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  • Re: [WetWesties] 87 Westy running poorly
    Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
    Tue, 20 May 2003 07:00:05 -0700
    ...deal. > > Poor performance; > > During Warm Up--- > Coolant temp sensor > Throttle switch > Idle stabilizer system > > At Operating Temperature; > > Fuel system ( pressure, volume ) > Throttle switch > Ignition...
  • Re: Start/Run/Then No Start
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:27:30 -0800
    ...Anyway, the new Temp II sensor somehow fixed my issue of not starting with a fully warmed engine. She now starts at all temperatures...
  • Re: .9 bar oil pressure sender replacement
    Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
    Thu, 5 Mar 2015 11:59:00 -0600
    Well I do plan to install in the near future an oil filter sandwich plate and putting in an oil pressure sensor and an...
  • Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:57:15 -0800
    ...Search the archives >> >>Howard >> >> >>New thermostat, temp sensors, water pump, radiator and fresh fill of >>coolant have NOT solved it. The mechanic who is...
  • Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:39:59 -0500
    ...Which sender did you replace, the low coolant sender on the pressure tank, or the temperature sender on the thermostat housing? Good luck, David...
  • Re: Only 5V at Temp II sensor?
    Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
    Sat, 27 May 2017 17:15:45 -0400
    ...supposed to approximate the resistance produced when the sensor senses coolant at normal operating temperatures. More or less. Now once more, with feeling... Once...
  • Re: Head Gasket oddity
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:23:37 -0500
    ...way to tell now. Coolant is Prestone Long Life. Temperature gauge reading normal since engine was installed. Oil temperatures are high, 90 ~ 100 F...
  • Re: Side Air Intake Engine Cooling Question (searched)
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:07:42 -0700
    ...excessive heat in tubbed portion of lid causes coolant sensor >> to get too hot. Resistor in it then zeros out allowing near or full...
  • Radiator Fan Keeps coming on
    Historical mailing list - Katy
    Wed, 21 Jun 2000 09:32:15 -0500
    ...If you still are not satisfied with fan's operation, I might > suggest that the fan sensor switch(lower driver's side of radiator...
  • Re: What could have gone wrong?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 6 May 2008 11:29:08 -0400
    The buzzer is for the oil pressure, not coolant. There is no coolant buzzer. The oil pressure probably dropped due to the extended highway...
  • Re: Operating temp question/Boston Bob's solution?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
    Sun, 23 Dec 2001 14:50:14 -0900
    ...So would it provide similar protection in our systems with coolant? The product label says it reduces temperature with a 50/50 coolant mix...
  • Re: '86 Westy coolant questions
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 7 Apr 2012 17:58:04 -0400
    ...temperature gage >> rises. The temp sensor relies on the coolant flowing past it. No >> coolant flow, no reading until such time that the coolant...
  • Re: 87 2.1 loss power
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:32:31 -0700
    ...2 sensor is new means it , or it's wiring, shouldn't be considered. I'd at least test the ohms versus temperature to...
  • Re: Vanagon overheating on trip
    Historical mailing list - Michael
    Sat, 25 Jul 2015 11:41:27 -0400
    ...Can i open the coolant tank and move >>> coolant from the expansion tank to the coolant tank without having to >> burp >>> the system? >>>> >>>> 5...
  • Re: Temp 2 sensor, was: No low end Power
    Historical mailing list - mike boland
    Thu, 27 Mar 2003 00:17:37 -0600
    ...2" coolant hoses. On this >metal thing, you will see one wire going into it on the right, that is >your temperature sensor, to...
  • Re: New instrument cluster in '84 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - DaveC
    Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:41:40 -0800
    ...that would monitor oil pressure and coolant temperature (or, alternatively or even additionally head or exhaust temperature) and set off a wailing siren under...
  • Re: water pump R&R
    Historical mailing list - tom ring
    Thu, 9 Oct 2003 22:16:18 -0600
    And add the fact that temperature protection is meaningless without the ability to carry a significant amount of heat to the radiator. Which water...
  • Re: No engine fan
    Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
    Wed, 23 Jan 2002 22:28:20 -0500
    ...just a sensor or the fan as she thinks. easy to trouble shoot though, just jumper the wires going to the temperature switch on...
  • FS: Various - Radiator, Tank, CVs & Axles, Instrument Cover, Rear Heater
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
    Sun, 5 Oct 2003 15:50:59 -0500
    ...1) Radiator with Temperature Sensor - very good condition. I'm converting to air-cooled so I no longer need a radiator. It was working...
  • Re: Now...Water and Oil idiot lights? Doh!
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
    Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:47:08 -0500
    ...the coolant tank while running it yesterday. > > > > The coolant light is on constant, not blinking, does this indicate > > anything different? The temperature gauge just...
