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• Painting Poptop White and Heat Transfer
  Historical mailing list - Trenholme, Phil
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 07:48:10 -0700
  ...Conductive Heat Transfer calculations look at the temperature differential.....if the exterior surface temperature is lowered the differential from the outside temp to the...
• Re: Coolant light mystery
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 16 Sep 2022 05:57:37 -0700
  Doesn't the coolant light indicate the level of coolant, not the temperature? I have actually had it come on when I hit a...
• 85 Vanagon and water temperature gauge.
  Historical mailing list - Peter Brandt
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 07:26:17 -0400
  ...I'm up to date) I want to install a water temperature gauge in my 85 Water-cooled Vanagon. I see them available at...
• Re: temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 19:56:30 -0700
  Because the temp sensor (BTW this is NOT the temperature guage sending unit) tells the ECU the temperature of the motor so that the...
• Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Oct 1996 18:30:15 -0700
  ...It looked pretty appetizing ;-) Anyway, I think I broke something because when I started the engine, the temperature indicator rose very quickly while the...
• Re: Quick and easy auxiliary heat
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Thu, 31 Oct 2013 01:31:33 -0600
  At those temperatures, I leave the windows open.... Miguel Miguel On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 8:12 PM, tom ring <taring@taring.org...
• Re: Oil Pressure observation.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:27:51 -0700
  ...interstate/highway |> sustained speeds...210f Oil temperature with oil pressure of |65psi at |> 3700rpm (60mph) With the other oil, I was seeing about 55psi...
• Vanagon temperature problem
  Historical mailing list - samchez, alexander
  Wed, 06 Aug 1997 16:08:24 +0000
  ...The problem seems to be temperature which at times runs over 50% and can fluctuate. I've taken my van to three different Volkswagen...
• RE: Vanagon temperature problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Aug 97 02:43:59 UT
  ...Vanagon temperature problem I have an '88 vanagon. I bought it about 14 months ago at 92,000 miles and I now have 114...
• Re: water wetter??
  Historical mailing list - Tom L.
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 09:24:03 -0700
  ...Huffaker immediately noticed lower operating temperatures, and Roy started to investigate why. You *can* cool an engine to much. The ideal temperature for coolant...
• thermostat:
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 30 Nov 94 20:57:46 CST
  ...an ambient temperature switch. which bentley says "switches A/C compressor OFF when outside temperature is under 38 degrees F" (the thermostat "switches A...
• Re: Frozen axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 22:16:36 -0500
  ...I > discharged a CO2 extinguisher on it and dropped the temperature of the nut > and the bolt way down. Then I rapidly heated the...
• Re: Overheat thought
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 15:46:05 EST
  ...Thermistors are tiny bits of semiconductors with highly temperature sensitive electrical resistance. Kinda like a temperature sensor. Your answering machine at home has one...
• Re: no GL-4 available
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 01:35:23 PDT
  ...MTL is a low 70W at very low temperatures and a high 80W, nearly an 85W, at elevated temperatures, providing adequate viscosity to prevent...
• Re: Checking Propane level
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 09:20:55 +0200
  ...The idea is that the state transition from the liquid to gaseous phase caused by propane consumption is acompanied by a temperature drop in...
• testing radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 23:11:20 -0400
  On a long trip earlier this year, I noticed that the temperature gauge would go up and down based on whether I was moving...
• Re: Thermostats...question(s)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 12 Sep 2015 16:40:07 -0500
  You can certainly heat the thermostat in water, monitoring temperature as the water heats, to check the temperature at which it opens and closes...
• RE: 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 29 May 1996 17:35:48 -0700
  ...installing VDO oil pressure and temperature Gene Berg instructions say to NEVER use Teflon tape on the senders. Don't recall the reason, whether...
• A/C performance with Freeze-12
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 23:28:41 -0400
  ...Air temp (measured by thermometer in outlet above driver's right eye) is running about 28 Fahrenheit degrees below outside temperature. Is this about...
• Re: [WetWesties] Ft Lewis troubles
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:45:03 -0800
  ...I forgot to mention that after the battery/oxy warning lights came on, strangely enough the _temperature_ gauge started to go down! By the...
