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• Re: Actual Vanagon content!!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 23:12:25 -0400
  ...The controls are similar, the sensors are similar, > has anyone tried this? > TEMiller >
• Re: Inconsistent stumbling on resume throttle. Was "vanagon syndrome?"
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Jun 2014 16:49:48 -0400
  The sensors with the gray wire do not work! Not sure why but they don’t. For the Bosch sensor the two white wires...
• Re: Aftermarket Electronic Ignition
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 05 May 1995 19:00:11 +0600
  ...it if you want to tune each >bank individually with 2 sensors) drill a hole and weld/braze >her in. Buy a generic heated...
• Air Bubble?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 12:28:08 +0000
  ...When I did the cylinder head I replaced the water pump, thermostat, and temp sensors. Prior to that the van had always run cool...
• Re: Temp sensors
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:02:05 -0800
  On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Edward Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com> wrote: > Could you please explain how it comes into play...
• Re: Fuel with water back please
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 19:39:14 -0700
  ...North American vanagons with 9:1 CR never needed knock sensors. 1985 and newer VW GTIs and 16 valves got it. Basically any VW...
• Fuel system harness
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 19:18:40 EST
  ...fried over the weekend using one of Ron's generic oxygen sensors! Does the list know if a harness from a nother year will...
• Re: R.I.P. 'Rocky Mountain' Motorworks
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:28:57 EST
  ...700-799 ~ Cables 800-899 ~ doorhandles ,seals ,Body Related 900_999 ~ Ignition,switches,sensors ,relays electrical This covers most of the Vw air & watercooled...
• Water tank drain cap...
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 12:59:03 -0500
  ...This has the internal pump and the level sensors. The cabinet is being used for my Syncro camper project, so it is not available...
• Re: Actual Vanagon content!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 07:35:52 +0000
  ...The controls are similar, the sensors are similar, >has anyone tried this? >TEMiller _________________________________________________________________ Lose those love handles! MSN Fitness shows you two moves to...
• Re: oil warning system q's and a part request
  Historical mailing list - ray berthiaume
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:09:58 -0800
  ...I replaced the two oil sensors on it and the light still stayed on. Next I hooked up a mechanical oil pressure gauge to...
• Re: Actual Vanagon content!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 19:41:36 -0700
  ...That's why >I > > >dont > > > > think it would work, because although SOME of the controls and >sensors > > >are > > > > the same, they may not go...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 12:10:58 -0700
  ...I wanted to see what the List take is on O2 sensors. > > There is a pretty wild difference in cost. But they seem to...
• Temp. Sender compatibility question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Barth
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 14:04:16 -0500
  ...So, I just replaced the pipe and the sensors, only hitch being the new black sensor turned out to be round plugged 251 919...
• Re: O2 sensors and those little balls.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 26 Nov 2011 08:30:35 -0500
  Peter, If it were me I would support that nice guy that you always call when you have a question. He has all the...
• Re: Won't accelerate
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 08:28:20 -0500
  ...Check the O2 and temp 2 sensors for proper operation. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Martin
  Wed, 19 May 1999 18:19:05 -0500
  My Bentley shows that both sensors on the thermostate housing on a 87 Vanagon to be for the fuel injection temp sensor and one...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 90 Volkswagen VANAGON, Emissions/Poor-mileage
  Historical mailing list - John Fried
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 11:02:48 -0400
  ...readings this > system goes full rich at about 2000 rpm tested sensors, > fuel pressure, air flow meter all tested OK Costumer had > engine overheat...
• Re: re. daily driver
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 10:48:08 -0400
  ...Stuff wears out (alternators, O2 sensors, exhaust, CV joints) and sometimes parts are not manufactured right (had a weird head gasket tear after the...
• Bigger Problem than Coolent Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Rex Merriweather
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 08:57:21 -0700
  ...Head (burned valve), both coolant sensors, "Flapper box", plugs, wires, cap, rotor, ground connections,O2 sensor, Cat. Timing and CO where set by a...
