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• Re: Temp 2 sensor, was: No low end Power
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 00:17:37 -0600
  ...If your cap, rotor, oxygen sensor and temp 2 sensor are all >taken care of, then this might be the way to go. >Vince...
• Re: Connector contact intermittant--Digitool to the rescue
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:35:34 -0500
  Hi Karl and All, The temperature 2 reading varies some with different sensors and thermostats. I have never seen a properly operating one as...
• Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
  Historical mailing list - Adrian Bertarelli
  Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:06:18 -0700
  When the light goes off and the temp sensor pegs, is the water really hot? If you open the coolant reservoir, is it physically...
• Re: Start/Run/Then No Start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 20:52:27 -0800
  ...your testing does not say the temp sensor is bad.. but ... it's easy to try, and not a terribly expensive part.. so it...
• Cold Start problems: Pressure regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 00:45:59 -0800
  ...I can hear the fuel pump click on, throttle switch clicks and in spec., temp sensor 2 reads ok, oxy sensor working, but as...
• Re: preheat light won't turn off -diesel vanagon-
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 15:27:49 -0400
  Most likely the connection at the temp sensor. If that is not the problem, it could be the relay. Karl Mullendore Westy Ventures 1987...
• Changing Temp II
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Tue, 15 May 2001 22:10:07 -0400
  Are there any tricks to changing Temp II on a 1.9L? Current one is 2-years old and appears not to be giving...
• Temp 2 sensor, was: No low end Power
  Historical mailing list - Pernice, Vincent
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 14:07:09 -0500
  ...If your cap, rotor, oxygen sensor and temp 2 sensor are all taken care of, then this might be the way to go. Vince...
• Re: Oxygen Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 3 Jul 1997 14:32:26 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Exhaust temperature is only important in the case of the single wire sensors, since they have to be brought up to operating temperatures to...
• adding resister to center 1.9 coolant temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 6 Jul 2010 19:57:23 -0400
  ...I'm thinking of adding a resister in series with the new temp sensor to get the needle back in the middle. Anyone seen...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:52:00 +0000
  ...Recall this morning, I measured ohms at Temp II sensor on cold engine (2,000 ohms) and warm engine (220 ohms). Then I drove...
• Re: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015 14:10:51 -0500
  ...Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor Still chasing bugs in my son's '87, and I'm going to replace it and the O2...
• Re: Temp 2 sensor installation question.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 3 Sep 2015 08:10:03 -0400
  ...The old sensor should come out with a little wiggling and tugging. Your thumb may be enough to sold back the flow temporarily. With...
• Re: Temp 2 sensor installation question.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 3 Sep 2015 08:04:15 -0400
  ...Ken On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 7:33 AM, Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@gmail.com> wrote: > Going to replace my temp 2 sensor on...
• Re: breather hose sensor thingie
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 22:04:01 -0600
  ...What is this thing? Also, can the intake air temp sensor be > replaced > without replacing the entire air flow meter? Thanks.
• Re: I need help, please
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 2 Dec 2022 15:42:48 -0500
  ...Temp sensors and related wiring will usually cause the most grief getting the engine started. > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry...
• Re: 87 Westy Engine Running Warm---At Wits End
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 00:24:11 +0000
  ...Temp gauge sensor is at 75 Ohms. (I have tried 3 different temp gauge > sensors with the same results.) > 4. Coolant temp in reservoir...
• engine temps sightly OT, was Fiberglass Taped Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 08:28:00 -0700
  ...It seems that the TT has a temp sensor connected to the ECU that measures engine temp and allows the ECU to back off...
• Re: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 22:41:59 -1000
  ...Quick question, >> where is the sensor for the temperature gauge? Is it measuring coolant >> temp or engine temp? Im trying to think about what...
• 82 won't crank was 82 won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 11:18:21 -0400
  ...I did find time to correctly replace the cylinder head temperature sensor and put the oil pressure sender back in its proper place as...
• 86 digifant running rich
  Historical mailing list - Pabst Michael
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 14:38:07 +0200
  ...as well as on short distance rides), checked compression, temp sensors and replaced OXS sensor. Digifant unit defective ? Michael 86 7-seater 80 Westy...
• Re: Vanagon O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Ken Ehlert
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 21:27:01 -0500
  My '85 is running better with the O2 sensor disconnected. I have a problem at idle and when accelerating from a stop when the...
• It Pings...It Pings...finally
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 06:39:26 -0700
  ...The first go around with this I had determined my temperature sensor from the cylinder head was giving erratic readings to the computer. So...
• Temp light blinking
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Tue, 1 Feb 2022 21:12:30 -0800
  Sent from my iPad When his very thing was happening with our 84 the problem was a bad ground at the temp sensor at...
• Re: Temperature sensor II in '77
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lamoreaux
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 23:44:00 +0000
  > Has anyone had similar symptoms with a faulty sensor or is there something I > am overlooking? > Scott I had problems with the sensor in...
• Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 13:13:21 -0400
  ...For example, the ECU sensor you are using is a reverse device with resistance that decreases as temparature increases. many after market gauges, are...
• Re: FI help needed
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 04 Oct 1996 17:37:44
  ...Also, the temp sensor may be faulty or disconnected. You can take the wire going to the temp sensor and run it to ground...
• Temp fluctuation solved by new thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Thu, 6 Feb 1997 18:07:01 -0000
  ...Now the temperature quickly settles to one needle's width right of centre. I wonder if renewing the temp sensor would make it read...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:44:50 -0400
  ...It's not the cool temp sensor. This usually > leads to poor warm up but good running when hot. Is this the temp 2...
• Re: idle stabelizer control unit solution?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 10:50:58 -0700
  ...it's not just the time that it takes to put the idle stabilizer and the temp 2 sensor in... there could also be...
