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• Tiico--After market water temp gauge/oil temp gauge question.......
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 19:32:00 -0700
  ...averaging 185-195F) Is there any way to tap a sensor into the coolant reservior without drilling another hole into the tank? And on...
• Re: Head Leak
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:55:36 -0400
  ...Since my temperature gauge didn't work and I was suspicious of my Temp II sensor, I decided to replace those first since I...
• VW Camper Cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Richard Fischer
  Sat, 9 Nov 1996 10:25:53 -0500
  ...blown onto some of the sensor wires causing the temporary lights. I drove another 50 miles, the temperature gauge stayed normal, and the upper...
• Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 22:00:49 -1000
  ...When you open the front heater, cold coolant > in the heater core flows to the radiator, warm coolant from the radiator > flows to the...
• Re: Radiator Fan temp Sensor Failure
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 22:54:16 -0600
  Steve said, "It turns out that the temp sensor leaks..and coolant went right into the plug and shorted it out...causing the fan...
• Playing "Mechanic Ping-Pong" with my Westy!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:51:43 -0700
  ...check the hose temperature, and set the thermostat to open at a lower temperature. The mechanic says that the replacement sensor he installed was...
• Re: Cooling System Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 10 Jun 2000 22:53:52 -0400
  ...know...the one in the > temperature indicator gage on the instrument panel. You knoww....the > coolant level sensor indicator light.. > > I was tooling down...
• Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:38:29 -0800
  ...Search the archives > > Howard > > > New thermostat, temp sensors, water pump, radiator and fresh fill of > coolant have NOT solved it. The mechanic who is...
• Re: Temperature guage LONG
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 00:12:44 -0500
  ...Temperature guage > > > > > While driving, my temp guage usually stays over the coolant sensor led but > > > sometimes it goes just over it (still over the...
• Re: Hesitation at low RPM
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Aug 1994 15:04:25 -0500 (CDT)
  ...thing that struck me odd, is that the air and coolant temp sensors >have readings that are not equal in the morning when I...
• Re: 90 cooling problem
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:02:26 -0700
  ...I can see coolant starting to trickle out from the > under the sensor where it goes into the reservoir. the temperature is > definitely rising...
• Re: adding resister to center 1.9 coolant temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 6 Jul 2010 17:31:53 -0700
  ...coolant temp sender died. > > I replaced it with a new one. Now the gauge reads high, about 65%-70% > when normal operating temperature instead...
• 82 Diesel coolant temp sender location
  Historical mailing list - Pete Geisen
  Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:12:38 -0400
  ...http://picasaweb.google.com/geisenpa/VanagonCoolantSender02#5361762619144420914 From what I can tell, the red arrow is pointing to the coolant temperature gauge sender; blue...
• Re: Playing "Mechanic Ping-Pong" with my Westy!
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 22:28:02 -0400
  ...The only real danger Pat is the engine temperature! If the coolant EX tank is fine and stable, drive the van and have fun...
• Re: FW: Diesel No Start?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 10:26:43 -0400
  ...Diesel No Start? > > > Fellow Dieselers, > > There is a coolant temperature sensor in the water > outlet > (inlet?) on the transmission end of the cylinder head...
• Re: Overheating/preservation question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:45:00 -0500
  ...The sensor itself is just two probes. It never goes bad except for the plug to crack and leak. As the coolant drops and...
• Re: adding resister to center 1.9 coolant temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 09:32:05 -0400
  ...coolant temp sender died. > > I replaced it with a new one. Now the gauge reads high, about 65%-70% > when normal operating temperature instead...
• Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Wed, 5 Apr 2017 03:45:41 +0000
  ...It gets from the Coolant Temp' Sensor ~ So ~ If WW Does Alter the >>>> Heat Transfer Ability of the Coolant, Up or Down, That Temp...
• Re: Tooooooooooooo ritch a startup...com on guys!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 00:22:10 -0400
  ...i suspect a bad coolant >temperature sensor. measure that while you have your multimeter out also. > >jonathan > >On Sun, 24 Apr 2005, Benny boy...
