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• 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: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:57:11 -0500
  ...to be intermittent, now extremely frequent - with the coolant LED coming on when the coolant level was not low, and the temp not particularly...
• Re: head gasket problem ?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 12:33:51 -0500
  ...into the cooling system, and affecting the resistance in the coolant level sensor probe, causing the warning light to come on and blink. Obviously...
• Re: '84 Vanagon, Help!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Aug 1994 13:37:42 -0700
  ...This first appears as a rising coolant >level in the overflow tank next to the oil dipstick. Next the >dashboard heater quits because it...
• Re: water pump R&R
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 23:01:50 EDT
  ...My level sensor never did work so no big deal I had more important things to spend time on The one useful tool I...
• Re: 85 Vanagon w/non-stop blinking LED
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 01:10:16 EDT
  ...and it was merely a cruddy electrical connection at the fluid level sensor in the expansion tank. Sounds like your problem may be the...
• Re: Bad parts getting worse?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Sat, 18 Mar 2017 14:23:18 -0400
  ...This morning I decided to at least > check what the coolant level was and found the hole around the coolant > level sensor so deformed...
• Re: flashing coolant light purpose (Friday non-sequitur and long)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:59:08 -0700
  ...Those in the MB world know how defective oil level sensors have caused owners to render their engines inoperable. As for the wonderful Vanagon...
• Re: Oil in Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 14:01:08 -0800
  ...timing, temp sensor, exhaust system etc. Temp sensors are fairly easy to replace ....try another one. At the worst it's good to have...
• Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:41:52 -0400
  ...as the level hasn't gone down much. I am leaking ATF from > the heads though, or maybe it's coolant, but it more...
• Re: HELP 85gl 1.9l h-pipe leak
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:06:12 -0800
  ...The coolant was barfing out the overflow tank and the level sensor light was blinking whenever an air bubble formed inside the expansion tank...
• Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - steve meassick
  Sat, 3 Mar 2018 02:29:19 +0000
  ...It senses the coolant temperature at the sensor, but the problem is that the sensor is located in the thermostat housing. The problem arises...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:09:14 -0400
  ...Check the coolant level in the expansion tank and the connection to the level sensor on the top of the tank. Else the temp...
• Re: Coolant Bleeding Questions...need a Guru
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 05:19:28 -0400
  ...Any and all who have solid >experience...advice welcome. > >After installing a new expansion bottle & a new sensor >I followed the coolant bleeding procedure...
• Re: Hello Frank....
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 23 May 2005 16:53:09 EDT
  ...Water temp, oil pressure, oil temp, outside temp all work with the Passat TDi sensors. Coolant level sensor as well. Over the years, I...
• '88 wiring connector identification
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 20:16:31 -0700
  ...One small double spade plug (same size as the coolant level sender) with one brown, one black wire. All the Digifant harness came out...
• Re: Erratic temp LED and gauge needle
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:35:37 +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: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 22:02:52 -1000
  ...It can develop a leak at its' > seam, at coolant level > sensor, hose to fill bottle. Not sure if a leak at the blue...
• Re: Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 10:43:48 -0400
  ...I guess I should go into that >or learn to ignore the flashing or replace level sensor part with a different >circuit. You can...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 13 Dec 2014 07:13:52 -0400
  How's the coolant level in the reservoir/overflow? On 12-Dec-2014, at 13:35, Jim Felder wrote: > I have now driven Vanagons...
• Re: repairing 1982 diesel coolant expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 22:23:00 -0600
  ...com - comes with cap, but you will need to get a level > sensor to plug the hole. The tank I got from them is...
• Re: 50/50 water/coolant ratio
  Historical mailing list - michael schiesser
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 19:49:51 -0700
  ...the right amount of coolant in the water for the resistance > > >between > > >the contacts on the low water level sensor to be correct for...
• Re: oil idiot lamp lights&buzzes
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 08:07:22 -0700
  ...I start and the > same thing happens. > Oil level is ok, no oil in coolant, no coolant in oil, I cannot find any > clues...
• Trip report: only 1 cooling system incident (long)...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 18:36:13 -0700
  ...On the way up, climbing through the Sierra foothills with the AC on, my coolant temp went into the top third, and my sensor...
• Re: 85 1.9 w/AC Overheat at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 14:44:06 -0500
  ...I checked the coolant level and then proceded to my destination. > >The next morning I pulled the grill and looked at the radiator fan...
• Comments on Dash and Gauge Modifications
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 23 May 2005 17:04:36 EDT
  ...Coolant level sensor as well. Over the years, I had modded the dash (at the air control level) to contain two gauges (one to...
• Re: FS: '88 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 23 Sep 2006 21:28:08 -0700
  ...coolant reservoir replaced > coolant level sensor replaced > New Thermostat > Bilstein shocks installed > GoWesty wheel upgrade > GoWesty high power headlight upgrade > Belts replaced > Oxygen sensor...
• Re: HELP: problem with temperature gauge (or something)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 22:03:47 -0400
  ...There's also a low-coolant warning controller which outputs to this line when is sees an open circuit on the coolant-level sender...
• Re: Water sender
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 12:42:56 -0700
  ...Sensor needing replacement is slight at best - it works under a similar (but not exactly) principle that the Wasserboxer Coolant Expansion Level Sensor does...
• Re: Why no reverse lights? Why is coolant light flashing? 85
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 19:25:42 -0400
  ...But > is it possible the sensor in the tank is bad? The sensor in the tank > controls the blinking light? The sensor in the...
• Re: On the Road Again - NOT!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 21 Mar 2014 14:21:07 -0500
  ...are two sensors. Their seals can leak, their fasteners can break or corrode. You have never seen an engine lose coolant so fast. > > Jim...
