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• Temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:39:30 -0800
  I want to change the blue temp. sensor on my 87 Westy. Can I do this without draining & bleeding the system? I would obviously...
• Re: Temp sensors
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:17:46 -0800
  I have seen the Temp 2 sensor do some pretty strange stuff thru the years.. Most always somewhat of an intermittent problem that is...
• Re: 2.1 waterboxer oil temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 22:54:55 -0800
  ...Is this an oil-temp sensor? The 1.9 > >does not have this sensor. > > Yeah, that's the .9bar sensor that monitors pressure when...
• Temp warning light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sun, 20 Sep 1998 08:09:34 -0500
  ...Temp Warning Light Mystery > >Funny you should write this - I just replaced the sensor with a new one... >and now the light flashes ALL...
• Re: Water Temp Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:04:14 -0500
  ...Monday, November 22, 2010 9:08 AM Subject: [VANAGON] Water Temp Sensor Any suggestions from the list as to a pickup point for water...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 1 Nov 2016 22:33:17 +0000
  I installed an overhauled Air Flow Sensor from GW because that's where the Air Temperature Sensor lives. No Change Mike M On Tuesday...
• Re: Idle Problem (87 Wasserboxer)
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 22:32:55 EDT
  It sounds like something temperature related to me. Have you ever changed your temp sensors? Ken Wilford John 3:16
• 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: Won't start (tries) (coughs)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 3 May 2011 13:09:44 -0700
  good point about connection to Temp Sensor II Rob .. I have worked on difficult cold staring on a 1.9 wbxr before .. 'a lot...
• Oil Temp Gauge
  Historical mailing list - John Brown
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 13:16:17 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Has anyone performed this installation? Were is the best place to install a temperature sensor on the 1.9l wasserboxer engine? Thanks, John Brown
• Coolant Temp Sensors (Gauge)
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Thu, 19 May 2005 21:33:52 -0400
  ...both the Vanagon Syncro and at least some of the Rabbits used a similar looking coolant temp sensor that feeds the signal to the...
• Temp sensor failure-->warm start troubles: 1.9L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Les Shiaman
  Sat, 19 Jan 2002 14:51:48 -0800
  ...So it appears I need a new temp sensor. BTW John Baker's little short cut to the solution works most of the time...
• Re: Running cold...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 10:12:48 -0500
  ...On the digifant vans the sensor itself more so than the wiring to it. If you are testing a temp II sensor with the...
• Request for insight
  Historical mailing list - David Chasteen
  Sat, 25 Jul 1998 13:17:38 -0500
  ...Temp Sensor II (replaced twice) Thermo-time switch (operates within Bentley specs) AFM (checks within Bentley specs) (have tried two of these) Aux air...
• Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:33:36 -0800
  ...re " when the coolant temp sensor told the ECU to turn the heater off on the sensor. " Oxygen sensor heat is full time, any...
• Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 2 May 2013 23:54:43 -0400
  ...Yes of course I meant oxygen sensor....its just because it screws into the cat.....duh! Thats interesting that the single wire temp gauge...
• how hot?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Greenwell
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 19:19:43 -0400
  ...easy enough, i just replaced the sensor...now, when the sending unit was working, at normal operating temperature the gague would read just above...
• Removing/replacing Temp II sensor
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:03:54 -0700
  ...Can someone tell me how to remove and replace the Temp II sensor on my 1987 Vanagon. I can see the unit and I...
• Re: 3rd Party Temp.Gauge. Where to locate sensor???
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 20:36:44 -0400
  ...I carefully drilled the expansion tank and screwed the sensor using a small o-ring to seal it. Works great, no leaks. H�ctor
• Re: Low Engine Temps
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 1 Apr 2005 16:07:38 -0500
  My tempature gauge needle had been south of the LED light by about 1 needle width for more than a year. This pheonomena had...
• Re: coolant LED issues
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:53:56 -0800
  ...Coolant level OK and >temperature OK. New temps sensor recently and opening or closing the coolant >level circuit (bad sender?) has no effect on...
• Re: 87 Syncro no temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 18:56:00 -0400
  Start with the wire to the sensor. If an original set up the temp sensor is a single wire connection at the front of...
• FW: Starts day, won't at night ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 May 2010 23:20:12 -0400
  ...sensors and usually the temp. II sensor is the > one I would change. I just haven't experienced this kind of behavior. > Maybe none...
• temp II sensor
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 22:34:35 -0400
  hi list, question on the temp II sensor - you know the blue one (talking an '84). Does anyone know the correct part number for...
• o2 sensor question again sorry
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 23:46:26 EST
  ...so i replace the temp sensor no luck . than i disconnected the o2 sensor and it s now drivable . first off what is a...
• Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:48:44 -0600
  ...very strange, we are >>>>> stumped. >>>>> >>>>> What we have already tried: >>>>> Grounds are clean >>>>> Temp sensors and oil pressure sensors( new o2 sensor going in...
• temp II
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 15 Nov 2000 22:00:37 -0500
  must you drain the coolant to replace the temp 2 sensor? Or just bleed it afterward? Or neither? Thanks, Bradley Flubacher State College, PA
• Re: coolant temperature sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 16:44:59 -0400
  At 04:28 PM 6/6/2001, Mick Kalber wrote: >My mech said he changed the coolant temperature sensor (whatever that is) >and she...
• Re: question about bad temp2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:01:40 -0700
  ...question about bad temp2 sensor > Thanks, thats the word i was looking for * stumbling..* > just got a new one.. did you have a bit...
• Problem w/temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Gary Clayton
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 12:48:45 -0400 (EDT)
  ...When I went to install the T-fitting with temp sensor in the side and dual-pole pressure sensor in top, I quickly realized...
