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• Re: Coolant temp warning lamp glitch?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:37:48 -0700
  ...Sounds to me like a loose coolant level sensor connection. If the level is OK, the gauge reads normal, and a couple whacks on...
• Leak at coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 13:03:50 -0500
  Until I got my '86 Diesel DoubleCab, I had never had a coolant level sensor on the coolant expansion tank. Now it appears I...
• Re: Replacing coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 21:25:10 -0700
  ...Replacing coolant level sensor? > > At least 12 months is better than 12 hours! > > Did you pick up a Bentley Book by any chance? At...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 16 May 2019 22:41:00 -0600
  I have dealt with Vanagon Coolant Level Sensors since 1983 when the very 1st H2O Boxer arrived in New Mexico, It Was Mine & I...
• Re: coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dave Caston
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 21:08:25 -0400
  ...does this mean replace the coolant level sensor? > Not sure how it could be leaking into the connector since the sensor seems > to be...
• Re: testing coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 11:27:18 -0700
  ...Mark pickle vanagon wrote: > I have been wondering whether my coolant level sensor is faulty, since I > don't remember every seeing it come...
• O.K., I admit it... I deleted the mail on coolants...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Sep 94 23:28:19 EDT
  ...the e-mail that went on about coolants, maybe there was something about the coolant level sensor... I'd like to check to see...
• Re: Replacing coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 06:51:16 -0400
  ...coolant leak - the coolant level sensor in > the left hand tank. There was a pool of coolant around it, and signs of > crusty coolant...
• Re: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 19:37:26 -0400
  ...of >>coolant and water. It will also blink if your fluid level is low. >> >>Just a thought. >>-- >>Hotch >>hotch@netaxs.com > >The sensor is...
• Re: Leak at coolant recovery tank
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 11:00:12 -0700
  ...Much more than you would think! >Here's my questions - would replacing the coolant level sensor itself help >to eliminate this leak? Or should...
• Re: Flashing coolant level lamp
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:53:03 -0400
  ...The expansion tank is where the low level sensor is and is the tank to check for coolant level when the light flashes. Mike...
• Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:50:18 -0400
  The coolant level sensor should definitely have an o-ring on it. The sensor will crack easily if overtightened, I usually just smear a...
• Re: coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 13:50:28 EDT
  This happened to me before, and I started seeing blinking coolant light syndrome 1. I replaced my sensor. Another thing you should see if...
• Re: flashing light on temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 12:50:34 -0700
  The temp needle will NOT jump unless you have the early design coolant level sensor control unit. I suggest replacing any early model "43...
• Re: Repair Safety-Coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Maginel
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 12:41:09 -0600
  I had recently replaced my coolant level sensor, thinking that it was the cause of a dead LED on my heat gauge(it wasn...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 May 2019 13:29:37 +0000
  ...Coolant Level Sensor observation Answer to first question: $1.80 . I've tried cleaning the pins in the past with limited success. Answer to...
• Master cylinder leak and coolant leak at pressure tank
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Sat, 2 Apr 2005 22:49:37 -0400
  ...My coolant leak is kind of stange. Coolant puddles around the coolant level sensor on the coolant pressure tank. My coolant pressure tank is...
• 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: Blinking coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 25 May 2010 11:52:00 -0700
  ...Blinking coolant level light Hi, What resistance should I measure between the 2 pins of the burp tank sensor? The light is always blinking...
• Re: temperature gauge under reporting temperature
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 10:52:01 -0400
  ...One day the coolant level sensor blew out of the expansion tank(I have heard of this happening before( one more way that you...
• Re: Coolant level sensor lite dimly lit
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Sun, 24 May 1998 01:56:27 EDT
  ...dark garage I noticed that the > coolant level sensor light was on but very dim. The coolant in the > expansion tank is full and...
• Re: Expansion Tank Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 16:23:32 +1100
  ...Expansion Tank Sensor > > It's a coolant level sensor. It causes the LED to blink when the = >coolant drops below a certain level.=20...
• Re: Expansion Tank Sensor
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 10:54:34 -0500
  ...sensor for the guage is still OK? Jim Creech > > It's a coolant level sensor. It causes the LED to blink when the > > coolant...
• Re: 83 temperature gauge goes berserk
  Historical mailing list - Barb Cotton
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:00:04 -0700
  ...This could be the coolant level sensor. Both sensors have been replaced and the coolant level is good. Barb 83 Westy Never regret. If...
• Replacing coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 07:55:11 -0700
  ...Replacing coolant level sensor? At least 12 months is better than 12 hours! Did you pick up a Bentley Book by any chance? At...
• Coolant light mysteries continued!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:59:48 +0000
  ...Should the coolant level go low the low coolant controller will connect the temp sensor lead to ground, causing the gauge to rise and...
• coolant level sensor qs??
  Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 22:20:50 EST
  ...my coolant level sensor has decided to start leaking around the threads. what kind of sealant can i use to fix this? is blue...
• Re: flashing coolant light wzup?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 09:53:03 -0500
  There is very little that can go wrong with the coolant level sensor. It is simply a pair of metal prongs that project into...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 16 May 2019 16:14:02 -0400
  ...again, replaced the 251 919 372 Coolant Level Sensor to fix > the blinking red light in the Coolant Temperature Gauge in my '86 > Westy...
• RoadHaus - Coolant level LED Problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 18:20:33 -0500
  ...The Coolant Refill Tank is at proper level. I'm guessing it may be a bad coolant level sensor. Any other ideas? Larry Chase...
• Re: [vanagon] RoadHaus - Coolant level LED Problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 19:32:03 -0800
  ...There is an easy test that eliminates the possibility of it being the coolant level sensor or its wiring and logic. There is a...
