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• Re: DexCool in Canada (was Coolant Question)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 18:34:41 -0700
  ...just do a better job of bleeding the air out and if you haven't replaced the coolant level sensor lately... do that too...
• Re: mechanical speaking what triggers the LED?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:24:06 -0700
  You are right, the coolant low level module is only for the coolant level and causes no problem if left out. You won't...
• Re: 5-cylinder swap update (kits are ready!)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 23:29:02 EST
  ...modification But you didn't answer my question about coolant fill tank or level observation.... can this be at the rear license plate door...
• Re: What could have gone wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Mon, 5 May 2008 15:38:53 +0200
  I agree that level can go down due to air in the system, but can it come up again completely when cooling down? I...
• Re: My van makes coolant!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:57:16 -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: A/T problems -- fluid level high
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Feb 2015 12:00:06 -0500
  If the fluid is contaminated with coolant it will be an obvious milky white mess. If not look for differential fluid or a bad...
• More Diesel Coolant questions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 08:45:36 -0800
  ...I checked my owners manual and sure enough it says that the level tank is located behind the license plate next to the dipstick...
• Coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:03:21 -0500
  ...I know this is just a fault - but what? Got coolant, Sensor in tank is good. Bad circuit in the instrument pod?? That light...
• Re: Libby Bong and coolant change
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:58:36 -0500
  ...the level, drove the bus to Cali and then back across the country to Atlanta. I don't remember if additional coolant was ever...
• Acceptable level of change in coolant in refill tank
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 18:49:21 -0500
  ...I don't seem to be losing coolant but I do notice that the level in the refill tank (that's the one visible...
• Re: No Coolant in Small Tank Behind License Plate
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:39:14 -0400
  ...This morning I was all set to go to work but decided to take a look at the coolant level behind the license plate...
• Re: Eastcoast roadtrip contacts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 11:45:37 -0400
  ...Michael > I would add to what Stan said that you should > closely monitor the coolant level from the moment > you first pull away and...
• Coolant warning light trouble
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 22:09:34 +0100
  Hello listees! I have a problem with the coolant level warning light. Sometimes it goes on flashing for a very long time (5 minutes...
• Re: Troubleshooting Blinking LED
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 3 May 2014 14:43:09 -0400
  >The coolant level control module (painted #43) applies a weak square >wave to one pin of the coolant level sender. If that pin is...
• Re: Thank you for temperature answers!
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 18:27:26 -0800
  Coolant level sensor 101-- Disclaimer--I'm not getting this from any manual, so take with a grain of salt. Information based on archives...
• Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 17:57:47 -0500
  ...I have a new coolant level sensor ordered and coming in the mail, but until then....any thoughts, comments or advice for me on...
• Re: 84 coolant light.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 06:11:11 -0400
  I find it hard to believe that the Vanagon Myth, about an improper coolant mixture will cause the blinking light to go on, persists...
• Re: Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 21:02:28 -0400
  ...Also, had one sensor develop a hairline crack and leak, another completely blow out with a major loss of coolant. No damage though. Roger...
• Re: Flashing Coolant Light
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 23:38:13 -0700
  Don't forget to turn off the engine and restart it to reset the coolant level light. I looked at mine, and I can...
• Re: No Coolant in Small Tank Behind License Plate
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:57:48 -0400
  ...coolant VERY strongly. > > This morning I was all set to go to work but decided to take a look at the > coolant level behind...
• Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:57:40 -0700
  ...Like most, I check oil/coolant almost every day when on long trips. But..... In the event of a sudden coolant loss, have others...
• Re: Vanagon Electrical Puzzle 2
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 24 Apr 2022 08:44:26 +0200
  ...led. > > The coolant level warning aspect was added on later as a secondary > function of the same led. > > > Also the coolant gauge temp sender...
• Grounds
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Sat, 12 May 2001 17:00:46 EDT
  ...When I bought it, the gas gauge, the coolant level light and the temperature gauge didn't work and the brake warning light stayed...
• Re: Late night - blinking light
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 08:20:24 -0700
  At 9/6/2009 12:39 AM, John Rodgers wrote: >I've got a coolant level sensor light that comes on at startup (as...
• Re: Flashing Coolant Light
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 00:02:25 +1000
  ...I knew there was no serious problem because the coolant level was good and the temperature was normal.. I replaced the coolant level warning...
• Re: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 17:39:27 -0800
  There is a coolant level sensor in the main coolant tank. It triggers the led in the temp gauge to blink when only a...
• Re: Loss of Power after carwash
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:45:23 -0700
  ...As it cools down coolant is drawn back out of the overflow tank > > which should return to its previous level. An overflow tank that...
• 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
  ...Finally I reached into the fuse/relay panel and pulled the coolant level relay. This stopped the occurrences of false coolant level alarms but...
• Re: disappearing coolant??
  Historical mailing list - John Parson
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 13:20:11 -0400
  ...note/mark the<br>coolant level in the overflow tank and the drive in<br>Arizona/Texas in the summer (Egypt anyone???), drive<br...
• Adding Coolant
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 17:15:40 -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: Catastrophic failure of coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:59:39 -0400
  When I put these coolant level sensors in I use Vaseline to lubricate both the threads and the O-Ring. They go in easily...
• coolant leak
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Jan 1995 09:20:19 -0600
  ...Any "usual suspects"? I've also got a leak from either the coolant level warning switch or the coolant expansion tank cap, but I...
