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• Re: Vanagan Runs Too Cold
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jan 1996 13:10:02 -0500
  ...out a reasonable amount of heat, then the problem is likely with the temperature sensor or temperature gage. Jim Davis 87 Syncro 88 Wolfsburg
• Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:17:49 -0500
  ...On startup and until the O2 sensor warms up to operating temperature, the lights will wander eratically, but once up to temp, it will...
• FW: six guys update
  Historical mailing list - Ted Titcomb
  Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:30:13 -0400
  ...six guys update "OK!" Payson checked out the the temperature sensor and was going to do the bypass test with a test light, but...
• 83 h20 fuel injection problem
  Historical mailing list - Terrence Tickle
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 14:18:00 -0400
  ...6) Checked out the engine temperature sensor with the engine hot. Perhaps that is enough for now ... I would value any suggestions that may...
• 2.1WBX running rich
  Historical mailing list - Van Pelt, Steve
  Thu, 15 Jan 2015 11:02:58 -0600
  ...I have done all the usual checks such as disconnecting temperature two sensor, disconnecting the oxygen sensor, checking with a can of carb cleaner...
• Re: emissions inspection failed on 83
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 12:59:41 -0500
  ...Idle mixture should be set to produce around 1% CO BEFORE the cat (check the Bentley for the exact number) A bad temperature sensor...
• Re: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 13:24:13 -0500
  Mike, The gauge temp sensor is the single wire sensor located near the 2 wire temp 2 sensor. It is reading the temperature of...
• adding resister to center 1.9 coolant temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 6 Jul 2010 19:57:23 -0400
  ...Now the gauge reads high, about 65%-70% when normal operating temperature instead of 50% (LED dead center) like the old one. I'm...
• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:38:33 -0500
  ...reasonable temperature, but > It's also probably a highly optimistic reading. It's a long run to the > sensor, and the sensor is in...
• Lunch with Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 14:07:08 PST
  ...on oxygen sensors on '79 and later California air-cooleds. "The oxygen sensor generates form 0-1 volt depending on sensor temperature and exhaust...
• Re: expansion tank wierdness
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Sun, 20 Sep 1998 17:06:48 -0500
  ...When proper engine operating temperature is acheived, and temperature stabilized, expansion stops, and outside atmospheric pressure, acting through the vent holes pushes back against...
• Re: Still need HELP with hot start problem 84 Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 3 Sep 2012 19:39:57 -0600
  ...Replaced the temperature sensor. > 9. Replaced the wire from the computer to the temperature sensor. > > Tomorrow I am going to see if I can...
• Re: oil pressure/temp sensor location
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 13:02:09 -0500
  ...Has anyone installed an oil temp sensor? > If so, where did you install the sensor. I used a tee fitting in the stock temperature...
• Re: Another operating temp question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 23:22:48 -0600
  ...NET> writes: > Where is your Temp gauge sensor mounted? If this is an actual oil > temperature, be happy. You engine is running well and...
• Re: Propane (fridge) finally out
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 May 1996 16:17:25 -0300 (ADT)
  ...on at regular intervals, with subsequent temperature verification by a suitable organic based, non-grounded, temp sensor? Or were you just passing gas for...
• preheat light won't turn off -diesel vanagon-
  Historical mailing list - Grenon, Jerome
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 14:57:37 -0400
  ...Is it because my battrey can't supply enough draw to turn off the glow plug light? Is it a temperature sensor problem? thanks...
• Another leak
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 09:32:17 -0500
  ...Why are there two sensors? I can see one as a coolant temperature sensor. What is the other one for? The only thing that...
• Re: Blinking Dash Warning Lights!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 16:23:25 -0700
  ...The >engine temperature is well within it's typical operating range (about 1/2 >way up the LED or below), the coolant levels in...
• Re: idle surges
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 10:28:18 +0200
  ...What else could it be? The airflow meter? (maybe but it would affect other rpms too) the air temperature sensor? the idle switch? (it...
• Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 May 2019 15:28:18 -0400
  I have, once again, replaced the 251 919 372 Coolant Level Sensor to fix the blinking red light in the Coolant Temperature Gauge in...