• 91 Westy, low idle stall, low power ....help!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 22:31:54 -0400
  ...Or if it runs better after you bypass the Temp II sensor (blue plug on thermostat housing) then the TempII sensor is bad. Darrell...
• Re: 87 Westy Engine Running Warm---At Wits End
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 16:40:42 -0400
  ...Temp gauge sensor is at 75 Ohms. (I have tried 3 different temp gauge sensors with the same results.) 4. Coolant temp in reservoir...
• Coolant Temp Sensor Problem
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:35:35 -0800
  ...He was concerned about the coolant temperature gauge not moving at all, even with the engine at temp, so he ordered a new sensor...
• Re: Temp 2 Sensor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Tue, 28 May 2002 17:27:33 -0700
  ...I replaced the temp II sensor from above. A little rectangular, open at one end, wire clip holds the sensor in. I was able...
• temp gauge-coolant level sensor questions
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jones
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 15:46:09 EST
  ...the temperature gauge does nothing until after the low coolant light flashes-then it shoots all the way up to hot and stays there...
• Re: temp. gauge warning light
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 22:41:38 -0700
  ...sensor due to changing capacitance. May be time to change coolant. Leon 85 Subwagen Westy Brett Ellingson wrote: > My 87 westy's coolant temperature...
• Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 05:42:22 -0500
  ...The one piece that neither of us can find, so far, are the spring clips that hold the two temperature sensors onto the thermostat...
• Re: coolant temp send wire
  Historical mailing list - S_J_ WACKER
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 19:57:49 -0700
  ...Jensen" <jjensen@sprintmail.com> writes: >The engine coolant temp is sensed from the thermostat housing along >with the >digifant temp sensor II. They are...
• Re: Unorthodox Inst. Cluster Electrical Question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:59:58 -0400
  The VDO gauges I have work on resistance of the sensors. My VDO oil temp gauge will max out a zero resistance. You could...
• Re: 1988 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:55:07 -0800
  ...O2 Sensor and/or Temp-II Sensor. Bentley covers the operational checks for both these parts. Good hunting to you. Phil Z.
• Re: oil temp sensors
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 12:25:08 -0800
  ...oil temp sensors >My 81 has a oil temp sensor in the little round plate on the bottom of the >engine right in front...
• Re: sensor not hot enough
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:15:50 -0500
  Geza, It sounds like your electronics (and your electronic troubleshooting skills) are in good order, new O2 sensor, sure and solid grounding., new TempII...
• Temp gauge needed
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 17:36:10 -0800
  My 84 has a bad temp gauge (the level sensor light blinks way too long) so if anyone has a working temp gauge lying...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 9 Aug 2018 10:32:36 -0400
  ...cap and rotor, new air filter, > adjust the TPS, check the timing, new temp2 sensor. > > and I put in a new thermostat, (when I...
• Suggested Parts
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Clark
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 13:14:10 -0600
  ...In the few weeks I've been on the list, I've seen several failures related to the Temp Sensor, Temp II Sensor, o2...
• Re: Temp II voltages/rheostat
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Tue, 1 May 2001 10:39:54 -0600
  ...I've been thinking about adding a rheostat in line with the temp 2 sensor, but that won't work will it. I'm...
• Re: external temperature gauge
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:12:16 -0800
  ...If the sensor is a Thermistor, it depends on the > temp/resistance curve of the individual sensor. In general, the > resistance is so high...
• Help Major Surging
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Fry
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 08:51:12 -0400
  ...So I am clear what exactly would happen it temp sensor was faulty, what would the symptoms be? Namaste, Stephen Please reply to the...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 8 Aug 2018 19:01:58 -0700
  ...I get it home, give it a good tune up and change the coolant temp > sensor too. Nope... the temp. needle is barely moving...
• Re: Temp gauge problems too
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 15:14:59 -0700
  ...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: 91 runs rough cold
  Historical mailing list - Will Wood
  Wed, 27 Nov 1996 22:25:03 -0700
  ...The > problem is getting worse and the ambient temperature is in the 30's. He's > read the resistance of the temp sensor and...
• Re: Coolant temp warning light won't stop flashing - is my diagnosis correct?
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 14:52:58 -0400
  ...single-wire temp sensor lead (bottom of thermostat housing) > - no effect on flashing, temp gauge does not register. > 4) Disconnected sensor lead (side of...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:25:46 -0400
  If you want to see if it is the Temp II sensor there is an easy test you can do. Unplug the temp II...
• Re: Head temperature sensor
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:26:02 -0700
  ...I > have just install this VDO head temperature sensor on the third piston. How > high can I let the temperature raise before any damage...
• Re: Changing fuel injection temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 12:40:19 -0700
  ...Do confirm the temp sensor first, don't replace it on a hunch. You need an ohm meter and the Bentley for specs. At...
• Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 17:39:47 -0500
  ...if one took the engine temp gauge out of the cluster, connected >> it straight to the temp sending unit (sensor) and 12+, would this...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Jun 2004 - Special issue (#2004-539)
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:20:57 -0700
  ...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: Cold Idle Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 8 Sep 2017 14:49:37 -0400
  ...air temp, coolant temp, air flow, closed-throttle/wide-open throttle, rpm/TDC** (plus oxygen sensor for closed-loop operation). I can't tell...
• Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:08:29 -0800
  ...I am assuming that this >> happened when the coolant temp sensor told the ECU to turn the heater >> off on the sensor. When I...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:43:47 -0500
  Isn't there a test for the O2 sensor where you heat it with a propane torch and measure they output? Can anybody tell...