• 87 westy: preventative maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 14:09:35 -0400
  ...the long coolant pipes better than the stock ones, anyone recommendations? when i got the vanagon two weeks ago coolant level was very low...
• One Time Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 09:37:27 -0700
  ...I took a look at the refill tank (behind the licence plate) and the coolant level was up to the lower edge of the...
• Re: coolant leak after long idle
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:55:52 -0700
  ...I checked the coolant level in both tanks, the > main > tank was full and the other was between min and max, the same level...
• Re: Cooling System Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 09:00:21 -0400
  ...the coolant expansion tank, inside and to the left of the coolant reservoir, > where the coolant level sensor is. Aha! The level is at...
• Re: new engine & bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 09:29:38 -0400
  ...Let it idle after you start it and add more coolant as the level in the pressure tank drops. When the level stabilizes you...
• Re: coolant light stays flashing
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 17:59:52 +0000
  ...This is the electrical plug that plugs to what must > be either a low coolant level sensor in the overflow tank or a low...
• Oil in the coolant
  Historical mailing list - sam pacifico
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 14:32:24 -0600
  Help! I just went to check the coolant level in the expansion tank of my '87 GL and saw a dark sludge-like substance...
• coolant temp guage trouble shooting
  Historical mailing list - mykarmann
  Thu, 26 Dec 2002 14:10:03 -0500
  ...it without pulling the instrument cluster? The red light for the coolant level works and lights up fine with I place the key in...
• Re: temp gauge-coolant level sensor questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 17:40:48 -0500
  ...the van has no coolant in it right now, when i turn the key, the low >coolant lite flashes like 3 times, and then...
• Re: Where's my coolant fluid going?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:17:31 -0700
  ...Couldn't figure why the van was getting hot till I stopped to check the fluid level. Added some coolant then went round to...
• Re: Air in cooling system....or is this normal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:49:15 -0500
  ...Could there have been some latent air somewhere in the coolant lines that finally may have expanded and caused the coolant level to go...
• Re: Which syndrome is this?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 13:06:25 -0700
  ...believe that the Sensor on top of the coolant expansion tank is coolant level, not coolant temp. I may be wrong here. Malcolm --- Tim...
• Re: Vanagon Watertemp gauge weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Dwight Mattix (Dwight Mattix)
  Thu, 9 May 1996 15:55:48 -0700 (PDT)
  ...If the level gets low >enough it sucks air, doesn't circulate coolant and does the Chernobyl >bake-off pronto. Another easy check is...
• Wont' stop blinking
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sun, 5 Feb 2012 10:06:44 -0800
  ...I have done; Full coolant system, new level sensor, new ground to the instrument panel, There must be some intricate technical reason why I...
• Wacky Warning Light
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 24 Jan 95 13:46:08 PST
  Check the coolant level, theres a little sensor that uses the conductivity of the coolant to tell if it's below the minimum. That...
• Re: Flashing dash LED
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 20:21:53 -0500
  ...The flashing light is the "low coolant level warning light". You have two water tanks in the coolant system. They are in the engine...
• Re: Coolant Level Light Question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 11:23:54 -0400
  At 09:45 AM 7/3/2002, Chuck Mathis wrote: >The coolant level light on my '85 has suddenly replaced its normal behavior >(flashing...
• Re: bleeding questions
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 15:10:46 -0800
  ...in the system Just how much coolant? I've seen the level in my '85's coolant reservoir vary quite a bit as the...
• low temp gauge reading need ideas...
  Historical mailing list - rsf
  Mon, 23 Jan 2006 19:37:13 -0500
  * Good thermostat (tested fine) * Appears to be correct level of coolant and bled * Gauge slowly started creeping lower all week * Heater (front and rear...
• Re: Coolant temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 4 May 2008 18:40:31 -0400
  ...wrote: > Can anyone tell me if the coolant gauge temperature sensor (in thermostat > housing - not the level sensor in the expansion tank) uses an...
• Re: coolant light / temp sensor - need advice please!
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:14:46 -0800
  ...The temp gauge will still function as before but the coolant level sensor will be disabled. If the blinking issues cease while this is...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 13 Dec 2014 04:37:12 -0800
  ...after we had the coolant flushed and replaced in August. The mechanic had filled the system to barely reach the minimum level in the...
• Re: the mysterious flash of the coolant light
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:50:40 -0400
  ...Since we first bled the coolant system > after the engine swap our coolant level has been completely consistent, > with no loss or need to...
• Re: Head leak again.... What next?
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:51:19 -0800
  Kurt, my coolant in all my vehicles rises after it is hot. That is why my coolant tank has a max - hot level and...
• Re: '84 wassertemp gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 16:57:26 -0300 (ADT)
  ...have low coolant level. That flashing red LED when you first turn on is showing the cct. works. Once the level in the main...
• Re: No Coolant in Small Tank Behind License Plate
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:00:50 -0700
  ...This morning I was all set to go to work but decided to take a look at the coolant level behind the license plate...
• Re: One Time Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 12:00:22 -0500
  ...I took a look at the refill tank > (behind the licence plate) and the coolant level was up to the lower > edge of the...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:49:09 -0400
  ...That was in the spring and the coolant level hasn't budged. << I'm starting to think that's the way to go. Thanks...