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• Re: metal coolant bottles Friday thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 24 Apr 2023 22:00:43 -0700
  ...For the bad there is no way to see the coolant level > without opening the cap, the screw for the sensor wire connection tends...
• Re: Did the mechanic do something?
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:05:43 -0400
  ...Worse, the red coolant-level light > won't stop blinking. > > When I let it cool off, though, it starts right up, red light stops...
• Re: VW Camper Cooling problems
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Nov 1996 18:12:41 -0500
  ...Then after driving 150 miles home later that day, and checking often, the coolant level stayed "normal" the entire time??? I cannot make any...
• Re: back from trip
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Sun, 26 Jul 1998 18:32:02 -0500
  ...level sensor for a crack. Those symptoms are exactly the kind my '85 GL had. New sensor solved the problem. Hot, expanded coolant will...
• Re: Telemetry (was Re: Coolant pressure test... video.)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:57:44 -0500
  You asked " BUT WHY WHY WHY WOULDN'T VW PUT A TEMP SENSOR ON THE ENGINE, INSTEAD OF IN THE COOLANT????" Because it really...
• Re: Cooling System Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 10 Jun 2000 22:53:52 -0400
  ...You knoww....the > coolant level sensor indicator light.. > > I was tooling down Interstate 65 heading South from Birmingham, AL to > attend a party in...
• Re: weakly stats ...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 09:05:31 -0700
  ...Should I change this stuff out? Also, my "low coolant" idiot light started blinking last week. I checked the coolant level and it was...
• Re(2): Re(2): Nervous about heads
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Jan 1997 10:44:35 -0500
  ...3) Monitor the coolant temp. indicator on the instrument panel. Although I wonder if the placement of the coolant sensor is such that it...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 17:07:56 -0500
  ...Mix the coolant in a gallon jug >> and use it to add. Keep adding as the level drops. You don't need to >> rev...
• Re: Red Blinky Light Issue
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 12:55:48 EST
  My question is if you all think I'm on the right track replacing the coolant-level sensor, the pressure cap and the connecting...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 15:35:49 -0600
  ...But the coolant >>> level is >>> certainly NOT LOW and hasn't been and so it might just be THAT, >>> air in the >>> coolant system...
• Re: RoadHaus - Coolant level LED Problem
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 07:09:31 -0800
  ...Malcolm Stebbins [mailto:mwstebbins@yahoo.com] > > 3 things 1) coolant sensor (may hae deposits on > it), > 2) coolant mix (correct mix is necessary for...
• Re: Coolant - Have I screwd up my engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 22:45:33 EDT
  ...But the fluid level being low is one of the things that triggers the blinking light. There's a fluid level sensor in the...
• Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 22:42:33 -0400
  ...Stephen, do you mean the expansion tank that has the coolant level sensor in it? > > John > >> On Sep 15, 2015 6:11 PM, "Stephen...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 17:49:17 -0600
  ...But the >>>>>> coolant level >>>>>> is >>>>>> certainly NOT LOW and hasn't been and so it might just be THAT, >>>>>> air in >>>>>> the >>>>>> coolant system...
• Re: "Troll" posting: Rescue Tape still in place...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 13:14:33 -0400
  ...this post....I am still quite happy >without that blinking coolant level sensor light functioning AND an 'iffy' >hose patch-job. >So there! Pile...
• Re: Found solution? Re: 2.1 WBX Coolant Loss: Searched
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 30 Apr 2015 16:24:16 -0700
  ...suspicious of the seal (O-ring?) around the level > sensor. If you pull the sensor out you can also see whether the "crack" > extends...
• Re: Temp gauge question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:15:51 -0500
  ...Your coolant light probably came on when the coolant level sank, and while the leak was creating havoc elsewhere--maybe drowning your engine and...
• Re: The little red light
  Historical mailing list - David Greenland
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 12:08:19 EDT
  ...I have >checked the coolant levels, and all is fine. I had the sensor replaced >in March or so. Any suggestions on why this...
• Re: weakly stats ...
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Sun, 23 Apr 1995 22:19:54 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Put the end into a bottle, lower the bottle to below the coolant level... when the coolant is at the appropriate level, raise the...
