Both, low level and temp sensor, are somehow linked via relay3. Low level is only connected to relay 3, still can trigger the LED...
• FINALLY!! Intermittent stalling mystery solved. Thanks all!!
  Historical mailing list - steve selin
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 13:12:47 -0400
  ...1-bad grounds 2-bad head temp sensor 3-bad double relay 4-clogged fuel line AND THE WINNER IS............ bad head temp sensor...
• Re: Warm Start Issue Likely Solved (+ temp sensor test results)
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:14:49 -0400
  ...Seems not. > > The suspect temp sensor bench tested out of spec mid range. This > coincided with what I saw at coolant temp gauge when...
• Re: Working ranges for Temp sensor and AFM
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 11:26:07 -0400
  ...At equal temperatures, though, the Temp I= > > > sensor in the AFM should measure about the same as the Temp II sensor= > in > > the motor...
• Re: Loss of power/stumbling
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 13:55:59 EST
  ...I disconnected the temp II sensor and by passed it like i did before . No change. I reconnected the sensor and disconnected the green...
• Re: After-Market Temperature Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:31:23 -0700
  I'd say coolant temp should be read at the water manifold. that's where the sensors in the stock Subaru engine are.. one...
• running rich/low power
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 10:33:34 EST
  I would be inclined to check out your fuel pressure regulator, or eventually the temperature sensor. The temp sensor is on the lower left...
• Re: patching coolant temp sensor wires
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 12:21:19 -0600
  ...I found out a wire on my coolant temp sensor frayed and I > spliced it by twisting the wires and soldering them. Will this...
• Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 15:38:22 -0400
  ...Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on? Hi, The problem is that the temperature drop doesn't happen "briefly...
• Re: Failed Smog Test
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 15:35:41 -0800
  ...You might also have a dying temp sensor so check the its impedance per the Bentley. Temp sensor either gains or loses resistance as...
• Re: Best deal for temp 2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 09:10:30 -0800
  Chad, there are two types of temp2 sensors. The older rigs (like my 84) needed the more expensive one where the newer rigs need...
• Re: Cold start 3 cylinder stalling and bucking idle insanity!!!
  Historical mailing list - Adam H. Behle
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 10:18:02 -0500
  Well, I changed the temp 2 sensor and cleaned a few more grounds, but no help. I actually got it to idle on its...
• Re: When in Doubt - Temp 2 - thanks to Digitool
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 08:26:58 -0700
  ...I would have never Suspected my temp 2 sensor ( seeing how it is only 2[!!] years old) Yet � Digitool reported the sensor was basically...
• Re: Working ranges for Temp sensor and AFM
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 08:15:46 -0700
  ...At equal temperatures, though, the Temp I= > > > sensor in the AFM should measure about the same as the Temp II sensor= > in > > the motor...
• Re something wrong
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 14:46:34 -0500
  ...I guessed it might have been a temp. sensor. I replaced the sensor in the thermostadt housing (not the blue one for the temp...
• Re: air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Feb 2014 00:28:42 -0500
  ...air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp? > > Vanagon Type IV air-cooled engines use the same single wire sensor. > It's possibly to...
• Re: head gasket???
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 09:33:01 -0400
  Tonya; With this new information and knowing the Temp sensor blew out, I would replace the sensor first. From the symptoms it sounds like...
• HEAD SENSOR
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Callaghan Jr.
  Thu, 10 May 2001 11:29:09 -0700
  Hi all, A mechanic installed a new head temp sensor by Cyl # 2 instead of Cyl #3. He used a spliced piece of wire...
• Tuning question--long, sorry!
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:13:48 -0500
  ...So at 950 rpm at 185 degrees F (or whatever) the voltage from the AFM, the O2 sensor, the Temp II, the intake air...
• Re: Stalling '86
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Apr 1996 10:43:45 -0500
  ...Might this be the O2 sensor? Or some other sort of >temperature sensor? Or is it a short as a result of water in...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:47:49 -0700
  probably no harm done, but I sure would not jumper the temp sensor wires . the ECU expects to see a resistance value there. if...