• Blinking coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Mon, 24 May 2010 21:54:54 -0400
  Hi, What resistance should I measure between the 2 pins of the burp tank sensor? The light is always blinking and the coolant level...
• Re: Master cylinder leak and coolant leak at pressure tank
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 2 Apr 2005 19:15:56 -0800
  ...Coolant puddles around the coolant level > sensor on the coolant pressure tank. My coolant pressure tank is two years old > and I just replaced...
• Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:04:41 -0500
  ...50 PM, Karl wrote: > The coolant level sensor should definitely have an o-ring on it. The > sensor will crack easily if overtightened, I...
• Re: Coolant Tank
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 07:49:11 -0700
  ...I need a coolant tank and coolant level > sensor. My tank is > cracked and leaks. I have tried to repair it, but > the thermal...
• Re: 2 Cups low on coolant made my vanagon overheat?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 05:26:45 -0400
  ...in wasserboxer tank system if the coolant drops below the level the sensor can measure it makes the dash light flash. the light is...
• Re: Fw: Flashing Coolant light on a diesel van.
  Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 20:53:58 -0400
  ...Flashing Coolant light on a diesel van. > What lamp is flashing? If you don't have level sensor there shouldn't be light > either...
• Re: coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 13 Nov 2015 17:55:42 -0600
  ...Jim On Nov 13, 2015 5:42 PM, "Stan Shapiro" <mail@stanshapiro.com> wrote: > When you replace the coolant level sensor in the expansion...
• Re: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 11:54:46 -0500
  ...of >coolant and water. It will also blink if your fluid level is low. > >Just a thought. >-- >Hotch >hotch@netaxs.com The sensor is...
• Re: and coolant leak at pressure tank
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 3 Apr 2005 10:58:56 -0700
  ...Master cylinder leak and coolant leak at pressure tank My coolant leak is kind of stange. Coolant puddles around the coolant level sensor on...
• Re: coolant level sensor qs??
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 07:31:06 EST
  ...Chuck In a message dated 2/22/01 9:21:42 PM, SBWC919@AOL.COM writes: << my coolant level sensor has decided to start...
• Re: Request for Help - Overheating Problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 21:07:26 -0600
  ...If the coolant sensor light comes on, Shut the engine down, allow to cool, then replace the coolant level sensor. The sensors give trouble...
• Re: Request for Help - Overheating Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 05:53:06 -0800
  ...It the coolant level is up to specifications, there should be > no problem. > > The coolant expansion tank has a sensor that screws into the...
• Re: coolant level sensor o-ring
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:42:56 -0400
  ...In an '88 Westy AT, is the seal for the coolant level sensor in the expansion tank a >special o-ring, or just an...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 13 Dec 2014 07:24:21 -0400
  ...The "relay" is the only electrical bridge between the > coolant tank level sensor and the dash warning light. If one were to > simply unplug...
• Re: coolant sensor 50/50 tolerance?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:35:03 -0700
  ...If the blinking problem continues to occur with this relay out, it has NOTHING to do with the coolant level sensor, coolant level, or...
• Re: Torque on coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:06:49 -0500
  ...Torque on coolant level sensor? If you want to get really fancy: A standard O-ring (which this is not) is normally compressed around...
• Re: Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 00:26:22 -0500
  ...Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe > I decided to take the coolant level sensor and attempt the definitive > study of the resistance of various...
• Re: Coolant tank
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 21:52:49 -0400
  ...I > >also need the coolant level sensor. Any one has a spare tank to sell I > >would appreciate a response. > > Mine too. I've...
• Re: blinking coolant light with full coolant
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 25 Feb 2006 13:08:16 -0800
  ...However if the blinking problem continues even with the relay out the problem CAN'T BE the coolant level sensor, it's wires, or...
• Re: testing coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:42:22 -0400
  ...whether my coolant level sensor is faulty, since I > > don't remember every seeing it come on when I've done coolant flushes, > etc...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 23:20:41 -0400
  > > This is also known as the coolant level sensor? The big square 42 or 43 ? That's the coolant level controller. The sender is...
• Re: Oil Pressure Sensor/Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 20:32:08 -0500
  ...50 PM, Karl wrote: > The coolant level sensor should definitely have an o-ring on it. The > sensor will crack easily if overtightened, I...
• Re: Running Hot?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 13:51:19 -0400
  ...in the reservoir, triggering the coolant level sensor). Since your coolant level appears to be dropping, but no coolant is escaping, you may just...
• Re: Leak at coolant recovery tank
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 17:44:23 -0700
  ...At > least some of the leak is coming from around the > coolant level sensor at the > primary coolant reservior tank. When the head > gaskets...
• Re: temp. gauge warning light
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 22:41:38 -0700
  It could be coolant level sensor acting up, can be removed and cleaned(metal part), try it first. Will need to replace o-ring...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 12:54:06 -0800
  ...The added function relies on an added "relay" connected to the coolant tank level sensor. The "relay" is the only electrical bridge between the...
• Re: Coolant Leak around Sensor in Reservoir DO NOT FEAR
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:06:25 EST
  ...cracked sensor coolant did leak out but it stopped. If you look on the side of tank there is a MIN level indicated. If...
• sensor in coolant reservir
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 14:16:57 EST
  ...Now I am wondering whether the sensor has anything to do with the temperature gauge or measures only coolant *level*. Also, a flashing light...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 16 May 2019 14:35:22 -0700
  ...again, replaced the 251 919 372 Coolant Level Sensor to fix > > the blinking red light in the Coolant Temperature Gauge in my '86 > > Westy...