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Expansion Tank Sensor
Historical mailing list - Chad
Wed, 6 Dec 2000 17:58:09 -0400
What is the sensor it the expansion tank for???? Coolant temperature or amount of coolant in the engine or something different??? [text/html]
Re: Temperature sensor II in '77
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Apr 95 18:00:17 EDT
...Does any one know the temperature at which the sensor "activates" the CPU to enrich the mixture? FWIW I had a head temp gauge...
Re: testing temp 2 sensor?
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Sat, 2 Sep 2000 10:54:28 -0400
...testing temp 2 sensor? > On page 24.45 the Bentley shows a graph that plots ohms vs temperature... > > I've been assuming that the...
Re: Operating temperature? (temp gauge needle, etc)
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Sun, 4 May 2008 16:51:14 -0400
...I believe that my van is running at normal > > temperature and that the cleaned up wires/new sensor is responsible. > > > > The new sensor is...
Re: VW T3 On-Board Computer?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 6 Nov 2018 10:17:43 -0800
...In addition to the standard built-in sensors, you only need indoor and outdoor temperature sensors, as well as a sensor that outputs a...
Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 7 Sep 2015 15:38:22 -0400
...Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on? Hi, The problem is that the temperature drop doesn't happen "briefly...
Re: conflicting cooling problem data...(this one is for the true experts...)
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:05:39 -0400
...The TEMPI sensor does NOT feed the temperature. It is buried in the AFM and is not easily replaceable. The chart you provided is...
Re: Heat, vapor lock, won't start?
Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:34:18 -0400
...I have changed the temperature sensors.... Thanks, Andree On Wed, 18 Aug 2010, Jim Arnott wrote: > change your temp sensor I & II. Check engine...
Re: Operating temperature? (temp gauge needle, etc)
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sun, 4 May 2008 16:14:39 -0400
...I believe that my van is running at normal > temperature and that the cleaned up wires/new sensor is responsible. > > The new sensor is...
Re: testing temp 2 sensor?
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sat, 2 Sep 2000 08:49:42 EDT
...sensor(s) could conceivably have a >discontinuous relationship between ohms and temperature, i.e.: both >sides of >the graph would apply to both sensors...
Temperature needle
Historical mailing list - Solange B�rub�
Sun, 29 Jun 2003 09:04:22 -0400
...My coolant temperature needle on the front board is not moving anymore. I've changed the temperature sensor at the motor without success and...
Re: temperature guage on 87 westy
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 3 Sep 2003 18:35:30 -0400
...temperature guage and a 251 919 >501, 2 pin black temperature sender for coolant >temperature guage thermostat housing. I recall a >second sensor near...
engine compartment temp?
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Tue, 16 Feb 1999 10:07:36 -0800
...I would then use a heat sensor/switch rated just above that maximum engine compartment temperature. Ideally I would like an actual measured maximum...
Coolant temp sensor
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Sun, 4 May 2008 17:37:42 +0000
Can anyone tell me if the coolant gauge temperature sensor (in thermostat housing - not the level sensor in the expansion tank) uses an O...
Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
Tue, 1 Nov 2016 22:33:17 +0000
I installed an overhauled Air Flow Sensor from GW because that's where the Air Temperature Sensor lives. No Change Mike M On Tuesday...
3rd Party Temp.Gauge. Where to locate sensor???
Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
Thu, 6 Jun 2002 11:15:48 -0330
...If I want to add a separate temperature gauge, where/how would I locate the sensor? Most gauges come with several screw-in fittings...
O2 Sensor is NOT a thermistor - I stand in error
Historical mailing list
Thu, 6 Jun 1996 22:43:01 -0700
After nearly a month I am reminded that I mistook an exhaust gas temperature sensor for an O2 (oxygen sensor). They are two different...
Re: cold start/idle problems with 2.1 digifa
Historical mailing list
Sun, 5 Nov 1995 17:39:09 -0500
...Since the operation of the temperature sensor is a variable resistance you can diagnose it (roughly) by removing the temperature sensor wire. When the...
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: O2 sensors
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 16 Feb 2006 09:12:52 -0600
...Heating the O2 sensor is not going to influence that. If the engine is not running at the proper temperature, solve that problem (thermostat...