• Re: Coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:05:32 +0000
  ...I know this is just a fault - but what? Got coolant, > Sensor in tank is good. Bad circuit in the instrument pod?? That light...
• [W] head gasket leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Aug 1994 00:08:45 -0400 (EDT)
  ...In my '85, I had an experience last week of coolant overflowing the overflow tank. Level rose. meltdown was signalled by temp. sensor. They...
• Re: Wont' stop blinking. New info
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Mon, 6 Feb 2012 06:59:34 -0600
  ...the blinking of the coolant warning light. > '85 Vangon Wolfsburg edition. > > I have done; > > Full coolant system, > new level sensor, > new ground to the...
• Re: Disappearing Coolant - Head Lean?
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 17:32:43 -0700
  ...notice the pool of coolant in the dimple at the top of the tank where the coolant level sensor resides. Without the necessary part...
• Re: Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 07:31:52 -0800
  ...There is NO buzzer for the coolant level. 1986 and newer vans have a loud buzzer for oil pressure warning. When that oil warning...
• Re: bleeding coolant/archives
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 14:41:22 -0400
  FoxhntrPat@AOL.COM wrote: > Volks- I've searched gerry for "coolant bleeding." etc. but can't find Dennis > Haynes(?) or others' EASY-to-do...
• Re: Request for Help - Overheating Problem
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 13:35:33 -0800
  ...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: Telemetry (was Re: Coolant pressure test... video.)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:49:54 -0500
  ...It assumes coolant flowing in the system and drivers ignore the coolant level warnings at their peril. Likewise the alternator led, should it come...
• Re: Erratic temp LED and gauge needle......Followup
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 30 Oct 2019 23:47:20 +0000
  ...Did you check the coolant level? What you descibe is indicative of low coolant or a system that is air bound. When you start...
• Re: Water temp warning light flashing
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:22:15 -0800
  ...If the water temp warning light flashes again then it could be the coolant sensor on top of the main coolant reservoir (not the...
• Re: Most miles on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 20:13:52 -0500
  ...12/96 168K-New factory exaust (heads to cat) and throttle body boot 12/96 168K-New throttle switch O2 sensor, coolant flush & fill...
• Re: Expansion Tank
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 11:21:04 +0100
  ...the coolant again without having to peer through a layer of crud! *Warning* - when ordering the tank, order the coolant level sensor o-ring...
• Re: Coolant reservoir bottle the 85 gl 2wd type
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:47:29 -0700
  ...Coolant reservoir bottle the 85 gl 2wd type I see there is a coolant level sensor, but still, isn't it nice to see...
• Re: # Importance of pressure and temp monitoring (long)
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:55:55 -0400
  ...I had a double failure where my >coolant leaked overnight, and my coolant level sensor >(in the expansion tank) was cracked and allowed >coolant...
• Red temp light
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Fri, 31 May 2002 12:47:49 -0400
  All, My understanding of the red led temperature light is that it is related to coolant expansion tank level only. It does not indicate...
• Re: 90 cooling problem
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:44:53 -0700
  ...If you see the reservoir tank gaining coolant (higher level) it points the the gasket problem. This happened to my westy when it was...
• Re: Logo lights
  Historical mailing list - lp
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 16:00:32 -0700
  ...for refrigerator & coolant level, too... :-) Lloyd Vancouver, Canada '84 Vgon "Moby" (who would like a reclining seat, clean stereo power, more sensors, & LEDs) |------------------------------ | |Date...
• Re: Re Stopping the flashing coolant light for good
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:06:29 -0400
  ...I will now go back to the drawing board with >my flashing coolant level light and make it work...A testimony like that >one...
• Re: Catastrophic failure of coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steven Smith
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 10:56:51 -0700
  ...Removed # 43 and it still blinks! so not in the collant level side. Now what, new voltage regulator? new guage? Any way to test...
• Re: Everything peachy with vanagon.com foil replacement except...
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Tue, 28 Aug 2018 13:48:32 -0500
  ...May come on upon > > startup, may wait until I am on the road. > > > > Swapped out for a spare, new coolant level sensor. No luck...
