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• Re: *LONG*coolant light blinking, temp soaring and dropping, spor...
  Historical mailing list - ColForbin
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 20:08:07 -0500
  ...The coolant sensor light acted up. Same thing, going down hill light comes on and temp soars and uphill light goes off and temp...
• Re: Tempurature
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 8 May 2002 13:16:04 -0400
  ...A partially clogged front radiator could react slowly and result in a slow temperature change as the coolant is having a hard time flowing...
• Re: Gas Mileage and Fuel Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 11 May 2001 13:03:10 -0500
  ...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: Request for Help - Overheating Problem
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 13:35:33 -0800
  ...sensor that controls the LED at the temperature gauge is housed in the main resevoir, not the overflow tank to which you added coolant...
• Re: How's this idea for diagnosing overheating?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 08:27:13 -0700
  ...On the wasserboxer I can't imagine you'd need more than one sensor "inside" the engine coolant circuit (i.e. "behind" the thermostat...
• Re: Good news, - was;'84 temp gauge shoots up fast
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:38:03 -0800
  ...Re: '84 temp gauge shoots up fast > > >> If coolant is low, or coolant sensor is bad, temperature gauge will >> shoot way up, often with...
• Coolant loss in expansion tank but not fill tank
  Historical mailing list - Pam McIntosh
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 17:07:21 +0000
  ...Then, on a warmer day it didn't spew coolant but red light still blinked when got to operating temperature. I finally consulted the...
• '87 Transporter GL Cooling - Have data. Help!
  Historical mailing list - Craig Bodie
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 08:18:45 -0400
  ...Since the temperature gage sensor is in the back it measures more accurately the temperature of the motor, while the thermoswitch measures the radiator...
• Re: Radiator fan- '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 05:11:18 -0400
  ...If it does not, then that needs to be fixed, rad fan sensor switch, ballast resistor, water pump, radiator, coolant leak or whatever, BUT...
• Re: question on temperature gauge wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:59:14 -0500
  ...The temperature overheat/low coolant >level led does flash normally when the engine is started but I would >imagine that this might work properly...
• Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan--Radiator/Coolant Hell
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 17:16:58 -0400
  ...The needle may move throughout its range of movement during operation of the vehicle, moving very high during extreme temperatures and when hauling heavy...
• Re: Need advice please....
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 08:01:08 -0800
  ...heat-up, then operate on the > high end of the coolant temp sensor? I've heard that > maybe a new expansion cap fixes things...
• Bay Area Vanagons... wow.
  Historical mailing list - Earthlink.net
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:06:48 -0500
  ...Still, after seeing the CA Vanagons, I think I got a great deal on mine--after I replaced the Coolant Temperature Sensor. chris r...
• Re: Need advice please....
  Historical mailing list - Jim and Kelly Harpe
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 08:23:24 -0700
  ...heat-up, then operate on the high end of the coolant temp sensor? I've heard that maybe a new expansion cap fixes things...
• Re: 90 cooling problem
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:44:53 -0700
  ...It was first noticed from the higher than normal temperature and slight increase of coolant level in the reservoir tank. After re-torquing the...
• Re: Coolant gauge calibration
  Historical mailing list - David Devere
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 08:43:51 -0500
  ...coolant needle 'sit' when driving on a normal > road, normal weather and everything is just 'normal'? > - What really is the wasserboxer's coolant temperature...
• Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 01:47:21 +0000
  ...Audible Coolant alarm opinions Hi listers,         I scanned the GW sale email and noticed the audible coolant temperature alarm.  As a blind owner in...
• '87 Transporter Overheating - Second Try
  Historical mailing list - Craig Bodie
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 13:25:55 -0400
  ...Since the temperature gage sensor is in the back it measures more accurately the temperature of the motor, while the thermoswitch measures the radiator...
• Re: Cooling woes and the aborted trip to TBTT (somewhat longish...)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 19:45:13 -0500
  Alan, take your rig to a mechanic with one of those space age heat sensors that takes a temperature reading from whatever it is...
• "Burping the cooling system" Long question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:37:23 -0800
  ...Once, I think I may have caused the 'airlock' when I changed the coolant shortly after acquiring the new ride and not having a...
