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• Re: Temp Gauge High on Startup + Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 3 May 2011 21:18:13 -0700
  Tried topping up both coolant & overflow tanks. Must benthe switch or the wiring. Will tomorrow try jumper wire and then possibly replace the coolant...
• Re: Any Guesses ~~ Now For Sure Your Turn Please ~ Update
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 7 Jul 2021 18:29:37 -0400
  ...Switch is fairly new ~ > > > > > On 7 Jul , 2021, at 12:11 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > >> > >> Another Oddity > Coolant Level Warning Light...
• Re: Correlation of brake switch to blinking Temp LED?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 23:35:09 -0400
  ...Or an open on the level-warning input line would do it. An open on the panel supply would would too, I guess, maybe...
• Re: '86 Westy coolant questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 20:11:39 -0400
  ...coolant level, etc. If the hot coolant does not flow to and through the radiator the fan switch will not sense the coolant to...
• Re: Audible Idiot "Light"...EE Inventor Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:43:53 -0500
  ...a warning lamp might be triggered by a wire going high (other side of the lamp is always grounded), or by a switch to...
• Re: oil buzzer buzzing all the time
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:03:08 -0500
  ...The reason you can idle the engine without the buzzer is the dynamic oil pressure warning system ignores this switch under 2,500 rpm...
• Re: "Troll" posting: Rescue Tape still in place...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 13:29:38 -0500
  ...All > without fussing around with milli-volts and resistors and micro-switches to > make that 'low coolant level' warning light work without properly without...
• Re: Is John right about the temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 18:12:07 -0700
  ...During 85 VW switched to a new "coolant level sensor control unit" RELAY. The new type does not peg the needle on hot when...
• Re: overheating weirdness - expansion tank temporarily going empty
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:35:25 -0400
  ...when expansion tank emptied, the electrodes of the coolant level warning light switch would have been uncovered, causing the rapid rise of the tempertaure...
• Re: Any Guesses ~~ Now For Sure Your Turn Please ~ Update
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 8 Jul 2021 00:33:50 -0500
  ...Switch is fairly new ~ >> >> >> >>>> On 7 Jul , 2021, at 12:11 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Another Oddity > Coolant Level Warning Light...
• Re: The little red light
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 22:42:32 -0700
  ...Anyway, I've noticed that the warning light > > for the coolant has been staying on after I start her up. The problem > > usually resolves...
• Warning lights problem(s)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 15:31:35 EST
  ...the coolant level warning light blinks whenever the ignition is switched on and the oil light blinks on as I switch the ignition on...
• Re: Catastrophic failure of coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steven Smith
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:03:41 -0700
  ...I seem to remember that unplugging the coolant level sensor would cause the temp gauge to bury itself to the hot side no matter...
• Re: oil buzzer buzzing all the time
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:10:38 -0500
  ...Oil > level is fine, coolant is fine, there's no apparent problem. It doesn't > happen if I sit with the van idling, but...
• Re: "Troll" posting: Rescue Tape still in place...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 13:37:08 -0700
  ...lose my coolant. >> All >> without fussing around with milli-volts and resistors and micro-switches >> to >> make that 'low coolant level' warning light work...
• Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Thu, 1 Mar 2018 22:35:13 -0700
  ...Audible Coolant alarm opinions Hi Eric, No, the alarm doesn’t warn you about temperature. Only coolant level. In my case, the alarm went...
• Coolant warning light problem
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Ainslie
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 21:41:05 +0100
  ...On the way back the engine coolant warning light began flashing after driving about 30 miles on the freeway. The temperature gauge needle was...
• Re: Everything peachy with vanagon.com foil replacement except...
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 27 Aug 2018 14:57:05 -0700
  The test is when the unexpected flashing is occurring you pull the 42/43 coolant level warning relay out of it's socket. If...
• Re: Cooling fan not coming on
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 14:25:35 -0700
  ...They have the high speed relay mounted up high, right next to the coolant level warning relay in 83-85. 82 has no coolant...
• Radiator Fan Keeps coming on
  Historical mailing list - Katy
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 09:32:15 -0500
  ...The coolant level is >fine and I just had the system flushed in January. Could this be a >malfunction with the fan switch or...
