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• Re: air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 7 Feb 2014 05:33:33 -0600
  ...air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp? > > Rebuilt 2.0 air cooled. Having mechanic put a Dokata cylinder head sensor > under #3 plug...
• Re: Drop in gas mileage update 2
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 12:22:55 -0600
  ...temperature and to oxygen presence. It does so based on the voltage produced by the sensor. It is here that the O2 sensor for...
• Re: Coolant Thermostat Question
  Historical mailing list - The Blackhams
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 19:04:52 -0700
  ...i'd replace the >coolant temp sensor first ... it's cheaper and a lot easier to >replace. especially if the coolant temp gauge needle...
• Re: Another operating temp question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 08:52:36 -0500
  ...OPTONLINE.NET> writes: > Where is your Temp gauge sensor mounted? If this is an actual oil > temperature, be happy. You engine is running well...
• Re: trying some new timing settings...
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Fri, 31 Jan 1997 13:33:04 -0500 (EST)
  ...This will check temp. Old Thermostats gets lazy and tend to run cool.If OK, Check wiring to the O2 sensor and the sensor...
• Re: 82 hard to crank when warm
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 06:54:43 -0400
  ...82 hard to crank when warm Hi, Check your head temp sensor and connection that fixed mine right up if you mean it cranks...
• Re: temp light blinking
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 1 Feb 2022 15:03:17 -0500
  ...Also, corrosion of the sensor wires on the cap can cause strange problems. I've tried cleaning the sensor wires without success. Replacing the...
• Re: Temperature sensor connector (name?)
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:27:07 -0400
  ...is the name of the connector that would >properly fit >this sensor? I think they just take common "spade" (AKA "Faston") connectors, slid on...
• Re: Low Idle/Stalling when cold
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:58:57 -0500
  Michael, These sound like classic symptoms of a failed TEMPII sensor. Change it. If it isn't bad, it soon will be. I would...
• Re: Running hot, what can be the matter
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 19:54:18 -0700
  ...Is there a reliable engine heat measurement? Do I swap > out temp sensor? Yes, the way shops measure the temperature is with an infrared...
• RE: Temperature needle low: thermostat or sensor?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 09:04:20 -0400 (AST)
  How's the main ground strap to the transmission? I've the same problem, wierd temps, I did swap in a new sensor, reads...
• Re: Temp 2 Sensor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:29:06 -0400
  ...the T2 that made it temporarily run better, like the little green coax wire to the O2 sensor. I've found that cleaning the...
• Re: temp guage read-out
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:47:49 -0700
  ...temp guage read-out Scott wrote: > > I have very rarely ever found a faulty temp sensor. In thousands of > vanagons - neither the gauge temp...
• Re: 88GL - Intermittent Failure to Start Continues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jun 2014 21:07:48 -0400
  ...That > gets expensive. > > One last thing - is the Vanagon temp II sensor a common sensor part to > other VW's. > > Thanks, > > John >
• Re: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 13:24:13 -0500
  Mike, The gauge temp sensor is the single wire sensor located near the 2 wire temp 2 sensor. It is reading the temperature of...
• Re: Oil Temp Sender and Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 24 Jun 2021 11:29:50 -0700
  ...Gauge wire not connected to sensor > - temp spikes. Grounding the sensor wire and gauge falls to 0. > > Faulty gauge perhaps? > > BT > > On Thursday, June...
• Re: Underheating and squeaks/groans
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:46:19 -0700
  if the temp sensor for the dash gauge checks out ok, than it sounds like your thermostat is stuck open. Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@YAHOO...
• Re: Won't start cold
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:02:02 -0400
  ...However, what I've found with the temp II sensor going bad is that the temp range it won't start at is much...
• Re: Westy (2.1w/digifant) running rich? when warm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 22:56:20 -0500
  Sounds like a temp 2 or O2 sensor problem. I have found the connection through the temp 2 sensor plug is more of a...
• Re: No start after Temp II replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:19:34 -0800
  ...very common to mess with the temp sensors on those and far less common on 2.1's. scott www.turbovans.com when people...
• Re: Why am I stalling?
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Sat, 13 Sep 1997 23:48:38 -0700
  ...Based on your description, I would suspect that your problem is with the temp sensor.
• Re: Coolant Pipes and runs hot (150k miles)
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 19:32:25 -0700
  ...Probably only turning when temp turns on high speed fan. Then you can check out wiring, sensor, etc. In my case it was corosion...
• Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:45:28 -0600
  ...If not then look at temp 2 sensor. > The temps 2 sensor rarely goes bad but the plug connection to it is a real...
• 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...
• temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - jonathan waters
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 07:08:00 -0700
  ...have any Ump! I am wondering if it may be a temp sensor? Is there 2 of them? And where are they located? Any...
• 87 runs rich AFTER warm up...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Schaefer
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 11:51:41 -0800
  ...I've checked the Temp II sensor and it seems to have correct resistances ( I can only guess at it's temperature), the OXY...
• Re: Fuel System Issue
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 22:17:40 -0400
  I would check the Temp Sensor II a la Bentley. John Haddad
• Temp light on for no apparent reason (90 vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Ian Webb
  Mon, 18 Nov 1996 09:43:26 -0800
  ...At no time has the temp. guage gone above normal operating temp. Any ideas? just to recap: *I have changed blue coolant temp sensor...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 9 Aug 2018 10:48:02 -0700
  ...could a pocket of air around the coolant sensor is the cause of my problem? - I ask because I put on a new thermostat...
• Temp gauge LED
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lipert
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 21:08:51 -0800
  ...my temp gauge quit working? It flashes at start up OK, but even when I disconnect the plug from the level sensor in the...