• Re: Weird little electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:27:04 -0500
  ...And yes, good point on water in fuel. > > I know you're a very experienced Vanagon owner so assumed coolant > level was fine but...
• Re: Filling the coolant reservoir...
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Tue, 10 May 2016 12:29:41 -1000
  ...I still have it, it's only slightly warped where the level sensor screws in ... so new I hate to just throw it in...
• Re: the mysterious flash of the coolant light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 May 2012 09:06:57 -0400
  At 08:09 AM 5/29/2012, pickle vanagon wrote: >tank level sensor can't make the light blink for just a few seconds...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:39:56 -0400
  ...Are you sure the sensor is behaving? It behaves very much like my wife's diesel when the coolant level in the reservoir was...
• Re: Why no reverse lights? Why is coolant light flashing? 85
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 09:28:17 -0700
  ...But > is it possible the sensor in the tank is bad? The sensor in the tank > controls the blinking light? The sensor in the...
• Re: Cracked expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lamoreaux
  Tue, 28 Feb 1995 13:11:50 +0000
  ...noticed are flashing coolant LED when engine cold and running and coolant/residue in the well around the level sensor. Closer examination reveals cracks...
• Re: 1984 Vanagon GL H2O
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:39:32 -0700
  ...that crack in the expansion tank leading to coolant puddled around the coolant level sensor leading to the erratic gauge behavior. I would replace...
• Diagnosing a low (8-10 inches) vacuum gauge reading
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 02:24:26 -0700
  ...there's enough pressure in the coolant reservoir to keep the level below the coolant level sensor, and to keep the overflow bottle full...
• Re: Blinking Coolant Light Mystery (to me)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 5 Feb 2006 21:51:00 -0600
  ...However --- if the coolant exits the expansion tank, and the coolant level in the expansion tank drops with nothing to replace it, then in...
• Re: Last call for overheating help
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 07:35:05 -0500
  ...one of > those external hose temperature sensors that nasa developed. Maybe becasue > of internal hose deterioration the coolant temp at the engine is hot...
• Re: Bleeding the damn coolant system! part 2
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 00:37:34 -0500
  ...When open I am below the red coolant level light. Ben
• 2.1L Extremely Rough Running
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 14:11:32 -0500
  ...Key on Cold Hot Test (Volts) Eng off Idle Idle WOT Air Temp Sensor 1.88 1.92 1.83 1.59 Coolant Temp...
• Help ..
  Historical mailing list - Van A Man
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 13:05:11 -0500
  ...warm then it goes away,I've change the coolant sensor and a leaky coolant overflow tank,and it still flashes, the temperature gauge...
• Vanagon Winter Storage and or annual inspection
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 8 Oct 2010 14:16:37 -0400
  ...Low speed, Relay ___ _____ Check PH condition of coolant (Acidity/Phosphate) - or replace if due ___ _____ Coolant level/color Braking System ___ _____ Brake disks/drums grooved? LF...
• Re: Running rough, dies as temp gauge starts to register
  Historical mailing list - Seattle Nick
  Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:51:20 -0500
  ...I think the van is likely running very rich because the temp sensor is telling the computer that the coolant is always cold. Try...
• O2 sensor question 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jodi Sage
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 11:53:49 -0500
  ...sensor hanging from the back while I was in Detroit, and I believe I would have as I was checking the oil and coolant...
• Re: Cooling System Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 11:02:00 -0400
  ...the coolant expansion tank, inside and to the left of the coolant reservoir, > > where the coolant level sensor is. Aha! The level is at...
• Re: Unorthodox Inst. Cluster Electrical Question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:29:40 -0400
  At 01:41 PM 10/21/2009, neil n wrote: > And since I want to add a low coolant >warning system, the WBX temp...
• Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Thu, 1 Mar 2018 22:35:13 -0700
  ...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: Sometimes it does not ...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:41:10 -0700
  ...Sometimes it does not ... > > At 11:22 PM 10/19/2011, Jeff Schwaia wrote: >> The cheapo coolant level sensors are known to be unreliable...
• Re: 90 cooling problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 04:02:27 -0400
  ...If you see the reservoir tank gaining coolant (higher level) it points > the the gasket problem. > > This happened to my westy when it was...
• Weird little electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 25 Apr 2021 22:10:16 -0500
  ...musomuso@gmail.com)> wrote: > > > > Assuming water in fuel or slightly low coolant level weren't at fault..... > > > > I can’t say about the water...
• Re: 87 Syncro no temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 21:57:47 -0400
  ...be working as it should.� > >We've replaced the coolant pressure bottle and >sensor with an upgraded aluminum unit from Van >Cafe. I'll...
• Re: coolant woes
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Mon, 17 Dec 2001 19:52:07 -0500
  Ric; Is the resevoir clear enough to see into? A low coolant level will also cause the temp needle to peg. Best case scenario...
• Re: Troubleshooting Blinking LED
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Wed, 30 Apr 2014 22:30:54 -0400
  ...me think it is the > test circuit not shutting off. > > The coolant level is fine and this occurs before the engine has had time...
• 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...
• Re: 87 Syncro no temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Sep 2015 23:35:39 -0400
  ...be working as it should.� >> >> We've replaced the coolant pressure bottle and sensor with an upgraded aluminum unit from Van Cafe. I'll...
• Re: repairing 1982 diesel coolant expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 20:26:25 -0700
  ...com - comes with cap, but you will need to get a level sensor to plug the hole. The tank I got from them is...
• Everything peachy with vanagon.com foil replacement except...
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 27 Aug 2018 15:14:03 -0500
  ...Swapped out for a spare, new coolant level sensor. No luck. Pulled the connector and shorted the pins. No luck. Pulled the cluster, reset...