• Re: Audible Idiot "Light"...EE Inventor Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:01:37 -0500
  ...a warning lamp might be triggered > by a wire going high (other side of the lamp is always grounded), or by > a switch to...
• Aux Battery- Don't feed Fuse Position 3
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sat, 27 May 2006 09:02:14 -0700
  ...I'll speculate that the circuit that fires the high coolant warning uses a reference level derived from Fuse 3 voltage, and lowering the...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 11:30:09 -0400
  ...Oil dip stick measures halfway between the marks, and the coolant level is up. I checked the rear oil pressure switch, and the wiring...
• Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Thu, 1 Mar 2018 21:46:22 -0800
  ...Audible Coolant alarm opinions > > Hi Eric, > No, the alarm doesn’t warn you about temperature. Only coolant level. In my case, the alarm went...
• Re: Audible Idiot "Light"...EE Inventor Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:19:56 -0800
  ...a warning lamp might be triggered > by a wire going high (other side of the lamp is always grounded), or by > a switch to...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 08:27:37 -0500
  ...Oil dip stick measures halfway between the marks, and > the coolant level is up. I checked the rear oil pressure switch, and the > wiring...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Jun 2004 - Special issue (#2004-539)
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:20:57 -0700
  ...During 85 VW switched to a new "coolant level sensor control unit" RELAY. The new type does not peg the needle on hot when...
• Re: Everything peachy with vanagon.com foil replacement except...
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Tue, 28 Aug 2018 13:48:32 -0500
  ...the unexpected flashing is occurring you pull the 42/43 > coolant level warning relay out of it's socket. If the flashing stops, > the...
• Re: Spooked!-temp gauge-oip pressure problems.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 09:55:29 -0400
  ...Oil dip stick measures halfway between the marks, > and the coolant level is up. I checked the rear oil pressure switch, > and the wiring...
• Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:46:40 -0700
  ...check coolant temp and warning lights... over and over while you drive down the highway. if you are checking the coolant temp quite often...
• Re: blinking temp. light????
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 09:11:08 -0500
  ...On start-up the coolant warning system runs a resistance test for the resisance between the coolant sensor terminals. If the coolant mix is...
• Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - steve meassick
  Sat, 3 Mar 2018 02:29:19 +0000
  ...Audible Coolant alarm opinions > > Hi Eric, > No, the alarm doesn�t warn you about temperature. Only coolant level. In my case, the alarm went...
• Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Thu, 1 Mar 2018 20:48:18 -0800
  ...Only coolant level. In my case, the alarm went off because I was in the middle of a hose replacement and had drained out...
• Re: '86 Westy coolant questions
  Historical mailing list - Karen Doherty
  Fri, 6 Apr 2012 11:12:19 -0400
  ...coolant level, etc. If the hot coolant does not flow to > and through the radiator the fan switch will not sense the coolant to...
• Re: oil buzzer buzzing all the time
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:29:06 -0600
  ...little picture of an oil can) takes to buzzing. �Oil >> level is fine, coolant is fine, there's no apparent problem. �It doesn't...
• Re: LED Light/Audible Alarm
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 10:12:55 -0700
  ...new thermo/temp switch on the > radiator (this could have put air in the system as well). But the > coolant level is certainly NOT...
• Re: '86 Westy coolant questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 6 Apr 2012 16:03:28 -0400
  ...coolant level, etc. > If the hot coolant does not flow to and through the radiator the fan > switch will not sense the coolant to...
• Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 13:07:39 -0700
  ...Audible Coolant alarm opinions > > Hi Eric, > No, the alarm doesn�t warn you about temperature. Only coolant level. In my case, the alarm went...
• Re: oil idiot lamp lights&buzzes
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 08:07:22 -0700
  ...I start and the > same thing happens. > Oil level is ok, no oil in coolant, no coolant in oil, I cannot find any > clues...
• Re: Only 5V at Temp II sensor?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Sat, 27 May 2017 14:53:52 -0400
  ...The coolant > blinky light works normally (blinks initially on startup then goes out, and > has recently blinked for low coolant level). > > Today I obtained...
