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• '84 GL NOT in the woods
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL D LINCICOME
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 11:05:14 -0500
  ...the Trip Odometer Or the Coolant Temperature gage Nor the Gas Tank level gage The gage lights & sensor lights do work. The fuses on...
• Re: ECU and Throttle Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 12:57:44 -0500
  ...1), Lean Best Power - lean the mixture to peak temperature, then continued leaning until the exhaust temperature begins to drop. That is the point...
• Request for Service Bulletins (The little red light)
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:34:27 -0400
  ...REPLACING COOLANT TEMPERATURE (ECT) SENSOR. *TW A brief summary of their contents would be greatly appreciated. My local VW of A claims they don...
• Re: Temperature gauge and red light
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Jan 1997 08:34:06 PST
  ...temperature. The sender that affects your temp gauge has ONE wire and is located on the thermostat housing. It is next to the sensor...
• Re: idle surges
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 12:31:37 -0500
  ...meter? (maybe but it would affect other rpms too) > the air temperature sensor? > the idle switch? (it probably needs adjustment but it should not...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Thu, 3 Nov 2016 19:07:35 +0000
  ...the Oxygen Sensor with a known good one.New Air Filter.New Fuel InjectorsNew Fuel Injection Temperature SensorNew Air Temperature SensorNew Throttle Position SwitchPer...
• Re: coolant LED issues
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:53:56 -0800
  ...Coolant level OK and >temperature OK. New temps sensor recently and opening or closing the coolant >level circuit (bad sender?) has no effect on...
• Re: Temp II Again
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 23:06:07 -0400
  ...The ECU basically uses the temp sensor to replace multiple temperature switches. During cold start, a range is set for cold start enrichment and...
• Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 15 Feb 2020 01:07:42 +0000
  ...wonder how long before other sensors could be added wirelessly to a vehicle? Oil pressure and temperature? Water temperature? Transmission? Maybe this is already...
• Re: What Do I Check Next?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 21:22:48 -0500
  ...Larry in Lincoln If the problem is temperature related, it seems reasonable to check temp sensor II. You could compare its resistance with the...
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  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 2 Jun 2021 05:09:48 -0700
  ...The new sensors aren=E2=80=99t calibrated >> right so they run high even though the vanagon is running at normal >> temperature. Per Dennis...
• Vanagon jerking in stop and go traffic
  Historical mailing list - Bruno Walser
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 20:15:48 -0500
  ...Also, seems like I am having a problem with the temperature sensor. Even though it is still a little bit colder here in NH...
• Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:57:52 -0500
  ...On startup and >> until the O2 sensor warms up to operating temperature, the lights will >> wander eratically, but once up to temp, it will...
• Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:07:14 -0700
  ...On startup |and until the O2 sensor warms up to operating temperature, the |lights will wander eratically, but once up to temp, it will...
• 86 Westy Temp Guage Question?
  Historical mailing list - zyno
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 16:33:59 -0400
  ...agree that the sudden temperature guage dropping is a sign that air has replaced the fluid surrounding the sensor? As well as the bubbling...
• '87 GL Temp Gauge - Long
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 15:08:12 -0500
  ...with the coolant temperature gauge and light, I put a jumper wire across the connector for the coolant level sensor. Immediately the temp needle...
• van fix part deux: intermittant hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Brian W. Block
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 09:46:48 -0600
  ...I had the van to the dealer and they said there was a problem with the temperature sensor, which I replaced, yet the problem...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 16 May 2019 16:14:02 -0400
  ...the 251 919 372 Coolant Level Sensor to fix > the blinking red light in the Coolant Temperature Gauge in my '86 > Westy. It...
• Temp. Sensor II Placement Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Ernest
  Mon, 22 Apr 96 11:12:00 PDT
  ...I put the Temperature Sensor II in the wrong place (by cyl #4 instead of #3). Now I know that # 3 is the hottest...
• At what point do you need to worry about bad mileage?
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
  Mon, 26 Jan 2004 19:36:21 -0500
  ...It runs strong and smooth and has no hiccups, cold/hot start problems, or oil/water temperature/pressure problems. It just gets bad mileage...