• Re: 86 hot temp gauge---was '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:33:59 -0700
  ...As the resistance of the temp sensor drops the current flow through it increases, lowering the voltage across it. The plumbing analogy is the...
• Logan Pass - blew the expansion tank temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Goetz Aust
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 11:22:46 -0600
  ...Nothing unusual going up the pass except for slightly high temperature. Steam and coolant spilling out the back and onto the parking lot. Tried...
• Re: Help With Parts Order
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 08:55:42 +0100
  ...primary coolant tank, along with the >already cracked & replaced expansin tank? Yes, definitely! You'll also have to replace the coolant sensor gasket. Re...
• Need advice please....
  Historical mailing list - Dan Haydon
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 08:02:49 -0700
  ...heat-up, then operate on the high end of the coolant temp sensor? I've heard that maybe a new expansion cap fixes things...
• Re: Cooling system questions for 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 14:43:47 -0700
  ...The factory temperature guage is not a reliable indicator of > dangerously high coolant temperature - anything past half way actually > indicates an over temp condition...
• Re: flashing coolant light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 18:01:24 -0400
  ...temp >sensor is connected to the temperature sender - which is a >resistance element ...so I don't see how coolant level or coolant chemistry...
• Re: 85 Man Tran Fluid
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 18:40:24 -0600
  ...Has the Coolant Level Sensor in the top. This sensor is what triggers off the little blinking red light temperature gage on startup and...
• Re: Coolant problems
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sun, 28 Sep 2003 18:26:10 +0200
  ...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: Failed emissions for third time-Some helpful hints.
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 13:05:44 -0700
  ...They said they connected a diagnostic tool to the ECU (he called it a ';break-out box') and it indicates the coolant temperature sensor...
• Re: Erratic temp LED and gauge needle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 15 Oct 2019 23:04:19 +0000
  ...As the engine warms the coolant expansion may satisfy the sensor. The later vans used a different low coolant controller. They pulse the gauge...
• Re: Fuel Injector Question Part 2
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:51:13 -0600
  ...PRESSURE REGULATOR, 0 280 160 205 Volkswagen 1985-83 Vanagon 1913cc (DH) 1991-86 Vanagon 2109cc (MV) TEMPERATURE SENSOR COOLANT, 0 280 130 026...
• Re: Fuel Injector Question Part 3
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:55:06 -0600
  ...PRESSURE REGULATOR, 0 280 160 205 Volkswagen 1985-83 Vanagon 1913cc (DH) 1991-86 Vanagon 2109cc (MV) TEMPERATURE SENSOR COOLANT, 0 280 130 026...
• Re: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 21:16:13 -0500
  ...walls, and fouls the O2 sensor and catalytic converter. Also not letting the oil get up to temperature can allow water (condensation and combustion...
• 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...
• Vanagon Temp Warning Light Flashing
  Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 18:04:08 -0700
  ...Very commonly, a FALSE indication of the #2 condition can happen if the connection to the coolant sensor is not sufficient. This seems to...
• Re: Temp II Again
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 23:06:07 -0400
  ...temp sensor to replace multiple temperature switches. During cold start, a range is set for cold start enrichment and operation. When the coolant reaches...
• Re: Coolant Gauge (again)
  Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
  Tue, 14 May 2002 00:55:46 +0000
  ...Now I'm wondering, can I just get a separate temperature gauge and hook it up to the black sensor (the one protruding from...
• Re: Engine running badly
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 1 Oct 2017 15:06:49 -0700
  ...I disconnected the oxygen > sensor again and things seem to be a bit better. I checked timing, > temperature sensor, throttle switch, compression, all seems...
• Re: Intermittent low gauges
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:41:36 -0700
  ...It just began showing lower than > normal, > > and incorrect readings, twice yesterday on startup, both the fuel gauge > > and the coolant temperature gauge. Then...
• Re: Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 11:05:00 -0500
  ...The low pressure sensor is new. Wires are on it are ok, oil is 20/50 and 1/2 on dip stick. Temperature of...