• Re: Radiator Fan Keeps coming on
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 18:44:52 EDT
  ...The coolant >level is >>fine and I just had the system flushed in January. Could this be a >>malfunction with the fan switch or...
• Re: Electrical Anomalies
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:10:36 -0400
  ...Unplug the coolant level controller -- if it still behaves that way, the problem is internal to the gauge. > >Another thing that happens from time...
• Re: Radiator Fan Keeps Coming On
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Shelander
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 20:01:01 PDT
  ...The coolant level is >fine and I just had the system flushed in January. Could this be a >malfunction with the fan switch or...
• Re: '86 Westy coolant questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 7 Apr 2012 14:01:35 -0700
  ...coolant level, etc. >> If the hot coolant does not flow to and through the radiator the fan >> switch will not sense the coolant to...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 08:47:13 -0500
  ...Oil dip stick measures halfway between the marks, and > the coolant level is up. I checked the rear oil pressure switch, and the > wiring...
• Only 5V at Temp II sensor?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Sat, 27 May 2017 14:45:30 -0400
  ...The coolant blinky light works normally (blinks initially on startup then goes out, and has recently blinked for low coolant level). Today I obtained...
• Re: '86 Westy coolant questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 7 Apr 2012 17:58:04 -0400
  ...coolant level, etc. >> If the hot coolant does not flow to and through the radiator the fan >> switch will not sense the coolant to...
• Re: Spooked!-temp gauge-oip pressure problems.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 10:11:11 -0500
  ...Oil dip stick measures halfway between the marks, >> and the coolant level is up. I checked the rear oil pressure switch, >> and the wiring...
• Re: Cooling fan not coming on
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 15:17:37 -1000
  ...They have the high speed relay mounted up > high, right next to the coolant level warning relay in 83-85. 82 has no > coolant...
• Re: Aux Battery- Don't feed Fuse Position 3
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 27 May 2006 10:50:28 -0700
  ...I'll speculate that the circuit that fires the high coolant warning uses a reference level derived from Fuse 3 voltage, and lowering the...
• Re: Temp Warning Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sun, 20 Sep 1998 10:52:33 EDT
  ...the coolant level falls so that the end of the sensor is no longer immersed in coolant, 2. the coolant temperature is overly hot...
• Re: "jet engine" cooling fan
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:35:47 -0800
  ...Low coolant level in the header tank is the other. And, believe it or not, there are two speeds available to the cooling fan...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 20:55:07 -0400
  ...Oil dip stick measures halfway between the marks, and > the coolant level is up. I checked the rear oil pressure switch, and the > wiring...
• Re: Eric Caron is on the road! Oil pressure and the warning light.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Jun 2013 23:35:08 -0400
  ...The 85 Vanagon has only one oil pressure warning switch. It is located to sense pressure at one of the lowest pressure points in...
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Mon, 7 May 2007 22:39:24 -0400
  ...What is strange is that the change from the >> 0.3bar switch to the 0.9bar switch occurs at 2600rpm and not at 2000...
• Re: Some thoughts Mansi Speed products. Moving onto to coolant temperature possible problems or gauge readings.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 1 Jun 2021 09:01:11 -0700
  ...You want the warning light to let you > know when level drops, not until there is no coolant or flow at all. > > Having installed...
• Re: Cooling fan not coming on
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 21:20:42 -0400
  ...They have the high speed relay mounted up high, right next to the coolant level warning relay in 83-85. 82 has no coolant...
• Dash wierdness, was- Aux Battery.....
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 27 May 2006 11:32:57 -0700
  ...I'll speculate that the circuit that fires the high coolant warning uses a reference level derived from Fuse 3 voltage, and lowering the...
• Re: '89 Vanagon GL Diagnostic Challenge
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 12:55:30 +0000
  ...this summer, > the oil pressure warning and light (surprisingly) came on. I pulled over, > checked the oil level (which was a little on the...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 15:26:23 -0700
  ...Oil dip stick measures halfway between the marks, and >> the coolant level is up. I checked the rear oil pressure switch, and the >> wiring...