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Re: Nytrogen and tires
Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 21:19:24 -0400
On my Chevy Volt, which has built in tire pressure sensors (215/55R17 tires) the recommended tire pressure is 38 psi. However, that’s...
1.9 Stumbles When Damp
Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:40:24 -0500
...Once the van gets fully up to temperature, the problem vanishes and it runs fine until the next damp day, which usually is a...
Re: Temp II Sensor, Engine Hot.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Tue, 24 Sep 2013 15:30:36 -0700
...II sensor or its' wiring fails, the engine > management reverts to a preset temperature. I have no idea if an > overheated sensor would cause...
Tiico--After market water temp gauge/oil temp gauge question.......
Historical mailing list - Phil S.
Thu, 29 Aug 2002 19:32:00 -0700
...running oil temperatures. Someone said it is important to get the engine oil up to around 104C Since my water temp guage has been...
Re: Blinking temperature light
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:50:55 -0500
...Open the engine lid and look at this tank (to the > left). > > If it is full then you have a problem with the sensor...
Re: Still need HELP with hot start problem 84 Vanagon!
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Mon, 3 Sep 2012 21:42:19 -0400
...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: an issue of temperature
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:22:44 -0500
...an issue of temperature > I disagree with what Gary says here. I believe that there is nothing wrong with your temp sensor > or thermostat...
blinking temp gauge
Historical mailing list - Ian Steele
Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:50:10 -0500
...2) Temperature sensor seems to work properly as gauge temperature goes from cold to mid-scale as engine warms. 3) Replaced coolant level relay...
Re: O2-sensor results with digital voltmenter
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:24:44 -0500
...ECU is biasing the sensor while sensor warms up. >0.6 to 0.8 volts after engine at temperature and engine at about 2000...
Running problems
Historical mailing list - Dave Rodriguez
Sun, 8 Jul 2001 17:56:27 EDT
...I can, however, attribute some of the rich running condition to the coolant temperature sensor not working properly, and obviously the lack of the...
Brake problem
Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
Fri, 5 Apr 2002 17:35:05 -0600
...Like when I put my infra-red remote temperature sensor, it's off the readable range in a drive of this distance. The van...
Re: 1982 Diesel Radiator
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Tue, 26 Dec 2000 12:07:15 -0800
...A small and simple modification to the wiring harness is required for the newer temperature sensor. Mike Snow -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
WB running hot
Historical mailing list
Mon, 3 Mar 1997 17:23:10 -0500
I just replaced my coolant temperature sensor and I replaced the temp sender as well. Now my gauge sit to the right to a...
Hot Start/Dieing Problem
Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
Sun, 2 Apr 2000 15:57:03 -0700
...Coolant temperature sensor, fuel pump, and ECU have all been changed at one time or another, with some improvements each time, but eventually the...
Re: Temp II Readings
Historical mailing list - Jim Barnes
Tue, 23 Apr 2002 22:17:11 -0600
...wrote: > My temp 2 sensor, however, is reading 0.3 v when the engine is at its > normal operating temperature. That seems rather borderline...
Re: [vanagon] Fridge experts: need advice
Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
Thu, 7 Aug 2003 12:37:16 -0700
...I was running on propane the whole time and had the temperature control set to the middle of the range most of the time...
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 - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:32:25 -0700
...Engine temperature and air temperature > > around 70-75 degrees Fahrenheit. Start engine w/o foot on accelerator > > pedal. Engine starts and goes to around...
Overheating 2.1L Questions
Historical mailing list - Paul Kirsch
Wed, 28 Oct 1998 20:31:49 EST
...I replaced the temperature sensor. This could be a case of killing the bearer of bad news. (At this point and in subsequent attempts...
Re: Cooling system questions for 1.9L
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Tue, 13 Sep 2005 14:43:47 -0700
...The factory temperature guage is not a reliable indicator of > dangerously high coolant temperature - anything past half way actually > indicates an over temp condition...
first clue your mechanic doesn't have a clue
Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
Tue, 5 Apr 2005 12:09:02 -0400
...a busted thermostat? It may also be something wrong with the temperature sensor or gauge, the water pump, a faulty radiator or an improperly...
