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• Best grease to use for CVs
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 08:42:18 -0700
  ...I think that high temperature grease does a better job at higher temperatures but make little difference at lower temperature. I do not believe...
• Re: DIESEL starting and other general questions
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 22:41:36 -0700
  ...Its just an output from one part of > the glow plug relay, which takes the temperature > sender input and produces a delay to let...
• Re: Almost no front heat but my rear heat is OK... why?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 4 Jan 2008 15:17:09 -0900
  Chris, Is this a recent development, or has it always been this way? Is the ambient air temperature affecting it? Is the problem one...
• Re: How Hot Behind Dometic Fridge On 100+F Day? (insulation clearances)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:09:25 -0700
  On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > Just looked up the temperature on/off specification for...
• running problems
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Fri, 9 May 1997 08:00:35 -0500
  ...Seeing that the problem is temperature related, my suspicions are turning toward temperature sender problems. Also, the tailpipe is black and sooty, leading me...
• drain plug temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 06:42:00 -0800
  ...One of thes is a possible temperature sensor for the oil. I understand that some of the sensor elements are a little long and...
• AC Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 13:08:08 -0700
  Anyone know offhand what temperature the AC thermostat "clicks" at when you set the system to max cold? Maybe I'm being ridiculous, but...
• What makes a pyrometer's cable so special?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 28 Dec 2003 22:42:45 -0700
  ...The thermoelectric potential generated would then result from the temperature differential between the TC tip and the connection point to the extension wire - *not...
• Re: Operating Temperatures anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 00:45:44 +0000
  ...When checking coolant temperature, the longer the engine idles, the hotter the test temperature will be.......... As for the rising coolant level make sure...
• Re: More Info on Copper Core German Radiators
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 17:32:10 -0700
  ...A critical measurement is the difference between inlet temperature and outlet temperature at a given ambient vs coolant temperature difference. Let's assume the...
• DIESEL starting and other general questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 14:16:46 -0800
  ...Its just an output from one part of the glow plug relay, which takes the temperature sender input and produces a delay to let...
• Need Sender Advice (Step 1)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 20:37:49 EST
  ...Oil pressure Oil Temperature Manifold pressure Head Temperature Voltage Amperage Water Temperature Coolant system pressure (Still debating this one) Air-to-fuel ratio Thanks...
• Re: Nytrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 19 Oct 2015 16:46:13 -0400
  ...It amounts to roughly one psi per ten degrees Fahrenheit for tires at ordinary pressures and temperatures. Yrs, d
• Radiator/Engine running temps
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 10:31:25 -0700
  I was told by a mechanic that the radiator's temperature should be about the same as the engine's temperature when running. Well...
• Re: And now for something REALLY important
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:31:18 -0700
  Didja ever notice that no matter where you are in your home, it's always room temperature. This thread is nearing the edge. Just...
• re:diesel temp
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 06:20:59 -0800
  That is exactly where my temperature gauge reads. '82 diesel Westy 35Kmiles
• Re: COLD WEATHER STUTTERING
  Historical mailing list - Beckham, Chip
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 13:19:36 -0500
  ...Sunday the temperature was back up into the "balmy teens" and the hesitation quit again. No problems starting, even at the lowest temperature, and...
• Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 9 Dec 2021 09:57:51 -0500
  ...COM> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> and coolant temperature and oil pressure and oil temperature and cabin > >>>> temperature and exterior temperature and driver temperature... then we > >>> will > >>>> be...
• Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 08:30:33 -0500
  ...through extensive testing it was found that the > oil temperatures stayed lower at this level rather than at the MAX level. > This he conjectured...
• Best placement for outside air temperature sender?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 10:00:49 -0700
  I am in the process of installing a outside air temperature sender on my Westfalia. The digital gauge requires a simple K or J...
• maybe too much information is worse...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 14 May 2006 17:50:16 -0700
  ...So long as I'm seeing good oil pressure, is temperature not a big deal? Is there a temperature one should stay under? If...
