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• Re: Emissions Help in VA
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 17:49:22 -0500
  Matthew, Check and or replace your temp 2 sensor. It informs the ecm of the engine temperature. Bently has a chart for resistance values...
• FW: Water Pump-Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 19:50:32 -0500
  ...Also where did you install the oil temperature sensor? It needs to be in the case or someplace oil is actually flowing past it...
• Re: Temperature guage
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 22:56:37 -0500
  ...Temperature guage > > > While driving, my temp guage usually stays over the coolant sensor led but > > sometimes it goes just over it (still over the...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:27:55 -0500
  ...a less than really hot temperature. In other words, I'm not totally convinced that my Temp II sensor is the root cause of...
• Re: Eurospec conversion/ coolant pressure/valves/etc.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 19:31:56 EST
  ...Note that the temperature measurement we follow is at the block. I intend to install a temperature sensor at the radiator also, just to...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 89 Volkswagen VANAGON, Hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 10:59:22 -0800
  ...My belief is that it's somehow caused by a combination of *bad* values from the oxygen sensor AND one of the temperature sensors...
• Re: Topping up coolant
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Fri, 6 Sep 2013 13:37:50 -0700
  I think the radiator won't bleed until it comes up to temperature and the thermostat opens. Presuming you meant that bleed valve. ;) (i...
• cold idle issue
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 08:56:10 -0800
  ...air temp sensor. According to Darryl Boelher the ECU guy, the ECU richens the fuel pulse map according to air temperature on cold start...
• Re: Amsoil bypass oil filters
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 14:13:48 -0500 (EST)
  ...Also, this external filter arrangement provided me convenient places to mount my ne oil temperature and oil pressure sensors. Regards, Jim Davis 87 GL...
• Re: Hysterical thermal gauge.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 09:08:52 -0500
  ...Maybe your temp sensor or the connection to it is unreliable. Larry A.
• Coolant Gauge (again)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Mon, 13 May 2002 09:52:54 -0330
  ...Now I'm wondering, can I just get a separate temperature gauge and hook it up to the black sensor (the one protruding from...
• Re: eurovan alert
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Apr 1996 14:10:43 -0400
  ...It would seem that, once the >coolant is missing from the cooling system, the only thing that the >temperature sensor has to work with...
• Fw: 87 syncro stalling
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 12:11:22 -0800
  ...The air flow meter, > oxygen sensor, and air idle valve are new. The temperature sensor is > reading the correct resistance according to the book...
• coolant sensor 50/50 tolerance?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 20:44:03 -0230
  ...much of a tolerance one way or the other makes the sensor blink? Is there a tool to test for the mix ratio? The...
• 87GL, Cold Engine Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark Smith
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 14:00:38 EDT
  ...spark plugs, and the blue temperature switch located on the thermostat housing. I have ordered a new O2 sensor to install this week. So...
• westy cold = rich
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sun, 1 May 2005 12:47:42 -0700
  ...when a change in temperature occurs. According to Darrell Boher's (sp) report and testing, The Temp I sensor is a bit of a...
• Re: temperature questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Aug 2017 23:02:04 +0000
  For the oil temperature where did you place the gauge sensor? Is it sensing the oil coming out of the engine or after it...
• Re: how engine oil degrades (was: sysnthetic oils)
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Thu, 2 Jan 1997 15:46:31 -0500 (EST)
  ...As to why there are two sensors, I guess VW engineers work in strange and wondoreous ways... Cetin cbennett@kpmg.com writes: > Hi there...
• Re: Random flashing of temperature light
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:45:45 -0500
  How is the coolant level in the expansion tank? Frequently, when this level gets to a critical level( for the level sensor)the light...
• 77 bus stalls, quits
  Historical mailing list - Joel Danke
  Wed, 22 May 96 11:44 CDT
  ...in the air intake sensor, to make sure the flap is not hanging up, and recheck the two temperature senders. I will also construct...
• refrigerator removal and fan upgrades?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 08:53:31 -0800
  ...sensor in the distributor look easy too, but I hear it's not) Second question... The temp switch for the fan... what temperature is...