• Re: Running hot, what can be the matter
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 19:54:18 -0700
  ...Is there a reliable engine heat measurement? Do I swap > out temp sensor? Yes, the way shops measure the temperature is with an infrared...
• Re: What Should I See On the Temperature Gage?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 9 Oct 2009 00:03:44 -0700
  Did your mechanic check the temp sensor for you? It is most likely the cause of the problem. Hacking the temp gauge is not...
• Re: Temperature Sensor Light/Difficulty Starting
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Sun, 12 Dec 1999 11:48:57 PST
  The coolant is always around the line in the reservoir. The light will blink when the coolant in the MAIN coolant tank (the one...
• Continuing Engine Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 10 May 1996 19:26:15 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The Fuel pressure is exactly correct, the temperature sensors send the correct information. All the pins at the ECU connector give the exact proper...
• Re: Oil Temp
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 21:56:42 -0400
  ...This will lower the oil temperature at 80 mph to approximately 200 degrees F (measured with a drain plug temperature sensor). This oil level...
• Coolant Temp?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 20:44:55 -0500
  ...at ordinary, around town, temperatures. At this temp the gauge rests near the bottom, on the white mark. That's how it almost always...
• Re: Temp gauge problems too
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:35:03 -0500
  ...Radiator flow or not, though, your > > temperature gauge should > > read something at least APPROACHING engine > > temperature. It's fed by the > > black sensor on...
• Re: Installation of Engine Oil Temp. Sensors
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Apr 1996 20:25:05 -0400
  ...the oil pressure relief valve gallery. >I have installed my oil temperature sensor in this location because: it was > i find this location works...
• coolant leak found
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Jan 1995 21:49:30 -0600
  The leak appears to be coming from the left-hand "temperature sender - injection"; the drawing shows a seal under it. I suppose I'll...
• Re: Coolant Pipes and runs hot (150k miles)
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 19:32:25 -0700
  ...sensor.) > > Considering this vehicle now has 150k miles on it, any thoughts as to > common things to check for higher than normal H2O temperature...
• Re: oil pressure question
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 12 Sep 94 9:07:46 PDT
  ...I have heard from others on this list that sensors mounted at the spark plug read higher. CH temp seems directly tied to engine...
• 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...
• '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: What could have gone wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Mon, 5 May 2008 14:52:34 +0200
  Probably bad sensor or contacts. If the needle stays in the middle, temp is fine, and the red light indicates level too low. Level...
• Re: 87 syncro water temperature sender
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Thu, 29 Jul 2004 00:54:47 -0400
  ...It looks like it is located where I said it is, but it may be a one wire sensor. I just looked at my...
• Temp II Sensor, Engine Hot.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 24 Sep 2013 14:22:06 -0700
  ...II sensor or its' wiring fails, the engine management reverts to a preset temperature. I have no idea if an overheated sensor would cause...
• Re: coolant temperature sensor
  Historical mailing list - Brian Wawzonek
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 17:32:11 -0700
  ...coolant temperature sensor <DIV></DIV>Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 10:25:31 -1000 <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>That's what I thought too...
• Re: I need a suggestion for a 60C thermostatic switch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 17 Jan 2005 05:56:23 -0600
  ...M8), thermostatic >electric switch << > >>This switch will sample the temperature << David, Hmmm. I thought sensors do sensing, and switches do ..... er,....umm, ...switching?? LOL...
• Re: Water Level Indicator Red Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 16:09:23 -0800
  ...indicate temperature as well as signal the coolant loss lamp. The meter is activated by the current passing through the temp sensor (a temp...
• Re: temp gauge and coolant light trouble
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 22:16:02 -0700
  ...I could not find anything wrong with the cooling system including coolant level and temperature sensor. I gave up the idea of fixing it...
• Temperature gauge and red light
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Sun, 26 Jan 1997 12:35:34 -0800
  ...I think I need to replace the sensor. At least I know the wireing and the dash guage works. Do you know if this...