• Re: fan switch or sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 13:14:40 -0400
  ...I was going 50-55 mph under heavy throttle, and the water temperature was slightly above what I normally see but not enough to...
• Re: Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:55:16 +0000
  ...Jeff > Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > > I have always understood that the warping occurs when a very high > > temperature is reached.  Is this correct?  Like numerous...
• Re: collant pipes (was gas tank and straps)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 08:04:43 -0800
  ...the 180 F > maximum temperature rating is enough, as the control temperature for > the waterboxer exceeds that, and certainly excursions occur under > some conditions...
• Re: 1.9L Gutless when first started
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:05:26 -0400
  ...the engine is at ambient temperature. That way the TEMPI sensor will be at the same temperature as the TEMPII sensor, and hence at...
• Re: Head temperature
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 10:23:39 -0400
  Francoix, Believe it or not, I've never had a head temperature gauge (and had 10+ air-cooled VW's). Gauges are great, because...
• Re: Best placement for outside air temperature sender?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 10:39:46 -0700
  ...HTH On 9/3/05, David Marshall <mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote: > I am in the process of installing a outside air temperature sender on...
• Oil temperature sender
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Fri, 13 Jan 2017 18:37:26 -0500
  ...A year or so ago I read somewhere where someone installed an oil temperature sender on the rear of the engine where the grey...
• Storing Westy for 8 months
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:36:52 -0800
  ...It will be stored in an unheated garage in the CA Sierra Nevada (mountains) @ 7,000 foot level, where the temperatures go down to...
• Blinking Termperature Light
  Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 10:08:30 -0400
  ...I got into my Westy yesterday started up the engine and the red temperature light started blinking immediately. Never had any overheating problems in...
• Re: Help! Flashing Temperature LED
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 23:26:02 -0500 (EST)
  ...Starting my 88' Westy > (water-cooled) was no problem however the Temperature LED would not stop > flashing. (snip >=20 > When I got to work...
• Re: Cooling System performance at altitude
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 21:19:40 -0400
  ...Cooling System performance at altitude If one has a 15psi cap will the coolant boil at a lower temperature at 7500 feet than at...
• Re: Outside Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:38:46 -0800
  ...Has > anyone installed an outside/inside temperature gauge that they're happy > with? Please share what brand you used and how you installed it...
• 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: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 8 Dec 2021 20:47:30 -0500
  ...COM> wrote: >>>> >>>> and coolant temperature and oil pressure and oil temperature and cabin >>>> temperature and exterior temperature and driver temperature... then we >>> will >>>> be...
• Re: Flashing Coolant Light
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 00:02:25 +1000
  ...The light in the middle of my temperature gauge has > started flashing a lot even though the temperature itself does not seem to be...
• Re: Procedure for checking computer Temp sending unit
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 22:01:44 -0400
  ...Do you think the computer really calculates the fuel air ratio differently at those different temperatures, or just changes the mixture from a fixed...
• Re: 20W-50 oil question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 21:06:31 -0700
  ...But the number of 50 in 20w-50 is good for the rising coolant temperature when in bumper to bumper traffic. The Vangon's...
• Re: Hot oil -- good idea to change, I reckon
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 6 Sep 2011 00:31:02 -0700
  ...I did a google search on "oil breakdown temperature", some interesting reading. This site http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/281441 >> says most oils...
• Re: Temperature sensor connector (name?)
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:28:30 -0500
  ...I now have oil pressure/oil temperature gauges hooked up and working fine. :) -Ry http://www.google.com/profiles/rylincoln On Sat, Apr 23...
• MORE propylene glycol (Sierra)
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Fri, 22 Nov 96 09:35:36 -0600
  ...THE BOILING POINT OF WATER -PG IS MORE VISCOUS AT LOW TEMPERATURES -PG CONCENTRATIONS CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITH HYDROMETER -PG COOLANT IS A POORER...