• Re: Comments on the Oil Cooler Upgrade Issue
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 03:06:06 EST
  ...So the outlet temperature is 205 F, still under the oil temperature of 220 you target. Now for reference, the temperature difference between the...
• Coolant Thermostat Question
  Historical mailing list - The Blackhams
  Wed, 20 Dec 2000 12:36:09 -0700
  ...I've noticed it is taking quite a while to get to operating temperature (if at all in our frigid Utah temps). Do you...
• Re: One More 'Fridge Thread
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:57:14 -0400
  ...I would like people to report the actual temperature differential between their frdige and the outside air on a hot summer day. Summer temperatures...
• Re: Infrared thermometers
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 23 Sep 2018 23:39:19 +0000
  ...This causes the measured temperature (hot or cold) to be closer to room temperature than is accurate, with the difference increasing as temps get...
• Re: Cooling Problems: Radiator flow
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 18:24:08 -0500
  Hi Zoran, Good to know - one data point is better than none! Since plastic is a poor thermal conductor, the coolant temperature may not...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:52:20 -0500
  The open circuit voltage of a battery goes up as temperature goes up. The required charging voltage goes down as temperature goes up. Dennis...
• Re: A/C question
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 23:26:51 -0700
  ...Today my mechanic > checked the temperature of the air coming out of the vent and told me that > it was about 60 degrees. This...
• Re: How easy is it to .....
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 15:37:04 -0400
  ...is it to replace the AFM and the coolant temperature sensor? By > 'coolant temperature sensor' I don't mean the sensor that controls the...
• K&N cone filter
  Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
  Mon, 14 Dec 1998 18:57:41 -0600
  ...I think the main concern is the temperature of the intake air, is there much difference in the temperature? BTW, my engine is an...
• Vanagon head temperature (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Doherr
  Fri, 14 Jul 1995 16:13:06 -0700 (PDT)
  Here's somebody that needs help: ---------- Forwarded message ----------
• Re: Temperature Gauge Sensor Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 May 2017 17:19:11 +0000
  ...Temperature Gauge Sensor Question Hi, I replaced the temperature gauge sensor this weekend on my 87 Westy. Before the original one died, the needle...
• Re: Dometic Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 08:36:58 -0400
  ...Dometic Temperature Wimpy fridge, wimpy fridge. I was told at a Dometic service location that 30 degrees was about all I could expect out...
• Re: Propane Tank Gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 09:22:08 -0400
  At 12:57 AM 8/21/2001, Coby Smolens wrote: >'Course, there's the temperature strip gauge - a thing you stick on that >works...
• Re: weekend work
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:03:24 -0500
  ...The point of the thermostat is to > allow the coolant to heat to operating temperature. Once it reaches > that temperature, the thermostat is going...
• ethylene vs. propylene glycol
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 09:16:04 CST6CDT
  ...THE BOILING POINT OF WATER -PG IS MORE VISCOUS AT LOW TEMPERATURES -PG CONCENTRATIONS CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITH HYDROMETER -PG COOLANT IS A POORER...
• Re: a/c rebuild and retrofitted to R134a
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Tue, 12 May 1998 20:45:46 -0700
  ...I measured the temperature of the cooling air at the a/c vents in the back in the camper. It showed 42 degrees Fahrenheit...
• Re: Okay, who jinxed my thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:13:21 -0500
  ...After nine winters in northern Maine, where temperatures were frequently -20�F or colder, I can say that with a working thermostat, my temperature...
• Re: external temperature gauge
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:12:16 -0800
  ...external temperature guage >> >> You can shorten or lengthen the probe wires with no change in the = >> measurement, but you have to do an excellent...
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
  Mon, 7 May 2007 10:09:11 -0700
  ...Yes, the temperature > will reach high enough to cause the fan to kick in. That's normal. The temperature > gauge should pass the center...
• Re: Operating temperature? (temp gauge needle, etc)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 4 May 2008 16:14:39 -0400
  ...Do these temperatures seem okay to people? For as many posts as there > are in the archives talking about the use of infrared temperature...