  • Re: .9 bar oil pressure sender replacement
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:04:11 -0500
    The best place to install a gauge sensor is at the farthest accessible point of the system. That would be at the port off...
  • Re: HELP Flashing red temp light! PS: Electrolytic..
    Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
    Sun, 29 Apr 2001 23:58:44 -0700
    ...with temp sensors and ECUs..... Michael aka ECHO --- Joel Walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Anecdotally, I've been told that certain coolant mixtures > become...
  • Re: not all thermostats are equal
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Mon, 12 Jan 2004 10:29:01 -0800
    ...higher than normal > operating > > temperature for some time. Yes I have replaced > the > > thermostat and the relays and sensors. What was > a > > major clue...
  • Woody's woes/ botched bleeding
    Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
    Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:56:06 -0500
    ...1) Mechanic added fresh coolant with the engine raised, not the nose; so clearly the system is in need of bleeding. 2) Thermostat, sensors...
  • Re: Oil Pressure problems
    Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
    Mon, 15 Jun 1998 09:07:03 -0500
    ...reading all this with a VDO dual sensor, on an extension hose, > mounted next to the coolant expansion tank on the heat shield. Valvoline...
  • Re: 87 Vanagon Engine Overheating problems
    Historical mailing list - --------------------
    Wed, 6 Sep 2006 22:56:22 -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: 5-cylinder conversion mail list (1)
    Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
    Tue, 10 Nov 1998 00:56:23 EST
    ...start valve at cool temperatures). If the ECU can pulse 5 injectors, will it properly run per O2 sensor readings. Maybe it will work...
  • Re: Radiator Fan Keeps Coming On
    Historical mailing list - Bryan Shelander
    Tue, 20 Jun 2000 20:01:01 PDT
    ...If you still are not satisfied with fan's operation, I might suggest that the fan sensor switch(lower driver's side of radiator...
  • Re: Progress with my 89 Bluestar project
    Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
    Mon, 30 Dec 2013 20:30:03 -0500
    ...Exhaust is regular although I still have a sensor screw to replace just before the oxygen sensor and cat converter. It revs freely and...
  • Re: Eurospec Conversion: Digifant Comment
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 29 Jul 1998 12:36:49 -0700
    ...Coolant temperature remains normal. So I removed the shield and the oil temp returned to normal. What I think happened was that the shield...
  • Re: hesitating when warm? - UPDATE
    Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
    Thu, 1 May 2003 00:07:25 -0400
    A few said it could be my O2 sensor. I checked the ground for it, cleaned the grounding point from head to chassis. Drove...
  • 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: High and low pressure zones on a Vanagon - ideas for my intercooler anyone!?
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Fri, 8 Jun 2001 02:48:24 EDT
    ...for the routing of coolant and a golf reservoir mounted above the rear axles. It will be triggered by temperature and by the manifold...
  • Re: Help in Mexico?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 6 Nov 2011 08:28:29 -0500
    ...mass flow sensor cleaned out, the fuel injectors cleaned out and the coolant and all that checked, as eventually the temperature light was flashing...
  • Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 9 Aug 2010 23:33:40 -0400
    ...Do these sometimes go bad, perhaps having either oil or coolant channels partially blocked? Is oil temperature (separate from coolant temperature, which is picked...
  • Re: '87 vanagon camper hesitating/bucking and burnin g gas in m�xico
    Historical mailing list - jes poynter
    Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:28:16 -0800
    ...i just got an extender >>> to do so. >>> >>> i have replaced both temperature sensors. >>> >>> now what's happening is the gas/bucking thing seems...
  • Re: update - Rocky's results - was Westy Karma, was stuck in Custer
    Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
    Tue, 5 Oct 2004 17:19:15 -0700
    ...No change. - checked temperatures all over the place. Found that the big coolant line into the thermostat was hot and the big coolant line...
  • Re: Temp Gauge Saga is Worse
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 13 Jul 2000 23:19:51 -0500
    ...Told me > to check the single wire coolant temp sensor on the thermostat housing > for corrosion. Ah....that I can do. Yeah right, I...
  • overheating
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Warner
    Fri, 13 Jul 2001 17:40:37 GMT
    ...Replaced Green coolant with Orange Prestone extended life and > > bled the system. > > 3. Replaced temp gauge sensor twice (thought it might be faulty). > > 4...
  • Re: Arduino and Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 16 Nov 2013 12:14:20 -0500
    ...is a ground connection.) * What is the voltage at the coolant temperature sensor when cold and when 160 F. Why 160F? The engine goes...
  • FI Parts Questions
    Historical mailing list
    13 Sep 96 06:34:13 PDT
    ...Temperature Sensor Coolant Thermo-Time Switch (NOT the Cold Start Valve) I am trying to move all the CA equipment from CA bus to...