Re: Failed emissions for third time
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 19 Jul 2013 18:27:15 -0700
...box') and it indicates the coolant temperature sensor, the throttle switch, the AFM and the air-temperature sensor are bad. > He quoted me $450...
Re: Erratic temperature gauge
Historical mailing list - Ray-Corp
Sun, 12 Oct 1997 08:19:29 -0400
When my water pump was changed we forgot to reconnect the coolent level sensor on the top of the tank. Upon starting, the temperature...
Re: clarification please
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Wed, 26 Feb 1997 17:16:12 -0800
...Is the temperature coolant sensor the >little brass switch and the one with the plug the thermo-fan switch. The >guy at the local...
Oil Temp Gauge
Historical mailing list - John Brown
Mon, 15 Jul 1996 13:16:17 -0700 (PDT)
...Has anyone performed this installation? Were is the best place to install a temperature sensor on the 1.9l wasserboxer engine? Thanks, John Brown
Re: Head temperature sensor
Historical mailing list - francoix gagnon
Fri, 1 Sep 2000 08:19:48 EDT
...Re: [VANAGON] Head temperature sensor >Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:26:02 -0700 > >Francoix, > >Not that high! > >The Type 4 VW engine is...
Temperature sensor II in '77
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Apr 1995 12:35:39 -0400 (EDT)
Has anyone had experience with a faulty temperature sensor II on their Bus? Mine has been stalling after driving for maybe 15-20 miles...
Temp I sensor
Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
Tue, 8 May 2001 20:09:44 -0600
I wonder what the symptoms are when the Temp I sensor goes bad. Does the sensors resistance only change with air temperature? When the...
Re: coolant temperature sensor
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Wed, 6 Jun 2001 10:57:38 -1000
...coolant temperature sensor > At 04:28 PM 6/6/2001, Mick Kalber wrote: > >My mech said he changed the coolant temperature sensor (whatever that...
Re: Telemetry (was Re: Coolant pressure test... video.)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:38:58 -0800
...coolant level sensor for continuity. * Check for loose connection of wiring at terminal 14 connectors of instrument cluster, nuts of temperature gauge, ground connection...
Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
July 31, 1987
...coolant level sensor for continuity. * Check for loose connection of wiring at terminal 14 connectors of instrument cluster, nuts of temperature gauge, ground connection...
Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
July 31, 1987
...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: testing temp 2 sensor?
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sat, 2 Sep 2000 08:26:14 -0700
...sensor(s) could conceivably have a > >discontinuous relationship between ohms and temperature, i.e.: both > >sides of > >the graph would apply to both sensors...
Temp gauge function
Historical mailing list - John Patton
Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:36:08 +0000
...The new coolant temp sensor is out of specifications (resistance too low)at normal operating temperature. too low resistance at hot idle allows too...
Re: Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 08:16:18 -0400
...Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L) >Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 05:42:22 -0500 > >Hello all! > >Thanks for the advice...
Re: Gas Milage and the Fuel Pressure Regulator
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 11 May 2001 10:59:38 -0400
...Quoting the Bosch FI book: "Air Temperature sensor...Known as NTC I, this sensor also has a negative temp coefficient. Remember, the control unit...
Re: After-Market Temperature Gauge
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:31:23 -0700
...that's where the sensors in the stock Subaru engine are.. one for the sensor that talks to the ECU .. and the other one...
Re: Water Temperature Light
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 9 Feb 2007 19:08:19 -0500
...Water Temperature Light While on the subject of the coolant tank/sensor, how does the coolant sensor come out of the tank? Wanted to...
Re: sensor in coolant reservir
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:03:37 -0800
...Now I am wondering whether the sensor has anything to > do with the temperature gauge or measures only coolant *level*. > > Also, a flashing light...
Coolant Temperature Gauge
Historical mailing list - Pal, Robert
Wed, 12 May 1999 15:16:27 -0500
The needle on my coolant temperature gauge does not move. It never comes up into view. Does that sound like I need to replace...
