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• REPAIR SAFETY - COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 19:39:57 -0500
  ...The coolant level sensor had blown out of the expansion tank. I had had my mechanic replace the tank, the pressure cap, and the...
• Re: What Parts are need for Inline 4 conversion?
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 16:28:36 -0800
  ...an OK temp again with a jetta coolant bottle. I keep an eye on the bottle level.....and have an extra long input hose...
• Re: Coolant hose replacement/ Bleeding Question
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lofting
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 15:30:55 -0800
  ...Then if the coolant rushes into the tank, to rev the engine hard using the throttle on the engine block. This causes the level...
• Re: coolant light flashing on startup
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 2 Dec 2018 09:12:53 -0600
  ...There is no coolant level change and I do not > have a compression leak into the cooling system. Anybody experience this? Very early 1985...
• Re: Warning light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 20 Dec 2014 12:00:41 -0500
  ...Coolant level was low after the mechanic worked >on the oil pump leak. He never added the lost coolant. I filled up >the appropriate...
• Re: Oil Pressure Sensor/Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:20:31 -0400
  ...sound. >>> >>> NOW, I tightened the coolant level sensor down a bit and it still >>> seems >>> to be seeping coolant, although not as bad, anyway...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Dec 2014 09:46:47 -0500
  ...Finally I reached into the fuse/relay panel and pulled the coolant level relay. This stopped the occurrences of false coolant level alarms but...
• Re: disappearing coolant??
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 23:44:23 -0400
  ...only gets coolant in it in an overheating situation. Coolant expands as it gets hotter, just like everything else. The level will rise in...
• Re: ye olde blinking coolant level warning light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Nov 2018 15:11:46 +0000
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• Re: Blinking coolant light woes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 19 Feb 2017 01:20:43 +0000
  No, but the coolant is clean and the thing hasn't been in there but a matter of weeks. Yes, I check level with...
• Re: Cooling question
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Sun, 25 Oct 1998 17:02:26 -0800
  ...tank is low on coolant, but the overflow > tank (behind the license plate) is filled to above the level of the cap. > Sounds like...
• Re: Low Coolant Warning LED
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 6 Aug 2021 09:13:33 -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: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 9 Aug 2018 13:38:11 -0700
  ...one for the ECU and the one for the coolant > gauge and the coolant level sensor too... because the van was neglected for > at...
• Re: Cooling System performance at altitude
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 20:37:11 -0400
  ...According to my coolant tester a 50/50 mix boils at 265 degrees with a 15 psi cap, presumably at sea level, so at...
• Re: Testing coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:30:11 -0700
  ...Testing coolant level sensor Hi, I just bought a new sensor. I put it in water and test the continuity between the two probes...
• Re: Temp Gauge
  Historical mailing list - vt
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:17:40 -0500
  ...Temp Gauge > Actually, it is a temperature warning light first and a coolant level > warning light second. Early watercooled Vanagons had no coolant level...
• Re: coolant leak after long idle
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:20:14 -0400
  ...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: Telemetry (was Re: Coolant pressure test... video.)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:02:00 -0800
  So, the early warning flashing coolant level led alerted you of the hose fault well in advance of damage but you were unprepared to...
• Coolant expansion tank refill?
  Historical mailing list - Groff, Montgomery
  Mon, 8 May 2000 09:08:34 -0600
  This morning I experienced the infamous 'blinking coolant light.' Inspection of the coolant level in the overflow tank and expansion tank explained the problem...
• Re: mystery of the missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 18:31:01 -0700
  > I'm losing coolant while parked. Can't find any leaks anywhere, coolant > level is normal in the refill tank just after driving, but...
• Coolant problems
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Sat, 27 Sep 2003 20:37:05 -0400
  ...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: My Coolant Runneth Over
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 10:26:19 -0700
  ...My Coolant Runneth Over > On an 83� water-cooled Westy the coolant level repeatly rises and > ultimnately overflows. The system has been carefully bled...
• Re: Coolant reservoir full; Overflow tank empty?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 01:02:17 -0400
  ...coolant back in from the overflow when it cools down. There are Min and Max marks on the overflow bottle for where the level...
• expansion tank wierdness
  Historical mailing list - Wes Johnson
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 17:20:43 -0700
  Installed a new expansion tank and coolant level sensor into our 89 Westy. Everything went fine, maybe too easy. Wife and I drove to...
• Re: Coolant - Have I screwd up my engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 22:45:33 EDT
  ...The coolant temp may be fine at the gauge sending unit and so the gauge reads OK. But the fluid level being low is...
• Re: Temp gauge on hot at cold startup
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 17:27:09 -0800
  ...If the problem stops with the coolant level control relay pulled, the problem must be with the coolant level circuit. The main tank is...
• Re: Coolant light mystery
  Historical mailing list - FRANK CONDELLI
  Thu, 22 Sep 2022 08:54:07 -0400
  ...I have a newly installed 2l in-line 4 VW engine and using a coolant tank from a Eurovan which has the level sensor...
• Re: Poor-man's coolant bleed...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 02:32:28 EST
  ...to go but not the end of > >the world, unless your coolant level light is burn. > > > if the main (expansion tank as you call...
• Re: Weep No More For Me
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 19:30:04 -0700
  ...the coolant moved) x > gravity x (the height from the pump to the top of the coolant level). Of > coarse, the level is constantly...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:59:47 -0700
  ...Electrons are pulled from the aluminium > by the copper through the coolant. > > I'm pretty sure the low coolant level sensor uses the water...
• Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 22 Feb 2015 11:57:59 -0500
  If the cooler has failed, you can couple the coolant hoses together, but you also should connect the two pipes on the cooler together...
• Re: No Coolant in Small Tank Behind License Plate
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:23:05 -0400
  ...coolant VERY strongly. > > This morning I was all set to go to work but decided to take a look at the > coolant level behind...
• Re: Temp Gauge Warning Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 14:00:06 -0500
  Did your coolant level drop under high-rpm conditions? I've seen it happen. Chris. '85 Westy. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Coolant Tank and Gasket
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:34:26 -0600
  ...seriously needed, unless, due to > expansion from heating of the coolant the level rises above the bottom of > the cap opening. > It's not...
• Re: A coolant question
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 10:41:43 EDT
  Michael, The level in the overflow tank behind the license plate will rise and fall during the course of normal operation. If you are...
• 87 Syncro Westy Puking Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Greg Baxter
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:11:50 -0700
  ...The back of the Westy is covered in specks of coolant. Once I've manually equilabrated the coolant level, we're good to go...
• Flaky coolant light
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 12:02:10 -0700
  ...A few weeks ago I went to get a smog and while I was there I replaced the coolant level sensor; both of the...
• Re: Coolant level warning light - '88 GL - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 5 Jan 2017 22:37:32 -0700
  Have You checked the CoolantLevel in the ExpansionTank ~ If that is OK then it might be a Dirty Sensor or Bad Connections/Wires in...
• The little red light
  Historical mailing list - Kate McLaughlin
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 22:58:25 -0400
  ...I have checked the coolant levels, and all is fine. I had the sensor replaced in March or so. Any suggestions on why this...
• recent adventures in '84 electrical bonding:ps
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 03:51:51 -0400
  ...shunt around 800 ohm resistance also made operational flashing led for both low coolant level (tested by momemtarily removing connector) and high temperature (tested...
• Re: Blinking coolant light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 11:06:04 -0700
  The coolant level "relay" will have the number 43 stamped on the top. Mark Jim Morgan wrote: > > I am trying to track down this...
• Re: Temp warning light blinking...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 13:36:25 -0700
  ...If the 87, it is probably coming from the 'coolant low level warning' part of the circuit. In 87 models, any time the coolant...
• Re: Coolant reservoir bottle the 85 gl 2wd type
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:21:52 -0700
  I see there is a coolant level sensor, but still, isn't it nice to see the amount of coolant through the translucent plastic...
• Re: Temperature Sensor Light/Difficulty Starting
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 04:09:40 -0500
  As I recall, my coolant LED flashed at one point. Turns out that my coolant level sensor was covered in a pasty material as...
• Re: Well, I had a Good Run...
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 09:12:06 -0500
  ...I have a question for you what about the level at the main coolant bottle is it still above the minimum level? I'm...
• Re: more coolant blinker probs.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 21:14:40 -0400
  ...Coolant level seems fine, V-belt seems fine, I don't know about the >fan. What else? Interesting -- a low-voltage condition could cause...
• Re: Gurgling coolant
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Sun, 2 May 1999 08:00:17 -0500
  ...I notice that on shutdown of a hot engine, the coolant level rises rapidly, then begins to drop. I have no restriction (pressure valve...
• More on Blinking Coolant Light
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 15:22:58 -0600
  ...After topping off the expansion tank and ensuring there was the proper level of coolant in the overflow tank I started him up and...
• Re: coolant light / temp sensor - need advice please!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:30:11 -0800
  ...thoght # 2 - it's not a float system that senses level in the pressure coolant bottle. It's just two prongs that stick into...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 14:37:05 -0600
  ...That mixture gives a specific resistance between the two electrodes on the coolant level sensor. Evidently on startup the circuit assumes an open circuit...
• change of seasons, tighten those clamps
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Sep 95 11:45:20 EDT
  ...The coolant level was still wuite OK, and the flashing LED did not happen. (it did puzzle me to see that the car 'bled...
• Re: Engine Temp Problems
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 12:36:38 -0700
  ...The guage used > to sit in the middle, on top of the coolant level indicator. Now, after > running it for at least 1/2...
• Re: Flashing dash LED
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 19:10:15 -0700
  ...The flashing light is the "low coolant level warning light". You have two water tanks in the coolant system. They are in the engine...
• Re: Coolant pressure tanks - it's time to examine them.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:42:07 -0500
  ...It even came with the level sensor. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ http://everybus2011.com/
• Re: coolant level rising - addendum
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 11:48:03 EDT
  In a message dated 8/23/01 11:41:38 AM, JKrevnov@AOL.COM writes: << The cap should relieve system pressure @ 13-17 psi...
• Re: Front heater won't give heat
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 22 Aug 2018 10:53:03 -0500
  ...It won't do you any good as you can't use the connections to raise the coolant level, only to drain and lose...
• Re: "Troll" posting: Rescue Tape still in place...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 13:29:38 -0500
  ...I just monitor my overflow tank to check my > coolant level at every gas stop, as I check my oil level. I scan my...
• Re: Draining the coolant system... ?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 12 May 2004 08:06:22 -0700
  ...The coolant reaches a level point all by itself without using the water pump to push the coolant. As I previously stated, I have...
• Re: Torque on coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:20:21 -0500
  ...I would definitely put some coolant or something on the O-ring to allow it to turn easily. tabe johnson / 87 westy
• Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:11:08 -0400
  ...when the coolant level in > the expansion tank is low, then I noticed a leak around the coolant > expansion tank coolant level sensor and...