• Re: Losing Power (the solution)
  Historical mailing list - tbill
  Thu, 10 Jul 1997 23:27:43 -0500
  ...When it was > unplugged, the problem disappeared. > Of course! ALWAYS suspect the 02 sensor! > I had the choice of replacing it with a generic...
• Still running rich, now what
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 08:28:16 -0700
  ...The temp sensors were the exact same ohms and were correct with temperatures (did it twice), oxygen sensor wire is ok, oxygen sensor is...
• Re: Playing "Mechanic Ping-Pong" with my Westy!
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 21:07:23 -0400
  ...check the hose temperature, and set the thermostat > to > open at a lower temperature. The mechanic says that the replacement sensor > he installed was...
• Re: Sensors for accessory gauges
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 22:53:30 +0000
  ...temperature <DIV></DIV>&gt; gauge, <DIV></DIV>&gt; I'd be interested in knowing where they installed <DIV></DIV>&gt; the temperature sensor <DIV...
• Re: Oil pressure questions again
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:19:12 +0000
  ...Could a drilled hole and 10mm 1.0tp threads allow a > oil pressure sensor or other oil sensor to be installed ok in > this...
• Re: No start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 20:01:20 -0400
  ...That is the only temperature sensitive component in the FI on these things. No O2 sensor to futz with. In an article on Boston...
• Re: Temp Gauge High on Startup + Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 6 May 2011 19:39:54 -0700
  Did you check the negative coolant sensor connection to chassis? Double check Bentley, but IIRC, that connection is near coil. Neil. On Fri, May...
• temp. gauge warning light
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ellingson
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 13:40:01 -0900
  My 87 westy's coolant temperature gauge warning light has been flashing. After about 45 freeway miles, the light began flashing. I pulled over...
• Re: Failed Smog Test
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 15:35:41 -0800
  ...to proper operating temperature. Someone might be able to tell you if the O2 sensor signal overrides the temp sensor's enrichment because I...
• Re: fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Mysyk
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 00:38:01 -0600
  ...temperature and water. I cannot vouch for the correct voltage measurement, cause I don't have that factory $265.00(can) o2 sensor. this...
• Re: 87 Westy Coolant Temp Puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 20:37:26 -0400
  ...I inserted a thermocouple (temperature sensor) into the reservoir tank (not the overflow tank of course) and it reads 210 deg F. Now, this...
• Dometic
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Mon, 22 May 2006 22:50:13 -0400
  ...It also seems that there is a time just before the temperature begins to drop that the temperature rises rapidly, almost as if the...
• Re: Re(2): Re(2): Rough running when Hot
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 23:07:15 -0500 (EST)
  ...Found the temperature sensor not making a connection. Pulled on the wire right there in the engine compartment where the engine rocks and found...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 16 May 2019 22:04:09 -0400
  ...the 251 919 372 Coolant Level Sensor to fix > the blinking red light in the Coolant Temperature Gauge in my '86 > Westy. It...
• wet carpeting
  Historical mailing list - Larry Carter
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 09:29:41 -0000
  ...it's up to operating temperature. I bought some tuner cleaner to try on the air volume sensor, but haven't tried it yet...
• Flashing Cooling Light
  Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 09:22:42 -0700
  Kevin- My temperature light has been flashing for a month now. Coolant level and composition is fine, engine is running great, cooling fan is...
• Temperature guage
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 17:57:35 -0300
  While driving, my temp guage usually stays over the coolant sensor led but sometimes it goes just over it (still over the led but...
• 88 Vanagon (Automatic) Westfalia. Engine stalls when hot. (2.1GL 2WD)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Gibbs
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 19:20:20 -0900
  Hi All, My 88 Vanagon 2.1 GL 2WD starts fine and runs great until it reaches opperating temperature, then it starts to idle...
• Re: Blinking temperature light
  Historical mailing list - Goetz Aust
  Mon, 29 Jul 2013 11:45:49 -0600
  Pressure tank appears full based on color and temperature at top . No visible leaks on ground - its raining now. Also the temp gauge flashes...
• Re: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Mon, 22 Dec 2014 08:30:24 -0500
  ...Quick question, >>> where is the sensor for the temperature gauge? Is it measuring coolant >>> temp or engine temp? Im trying to think about what...
• Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:36:56 -0700
  ...Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs > The...
• Re: Gas Mileage and Fuel Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 11 May 2001 07:39:27 -0800
  ...the Temp I sensor only indicates an "extra rich mixture by say 20% on extremely cold mornings, say when the temperature is <32 F...
• Re: Coolant Temp Sensor Test. Generic vs VW.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 6 Oct 2009 09:30:39 -0400
  My mechanic put a Jetta temperature sensor on my camper with 2.1 engine. He said they were the same sensor. Dave Mc On...
• Re: Another leak
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 16:45:06 +0100
  ...Why are there two sensors? I can see one as a coolant temperature > sensor. What is the other one for? The only thing that...
• Re: Syncro running terrible
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Tue, 12 May 1998 09:37:06 EDT
  ...We unplugged > the O2 sensor, no difference. It sounds like you have a bad coolant temperature sensor, or might be running on just 3...
• Re: Coolant Temp Sensor Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:17:58 -0500
  ...He was concerned about the coolant temperature gauge not moving at all, even with the engine at temp, so he ordered a new sensor...
• Re: external temperature gauge
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:12:01 -0600
  ...of the individual sensor. In general, the resistance is so high (100's of kOhms at ambient), and the temperature/resistance curve is so...
• Re: cooler Thermostat
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 22:48:00 EDT
  ...Engine will never operate at optimum temperature range, ECU/Thermotime Sensor will never compensate for it and will run too rich, despite what the...
• CHT Gauge for type IV motor
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Sedgmen
  Mon, 20 Nov 95 10:30:57 EST
  Hi everyone, I wish to call on the experience of those of you who have fitted a VDO cylinder head temperature gauge onto a...
• What does your oil pressure gauge "say", and what other gauges do you have in your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:17:02 -0400
  ...The third gauge is a temperature gauge. The temp gauge came from my old 86 GTI (as did the voltmeter), however I do not...
• Re: '81 Westy Cold Hesitation
  Historical mailing list - RRR RRR
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 20:38:31 -0800
  ...Do you think it would be worth it to replace the O2 sensor. I disconnected it and it made no difference at all, still...
• AW: morons
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 12:31:56 -0700
  Sensors are calibrated for temperature, not for chemical composition . That one coolant will heat up more or less is true, which means it will...
• Some Comments on Generic, three wire, O2 Sensorfor digifant
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:39:01 EDT
  ...a crushed sensor (lots of these in the yards) and soldered up an adaptor cable. As Darrell says, use a high temperature version of...
• Re: Tooooooooooooo ritch a startup...com on guys!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 00:22:10 -0400
  ...i suspect a bad coolant >temperature sensor. measure that while you have your multimeter out also. > >jonathan > >On Sun, 24 Apr 2005, Benny boy...
• running rough, part II
  Historical mailing list - Blake C. Thornton
  Tue, 15 Jul 1997 14:30:33 -0600 (MDT)
  ...and went back later ready to check the fuel pump, and temperature sensor. (I wasn't too sure if I had the car knowledge...
• Re: Hard starting when cold????
  Historical mailing list - Martin Peitz
  Sat, 23 Jan 1999 23:26:41 -0600
  ...shut off the cold start valve is not operating or its temperature sensor is not kicking in all these checks are simple to do...
• Re: fan switch or sensor, a busdepot question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 07:57:40 -0700
  ...me to my busdepot question. > Busdepot sells a sensor switch which is a lower > temperature switch for the two speed radiator fan. > Does anyone...
• Re: Won't start cold
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:04:59 -0700
  ...Won't start cold > Hi all, > > My van won't start when the temperature is below about 5 degrees > celsius. At higher temperatures it...
• Blinking Dash Warning Lights!
  Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 14:05:14 -0700
  While driving my 1984 Westy on the highway today, the battery/alternator AND the oxygen sensor lights started to dimly flicker in unison. This...
• Re: Blinking Termperature Light
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 09:21:57 -0500
  Jerry, Check the water level sensor in the main coolant tank. It fits into the recess on top of the bottle and is connected...