• Re: Underheating and squeaks/groans
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:46:19 -0700
  ...temperatures > regularly exceed 110 degrees. The van runs well and > no > other bad symptoms. I'd start by swapping out the temp sensor on...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 16 May 2019 14:35:22 -0700
  ...the 251 919 372 Coolant Level Sensor to fix > > the blinking red light in the Coolant Temperature Gauge in my '86 > > Westy. It...
• Re: Dometic fridge on 110V?
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Mon, 26 May 2003 22:33:52 -0400
  ...The sensor tube is cracked. It is typically filled with a gas that 'reports' the temperature of the inside of the fridge to the...
• Re: Update on AFM testing procedure
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 13:27:50 -0700
  You know more than I David but with Bosch Motronic 2.9 (and OBD2 as well), there is an intake air sensor mounted post...
• 87 Stalls when cold
  Historical mailing list - Vic and Bonnie Welker
  Sun, 14 Sep 1997 20:49:26 -0500
  ...I thought about the temperature sensor at the thermostat housing. It measured 1000 ohms "cold" (approx 90 degrees F outside, engine cold). According to...
• Re: Temp sensor II replacement
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:34:10 EDT
  ...to serve as a temporary stopper and a helper should you drop something while your thumb is stuck in the temperature switch hole. Rich
• Re: (LONG) Surging Idle fixed! / Surging O2 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 06:35:48 EST
  ...BUT the sensor must reach operating temperature to work(real hot) i.e. the computer ignores any input from sensors on a cold engine...
• Re: Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 13 Aug 2012 23:54:51 -0400
  ...Are the sensors >pretty much the same and it is just the gauges that vary? Or do I >have to match the sensor to...
• Cooling system questions for 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Howard Allen
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 16:30:55 -0400
  ...The factory temperature guage is not a reliable indicator of dangerously high coolant temperature - anything past half way actually indicates an over temp condition...
• Re: VW Camper Cooling problems
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Nov 1996 18:12:41 -0500
  ...blown onto some of the sensor wires causing the temporary lights. I drove another 50 miles, the temperature gauge stayed normal, and the upper...
• Re: Head leaks & Witches Brews
  Historical mailing list - Vern D. Moen
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 14:43:45 -0700
  ...In my understanding of the system, the sensor is in the sealed resivour tank and when the level drops it uncovers the sensor and...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 06:20:30 -0600
  ...What about a situation where the gage says the engine temp gage says all is ok, but the sensor light blinks....and yet the...
• FW: 1985 Wolfberg Vanagon Camper for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 18:02:15 -0400
  ...New O2 sensor, thermostat, temperture sending unit, temperature sensor unit and starter switch. Extra header pipe to keep. $,1,250.00 Must come to...
• Re: 1.9 wbx Won't run now it's colder
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 22:41:59 -0500
  Don, what have you replaced since buying the van? If both temperature sensors are okay, you should be getting a fast idle of around...
• Re: Question About ECU Programing
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 31 Oct 2003 08:31:39 -0600
  ...injectors based on input from engine speed, engine temperature, intake air temperature and volume, oxygen sensor output, and throttle position. that's it. pull...
• Re: CIS-E fuel injection help needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 22:44:52 -0400
  ...you have a bad oxygen sensor. as a side note the whole system needs to be up to temperature before you do your testing...
• Re: waterboxer longevity
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 11:45:29 -0800
  ...O2 sensor, 3 mufflers) cracked expansion tank cracked coolant level sensor some electrical problems with distributor replaced the "famous" blue sensor this year maintenance...
• Re: Idea for engine-fire warning/control system
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 08:00:26 -0400
  ...Thank you and good by Eric Andrew Grebneff wrote: > Someone on the Vanagon.com list asked whether a temperature sensor in > the engine compartment...
• Re: Still need HELP with hot start problem 84 Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 3 Sep 2012 20:01:01 -0600
  ...Replaced the temperature sensor. > 9. Replaced the wire from the computer to the temperature sensor. > > Tomorrow I am going to see if I can...