Re: Sensors for accessory gauges
Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
Mon, 16 Sep 2002 13:51:49 -0700
...has added an accessory coolant temperature > gauge, > I'd be interested in knowing where they installed > the temperature sensor > for the gauge. > > Also, are...
Re: Weird Stuff----
Historical mailing list - David Richoux
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 09:48:49 -0800
...as I mentioned in another part of this thread, AFAIK the coolant pressure is determined by the temperature sensor - if the pressure is high...
Re: Cold Idle Problem
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 8 Sep 2017 00:57:22 -0400
> > There is no temp 2 sensor on a 1.9, only the ECU sensor and the gauge > sensor, both on the T-stat housing...
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...
thanks on blinking water temp light and groups in Europe
Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
Sat, 13 May 2017 15:27:35 +0200
...2) Engine temperature exceeding about 15/16ths on the gauge. The coolant temperature sensor is a variable resistor. Its resistance DECREASES as the temperature...
Re: Overheat thought
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Thu, 17 Feb 2000 15:46:05 EST
...Thermistors are tiny bits of semiconductors with highly temperature sensitive electrical resistance. Kinda like a temperature sensor. Your answering machine at home has one...
Request for insight
Historical mailing list - David Chasteen
Sat, 25 Jul 1998 13:17:38 -0500
...It is definitely heat related, but does not seem to be affected by any changes in the temperature sensors. The only thing I cant...
Re: O2 sensor is a thermistor (longish)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 30 May 1996 17:08:31 -0400
...In simple terms, the O2 sensor is >measuring the exhaust gas temperature. Not really temperature, but really the amount of oxygen in the exhaust...
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: external temperature gauge
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:12:16 -0800
...of the individual sensor. In general, the > resistance is so high (100's of kOhms at ambient), and the > temperature/resistance curve is so...
Re: low coolant indicator lamp
Historical mailing list
Sat, 18 Jul 1998 22:10:04 EDT
...The red blinky on my temperature gauge sometimes refuses to go out after startup even though the sensor is immersed in coolant. I understand...
Re: Temp II sensor
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Sun, 2 Jan 2000 18:25:38 -0500
...a resistance measurement > for the Temp II sensor. I am getting 2800 ohms at an ambient temperature > (presume van is at ambient since it...
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Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Wed, 2 Jun 2021 09:44:50 -0700
...I get it that the coolant tank sensor only identifies a coolant level issue and not temperature - for some reason I connected what you...
Re: 1/4 mile syndrome is back!
Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
Tue, 5 Oct 1999 09:51:13 +0200
...First, there's another temperature sensor in there. Electrically this one is the same as the Temp II sensor, so if you get the...
Temperature Sensor Resistance in AFM
Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
Thu, 18 Sep 2003 07:11:39 -0400
...What I found was that the resistance across the Temperature Sensor (the one in the AFM) was only 1300. Bentley spec is 2300 - 2500...
Re: Head temperature sensor
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Fri, 1 Sep 2000 08:35:05 -0700
...Re: [VANAGON] Head temperature sensor > >Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:26:02 -0700 > > > >Francoix, > > > >Not that high! > > > >The Type 4 VW engine is...
Re: O2 sensor question
Historical mailing list - Erik C Peterson
Fri, 6 Jun 1997 09:37:02 -0700 (PDT)
...I have a dash mounted LED (O2 sensor) monitor. I have > NEVER seen the system go into open loop once it reaches operating > temperature...
Re: How easy is it to .....
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 21 Jul 2013 16:35:23 -0700
...replace the AFM and the coolant temperature sensor? By 'coolant temperature sensor' I don't mean the sensor that controls the temp gauge, -- Neil...
Temp sensor II replacement
Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
Sun, 23 Sep 2001 17:47:15 -0400
...Does anyone know if I replace the Temperature Sensor II if I should expect a gush of coolant? This sensor is the one on...
Re: After-Market Temperature Gauge
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:53:18 -0700
...Hastings gauge + it's sensor in coolant outlet on head (stock location). Possibly used Hastings gauge with Jetta coolant sensor, same location. Jetta sensor...
Re: Head temperature sensor
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:26:02 -0700
...I > have just install this VDO head temperature sensor on the third piston. How > high can I let the temperature raise before any damage...