• Temp Gauge Warning Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 11:32:45 -0700
  ...Everything went fine, except that the red warning light on the temperature gauge would come on after about an hour or so of driving...
• another led question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Wheaton
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:47:36 -0800
  Should the water temperature LED come on during start up? -Jim '91 Westy MV
• Fw: Reduced oil temperatures..
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 16:08:39 +0100
  ...Reduced oil temperatures.. > This is in general, as its a percentage. Just take the square of 70/60 = > 7/6 * 7/6 = 1.16666...
• Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Dec 2021 13:49:50 +0000
  ...COM> wrote: > > > > and coolant temperature and oil pressure and oil temperature and cabin > > temperature and exterior temperature and driver temperature... then we > will > > be...
• Re: Freeze 12 pressures?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 07:34:35 -0800
  ...Ambient temperature also has an effect on pressure readings, make sure they are factored in. I would start at 25-psi low/175-psi...
• Re: Diesel Westy Glow Plug LED
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Wed, 06 Nov 1996 22:58:07 -0500
  ...The temp sensor on the upper radiator hose flange on the side of the head is for the temperature gauge. They are both the...
• Re: measuring pressure inside of a propane tank?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 08:50:40 -0800
  My recollection is that propane and butane liquify when they are compressed to whatever their vapor pressures are at a particular temperature. There they...
• Re: The Vanagon Syndrome and Outside Air Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 11:02:28 -0500
  ...The Vanagon Syndrome and Outside Air Temperature I recently transplanted an 85 1.9 L into an 84 with the 84's AFM. Driving...
• RE: Speedo Light Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Casey, Tim
  Wed, 04 Oct 95 13:10:00 PDT
  ...My temperature control levers are not lit up, so it's hard to see what the temperature controls are set at, when driving at...
• Re: Heating up a motor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 01:25:25 -0500
  ...Moving air will cool metal objects faster than still air, but the final temperature is the same. The wind chill factor is a calculated...
• I'm Freezing
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 11:53:47 -0500
  ...The temperature gauge in my 83.5 Westy usually runs at the 12 o'clock position and takes about 10 minutes of driving to...
• Lifter Tick at cold temperatures...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Williams
  Thu, 8 Nov 2001 13:33:08 -0800
  Oh boy oh boy...here we go! Yup...I also have a lifter tick that is most evident at cold temperatures...but can also...
• Temp Guage problem
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 10:02:43 -0700
  Hi, A while back my temp guage light started blinking constantly and the actual temperature reading was never reaching normal temp. I cleaned the...
• Re: conflicting cooling problem data...(this one is for the true experts...)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:05:39 -0400
  ...The TEMPI sensor does NOT feed the temperature. It is buried in the AFM and is not easily replaceable. The chart you provided is...
• Re: Our bus lives!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 16 May 2003 21:10:59 -0400
  ...Is your fan cycling frequently? If not, the running temperature is being set by the engine thermostat, not the fan switch. Remember, the fan...
• Re: Dometic Fridge propane operation stuff
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:12:46 -0700
  ...Biggest problem with TC's is that the voltage generated is proportional to the temperature *differential* between the measurement junction (TC tip) and the...
• Re: Front AC Kits - VANAGON GROUP PURCHASE / Report on Supplier
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 14:40:29 -0700
  ...I would recommend a thermometer that measures both indoor and outdoor temperature. Use it to measure both the performance of your current system as...
• Re: Important extra gauges
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 11:20:40 +0100
  I think the oil temperature is the most important thing for the 2.1 boxers. Waiting for the temperature to reach 90�Celsius is...
• Re: Heat, vapor lock, won't start?
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:34:18 -0400
  ...I have changed the temperature sensors.... Thanks, Andree On Wed, 18 Aug 2010, Jim Arnott wrote: > change your temp sensor I & II. Check engine...