  • Re: WAS: Purpose... "Voltage Stabilizer" NOW: quick REPORT
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sun, 6 Jul 2008 20:43:34 -0700
    ...I will also try heating the ECT sensor in water if need be, rig up 12V, connect the new gauge, and cross check it...
  • Re: .9 bar oil pressure sender replacement
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 5 Mar 2015 09:50:14 -0800
    Dunno if it is possible with the WBX sensors but a thought: Perhaps replace the sensor with a gauge for pressure? Or a T...
  • Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Thu, 5 Aug 2010 09:56:30 -0500
    ...Do these sometimes go bad, perhaps having either oil or coolant channels partially blocked? Is oil temperature (separate from coolant temperature, which is picked...
  • Re: Woody's woes/ botched bleeding
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:44:22 -0500
    ...1) Mechanic added fresh coolant with the engine raised, not the nose; so clearly the system is in need of bleeding. 2) Thermostat, sensors...
  • Re: Digitool saves the day
    Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
    Fri, 24 Dec 1999 08:31:59 -0800
    ...sensor lives inside the afm and measures the air temp. > Temp2 measures the coolant temperature and lives in the thermostat > housing. > o2 sensor lives...
  • Re: 87 Westfalia - Running hot?
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Fri, 6 Oct 2023 12:56:44 -0700
    ...on the > workings of the cooling system and also the coolant temp sensor and some > troubleshooting tips. There is some info on high reading...
  • Re: 82 Diesel coolant temp sender location
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:15:33 -0700
    ...what I can tell, the red arrow is pointing to the coolant > temperature gauge sender; blue arrow to the oil pressure switch; and > green...
  • Re: Only 5V at Temp II sensor?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 27 May 2017 17:31:24 -0400
    ...supposed to approximate the > resistance produced when the sensor senses coolant at normal operating > temperatures. More or less. > > Now once more, with feeling... > > Once...
  • Help in Mexico?
    Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
    Sat, 5 Nov 2011 15:42:51 -0700
    ...mass flow sensor cleaned out, the fuel injectors cleaned out and the coolant and all that checked, as eventually the temperature light was flashing...
  • Re: Got a new Vanagon!
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Wed, 29 Jul 2020 11:28:49 -0700
    ...DizzyCap & Rotor > > Thermostat ~ OEM ONLY ~ No FLAPS > > Eng'Coolant Temp'Sensors > > Rad'Fan Temp'Sensor/Switch > > Grease&Adj' Frnt WheelBear's > > Brakes? > > RadiusRod Bushings...
  • Re: Only 5V at Temp II sensor?
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Sat, 27 May 2017 17:23:58 -0400
    ...supposed to approximate the > resistance produced when the sensor senses coolant at normal operating > temperatures. More or less. > > Now once more, with feeling... > > Once...
  • Re: Arduino and Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:30:29 -0800
    ...connection to the ICU > > 13/T Analog input from the coolant temperature sensor > > 8/LS Digital input from the throttle valve switch > high when...
  • Re: Silcone Coolants lines ???Re: 85 Gl Auto Tranny 5/8" Coolant Hoses to Tranny Cooler Busted-
    Historical mailing list - TC
    Fri, 1 Jun 2007 20:53:45 -0700
    ...Silcone Coolants lines ???Re: 85 Gl Auto Tranny 5/8" Coolant Hoses > to Tranny Cooler Busted- > > > > Guys no thoughts on Silcone > > any one use...
  • Re: The little red light (a little bit long)
    Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
    Wed, 11 Aug 1999 23:46:33 PDT
    ...First, as far as I know, the ONLY reason the little red light will flash with the engine running AND the coolant temperature in...
  • Re: .9 bar oil pressure sender replacement
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:47:51 -0500
    ...thinking that method would not work for oil temperature though right? I > assume temperature sensors would need to be somewhere where oil is actually...
  • Re: .9 bar oil pressure sender replacement
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Thu, 5 Mar 2015 11:34:01 -0800
    ...Perhaps > replace the sensor with a gauge for pressure? Or a T-fitting, like I > use on my inline VW motor... one that allows...
  • Re: What could have gone wrong?
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Mon, 5 May 2008 20:53:34 -0700
    dear brattan the replacement of coolant ... so it appears ... causes the not knowing to be at a disadvantage... so i learned this year after...
  • Re: conflicting cooling problem data...(this one is for the true experts...)
    Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
    Sat, 24 Jun 2006 14:59:11 -0400
    ...Coolant Level Warning sender last weekend and I forget >where it goes in the relay/fuse box. Top row far right? > >Temperature sensor resistance...
  • 91 Vanagon - blown head gaskets - oh no!
    Historical mailing list - Karen Gritis
    Thu, 8 Jul 1999 23:24:02 -0400
    ...were fine, when suddenly they no longer were! The temperature gauge (which normally rides just to the left of the light) suddenly zoomed all...