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• Re: 87 Westy Coolant Temp Puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 10 Sep 2005 10:59:33 -0400
  Yes , I believe a faulty coolant level sensor can cause your gage to read inaccurate.My gage read low. One day the sensor blew...
• Re: Coolant Temp Indications
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 01:38:30 -0500
  In a message dated 95-11-13 15:38:00 EST, you write: > >The coolant temperature warning light sometimes flashes when the gauge >needle...
• Costa Mesa repair shop...
  Historical mailing list - pmunce
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 15:45:06 -0700
  ...Coolant low level indicator came on while driving on the freeway and next thing I know the engine quit. No over heating, just coolant...
• Re: Re Stopping the flashing coolant light for good
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:58:17 -0400
  ...I am not losing coolant, the system moves coolant throughout, and the reservoir shows appropriate levels. The mech here who I trust without question...
• Re: Crazy Coolant Light Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Gibson
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 06:15:47 -0700
  Low coolant level did this in my 84. Leaks were not obvious, but were several and included the radiator cap (duh). Don't let...
• Flashing Cooling Light
  Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 09:22:42 -0700
  ...Coolant level and composition is fine, engine is running great, cooling fan is working properly... I'm learning to ignore it. LOTS of volks...
• temp gauge-coolant level sensor questions
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jones
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 15:46:09 EST
  ...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: '85 temp warning light won't turn off.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 20:46:11 EST
  I have had similar problems with Jettas (which use basically the same coolant level sender) and my '85 Vanagon. When that light is flashing...
• Carat Cooling Problems Solved
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 11:11:22 -0400
  ...Coolant level is constant in the expansion tank, so no leaks. Initial diagnosis was confused by the fact that when the guy bought the...
• Re: Coolant change
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 22:58:32 -0500
  ...is open and coolant is circulating.Watch the > >coolant > >tank. if there is a bubble the tank will burp, the level will drop a...
• Re: '84 Vanagon, Help!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Aug 94 13:53:48 PDT
  ...This first appears as a rising coolant >>level in the overflow tank next to the oil dipstick. Next the >>dashboard heater quits because it...
• Re: Blinking Red Light
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 05:44:18 -0700
  ...flashing red light, "slow" > > clock, and the coolant level/temperature off the > > scale and no apparent coolant > > temperature range excess. Before replacing the > > voltage...
• TiiCo A/C Compressor Melting Hole in Coolant Overflow Tank
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 09:40:17 -0700
  In checking the coolant level recently, I noticed a hole in the back of the overflow tank. Apparently, this was caused by heat from...
• Re: Coolant flush after ATF cooler failure
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 4 Jun 2007 19:58:04 -0400
  ...I would recheck the level every few minutes to replace the coolant that boils out.I guess it will steam out through the dip...
• Coolant change
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 18:48:50 PDT
  ...John Rodgers <inua@hiwaay.net> >Doug, the flashing light in the temp gauge in the instrument panel is the >low >coolant level warning light...
• Re: Coolant bottle harbinger - opinions?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:31:24 -0400
  Hi Peter, Replace the coolant bottle IMMEDIATELY. The Engine temp gauge means NOTHING when the coolant level light is flashing. This is an expen...
• Re: sensor in coolant reservir
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:03:37 -0800
  ...Now I am wondering whether the sensor has anything to > do with the temperature gauge or measures only coolant *level*. > > Also, a flashing light...
• Re: blinking coolant light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 Feb 2013 05:14:28 -0500
  ...However the low-coolant warning won't trigger until the level is a couple inches down. Assuming that's not the issue, pull the...
• Re: Tweak yer heater output!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 12:27:59 -0500
  ...It has been my >understanding that the LED would blink when the coolant level in the >expansion tank was low, not when the temp...
• Re: Coolant temperature sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Jun 2012 23:28:36 -0400
  ...That is why there is the low coolant level sensor system. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Anyone glue a leaky expansion tank with good results?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:16:02 -0400
  Oh, and also -- what does the joint between the expansion tank and coolant level sensor look like? Is there an O-ring in there...
• parts wanted
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Burhanna
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:43:17 -0500
  ...harness connector it's a white round male connector also interested in coolant level connector and wiring to VW white round plug. Thanks Marcus
• Re[2]: Coolant Temp Indications
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 08:06:02 -0800
  ...of the indicator, and the temperature sensor signal *only* (ie, no coolant level sensor) leading to the "gauge" part. The interesting part is that...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 22:28:56 -0600
  ...Sometimes the coolant level control relay will go bad making the light blink forever or never turning it on. > >Dennis > >----- Original Message ----- >From: John...
• Re: coolant gauge were is normal
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 14:23:13 -0700
  ...What gives? I've > checked the coolant level and it's perfect. Thanks Marcus On my '88 normal temp is with the needle within...
• Overheating/preservation question.
  Historical mailing list - DW
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 14:29:29 -0800
  ...There was no indication of a fall in the coolant level (no indicator light went on). I put on the heater and it was...
• Re: radiator leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:38:17 -0500
  ...Many coolant companies are now marketing "Universal" coolants. They claim they will mix with any type or brand. If you really want to go...
• Re: flashing coolant light purpose
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:04:26 -0700
  ...large sudden coolant loss might not be shown by the temp gauge , and perhaps that's why VW put a level sensor function in...
• Re: Expansion tanks
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 20 Jul 2016 17:35:04 -0400
  ...bullet proof, but I do like the ability to check the > coolant level in the expansion tank just by looking through the plastic. > > Suggestions...
• 1.9 l bad ground
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 21:31:39 -0400
  ...also, the formerly inoperative led for low coolant level may actually have been "fixed" by repairing the body to engine ground strap, rather than...