• Re: Coolant LED flash 87 Vanagon GL Synchro
  Historical mailing list - Evelyn Mitchell
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 07:34:18 -0700
  >Leaky expansion tank around the sensor, or >bad level sensor, or >compression gas in coolant, or.... The reason I was concerned was that the...
• RE: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Tue, 15 Oct 96 09:17:00 E
  ...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: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:31:30 -0400
  ...I'll disconnect the O2 >sensor and check the Temp II when I get back and it's warmed up. I >just put a...
• Re: Temp II Sensor, Engine Hot.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:49:41 -0700
  ...Based upon this from the Digifant Pro training manual: ------ "The coolant temperature sensor provides correction during engine starting and warm up." ..... The resistance signal...
• Re: Failed emissions for third time-Some helpful hints.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 Jul 2013 20:19:26 -0400
  The air temperature sensor was never readily available as a separate part. I have never seen one go bad. It is part of the...
• Re: temp guage read-out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:07:56 -0700
  ...but on the 2.1 I wonder if people are not getting the two temp sensors mixed up or confused. one is for guage...
• Re: Fwd: Diagnostic tool for ill '88 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 08:46:46 -0500
  ...I'm about to go digging for and >start replacing the OXY sensor, the Temp II sensor and on down the list. >Before I...
• Re: Coolant temp gauge not working
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:55:11 -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: The Vanagon Syndrome and Outside Air Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 18:55:28 -0800
  ...I have since replaced all the sensors and idle control valve and still get a tiny bit of hesitation/bucking as the temp goes...
• Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:05:54 -0700
  ...The gauge sensor relies on water passing by > it. No coolant, on over temp indication until you get steam. The Jetta > engine is a...
• compression problem
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 07:51:03 -0800
  ...Have checked temp II sensor and it seems fine. Have to recheck the temp I sensor to see if I measured it right. Then...
• Re: Part Number
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 18:43:05 -0800
  ...Rennie VolksDragon@earthlink.net Kenneth D Lewis wrote: > > Happy Thanksgiving! > > I ordered a TEMPII sensor for my 86 and received a black body, > silver...
• 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: engine surge on idle --- FIX
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Apr 94 9:39:39 EDT
  > > On Sat, 16 Apr 1994, Ron Steriti wrote: > > I tracked it down to the idle temperature sensor. > > Seems that it is a thermsistor that...
• Re: Blinking red light of death
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 2 Oct 2013 08:09:31 -0700
  ...sensor or sensor wiring and focus on where the problem really is, up front. It may need the capacitor replaced inside the temp gauge...
• Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 4 Apr 2017 18:19:50 -0500
  ...to those >>> >>> Temp' Changes ~ >>> >>> But ~ Also To Be Considered > Since Our Temp'Gauges & >>> Temp'Sensors Only Supply Us with the Temp' of the Coolant...
• Re: '86 Vanagon Starts, Dies....Revisited (Help!)
  Historical mailing list - yahi
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 21:19:06 -0800
  Hi Dave, I didn't see the Temp II Sensor on your list of items replaced. I had similar symptoms on my '87 Westy...
• Re: Temp coolant sensor repair and Warmup?
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 19:00:26 -0500
  ...This sensor has absolutely NOTHING to do with the needle. A different temp sensor goes to the needle. Good luck, Tonya 87 Vanagon GL...
• Re: hot starting problem
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 19:37:08 -0400
  ...I've check both temperature sensors (coolant sensor > and air temp sensor), and both seem OK. Spark plugs, wires, distributor > cap, and rotor are...
• Re: Temp gauge not working
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 22:31:26 EDT
  I hate it when sensors get jelous of each other. I'll drive it again tomorrow or put my kid in the seat while...
• mail order parts source?
  Historical mailing list - jeff seward
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 01:04:50 -0800
  whats my best mail order parts source for an 84 Vanagon? I need a Temp II sensor, O2 sensor, and throttle control switch... and...
• Re: 89 backfires, sputters when warm. MYSTERY problem!!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:12:08 -0400
  ...See if it is this sensor.Possiably your throttle switch is out of adjustment.How many miles on the engine accessories?Water temp 2...
• o2 sensor voltage
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Fowler
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 14:28:37 -0700
  ...The engine is still running very rich- temp II sensor is replaces as well. Is there a way to test the signals at the...
• Re: timing does not advance
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 08:34:56 -0600
  Could that mean that my temp sensor II needs to be replaced? Would a bad temp sensor cause such behavior? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric...
• Re: Blinking Red Light--solved?
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 17:31:31 -0400
  ...coolant level sensor for continuity. * Check for loose connection of wiring at terminal 14 connectors of instrument cluster, nuts of temperature gauge, ground connection...
• Re: running problems, 2.1
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 00:06:28 -0600
  ...Hard starting , especially after the engine is warm is usually >and bad connection on the temp 2 sensor. It is extremely rare for this...
• Running rich after Head replacement,
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Mon, 22 Dec 2003 19:34:08 EST
  ...At this point it has been determined that there is no vaccum leaks, replaced oxy sensor, temp2 sensor. My mechanic is getting stumped because...
• Re: No start after Temp II replacement
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:37:24 -0500
  ...your problem may have nothing to do with changing your Temp II Sensor. In any case, have you checked your hall unit? Perhaps the...
• Re: oil pressure question
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 12 Sep 94 9:07:46 PDT
  ...I have heard from others on this list that sensors mounted at the spark plug read higher. CH temp seems directly tied to engine...
• AFM ADJUSTING
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:09:56 -0800
  ...Temp II sensor, the wire from the O2 sensor to the ECU, common short, and a intermittant one at that. The AFM is a...