• Re: battery going?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 02:14:49 -0500
  ...battery going? ::: :::joy: ::: :::i noticed a number of posts sugesting that the coolant #2 sensor may be :::at :::fault. not likely, but symptom of...
• Re: oil in coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Apr 2021 22:55:47 +0000
  ...I have oil temperature and pressure gauges. I noticed on my drive that the coolant and oil temperatures began to rise and the oil...
• Cooling System Strangemness
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 18:12:25 -0500
  ...Coolant level sensor and Temp 2 sensors replaced in 1998. Cooling system last drained, flushed and refilled in January 2001. Autohause of Switzerland installed...
• 1991 2.1 - Oil Cooler coolant line blown...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 3 Jul 2016 22:54:38 -0600
  ...and I now knew my low coolant sensor is working, I wasn't too stressed. The temperature needle never wavered a bit. Tried the...
• Re: 2.1 Temp sender resistance values?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 18:14:20 -0400
  ...sensors are resistively identical. For a quick check you can compare them at the ECU plug _if_ they are at the same temperature. Ken...
• Re: Coolant warning light problem, REPLY
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 01:03:24 EDT
  ...On the way back the engine coolant warning light began flashing after driving about 30 miles on the freeway. The temperature gauge needle was...
• Re: Water Wetter questions...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 21:01:05 -0500
  ...of the coolant so that it stays in contact with those >> hot >> >> surfaces that are much hotter than the bulk coolant temperature. It >> also...
• 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: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:55:28 -0500
  ...The radiator fan switch is checking the temperature of the coolant in the radiator. There is some interesting interactions going on here. For the...
• Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - bernie
  Tue, 4 Apr 2017 21:37:26 -0700
  ...It gets from the Coolant Temp' Sensor ~ So ~ If WW Does Alter > the > >>>>>> Heat Transfer Ability of the Coolant, Up or Down, That Temp...
• 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...
• 1986 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stinson
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 17:39:52 -0400
  ...I've checked the things you can check at the ECU (temperature coolant sensor, etc.) and everything checked out ok. Spark plug wires, distributor...
• Engine running badly
  Historical mailing list - Bruno Walser
  Sun, 1 Oct 2017 17:42:33 -0400
  ...I disconnected the oxygen sensor again and things seem to be a bit better. I checked timing, temperature sensor, throttle switch, compression, all seems...
• Re: Replacing Thermostat... and gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 22:18:31 -0400
  ...Also, would the engine running "cool" affect the gas mileage? I know there's a temperature sensor (Temp II?) that feeds the coolant temperature...
• Re: [Q] coolant light blinking/heating problem?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 May 2003 21:15:23 -0400
  ...gasses are getting into the cooling system and pushing the coolant below the sensor probes. Also check to see if bubbles are forming in...
• Re: Another odd issue, temp gauge gone
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sun, 17 Apr 2016 08:45:16 -0400
  ...the coolant level drops too low. Someone could probably tell you where to look for the connection to the sensor for your temperature gauge...
• overheating
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 21:12:45 -0400
  ...Replaced Green coolant with Orange Prestone extended life and bled the system. 3. Replaced temp gauge sensor twice (thought it might be faulty). 4...
• Re: Vanagon Electrical Puzzle 2
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
  Mon, 25 Apr 2022 07:07:28 -0500
  ...temperature warning" led. >> >> The coolant level warning aspect was added on later as a secondary >> function of the same led. >> >> >> Also the coolant gauge...
• Re: Side Air Intake Engine Cooling Question (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:00:48 -0600
  ...excessive heat in tubbed portion of lid causes coolant sensor >> to get too hot. Resistor in it then zeros out allowing near or full...
• Re: Drivability Problems with Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - bob tickle
  Fri, 11 Oct 1996 19:54:49 -0400
  ...or so.) Left work during lunch and picked up a coolant temperature sensor and O-ring from VW dealer. (Cost was only $11. I...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 May 1997 14:52:55 -0700 (PDT)
  ...to measure the temperature after the oil cooler and just before it enters the engine lubrication galleys; 2) the large coolant pipe feeding the...