• temp2 elec connectors
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:26:07 -0800
  ...connector ends that fit the Temp2 sensor? Thanks, mike --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site!
• Re: '81 Westy Cold Hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 23:11:43 -0700
  ...So far I have replaced the fuel >pump and filter, blocked off the EGR, Checked the >AFM/temp sensor with a multimeter, auxiliary air...
• Bad Temp Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - David L. Chasteen
  Sun, 27 Apr 1997 12:56:06 -0700
  ...I believe that it is some sort of temperature sensor that is going (or has gone) bad. Unfortunately, I dont have a Bentley book...
• TiiCo manifold pressure sensor specs - seeking any references or info
  Historical mailing list - James Adams
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 07:54:20 -0700
  My mechanic is currently unable to find the specs he needs for the "duo sensor" (the air intake temperature sensor and the manifold pressure...
• Re: Temp sensor removal
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 04:46:29 -0400
  ...dr ed maikranz <fasteddy64@YAHOO.COM> wrote: >I am trying to figure out how to remove the temp >sensor on an 81 air cooled...
• oil temp confusion
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Apr 1995 00:00:14 -0400
  ...said that since I am using a dip-stick sensor the temp should read under 260 since the oil is in the sump and...
• digital gauge compatible with VDO oil temp sender
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Tue, 19 Apr 2016 15:41:49 -0700
  ...Hi guy , I have an air-cool 1983 vanagon and installed all kind of sensors in my van recently , What I did not anticipate...
• 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: digijet FI adjustments-Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 19:56:17 -0400
  ...Shut off engine, reconnect stabilizer valve, temp 2 and O2 sensors. Restart, and check O2 sensor operation. After 30 seconds or so, you should...
• No Clock & No Temp Gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Clint Carson
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 19:22:09 -0800
  ...I also installed a different temp 1 sensor and a different coolant tank sensor. But I feel the problem is in the wiring. I...
• Re: Extra Oil cooler?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:27:12 -0400
  ...Where is your oil temp sensor? Edward
• Re: cold start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:50:13 -0700
  ...The idle speed controller and ECU both use the temp 22 sensor. Both >> go to one side of the sensor and the sensor sinks...
• Re: 88 Vanagon radiater fan issues
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 11:50:20 -0400
  Roger, In essence you asked "Is it normal to have the current draw when using a paper clip to jump the temp sensor on...
• fan switch or sensor
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 27 Sep 2003 16:35:49 -0700
  I am wanting to replace the switch or sensor that turns the radiator fan on at various temperature. The three speed fan on my...
• Oil temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Wouter de Waal
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 14:54:03 +0200 (SAT)
  Hi Gary asks about an oil temp sensor on a T above the oil cooler. Nope. Won't work. BTDT. Actually the guy who...
• Re: Temp Gauges: Fake Over Heating?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 17:24:43 -0700
  I had this problem and it turned out to be a hairline crack in the reservour bottle near the coolant level sensor. Replacing the...
• Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:17:49 -0500
  ...On startup and until the O2 sensor warms up to operating temperature, the lights will wander eratically, but once up to temp, it will...
• rich running condition-still searching for problem
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 03:32:19 EDT
  ...I had previously found the correct voltage coming off of the sensor (.1-.7 volts). The temp II sensor has been replaced and I...
• Adjusting for too rich injection
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:09:56 -0500
  ...Which direction leans out the mixture? Have replaced the water temp. sensor and engine runs great. Idles great. George
• what did i do? tempII sender
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 17:26:46 -0500
  ...happened, with the van idling i pulled around on the temp II sensor and it made the idle kind of increase. what's going...
• Re: Vanagon syndrome...it sucks!
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ellis
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 16:08:49 +0000
  ...as suggested the O2 sensor, the temp2 sensor, the throttle body switch all can give the syndrome... as for the AFM the things to...
• You need a spare temp 2 sensor NOW!
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:23:48 -0400
  If you drive a 2.1L you need a spare temp 2 sensor. If you don't know the last time it was replaced...
• Re: ENGINE LOSING POWER....HELP
  Historical mailing list - Sam Johnson
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 12:34:43 -0500
  Please check your water temperature sensor (two wire plug next to the water temperature sender on water pump housing). If this is bad then...
• Re: Temp 2 sensor, was: No low end Power
  Historical mailing list - Pernice, Vincent
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 07:33:51 -0500
  ...Temp 2 sensor, was: No low end Power Vince, if IRC... on the 1.9 engines and the Scyrno's the temp sender 2...
• Re: Temperature sensor connector (name?)
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:28:30 -0500
  ...I now have oil pressure/oil temperature gauges hooked up and working fine. :) -Ry http://www.google.com/profiles/rylincoln On Sat, Apr 23...
• need Temp2 Sensor connector (wiring harness side)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 13 Aug 2001 10:00:15 -0700
  The temp2 sensor connector (the wiring harness side- female if you prefer) is cracked and being held on with the help of ducttape. I...
• Re: 2.1L low idle at start
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 22:00:22 -0500
  ...Does anyone have a part number for the Temp II sensor? I looked at Bus Depot but could only find one for 83-85...
• Re: You need a spare temp 2 sensor NOW!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:42:52 EDT
  ...I have them for much less on my _Vanagon Items Forsale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/sales.htm) webpage > Temp II sensor w/0...
• Re: Losing power...update
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:27:43 -0700
  ...The ECU ignores the O2 sensor until the Temp2 sensor tell the ECU that the engine is warmed up. Then the ECU monitors the...
• O2 sensor voltage?
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 21:37:06 -0500
  ...Ambient air temp was about 65 deg. F. Do I need a new O2 sensor? John Lauterbach Macon, GA '84 7-passenger