• Temperature gauge
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 08:12:03 -0500
  Can anyone on the list tell me which ,if any , temp sensor acts as the sending unit for the temp gauge? Is there a...
• '85 Vanagon - won't come off idle
  Historical mailing list - Kenn Draymon and Corinne Janow
  Sat, 11 Dec 1999 21:28:14 -0800
  ...Trouble vanishes when temp sensor is disconnected. So, leave it disconnected you say. Ah, but it won't start while sensor is disconnected. Local...
• Re: Working ranges for Temp sensor and AFM
  Historical mailing list - Javier
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 07:35:01 -0000
  ...I am trying to help a friend with his van; we disconnected the Temperature sensor after feeling that idle was errant, and,.... it worked...
• cylinder head temp sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Feb 1997 11:27:19 -0800
  ...3) o2 sensor dead. 4) cylinder head temp sensor dead. 5) ignition coil replaced due to not meeting resistance specs. with ohm meter. 6...
• Re: Temp II Sensor Release
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 29 Dec 2013 20:53:34 -0600
  ...Sensor out ~ Coolant > Will/Should Flow ~ > > ORR ~ DeanB > > > On 29 Dec , 2013, at 11:38 AM, JRodgers wrote: > >> I need to release the Temp...
• Thank you for temperature answers!
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 20:23:44 -0000
  ...the temperature sensor (it seems to show a full range). One remaining question is how do you test the coolant level warning sensor in...
• '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: Sensors for accessory gauges
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:28:47 -0700
  ...where they > installed > > > the temperature sensor > > > for the gauge. > > > > > > Also, are there other places to place an oil > temp > > > sensor if you do not...
• Re: sensor not hot enough
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:16:44 -0500
  My interpretation of the whole thing (I'm dealing with similar issues) is that the O2 sensor works, no matter what temperature it's...
• Re: 88 vanagon gl "issues"
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:53:59 -0800
  ...Some questions: > > > > The TEMPII sensor is a real good candidate. > > > > > > Where exactly is the TEMPII sensor? > > > > There are some wires/traces under the distributor...
• busted temp sender?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 09:16:11 -0700
  If my temperature sensor/sender (?) is bad, will i run rich? Still trying to pinpoint my running rich issue... granted i've only spent...
• Coolant Temp Sensor Test. Generic vs VW.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 19:31:10 -0700
  ...between the two sensors indicate manufacturing differences (possibly quality control) or is the No Name just a failing coolant temp sensor? Personally if the...
• crazy o2 sensor prob
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 22:26:53 EST
  ...i just put in new temp sensor and o2 sensor. only way i can drive it normal is keeping the o2 sensor disconneted. runs...
• Re: Vanagon running rough
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 11 Jan 2005 11:11:30 -0500
  Stew, if it starts and runs fine when cold, then logically (as already mentioned) you should start by checking the temp sensor and its...
• Re: 86 digifant running rich
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 08:16:32 -0500
  ...The voltage from the temperature 2 sensor ( coolant ) should be around 0.1 volt with engine that is warmed up. Darrell Ps. you must...
• Re: Hesitation at low RPM
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Tue, 06 Sep 94 19:56:51 CDT
  ...that would seem to tell me that the coolant temp sensor IS bad ... i.e., the computer can't tell the difference between the...
• Re: 2.1 waterboxer oil temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 17:30:50 -0500
  ...Is this an oil-temp sensor? The 1.9 > > >does not have this sensor. > > > > Yeah, that's the .9bar sensor that monitors pressure when...
• hot starting problem
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 15:04:54 -0500
  ...I've check both temperature sensors (coolant sensor and air temp sensor), and both seem OK. Spark plugs, wires, distributor cap, and rotor are...
• Re: Temp 2 sensor lesson for the 5th time [rant]
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 14:00:42 -0400
  If this "Temp II" sensor is the one that plugs into a flange on the coolant line, I assume it is technologically very similar...
• Re: TEMP I SENSOR
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 18:45:36 EST
  ...The temp sensor doesn't usually go erratic like you describe, though sometimes the connection gets alittle flaky. Try wiggling/rotating the connector a...