• Re: general info & fuel delivery (?) problem
  Historical mailing list - Joe Beckham
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 07:08:44 -0800
  ...The other problem is the coolant temperature sensor for the ecu when the ecu gets a cold engine signal from the coolant temp sensor...
• Re: metal coolant bottles Friday thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 24 Apr 2023 22:00:43 -0700
  ...The splash from the > coolant entering the tank can satisfy the sensor system so you may geta > delayed indication that coolant is being lost...
• Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 13:13:21 -0400
  ...but > > wouldn't the coolant inside the hose be even hotter(at operating > > temperature anyway)? I believe the gun has uses for comparative > > temp...
• Idea for engine-fire warning/control system, just use the sniff test
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 09:34:58 -0700
  ...Idea for engine-fire warning/control system Someone on the Vanagon.com list asked whether a temperature sensor in the engine compartment would be...
• How's this idea for diagnosing overheating?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 08:27:42 -0700
  ...of these temp sensors are thermistors - semiconductor devices with an inverse resistivity curve (i.e. the resistance drops, logarithmically, as temperature increases) so you...
• Re: Troubleshooting Blinking LED
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 2 May 2014 18:09:21 -0700
  ...I have an oil temperature gauge as well as a functional coolant temp gauge and the alternator light will tell me if I've...
• Re: Fox head torque question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:33:25 -0400
  ...This Fox had been leaking coolant for some time(damn VW's), however I traced it to a lose coolant temp sensor at the...
• Re: 1st Most important specialized waterleaker measurement device
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 02:03:19 EDT
  ...I tapped a tube insert into the coolant tank level sensor and sealed it to the sensor plastic with an epoxy fill. To this...
• Re: '87 Transporter Overheating - Second Try
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 10:36:04 -0700
  ...Since the temperature gage sensor is in the back it measures more accurately the temperature of the motor, while the thermoswitch measures the radiator...
• Re: Sick sick sick of diesel Vanagon cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 10 Dec 2015 19:29:07 +0000
  ...I unplugged the coolant level sensor  at the tank and drove around and the needle was normal,no coolant loss or hot engine. Sent...
• Re: Of cooling systems and luggage rack seals...
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 22:31:32 EDT
  ...I would spring for a new coolant level sensor, another failure item. Well I better stop here, like usual, my projects spiral out of...
• Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Thu, 1 Mar 2018 21:46:22 -0800
  ...Audible Coolant alarm opinions > > Hi Eric, > No, the alarm doesn’t warn you about temperature. Only coolant level. In my case, the alarm went...
• Re[2]: Coolant Temp Indications
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 08:01:41 -0800
  ...ground connection in the instrument panel ??? cool on, gregor > Jim, > > > My coolant temperature indicators are intermittently screwed up. > > <snipped some more symptoms described> > > Your...
• Re: flashing coolant light purpose
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:21:37 -0700
  ...On my inline the temperature gauge sender is 'default "cold" ' reading...So when I caused my faulty headgasket and my coolant level was suffering...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 13 Dec 2014 08:22:47 -0800
  ...Obviously the coolant level sensor is at the top of the list. Mark Don Hanson wrote: > OK, I agree that the low coolant lights...
• Re: Temp gauge pegged to the right
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 12:41:33 -0400
  ...and the guage just pegged indicating a high temperature. In fact, there was still coolant in the tank, it had just dropped below the...
• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:56:52 -0800
  ...I > will probably drill and tap the sandwich plate for an oil temperature > sensor, given how inaccurate the drain plug sensor location has proven...
• Re: Disappearing Coolant - Head Leak?-Engine Oil Viscosity!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:12:24 -0400
  ...Disappearing Coolant - Head Lean? Chuck, I agree with you my coolant leak though does not appear to be the sensor and possibly the tank...
• Cooling Systems
  Historical mailing list - Dan Aldrich
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 10:01:21 -0700
  ...the temperature overshoot problem seen when getting in traffic after >highway driving, and maintains the gauge reading at about halfway. The >sensor simply screws...