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• Re: Idiot light troubles
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sat, 15 May 1999 07:18:29 -0400
  ...Pulled over and checked my water level connection (good), and whatched my temp level-- all normal. Drove a little slower ( 60 F outside @ 63mph...
• Re: Coolant light flashes until warm, sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Fri, 2 Sep 2005 11:39:44 -0400
  ...Check the coolant level in the expansion tank (with a cold engine - don't burn yourself!). If it is good, check the connection to...
• Re: Blinking coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:43:11 -0700
  ...Coolant level sensor good. Temp 2 sensor good (or so says my mechanic), level control module good. But here's a puzzle. When I...
• Re: Dometic fridge on 110V?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 25 May 2003 17:20:49 -0400
  ...Mike > Does the fridge rely on gravity or why does it have to be level? Is > overheating the concern? > > I bypassed the thermostat and...
• Re: Sure Power 1314 vs Sure Power 1315
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 12:21:27 -0700
  ...Even though the solar may have reached the voltage level on the aux battery that allows the separator to trigger and start charging the...
• Re: fresh water level sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:49:45 -0400
  ...to a >source for replacement reed switches for the fresh water level >sensor. What a really simple job! Soldering Just tell me that you...
• Bliking coolant light and back firing?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 05:50:26 -0700
  ...Coolant level ok. Temp verified ok at factory AND aftermarket temp gauages. Maybe bad temp level sending unit but ironic I get the back...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 May 2019 13:29:37 +0000
  ...Coolant Level Sensor observation Answer to first question: $1.80 . I've tried cleaning the pins in the past with limited success. Answer to...
• Re: Turbo diesel motor in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 23:46:52 EDT
  ...Even though it seems that VW enters the pan below the oil static level, my information says this leads to turbo bearing replacement at...
• Re: camper water level indicator
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:27:52 -0400
  ...The water level for the > potable water tank in my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon Campmobile reports the > water level at the intermediate yellow light, no...
• '91 Westy Manual Transmission Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Michael David Korsak
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 00:18:34 -0500
  ...I read in the Haynes that the four-speed requires the fluid to come up to the level of the refill plug. But in...
• blinking temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Ian Steele
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:50:10 -0500
  ...1) I've checked the coolant level switch in the fluid reservoir by taking plug off and, after first confirming that ground side indeed...
• Re: amp. hook up questions NVC
  Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 09:12:08 -0800
  It's very possible that the sub-amp will take either line level or speaker level inputs. I suspect the RCA jacks are line...
• Re: troubleshooting coolant level warning light
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sat, 7 Aug 1999 17:35:05 -0700
  ...It controls the gauges of coolant level and temperature, as well, I think, the clock, and the fuel gauge, for sure. My gauges were...
• Re: Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:47:52 -0700
  Mike wrote: > As I said; 14.7 psi is a standard that is equal to atmopheric pressure > when measured at sea level................... Well, no...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Lit? 1991 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - T-rev Reynolds
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:17:42 -0600
  ...three to show vehicle battery charge level, three to > show the water level in the fresh water tank, and one under the > water tank...
• Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:15:06 -0500
  ...What you have is either a bad coolant level controller or bad connections somewhere between there and the two pins that stick into the...
• Re[2]: syncro with snorkel ? Yes/No?
  Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
  Wed, 18 Jun 97 18:59:00 PDT
  ...supposedly up to "eye level". (What is eye level anyway?) Am I wrong? Curt Long 87 Syncro GL Westy
• Low-Level Coolant Blinker
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Sun, 23 Jun 2002 22:08:33 -0400
  ...Now the Low-Level Coolant Indicator is blinking away. It did not do this before the head gasket replacement. The reservoir and level indicator...
• Re: Water Level Sensors Good News vs Bad News?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:56:46 -0400
  At 02:32 PM 8/31/2009, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >I had to do it that way because the water level panel on...
• Domestic Water Level Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:22:04 -0800
  The water level for the domestic water tank has shown "FULL" for about a year now, even though the tank is empty. I finally...
• Re: Tire Blocking Safety Question (not the usual one :)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:03:57 -0800
  On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > well shoot...... > looks kinda level to me. > and...
• No lights from water tank level
  Historical mailing list - gilles.turmel
  Fri, 28 Jul 2017 12:47:57 -0400
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• Re: flashing light on temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 12:50:34 -0700
  The temp needle will NOT jump unless you have the early design coolant level sensor control unit. I suggest replacing any early model "43...
• Re: Spewing ATF from dipstick
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:45:29 -0800
  ...first, get the ATF level to the right mark, engine running, in park, and sitting level. It's critically important on all automatics that...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 13 May 2005 04:14:41 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Charlie Swanson wrote: >My 85 GL coolant level light flashes sometimes and >it's driving me nuts. > >On...
• Re: Clackety Clack
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 1 May 2010 20:35:26 -0700
  ...your plan on check oil level on the level is good. if it's not full...add some hydraulic lifter cleaner. which you kinda...
• Re: Effects of vehicles off level on Oil stick
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 12:43:03 -0400
  ...Check it on level ground. Side-to-side level not as critical. Jay Jay L Snyder/AE/DuPont@DuPont@gerry.vanagon.com> on 09...
• Re: transmission, final drive oil level
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:01:06 -0600
  ...s easy to begin checking with a pinky finger, what the level of the lube inside that filler hole is. If I were using...
• Diesel to turbo-diesel oil line placement?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 21:37:16 -0400
  ...The stamped steel Quantum pan returns the oil above the sump level pretty much directly beneath the turbo, but if I put a fitting...
• Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 20:20:45 -0400
  ...When the front is jacked up everything is fine, but when it's level it's overheating! Any ideas what would cause this? He...
• Re: Searching the Vanagon archives
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 16:52:16 -0400
  ...Trying to figure out why the >Vanagon list archive search didn't find the messages >that had "Dometic" "frig" "fridge" "level" in them-- >I...
• Re: Coolant light keeps blinking when it's really cold.
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 15:46:26 -0500
  ...You've verified that the level is not low, I assume? I've had this happen when coolant level was borderline low, it would...
• Re: Automatic transmission question--slipping
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:39:41 -0500
  ...Now that it's up to level it operates great. Now to find the leak, minor as it is. Thanks again, Jim On Tue...
• Dim Bulbs, was: "Troll" posting: Rescue Tape still in place...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:38:15 -0700
  ...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: I'll be in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:49:09 -0800
  ...And it isn't AGL *or* ASL it's "flight level" - so I might be at > flight level 380, but if I'm at...
• Temp guage reading low and spirratic coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 14:33:15 -0700
  ...What is this thing trying to tell me???? The coolant level is fine, I haven't seen any noticable change in level in 4...
• Re: New Engine Oil Leak (long)
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 10:15:32 -0700
  from experimenting I would definitely say that performance decreases when the oil level is full. the explanation I have heard is that the higher...
• Re: Refrigerator gasket and flame goes out remedies
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 7 Aug 2012 07:47:07 -0700
  ...Perhaps you did the manometer measurement incorrectly? As one liquid level goes up the other level goes down and you measure the difference between...
• Re: how much oil in 82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 13 May 2002 18:08:27 -0700
  ...I used 3.75 qts of oil using the 719/5 filter and my level was ~10 mm. below the bottom mark on the...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 06:20:30 -0600
  ...is ok, but the sensor light blinks....and yet the coolant level is OK. I have seen that situation at least once. My engine...
• Re: Leveling the van- shims made of teflon or nylon.....what's up!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 10:37:04 -0500
  ...when I wanted to level the ride height on our '88 GL, I made spring spacers out of plastic kitchen cutting boards. I think...
• Re: help needed diagnosing blown head gasket
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 31 Dec 2003 21:15:19 -0800
  ...Put the van on a level spot and make sure the level is correct by removing a few quarts. If nothing else you can...
• Westy water tank level indicator problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 8 Jul 2014 08:00:49 -0600
  '87 Westy Syncro--water tank level indicator uses the conductive plugs into the tank. It has worked fine--except for the "yellow goes to...
• absolutely no VC - about lamps going on and off
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:19:24 -0230
  ...The lamp in question has a three-way switch, two levels of light - it does this at either level. Is this something I can...
• Re: Repair Safety-Coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Maginel
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 12:41:09 -0600
  I had recently replaced my coolant level sensor, thinking that it was the cause of a dead LED on my heat gauge(it wasn...
• Auto trans problem
  Historical mailing list - Tim High
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 17:46:57 -0800
  Are you following the proper procedure for checking the fluid level? You only check the level with the van running and with the transmission...
• Coolant Level Light Question
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 09:45:54 EDT
  The coolant level light on my '85 has suddenly replaced its normal behavior (flashing brightly when the key is turned, sometimes continuing for a...
• Re: painting rubber...any ideas or reccomendations?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Sat, 3 Apr 2004 09:32:27 -0800
  ...http://www.krylon.com/main/product_template.cfm?levelid=5&sub_levelid=10&pro ductid=1751&content=product_details James V 90 Carat
• Re: Blinking coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:19:41 -0700
  ...Blinking coolant level light > > >>I'm desperate. No burned wires. Coolant level sensor good. Temp 2 >>sensor good (or so says my mechanic), level...
• Re: Audible Idiot "Light"...EE Inventor Wanted
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:35:23 -0800
  Rather than make something that requires a connection inside the temp gauge why not just have something triggered by the voltage level on the...
• Re: Propane Tank Gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 09:22:08 -0400
  ...area above the level of >the liquid in the tank heats up more than the area below the surface level >of the LP in...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - Clutch throw-out level moverment ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 21:12:21 -0500
  ...85 Vanagon - Clutch throw-out level moverment ? Tonight, in the middle of bleeding my new master cyl./slave cylinders, it dawned on me that...
• Re: Help! Appeal for data
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 13:13:07 -0800
  ...Have you tried removing the level warning control unit to see if that disables the level warning? What is the part number on your...
• Re: Oil Level Again
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 12:57:12 -0500
  ...I keep the oil level in the middle of the stick to avoid foaming in the Vanagon. I've noticed in my VR6 Passat...
• Re: coolant leak after long idle
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:51:08 -0400
  ...coolant level should rise when engine is warmed up, as hot coolant flows into the refill tank from the expansion tank, then fall back...
• A trick - Subiegon oil dip stick
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Sep 2023 12:50:10 -0500
  ...But that plastic tube is a major PITA! There are two oil level rings marked on the plastic tube. You definitely want to add...
• Re: Dipstick oil level
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:29:22 -0500
  ...Run you engine at the max mark for a few days and them remove enough oil to drop the level down below the max...
• Re: In Missoula, overfilled oil
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:02:18 -0700
  ...the ideal way to read the dipstick oil level to me is.. engine warm, van sitting level, has been shut off a few minutes...
• Re: Request for Help - Overheating Problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 08:46:04 -0600
  ...I checked the reserve tank level and it was still at > the "max" level. Against my better judgement, I decided to proceed to my...