• Re: Blinking coolant light - fixed
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:54:03 -0800
  ...Checked the level >>> sensor and yep, way out of spec. >>> MegaOhms. DOH!! >>> >>> Anyway I wrote it all up with logic and pictures and put...
• Re: Vendor discount - Now 5% or 10%
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 29 Mar 2014 17:44:40 -0400
  ...ya have the coolant expansion tank for my diesel westy? Unfortunately if it�s the early style without a level sensor, no. We had...
• Re: Water Temperature Light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 21:15:52 -0500
  Did you check the coolant level in the main pressure tank? The system may be low due to a bad pressure cap allowing coolant...
• Re: Sometimes it does not ...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:08:14 -0700
  ...At 11:22 PM 10/19/2011, Jeff Schwaia wrote: >The cheapo coolant level sensors are known to be unreliable right out of the...
• Re: Diesel: Temp gauge gone crazy
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Sauerhaft
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 20:50:13 -0500
  Rachel, My '82 Diesel has a coolant level circuit, just no sender setup so perhaps that is shorting out on you. The sender near...
• Re: Blinking temperature light
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:36:14 -0600
  ...The coolant level controller tricks the gauge by briefly applying about 35 ohms to ground on the sender line which will start the light...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 20:48:25 -0500
  ...That >>mixture gives a specific resistance between the two electrodes on the >>coolant level sensor. Evidently on startup the circuit assumes an open >>circuit...
• Re: blinking coolant light -- opinions on diagnosis needed
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 20:06:15 -0400
  ...Thin bit of coolant on the front lip of the expansion tank (left side of engine, not the overflow). Level in expansion tank looked...
• Re: Coolant light mystery
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:55:07 +0000
  ...and then come on again, repeating the sequence. > Cleaning of the level sensor did not help but replacement fixed it for several > years.  This...
• Re: Blinking coolant light woes
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 18 Feb 2017 17:40:02 -0700
  ...Sensor Probes ~ When You say You have Checked the CoolantLevel is that with the Eng' still running & are You checking the Expansion Tank Level...
• Re: Did the mechanic do something?
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:15:58 -0700
  ...Worse, the red coolant-level light >>won't stop blinking. >> >>When I let it cool off, though, it starts right up, red light stops...
• Re: Underheating?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 14:32:52 EDT
  ...We are using a very measured 50/50 solution as well and the coolant level is still where it was when we started. Any...
• Re: Oil in Coolant Morphed to "Power at Altitude"
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:53:58 -0600
  ...the Rockies and at sea level, and of course there is getting there. I thought the oxygen sensor, the AFM, and the computer took...
• Re: Another odd issue, temp gauge gone
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sun, 17 Apr 2016 08:45:16 -0400
  ...the expansion tank, that is the level sensor. It is supposed to alert you if the coolant level drops too low. Someone could probably...
• Re: Blinking coolant light...
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 5 May 2000 14:56:59 -0400
  ...it lodges in the expansion tank and keeps the coolant level below the sensor tips. I have an '84 and use the following tricks...
• Re: low temp gauge reading need ideas...
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:38:28 -0600
  ...Al Brase rsf wrote: >* Good thermostat (tested fine) >* Appears to be correct level of coolant and bled >* Gauge slowly started creeping lower all week...
• Re: Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 13 May 2001 09:48:08 -0500
  ...When I bought it, > the gas > gauge, the coolant level light and the temperature gauge didn't work > and the > brake warning light stayed...
• Re: Missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:25:50 -0700
  ...Missing coolant Also, coolant can leak out between coolant level sensor and tank, pool at that point and evaporate. On Mon, Sep 28, 2015...
• Cooling System Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Jun 2000 19:13:03 -0500
  ...You knoww....the coolant level sensor indicator light.. I was tooling down Interstate 65 heading South from Birmingham, AL to attend a party in...
• Re: Flashing Low Coolant Light (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 10:39:34 +0200
  ...The sensor in the expansion tank only checks the level, not the composition of the coolant. Hope this helps. Sincerely Rainer '89 Caravelle GL...