• radiator leak
  Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 19:57:14 -0600
  ...Without beginning the "not coolant again" wars, what's the recommendation on coolant (and yes, I've checked the archives but opinions change). Feel...
• Re: Low-Level Coolant Blinker
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 23 Jun 2002 22:54:16 -0500
  ...So it blinks even though the probes are immersed in the coolant. At least that's what mine does, but mine stops blinking after...
• Re: mystery of the missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 09:19:33 -0700
  ...William 1989 Vanagon GL 1988 Mercedes 300SE > I'm losing coolant while parked. Can't find any leaks anywhere, coolant > level is normal in...
• Cooling temp light flashing...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 23:52:46 -0700
  ...No signs of coolant coming out anywhere or any steam. Upon my return trip home, the coolant LED stayed off. The coolant level in...
• Re: Coolant out episode this aft.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:57:13 -0700
  Yeah, I suppose I should bite the bullet and see if I can get the coolant level sensor warning system to actually work. The...
• Re: flashing temp light
  Historical mailing list - Bill Transue
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 18:47:48 -0700
  ...flashing > constantly, though the gauge does not indicate overheating and the coolant > level is full. Could this be linked to the malfunctioning wiper switch...
• Vanagon Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Rus
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 15:33:06 -0700
  ...i can NOT get my gage to work.....ive replaced the temp senders, coolant level warning light switch and a few hoses. Ive bled...
• Re: 87 Westy Coolant Temp Puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 20:37:26 -0400
  ...Can anyone else confirm this? I see from the Bentley wiring diagram that the low level coolant electronics are connected to the gauge temperature...
• Re: Diesel na is breathing coolant
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:43:36 -0600
  ...till water comes clean then drain and add coolant mix to desired level and glycol level cant remember if its polypropylene glycol or polyethylene...
• Re: Temp gauge or heating problem?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 14:31:46 -0800
  Check the coolant level warning switch. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of Dennis Sarriugarte Sent: Friday...
• Re: coolant level rising - A solution?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:51:21 EDT
  In a message dated 8/23/01 9:35:22 AM, VW85Westy@AOL.COM writes: << is the thing designed to let air out easily...
• Re: Temp Gauge Warning Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 14:31:04 -0500
  >Chris Stann wrote: >> >> Did your coolant level drop under high-rpm conditions? I've seen it happen. >> >> Matthew wrote: >wouldn't this be a...
• Re: blinking coolant light -- opinions on diagnosis needed
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 13:27:41 -0700
  ...At $3, I think ordering a new level sensor wouldn't hurt. john
• Re: One Time Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 18:10:19 -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 system trivia
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 09:48:29 -0400
  ...lower gycol level for the > summer only with perhaps some additives. I've always heard that the anti-corrosion qualities of coolant drop off...
• Re: Burps up coolant when parked warm.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:45:57 -0500
  ...I had it in the shop one day and it got new coolant, and a new pressure cap and coolant level sensor. When the...
• Re: Low Coolant Warning LED
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 6 Aug 2021 09:09:26 -0600
  Coolant Level Full @ all conditions Wires to Snsr Disconnected & Jumped > Flashes Wires from Snsr Ground Continuity > Good Wires from Snsr to Relay 43 Continuity...
• Re: Nagging Gremlins: Temp gauge, Window washer, stumble, arm rest, Sliding door
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 19:08:52 -0700
  ...The warning unit monitors the coolant level sensor in the main coolant tank. When ever the sensor says the coolant is low for more...
• Re: temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 14 Dec 2013 12:20:15 -0500
  ...a coolant flush...and replacement the coolant used was > Pentofrost SF....My guess its either and air pocket or a fill level issue. > > I...
• Blinking coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Sat, 2 Sep 2006 14:28:01 -0700
  The issue of a blinking coolant level light has come up before, but my problem is a little different. When the engine ('85, 1...
• Re: flashing coolant light
  Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 16:04:17 -0400
  ...Flashing Coolant light on a diesel van. > > > > To elorabate more ... > > > > Mine is an 82 van ...no coolant level sensor ... > > > > So I don't understand...
• Re: Over-full overflow tank..cause for alarm?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:07:11 -0500
  ...While the over flow tank does have high level marks, if trouble shooting, it is better to check absolute coolant level by first allowing...
• Re: 87 Westie: Overheat light comes on with midrange temp!
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Thu, 12 Dec 1996 23:51:52 -0800
  Steve-- Unless I'm mistaken, the light is a low level indicator, not heat. If your levels seem okay, you might try cleaning the...
• Re: Das Blinkenlights
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 24 Nov 2005 21:35:54 EST
  ...The coolant level looks fine to; no loss, no low level. Please explain. Yes, I'm too lazy on Turkey day to look it...
• Request for Help - Overheating Problem
  Historical mailing list - dianne gigler
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 16:11:41 -0500
  ...I checked the level in the coolant reservoir and it appeared to be empty. I went into the Ames and purchased a gallon of...
• Re: Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 19:00:21 -0600
  On 6/2/05 6:32 PM, "Finn Runyon" <finn.runyon@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > I have about a year old coolant resevoir that I...
• Re: Thanks for cooling system info
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 2 Jul 2007 19:30:58 -0400
  My coolant level sensor once shot into orbit( not unheard of here on the list). As a side effect of replacing it, my tempature...
• Re: Water temp increase after changing hoses, thermostat, and plastic parts
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 11:32:44 -0700
  There is no direct connection between the level sensor and the temp gauge. The level sensor just has a wire to the coolant level...
• Re: coolant leak after long idle
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 21:32:34 -0300
  ...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: Coolant pressure gauge mounting
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 20:12:53 -0600
  ...If you lose coolant circulation because of a slipping water pump rotor, you get abnormally high pressure. If coolant level is low, the coolant...