• Re: Substitute for aircooled thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:38:44 -0800
  ...Mark On Feb 21, 2011, at 6:26 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote: > You�d want head temperature and oil temperature feedback to do it...
• Re: Nytrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 19 Oct 2015 18:15:31 -0500
  ...But wouldn't that depend on the two temperatures relative to each other? That might vary considerably. I make it a rule to check...
• Re: vanagon running hot when its over 80 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Scott DeSanti
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 23:54:45 EDT
  ...The Vanagon runs perfect with the temperature gauge in the always in the middle: But when the temperature is over 80 or 85 degrees...
• Temperature gauge problem finally solved
  Historical mailing list - Katherine J. Maas
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 16:51:49 -0700
  Thanks to those who posted me email replies to my question a couple of weeks ago about the temperature gauge that read at the...
• Re: haha..making ice in a westy fridge?? haha (wasbarbie ice cube trays)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 20 May 2004 16:22:35 -0400
  ...On a 50 degree night I once accidentally let the internal temperature drop below freezing, while running on 120 volts. I'm sure it...
• Re: Redline Water Wetter + No-Rosion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 00:49:52 -0400
  ...Keep in mind that straight water will boil at lower temperatures even under pressure so the cooling system reserve is lowered, you will over...
• Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 23:33:40 -0400
  ...The outside temperature dropped into the fifties, and the oil pressure gauge indicated a rapid increase in pressure to around 40 psi. The temperature...
• Temperature Sensor Resistance in AFM
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 07:11:39 -0400
  ...What I found was that the resistance across the Temperature Sensor (the one in the AFM) was only 1300. Bentley spec is 2300 - 2500...
• Re: followup - coolant gauge problem...
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 21 Sep 2005 16:15:58 EDT
  ...but the temperature gauge is a 250 �F, standard ground VDO item so substitute a 100 ohm resistor for the temperature sender. If the...
• Re:Coolant Temp Indications
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 20:16:22 -0800
  > The coolant temperature warning light sometimes flashes when the gauge > needle is showing max temp, and sometimes when the needle shows normal > temp. I...
• Re: Is John right about the temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 19:05:36 -0400
  ...My 87 clearly has the coolant sensor unrelated to the temperature sensor when the coolant level is low in the tank. The temperature gauge...
• Re: Quick and easy auxiliary heat
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 31 Oct 2013 15:51:00 -0700
  ...My current outside temperature is > 39F, and my van has been at 75F for over 24 hours. There is a lot of heat > stored...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 13:44:48 -0700
  ...Often the regulator also includes a bit of temperature compensation to reduce voltage based on temperature. Complex systems will even monitor battery temperature monitoring...
• Oil temp. gauge - leaks
  Historical mailing list - Tonks D
  Wed, 29 May 96 11:10:00 BST
  Over the Winter, I fitted a 'Cockpit' oil temperature gauge. You receive a replacement sump plug and the sender unit screws into the centre...
• Re: Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 09:39:01 -0600
  ...However, temperature surrounding the refrigerator determines whether or not the thermostat calls the main burner to come on. If you visit Phoenix, Az. in...
• ECU Chip Upgrade and Digifant Tool
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 18:30:29 -1000
  ...Hall sender * Coolant temperature sensor * Fuel injectors * Throttle switch/ idle stabilizer valve/ idle stabilizer control unit * Air flow sensor/ Air temperature sensor and air...
• testing temp 2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 02:20:25 -0700
  On page 24.45 the Bentley shows a graph that plots ohms vs temperature... I've been assuming that the left side of the...
• Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 08:54:39 -0400
  ...You need a good, long drive at high speed to get the oil up to temperature and 'cook off' the gasoline. David Brodbeck, N8SRE...
• Re: Gas consumption higher in winter?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:06:52 -0600
  ...The pump would measure the temperature, meter the fuel, and convert the gallons pumped using an algorithm that relates temperature to volume. Then you...
• Comments on the Oil Cooler Upgrade Issue
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 19 Nov 2005 04:30:07 EST
  ...This is obviously to control the upper temperature point of the oil, holding it closer to the coolant temperature. The details of the rate...