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• Re: Vanagon Electrical Puzzle 2
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 23 Apr 2022 08:36:10 +0200
  ...Showing low coolant albeit correct temp. My tip: Replace/pull relay3. Then continue test on the low level sensor line. Raimund P.S: As...
• TD coolant circulation pump
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 10:43:56 +0100
  ...the coolant temp meter in the dashboard works fine, so that sensor is ok. Same for the pre-start glow sensor: when the engine...
• Re: leaking coolant reservoir / sensor housing
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Sun, 4 May 2008 07:57:49 -0700
  ...Meanwhile, my cracked coolant level sensor housing has been held together with epoxy plastic weld and filled with epoxy putty. I was 100 miles...
• Re: Re Stopping the flashing coolant light for good
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:58:17 -0400
  ...I am not losing coolant, the system moves coolant throughout, and the reservoir shows appropriate levels. The mech here who I trust without question...
• Re: Boiling radiator light etc.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 07 Jun 95 13:44:16 CDT
  ...on my 88 bus, i think it's the coolant level sensor itself that's gone a bit wacko. sometimes it will come on...
• Re: CRACKED BLOCK on 2.1
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 08:56:16 EST
  ...The top of the coolant level sensor broke off. I was far from a VW dealer so I JB Welded it. It got home...
• Re: Vanagon idle hunting
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 13 Apr 94 16:32:44 CDT
  ...you WILL lose coolant, but not much if the car is level. i didn't do anything special to the coolant tank or system...
• Re: Wondering about coolant physics
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 16:39:40 -0500
  ...In summary, with my '82 diesel conversions, I switched the primary coolant reservoir to the '83 version, added a coolant level sensor and then...
• Re: Logan Pass - blew the expansion tank temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 13:51:04 -0400
  ...I replaced > twice (2 vans) that same sensor... unless the coolant is very empty... and > even that... > > once I even had the big coolant...
• [FIX] seal on Expansion Tank sensor
  Historical mailing list - patrice b
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 23:48:38 -0700
  I flushed the coolant a week or so ago, and was checking the expansion tank today (again) after driving...I'm happy that I...
• Re: Coolant loss in expansion tank but not fill tank
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 16:58:52 -0500
  Pam, For the purposes here, lets call the tank where the coolant level sensor is the Expansion Tank. The tank where the hose from...
• "Troll" posting: Rescue Tape still in place...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 08:11:29 -0700
  ...Here's the Troll-topper part of this post....I am still quite happy without that blinking coolant level sensor light functioning AND an...
• 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
  ...An open circuit condition > would be one in which there is no coolant between the terminals in the > sensor - like perhaps all the coolant...
• Re: Burps up coolant when parked warm.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:45:57 -0500
  ...I had it in the shop one day and it got new coolant, and a new pressure cap and coolant level sensor. When the...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 13 Dec 2014 08:22:47 -0800
  ...Obviously the coolant level sensor is at the top of the list. Mark Don Hanson wrote: > OK, I agree that the low coolant lights...
• Re: Disappearing Coolant - Head Lean?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 10:32:05 -0700
  ...notice the pool of coolant in the dimple at the top of the tank where the coolant level sensor resides. Without the necessary part...
• # Importance of pressure and temp monitoring (long)
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 06:07:05 -0700
  ...I had a double failure where my coolant leaked overnight, and my coolant level sensor (in the expansion tank) was cracked and allowed coolant...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 06:07:55 -0600
  ...74 Transporter Bus ("Buddy") >> >> If your coolant light is flashing either the coolant sensor is bad, >> the coolant is low, or there is air...
• temp guage read-out
  Historical mailing list - Richards, Andrew
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:21:03 -0700
  ...bleed it after changing my temp sensor. Well, I'm not seeing any change in the coolant levels of my expansion tank(s) after...
• Re: Temp Warning Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Steve Bergin
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 23:40:50 -0500
  ...The > coolant level and composition is correct, the engine runs fine, and the > temperature is perfectly normal, but once in awhile the temp warning...
• Re: HELP Flashing red temp light!
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Ryan
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 17:45:12 EDT
  ...low level of coolant in the expansion tank. That's the tank inside the engine compartment and you can see the sensor wires leading...
• Re: Low Engine Temps
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 1 Apr 2005 16:07:38 -0500
  ...This pheonomena had occured suddenly, and I accepted that my engine was operating correctly despite this(after much fretting).Recently, the coolant level sensor...
• Re: '87 Syncro GL temp light
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 May 1996 13:38:12 -0400
  ...It is an indication of a low coolant level only. Jim Davis 87 GL Syncro 88 GL Wolfsburg
• Re: Catastrophic failure of coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 08:57:32 -0700
  I have fixed the blinking on about 20 different Vanagons with probably 10 different causes. A cracked lead in the blue foil is one...
• Re: the mysterious flash of the coolant light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 28 May 2012 16:02:50 -0700
  ...None of these had anything to do with the coolant level sensor system itself. Mark pickle vanagon wrote: > We just took our first camping...
• Re: Only 5V at Temp II sensor?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Sat, 27 May 2017 14:53:52 -0400
  ...to provide different levels of resistance when jumpering the > wires that connect to my 2-wire Temp II coolant temp sensor/sender, as > described...
• Low coolant light flashing
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sat, 27 Jul 2024 14:40:52 -0700
  On my 1987 vanagon with stock 2.1 engine, the red LED embedded in the Coolant Temp guage started flashing a few kilometres from...
• Re: '88 westy water temp light flashing..... what to check first
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 24 Apr 2005 16:48:11 -0700
  ...The cable may be loose, the connection may be dirty, the sensor may be bad or dirty/ or the coolant in that tank may...