• Re: '83.5 distributor into '78
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 08 Nov 1996 08:16:39 -0800
  ...a "drop-in" because the Digijet FI system has a coolant temperature sensor that supplies the computer with info about the warm-up state...
• Re: Temp Gauge calibration with Subaru engine
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:26:32 -0400
  ...The zetec coolant is usually around > 192-200, and the stock syncro sensor screws right into one of the stock > sensor bungs in the...
• Re: Closed-Loop: what's the ECU waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 05:08:23 -0800
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR On 11/3/2007 9:28 PM Dennis Haynes wrote: > Time running and coolant temperature. > > Dennis > > -----Original...
• Re: Vanagon Electrical Puzzle 2
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 24 Apr 2022 10:34:10 -0600
  ...temperature warning" led. > > The coolant level warning aspect was added on later as a secondary > function of the same led. > > > Also the coolant gauge...
• Re: Water Wetter questions...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 18:55:08 -0700
  ...of the coolant so that it stays in contact with those hot >> surfaces that are much hotter than the bulk coolant temperature. It also...
• Re: Gunky gas (was 84 digijet misfiring)
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Tue, 25 Nov 1997 22:09:42 -0600
  ...coolant temp. sensor. Personally, I spent nearly $1000 (yes, 3 zeros), replacing fuel related components before tracking down the problem to that sensor. One...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Question
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sat, 7 Jun 1997 17:07:01 -0500 (CDT)
  ...bentley for the resistance of the coolant > (computer)sensor. Shoot! I wanted the resitance of the coolant temperature sender -- for the dash. NOT the...
• Re: thermostat question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 14:48:50 -0600
  ...You might also consider keeping a spare thermostat and coolant level sensor in your van as spare parts. I have had to replace both...
• Re: Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 12 May 2001 19:53:00 -0700
  ...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: scratch on heads mating surface for cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:33:42 -0700
  ...coolant out of the > cylinder head and raises the engine temperature by cooking the coolant. > The temperature sensor will feel it. The temperature guage...
• Re: 87 Vanagon Engine Overheating problems
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 15:58:17 -0400
  ...I have changed most parts related to the cooling system (thermostat, temperature sensors 1 & 2, coolant distributor, water pump, expansion tank, several tubes and...
• 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...
• Re: Vanagon idle hunting --FIX
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 19 Apr 94 10:01:39 CDT
  >> Today I'm THRILLED to report that I was able to replace the coolant >> temperature sensor and that ALL of the above symptoms disappeared...
• Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - bernie
  Tue, 4 Apr 2017 21:13:59 -0700
  ...It gets from the Coolant Temp' Sensor ~ So ~ If WW Does Alter the > >>>> Heat Transfer Ability of the Coolant, Up or Down, That Temp...
• Re: Another odd issue, temp gauge gone
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 17 Apr 2016 08:12:32 -0400
  ...the coolant level drops too low. Someone could probably tell you where to look for the connection to the sensor for your temperature gauge...
• Re: Failed emissions for third time-Some helpful hints.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:10:07 -0400
  ...They said they connected a diagnostic tool to the ECU (he called it a ';break-out box') and it indicates the coolant temperature sensor...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 12:29:54 -0800
  Could be the coolant temperature sensor(s). These bad boys are responsible for cold start enrichment, ignition timing and idle stabilization during warmup. Cheers...
• Re: overheating warning light flashes immediately on 83.5 V'go
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:06:12 -0700
  ...Clean the probe sensors and the problem goes away (for me at least). When the situation prevents cleaning the probe sensors right away, I...
• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:38:21 -0800
  ...I will probably drill and tap the sandwich plate for an oil temperature sensor, given how inaccurate the drain plug sensor location has proven...
• Re: 1990 Carat...Overheating Saga that won't end....Help????
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 02:30:15 +0000
  ...special temperature sensors and gauges and during 70 mph high thermal loading, the 87*C thermostat actually restricts the flow of cooled coolant from...
• Re: Help! Appeal for data
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 21:52:28 -0500
  ...going on) when coolant level was below the sensor when the engine was cold. Red light would flash, but temperature gauge would read accurately...