• Re: Water reservoir level sensor float? (87 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 17:12:39 -0700
  ...It should sit on the bottom. >The sensors are along the side of the tank. You should see three probes >sticking through the tank...
• Pre-smog
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 06:19:43 -0800
  ...Distributor cap Rotor Plug cables Plugs Vacuum lines O2 sensor is working I am looking suggestions as to any adjustments/sensors that might be...
• Re: o2 sensor troubles
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 08:30:10 -0700
  ...o2 sensor troubles OK but are all o2 sensors the same? I don't see a distinction between 1.9, 2.1, air cooled...
• Re: Use Fuel Pressure Tester to Test Cooling System Pressure? (engine running)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 21 May 2017 17:46:38 -0400
  ...For digital gauges with silicon sensors, I suspect that resistance to liquids might vary widely but I have no actual knowledge. Yrs, d
• Re: Suburban Type Furnace Install;
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:05:09 -0700
  What's the brand? Where are they found? Oxygen, CO2 sensors? Tom Salicos '87 Syncro Westy EG-33 > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: how do I get O2 sensor out?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 14:00:16 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Yes, the Bosch sensors are expensive ($60-80); however, your FLAPS can get you a "universal" one that requires a small bit of wiring...
• Re: Low MPG & Carbon Monoxide Smell
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Thu, 7 May 1998 22:39:33 -0700
  Who sells O2 sensors ? best Price ? can I do it myself? if so how? Greg -----Original Message----- From: Modl6971 <Modl6971@aol.com> To: ghamburg...
• Re: '84 California water-cooled fuel probs
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Tribble
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 10:03:36 -0400
  ...02 sensors seem to be a source of confusion... some prefer running without.
• Re: Does anyone have this part for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 14 Oct 2003 14:19:43 -0700
  ...They are used throughout, like on injectors, oxygen sensors, temp sensor, and more i'm sure. ----- Original Message ----- From: Travers Fenton <fenton_travers@YAHOO...
• cold start
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Sat, 23 Mar 2013 06:56:45 -0600
  ...I did a complete tear down, all bearing, seals, new AA 95.5mm pistons and jugs, remanufactured Go Westy heads, all new sensors, exhaust...
• Re: Oil Light
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:36:56 -0400
  ...The sensors can also go bad. Getting it out can be > interesting. You can check its operation with a bicycle pump and an > ohmmeter...
• Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:10:30 -0500
  ...temp sensors? Thanks Everyone! I was just assuming it was aluminum? There was a very thin hard / brittle coating on the inside dia of...
• Re: Ground for o2 sensor and ECU
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:14:30 -0400
  ...When >>this happens, and it very often does in automotive life, the current >>flowing through one or more sensors can raise the voltage at...
• Re: Replacement of coolant temp sensor (help needed)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 11:21:08 -0700
  ...Did you use new o-rings on the sensors? Did you somehow get 2 o-rings in there so now the sensor can't...
• Buying 88 Vanagon- Anything I should know 1st?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Ingland
  Mon, 23 Dec 1996 07:38:30 -0800
  ...think that is normal for the German cars with the oxygen sensors. I had an Audi and a VW Jetta that both did the...
• DI-ELECTRIC GEL QUESTION
  Historical mailing list - PNC Allen
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 10:00:41 -0500
  ...same question for temp sensors and grounds with regard to Di Elec Gel. thanks!! tim allen buffalo 76, 87
• Re: Suburu engines
  Historical mailing list - Ian X
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 04:35:54 -0800
  ...learn to use the lower octane with feedback from the knock sensors in each cylinder bank. Ian --- Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote...
• Re: engine problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 5 May 2004 08:03:06 -0500
  ...All the hull sensors have been replaced at least >once and the last time the repalaced the distributor ( it is a CA car). I...
• Re: LP tank level detection proposal, its Friday..
  Historical mailing list - David Greenland
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 08:26:51 -0700
  ...Of course, measurements are only taken during or after heat >> application via the heating strip. >> - Additional level sensors and comparetors could be added for...
• Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:19:38 -0700
  ...fuel pump, ignition bits (coil und so weiter), > various senders and sensors stuff; and not counting headlights, radio, etc. > I can tell you a...
• Re: vag-com
  Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
  Thu, 30 May 2002 17:45:58 -0400
  ...The feature >that I like the most is the ability to log information from the various >engine sensors while the van is moving. Very...
• Re: crazy o2 sensor prob
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 23:26:14 -0500
  ...tried 3 different o2 sensors has soon as it goes > to closed loop no power. any ideas > 87 wolfsburg 2.1l 4 speed 273k...
• Re: More on: Water pump leak with only 300 Miles
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 10:38:19 -0400
  ...Engine cold, go for the 2 temp sensors, the 3 nuts that hold the pump to the block.Dnt remember if you can reach...
• Fire Suppression Solutions 2
  Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 12:42:48 -0400
  ...The fire detection subsystem would of course have some type of smoke and UV sensors mounted in the engine bay, connected to alarms - both...
• No update, just curious about idle/reset
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 19:40:36 -0500
  ...Haven't had a chance to check all the sensors as I said I was going to, and I haven't been able to...
• Re: O2 Sensor Idea (long)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 06:27:55 -0400
  ...O2 Sensor Idea (long) Heated O2 sensors are cheap and easy to wire up. I would go this route and not worry about fooling...
• Re: Westfalia Security thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 1 Dec 2006 18:30:03 -0800
  ...These devices would seem to > require a team of > CIA electronics experts to fully install all the > wires and sensors. > In an effort to...
• Re: flashing light on temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 14:22:43 -0700
  ...I had the same symptoms, and they went away when i changed my instrument cluster (same sensors) in my '84. I don't know...
• Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:22:44 -0500
  ...temp sensors? > > How do you know it was aluminum oxide and where do you think it came from? > > Larry A. > > > On Tue, Jul 14...
• Re: Sniffers
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Oct 1996 00:00:16 -0400
  ...and, thank goodness there is no smog check here...no smog sensors here...no smog...wait a minute...maybe a little 2 days a...
• I-4 ecu woes?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 23:34:50 +0000
  ...I have checked my wiring harness to insure that all wires go to the correct terminals on the ecu and sensors. checked them all...
• Fwd: 82 Diesel oil pressure switch and thermal sensors
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:50:06 -0500
  ...The thermal sensors for the water temperature guage and (I believe) the glow plug temperature sensor are called out as the same part number...
• Starts day, won't at night ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:07:13 -0700
  ...little colder, it won't. I know, there are two temp. sensors and usually the temp. II sensor is the one I would change...
• 87 Vanagon GL 3000+ RPM idle
  Historical mailing list - Melinda
  Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:44:32 -0500
  ...I have replaced both temp sensors, cleaned and tested the IS valve, and disconnected/reconnected the power steering sensor with no result. Any advice...
• Re: fuel overflow
  Historical mailing list - Rik Santos
  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 10:42:56 -0500 (EST)
  ...this only occurs when the tank is full, so it -must- be a connector to the expansion tanks or the fuel sensors, right? i...
• Re: thermostat / sensors
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:46:17 -0400
  ...Where can I find an easy to read diagram of wires/ sensors in the Vanagon, especially near the bottom of the engine. There are...
• Re: Oil pressure warning buzzer on 1986L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 20:47:57 -0400
  ...pressure warning system on a 1986L? My >mechanic has replaced both sensors and the dashboard warning device. It still >goes off when at normal...
• Re: Sensors, rough running and problems
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 17:05:57 -0400
  Blake; Rough idle is a relative term when it comes to Vanagons. You might check your plug wires. I did this by unplugging them...
• Re: slow pressure buildup [diesel]
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 18:56:02 -0600
  ...I had flickering oil light during highway driving. (This was on a Quantum/Passat with the dual oil pressure sensors) Culprit was occasionally slipping...
• Re: TPMS (was Checked your spare tire recently? Spare Tire Size)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:15:50 -0800
  ...If you are lucky your vehicle will accept the > > new rims/tires/sensors automatically if not you have to have a shop plug > > into...