• Re: temp gauge and coolant light trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:15:36 +0000
  ...top if the low coolant sensor is tripped. Check the connections on the pressure tank or if the coolant level in the tank is...
• Re: What could have gone wrong?
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Mon, 5 May 2008 20:17:27 -0700
  ...It could also be the connector to the coolant level sensor in the expansion tank. Those fail more often than the sensor itself. I...
• Re: '86 Westy coolant questions
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 7 Apr 2012 18:32:47 -0400
  ...Brand new cap didn't open maybe a week after I installed it, loosened the same hose twice, blew the coolant level sensor twice...
• Re: VW Camper Cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sun, 10 Nov 1996 19:16:35 -0500 (EST)
  ...even more coolant)? I would expect this to > be an ongoing and relentless problem. It is now staying at a "normal" level? I would...
• bleeding coolant/archives
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 11:42:47 EDT
  Volks- I've searched gerry for "coolant bleeding." etc. but can't find Dennis Haynes(?) or others' EASY-to-do & follow instructions. The system...
• Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:59:56 -0700
  ...I bet it's still flashing back there, wondering what's going on...Coolant is still full..just checked again as I checked the...
• Coolant reservoir full; Overflow tank empty?
  Historical mailing list - ron johnson
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 20:28:34 -0700
  ...A month or so ago, I pulled the level sensor to clean it. It was a bit tough to unscrew and I probably over...
• Underheating?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kasun
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 12:12:24 -0400
  ...We are using a very measured 50/50 solution as well and the coolant level is still where it was when we started. Any...
• Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:06:05 -0500
  ...the license plate door) is full of coolant, check the level sensor by pulling off the sensor connector and shorting the two terminals inside...
• Re: HELP Flashing red temp light!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 17:52:42 -0700
  ...low level of > coolant in the expansion tank. That's the tank inside the engine compartment > and you can see the sensor wires leading...
• Re: Blinking Light...coolant light?
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Thu, 13 May 2004 21:00:59 -0400
  ...It was a VERY dirty coolant level sensor Blinking has stopped... YEEE HAAA Shannon 91 Vanagon -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: Coolant out episode this aft.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:57:13 -0700
  Yeah, I suppose I should bite the bullet and see if I can get the coolant level sensor warning system to actually work. The...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:06:02 -0500
  ...That > mixture gives a specific resistance between the two electrodes on the > coolant level sensor. Evidently on startup the circuit assumes an open > circuit...
• 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: Re Stopping the flashing coolant light for good
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:27:25 -0400
  The problem with relying on the temparature guage is that the sensor relies on coolant being there and flowing. If not for the steam...
• Re: Leak at coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 09:33:58 EST
  ...Of course, under that rotten o-ring was a crack in the plastic sensor housing. Boo-hoo. My fix: Filled the inside of the...
• Re: Temp Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:06:50 -0400
  ...I gather this is something to do with coolant level in the > original vehicle (there is no sensor my setup). Is this correct? Is...
• Re: Flashing Coolant Light, mysteries revealed!!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 21:57:43 -0500
  ...The Bus Depot Catalog lists a single 82-91 >coolant level sensor part no. 251 919 372 for a mere $ >8.95. Add $1...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - temp. (degree) gauge not working
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 07:40:29 EST
  ...is either a bad sensor, bad wire (shorted or broken) or a bad gauge (no likely since the coolant level light works). I'd...
• Re: flashing coolant light
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 17:07:06 -0400
  ...I > am not loosing coolant because the level in the resevoir has remained > consistent. The sensor in the expansion tank is new within the...
• Re: O-ring or Washer...
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 19:33:34 -0500
  ...There is a rubber O-ring associated with the coolant level sensor in the recovery tank. This is one sensor that makes the LED...
• Re: Disappearing Coolant - Head Lean?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 10:35:07 -0700
  ...notice the pool of coolant in the dimple at the top of the tank where the coolant level sensor resides. Without the necessary part...
• Re: Thanks for cooling system info
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 2 Jul 2007 17:02:54 -0700
  ...Thanks for cooling system info > My coolant level sensor once shot into orbit( not unheard of here on the > list). As a side effect...
• Re: Good news, - was;'84 temp gauge shoots up fast
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:38:03 -0800
  ...level sensor goes off.. it pegs the temp gauge. seeing your temp gauge max out 'should' have made you immediately investigate coolant level in...
• Reservoir sensor seal,Was: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 30 Mar 2023 07:48:40 -0400
  ...coolant level sensor probe is threaded in with an o-ring at the top. The o-ring should get considerably compressed when the sensor...
• preventive hose replacement
  Historical mailing list - Tim High
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 00:49:47 -0800
  ...This time however, my coolant level sensor light gave no warning and I missed the cloud billowing out the back. I have very dark...
• Re: Weird Stuff----
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 10:56:53 -0500
  Where is there a coolant pressure sensor in the system? I've never seen one and don't recall any reference to one in...
• Re: blinking temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:04:44 -0400
  ...Temperature sensor seems to work properly as gauge temperature goes >from cold to mid-scale as engine warms. > >3) Replaced coolant level relay (plug...
• Flaky coolant light
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 12:02:10 -0700
  ...A few weeks ago I went to get a smog and while I was there I replaced the coolant level sensor; both of the...
• Re: Coolant problems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 06:28:50 -0400
  ...that coolant was leaking (spurting) out past the o ring that is around the temperature (level?) sensor that gets screwed into the coolant reservoir...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Mon, 13 Aug 2018 02:00:30 +0000
  This is also known as the coolant level sensor? The big square 42 or 43 ? Sorry for my lack of knowledge  Sent from Yahoo...