• Re: Fuel Injector Question Part 2
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:07:37 -0800
  ...PRESSURE REGULATOR, 0 280 160 205 Volkswagen 1985-83 Vanagon 1913cc (DH) 1991-86 Vanagon 2109cc (MV) TEMPERATURE SENSOR COOLANT, 0 280 130 026...
• Re: oxy sensor check
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 23:56:04 -0600
  ...present O2 sensor without degrading the signal. Isn't that what the Digitool does? Steve >Hey guys, what about cold temperature! > >I tested mine...
• '87 AC/Fan Again
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 12 Sep 2001 13:32:07 -0400
  ...When the AC is not running, I am assuming the fan cycles on/off strictly by temperature. Is it possible then that the lo...
• Re: Performance chip
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 4 Jan 2012 07:49:45 -0500
  ...With only a two-wire connection to the Temp-I sensor (they call it IAT, or intake air temp) it cannot possibly have the...
• Re: oil temperature sender placement.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:57:08 -0500
  Yes, the oil temperature sensor needs to be where oil is circulating or at least sitting. If adding an oil cooler with a sandwich...
• Re: Pulsing idle UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 18:04:29 -0500
  ...BOS 11027 OXYGEN SENSOR single wire Check the sensor before you replace it. All you need is a volt meter. Email if you need...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 16 May 2019 22:57:51 -0400
  ...the 251 919 372 Coolant Level Sensor to fix >> the blinking red light in the Coolant Temperature Gauge in my '86 >> Westy. It...
• Re: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 10:19:08 -0700
  ...The temperature LED sensor has not yet stopped blinking, and >>the indicator is all the way to the right (MAX temp) even though the...
• Re: low power in re-built 2.0 vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 05 Mar 1997 12:50:43
  ...But my problem still persists.The van gets >to operating temperature, then gradually loses power. Of course, there are many possible causes of your...
• Won't start--Dew Point?
  Historical mailing list - john schaper
  Thu, 4 Apr 2013 10:04:21 -0400
  ...I used to think the problem was temperature related, but think it is moisture/dew point. In the morning with dew on the windshield...
• Re: how engine oil degrades (was: sysnthetic oils)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Jan 1997 16:03:13 -0500
  ...the temperature outside. When I use 20-40 it rarely happens. But I am still wondering why are there two oil sensors, which I...
• Re: Engine running hot
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:10:17 -0400
  ...system > or even a faulty temp sensor or gauge? > Is it OK to run at this temperature? My 86 2.1l never ran hot...
• Re: Tooooooooooooo ritch a startup...com on guys!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 00:38:30 -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...
• Re: "enough" vs "too much" monitoring, was: permanent fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 09:16:48 -0600
  ...point sensor and gage set for only one exhaust port, and later set ups were designed to read the exhaust gas temperature just a...
• Re: [Re: Oxygen sensor: is a shielded wire necessary?]
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 01:15:03 MST
  ...black smoke) as the engine temperature increased, and become > undriveable. After much swapping and testing of sensors, AFM's, ECU's, I > found the...
• Re: Another odd issue, temp gauge gone
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 17 Apr 2016 08:12:32 -0400
  ...Someone could probably tell you where to look for the connection to the sensor for your temperature gauge if you remind us about the...
• TD coolant circulation pump
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 10:43:56 +0100
  ...the coolant temp meter in the dashboard works fine, so that sensor is ok. Same for the pre-start glow sensor: when the engine...
• Re: Working ranges for Temp sensor and AFM
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 08:15:46 -0700
  ...At equal temperatures, though, the Temp I= > > > sensor in the AFM should measure about the same as the Temp II sensor= > in > > the motor...
• FS: VDO gauges
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 12 Oct 2017 12:32:57 -0700
  ...VDO oil pressure 0-80psi VDO oil temperature 120-300F VDO voltmeter VDO housing (black) for 3 gauges VW OEM instrument cluster housing (black...
• Re: Bus Depot OXS Dilemma; Where Is the Truth?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 00:45:26 EDT
  ...So the variables are; Temperature The purity of the elements The amount of resistance in the reference voltage circuit. And of course the amount...