Re: 87 Syncro Westy poltergeist
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Sun, 15 Dec 1996 02:53:18 -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: Severe coolant leak
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:00:45 -0700
...With the coolant temperature sensor relying on the > proper flow of coolant you can't completely rely on it if the system can't...
Tiico-After market water temp gauge/oil temp gauge question.......
Historical mailing list - Phil S.
Thu, 29 Aug 2002 11:03:19 -0700
...Phil Stanhope 84 Westy --- "Phil S." <napszeerf@yahoo.com> wrote: > "what > > temp is 'right' for the correct oil temperature?" > > matthew > > Actually now that you...
Temp warning light Mystery
Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
Sun, 20 Sep 1998 08:09:34 -0500
...Temp Warning Light Mystery > >Funny you should write this - I just replaced the sensor with a new one... >and now the light flashes ALL...
Re: Oil pressure in 1.9
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Tue, 13 Sep 2005 10:29:41 -0700
...temperature, and I'd say it was doing OK-- maybe inching into "yellow". The oil monitoring system on the 2.1's sensor for...
Re: Heat, vapor lock, won't start?
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:57:03 -0700
...Heat, vapor lock, won't start? | |Ah, right - 1985 Vanagon. | |I have changed the temperature sensors.... | |Thanks, | |Andree | |On Wed, 18 Aug 2010, Jim...
Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:50:30 -0600
...reasonable temperature, but It's also probably a highly optimistic reading. It's a long run to the sensor, and the sensor is in...
Replacing Thermostat... and gas mileage
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Mon, 7 Sep 2015 18:49:39 -0600
...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: looking for a source for temp 2/temperature gauge sending unit connectors
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:13:03 -0500
...http://www.bus-boys.com/bb13386.htm#2pin As often as the temp 2 sensor seems to fail it's probably wise to replace...
Re: FW: six guys update
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:50:13 -0700
...six guys update > > "OK!" > Payson checked out the �the temperature sensor and was going to do the > bypass test with a test light, but...
Re: sensor switch question
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 20:12:00 -0700
...So I took a >temperature sensor from some other VW that had the same threading and no >possible way to leak and capped the...
Re: More questions on my '85
Historical mailing list
Mon, 14 Nov 1994 17:16:11 -0800
...The O2 Sensor is fail-deadly- on the waterpumper inline-four, a bad O2 sensor will drive the K-Jetronic system to full-rich...
Re: Darrell Boehler's digifant tool
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Mon, 13 Jul 1998 14:54:14 -0700
...pin layout that >| allow one to check the oxygen sensor, afm, and both temperature sensors >| with a multimeter- and do it while the engine...
Latest on coolant sensor, vanagon syndrome
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 16 Apr 2003 07:07:55 -0700
I installed the patched up coolant level sensor this morning, which went fine. I have not run the van up to operating temperature yet...
Re: Logan Pass - blew the expansion tank temp sensor
Historical mailing list - Goetz Aust
Thu, 9 Jul 2015 12:10:20 -0600
...After the ranger arrived I managed to find my problem - the temperature >> sensor had broken at the threads, and popped out of the expansion...
Re: Oxygen sensor: is a shielded wire necessary?
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Wed, 3 Nov 1999 21:08:55 -0500
...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: Coolant light mystery
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 10:35:38 -0600
...If the coolant is low or sloshes away from the > sensor pins then the light will come on. If the coolant has too much...
Re: Power & MPG Summer/Winter
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 10 Nov 2015 21:03:43 -0500
...Could even be power loss due to a sensor or injector issue such as a bad O2 sensor system. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
running problems, 2.1
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Tue, 17 Jan 2006 23:51:17 -0600
...Even after I took the O2 sensor wire off. I suspect something temperature related. Possibly even the Hall sensor. So, both 2.1's...
The Mother Ship
Historical mailing list - Harold Jaynes
Wed, 13 Sep 2000 08:14:37 MDT
...Any ideas? I have a new sensor in the coolant reservoir and the temperature gauge seems to be fine. Any VW braniacs care to...
Re: Some thoughts Mansi Speed products. Moving onto to coolant temperature possible problems or gauge readings.
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Tue, 1 Jun 2021 10:54:26 -0400
I had a 1985 GTI with the faking oil temp sensor. I took it out of the engine and heated it in a pan...
Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 30 Aug 2017 21:08:25 +0000
...temperature changes and vibrating conditions. Adding grease under the contacts can just add another insulating factor and with the low voltage that these sensors...
Re: Blinking coolant level light
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Tue, 25 May 2010 11:52:00 -0700
Gilles, Double check the�wiring to ensure that there are no�breaks or loose connections.� I have seen the wire to the temperature sender...
Re: Temp Warning Light Mystery
Historical mailing list - Steve Bergin
Sat, 19 Sep 1998 23:40:50 -0500
...The > coolant level and composition is correct, the engine runs fine, and the > temperature is perfectly normal, but once in awhile the temp warning...
[Fwd: "How hot is it?"]
Historical mailing list - John
Thu, 14 Oct 1999 10:42:57 -0400
...I have meters reading Voltage, oil pressure, oil temperature and coolant temperature. I have temp sensors on both sides of the thermostat revealing the...
Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:03:58 -0800
...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: Coolant temp gauge not working
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:45:51 -0700
...since I bought it .. > > - replaced the coolant temp sensor > - check and redo the coolant temp sensor wire connector > - check wiring at instrument cluster, blue...
Re: scratch on heads mating surface for cylinders
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:14:04 -0700
...The temperature sensor will feel it. The temperature guage will show it. David --- Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA> wrote: > Hi Pascal, unless it's...
Re: (is it Friday somewhere?)
Historical mailing list - Michael B. Harrnacker
Thu, 7 Jan 1999 08:53:51 -0800
...com/ > I love this bit: "The microprocessor's sensor reads engine RPM,air pressure,air temperature and alternator impulse;anayzes all the input data...
Re: 1/4 mile syndrome is back!
Historical mailing list - Darie Duclos
Sat, 9 Oct 1999 10:16:56 +0200
...The temperature II sensor was also a candidate. By the way, can someone confirm that there is no point is performing any electrical tests...
Re: tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions - parts availability?
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Fri, 4 Jan 2002 01:01:33 -0500
...The temperature sensor, knock sensor, oil pressure sensor, distributor components, the duosensor (i.e. manifold pressure sensor, aka Thrust Sensor on the ALH engine...
Re: Temp II voltages
Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
Tue, 1 May 2001 07:55:39 -0400
...Has anyone solved for the resistance of the TII sensor from the observed voltage across it and correlated this with a water temperature measurement...
Re: Instrument Cluster Question
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Sat, 7 Jun 1997 17:07:01 -0500 (CDT)
...Would someone with a diesel vanagon tell me what the room temp > >> >resistance > >> > of their temperature sensor is. > >> >2. Would some elctronic type out...
Re: Low Coolant Warning LED
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Fri, 6 Aug 2021 16:35:01 -0400
This guy is selling NOS temperature gauges, but note that he's in Egypt. Shipping took a while but I finally got the one...
Re: Coolent concerns
Historical mailing list - John Hung
Thu, 7 Aug 1997 15:30:13 -0500
...It is not a temperature alarm, but a coolant level alarm. I suspect that coolant sloshes around in your primary tank, causing the sensor...
Idle Smoothness? (was: Temp. sensor function, Bucking, etc)
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 13:06:23 -0400
Hi, Thanks to all those who answered my question about the functions of the two temperature sensors. Bob, before you let fly with not...
Re: coolant sensor 50/50 tolerance?
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Mon, 19 Jul 2004 18:00:18 -0700
...much of a tolerance one way or the >other makes the sensor blink? > >Is there a tool to test for the mix ratio? The...
Re: Cycling Fridg Condenser Fan 83 Westie
Historical mailing list - Bill/Lisa Protzek
Wed, 26 Jun 1996 20:14:53 -0700
...is it? Has anyone experienced and corrected > this? I suspect the heat sensor is triggering to an on condition at too > low a temperature...
Re: 87 Vanagon Engine Overheating problems
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Tue, 5 Sep 2006 15:58:17 -0400
...I have changed most parts related to the cooling system (thermostat, temperature sensors 1 & 2, coolant distributor, water pump, expansion tank, several tubes and...
Re: Flashing Cooling Light
Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
Tue, 15 Sep 1998 13:09:17 -0400
I had the same problem when I replaced the coolant level sensor on my 85 Vanagon. The light started flashing again a few months...