• Re: 83 h20 fuel injection problem
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 21:43:51 EDT
  ...Use a good quality digital meter and know exactly what the temperature of the coolant temp sensor is. This is the most important. I...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 25 Jun 2020 22:44:37 -0400
  ...vent line manifold. > > > > Thanks, all, for your comments. > > > > Now dreaming: > > Alloy rims, oil temperature sensor, oil cooler, frame-mounted hitch, > > minor body work. > > > > gab > > > > >
• Re: Running rough, dies as temp gauge starts to register
  Historical mailing list - Seattle Nick
  Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:51:20 -0500
  ...You need to check the >sensor resistance vs temperature to determine if it's producing a valid >output. > >Your symptoms do fit the O2...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
  Wed, 8 Aug 2018 18:21:55 -0700
  ...Temp Sensor Too...did you mean also or temp sensor II? There are 2 sensors at the thermostat housing; 1 sends temperature info to...
• Re: Changed thermostat - temp gauge still reads stone cold
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:19:10 -0500
  ...housing and ground, then ditto for sensor housing, and gage will read cold irrespective of engine temperature. dan On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09...
• O2 Sensor rust!
  Historical mailing list - ZUMBRENNEN JOSEPH CORY
  Tue, 9 Apr 1996 18:56:57 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I installed the new temperature sendor and cleaned all the grounds. I also got a O2 sensor from FLAPS for $50. I won't...
• fluxuating idle
  Historical mailing list - Erik Rhodes
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 16:25:11 -0700
  ...The air flow meter is new (not rebuilt), the oxygen sensor is new, the head temperature sensor is new. Got me a Probst book...
• Re: Outside Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:43:53 -0800
  ...Inside - Outside Temperature There are a bunch of such setups on the market. The one I've been using for about 10 years has...
• Re: red led in temperature gauge
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 6 Sep 1997 21:16:18 EDT
  ...the red led gets its information >from the temperature gauge and does not have a sensor of its >own? I have an 82 Vanagon...
• Re: Questions from a Vanagon Newbie
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 23:19:59 -0800
  The purpose, I believe, is to help coolant from the radiator to circulate at a lower temperature at start-up, for emissions sake. Hector...
• Re: Coolant Thermostat Question
  Historical mailing list - The Blackhams
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 19:04:52 -0700
  ...coolant temperature as determined by the >coolant >> temperature sensor. I've noticed it is taking quite a while to get >to >> operating temperature (if...
• Engine Pulsing - No More?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 21:52:48 PDT
  ...Unfortunately, due to lack of understanding on my part, I got the temp sensor for the temperature gauge, not the temp 2 sensor, but...
• Re: vdo cyl head temp sensor location?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 21:53:38 -0700
  ...I couldn't fit the sensor under a spark plug either. Fortunately, there is a spot on the type IV head where there is...
• Re: Still need HELP with hot start problem 84 Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 3 Sep 2012 19:42:16 -0600
  ...Replaced the temperature sensor. > 9. Replaced the wire from the computer to the temperature sensor. > > Tomorrow I am going to see if I can...
• Re: '84 Vanagon, Help!
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Sat, 13 Aug 1994 08:25:01 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Finally (about > 2K miles later) the leaking gas literally blows coolant out of most > of the cooling system and the temperature sensor begins to...
• Re: Fuel issue near Banks, Idaho
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 19:24:51 -0500
  If the problem just depends on engine temperature, then maybe the Temp 2 sensor is bad? Just a thought... -Wes On Mon, Aug 06...
• Re: cold run problems
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 14:09:00 -0500
  James, I know you said various temperatures but have you checked temp two sensor when it's stone cold? Also is it possible the...
• rich running when cold, slow warm up
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 03:08:34 -0600
  ...Also, I checked the temp I sensor at the same time and it was also nearly the same resistance at the same temperature. Also...
• Re: '86 Vanagon Starts, Dies....Revisited (Help!)
  Historical mailing list - yahi
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 14:34:37 -0800
  ...Sensor is located in the thermostat housing (see Bentley 24.49), is a blue two pin connector which sends the ECU coolant temperature info...