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Temp 2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Double-Cab Guy
Wed, 26 Dec 2001 21:19:51 -0700
Volks, I am looking for some info on the temp 2 sensor. When I tried to install a replacement, I discovered that mine is...
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: O2 sensors
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 16 Feb 2006 09:12:52 -0600
...If the engine is not running at the proper temperature, solve that problem (thermostat?). Of course a bad temp sensor or wiring can also...
Re: ECU & Coolant Temp Sensor
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:19:58 -0800
hi, re Does the stock sensor give temperature readings to the ECU? I'm wondering if this is one of the reasons why my...
Re: False reading from Temp. Gauge
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 21 Apr 2015 20:10:36 -0700
When the temperature gauge on my inline VW motor began acting odd it was a dirty connection TO the sensor... On Tue, Apr 21...
Re: Coolant temp sensor
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Sun, 4 May 2008 18:40:31 -0400
...The TEMP II sensor uses a copper crush washer; the smaller gauge sender also uses a washer but it's not copper. -Wes On...
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: Working ranges for Temp sensor and AFM
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 3 Apr 2001 19:13:40 -0400
...At equal temperatures, though, the Temp I sensor in the AFM should measure about the same as the Temp II sensor in the motor...
Re: 87 HELP!!!
Historical mailing list - Gregory Mitch Daughtry
Sun, 17 Nov 1996 23:33:53 -0500
> in the temp sensor wire where the engine rock! With a meter you > can test the temp. sensor. No need to replace if tests...
switching temp sensor (for dash)
Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
Tue, 4 Feb 2003 09:07:55 -0400
...temp sensor. Thanks, Matt Sutton
Temp 2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Mon, 15 May 2017 16:37:06 -0700
...90° of the other one which one is the Temp 2 sensor for the ECU (not for the temp. gauge) thanks in advance dan
Re: 84 westie at 10 miles/gallon
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:45:06 -0400
> > the temp sensor II always reads HOT based on the Bentley test That could be a problem. My motto is;"always suspect the TEMPII...
temperature guage on 87 westy
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Tue, 2 Sep 2003 09:20:52 -0700
...I recall a second sensor near the temp 2 sensor on the thermostat housing. I am guessing that I want to order the two...
Re: Working ranges for Temp sensor and AFM
Historical mailing list - James Creech
Tue, 3 Apr 2001 22:30:18 -0400
...At equal temperatures, though, the Temp I > sensor in the AFM should measure about the same as the Temp II sensor in > the motor...
Re: temp sensor
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Fri, 22 Aug 2003 19:56:30 -0700
Because the temp sensor (BTW this is NOT the temperature guage sending unit) tells the ECU the temperature of the motor so that the...
Temp 1 Sensor
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sun, 20 Aug 2000 18:30:47 -0700
Okay, Say my digitool shows a bad Temp 1 sensor (theoretical question)... 1. Can the temp 1 sensor only be replaced? ... or do I...
Re: testing temp 2 sensor?
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sat, 2 Sep 2000 08:49:42 EDT
...A quick and easy check is to compare the resistances of the TEMPII and TEMPI sensors after the bus has sat overnite so their...
temp 2 sensor readings
Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
Mon, 4 Oct 1999 16:46:19 EDT
My temp 2 sensor reads approx 2k ohms when cold and 400-500 ohms when hot. Is this a normal reading or is there...
Re: testing temp 2 sensor?
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sat, 2 Sep 2000 08:26:14 -0700
...A quick and easy check is to compare the resistances of > the TEMPII and TEMPI sensors after the bus has sat overnite so their...
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: temp II & temp I sensor tests
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:57:48 -0400
...The TEMPI sensor resides inside the AFM. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
Re: oil temp sensors
Historical mailing list - Blue Ridge CycleWorks
Fri, 17 Mar 2000 08:31:21 -0500
My 81 has a oil temp sensor in the little round plate on the bottom of the engine right in front of where the...
Re: New O2 sensor - hesitation when cold
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 14 Dec 2001 21:45:28 -0500
...So..., if changing the temp sensor fixed the issue, then my question is this: Why would the temp sensor suddenly start acting problematic after...
Re: temp gauge not working right...
Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
Wed, 8 Aug 2018 18:21:55 -0700
Dan...you say you changed Coolant Temp Sensor Too...did you mean also or temp sensor II? There are 2 sensors at the thermostat...
Re: [Re: temp sensor !--ohm value]
Historical mailing list - john schaper
Thu, 8 Jul 1999 16:57:23 PDT
Ken, the measurement your looking at is for the Temp sensor II. On page 24.20 the measurement for Temp Sensor I is on...
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...
Re: Temp 2 Sensor
Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:16:27 -0700
...Temp 2 Sensor >The sensors rarely go bad. What does fail is the connection. Most apparent sensor failures are fixed by merely disconnecting and...
New sensors -now running hot
Historical mailing list - chrisadubs
Thu, 13 Sep 2001 18:55:05 -0700
Hello all, Just replaced my catalyctic converter, O2 sensor, temp2 sensor, and temperature sending unit. I ran it until the fan kicked on and...
Air Cooled Temperature Sensor?
Historical mailing list - Glen Moon
Tue, 3 Dec 2013 14:27:56 -0500
Has anyone put an engine temperature sensor on 1981 air cooled and a gauge on the dash?
Temp sensor and Temp sender
Historical mailing list - John Mahnken
Sun, 12 Dec 1999 11:27:59 EST
Hi Folks, Can anyone tell me what the difference is between the Temp sensor and the Temp sender on an 84 1.9 waterboxer...
Re: Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:57:34 -0700
...My coolant temp sensor is a 2 in 1 set up; the sensor for the temp gauge and sensor that supplies "info" for ECU...
Acceleration versus temperature sensor
Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
Sun, 19 Apr 1998 14:18:59 -0700
...Could it be the temperature sensor #2 ? Fuel pump ? (gas filter looks new).And BTW,could somebody explain me the difference between Temperature sensor...
False reading from Temp. Gauge
Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
Wed, 22 Apr 2015 00:45:15 +0000
Found my problem for my Hi and false temp gauge reading. I guess I should have known that the temp sensor on the block...
Re: New O2 sensor - hesitation when cold
Historical mailing list - Brian Atkins
Fri, 14 Dec 2001 07:37:18 -0500
...So..., if changing the temp sensor fixed the issue, then my question is this: Why would the temp sensor suddenly start acting problematic after...
Re: adding resister to center 1.9 coolant temp gauge?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 6 Jul 2010 23:19:14 -0700
...I suspect that a WBX OEM temp sensor, and a FLAPS obtained sensor, may suffer similar differences. Neil Not A Scientist. ;) -- Neil Nicholson '81...
Re: Coolant temp sensor
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Mon, 5 May 2008 17:03:35 +0000
...changing the sensor worked, I now have a working temperature gauge. I tried my friends "pull out the old one and put the new...
ECU & Coolant Temp Sensor
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:20:45 -0800
We've pretty much given up on attempts to repair the stock coolant temp gauge & sensor system. �Have swapped out the instrument cluster, replaced...
Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:13:15 -0800
...The ECU watches the Temp2 sensor and ignores the O2 reading unless the Temp2 shows the engine coolant temp to have reached a warm...
In need of two sensors for late Vanagon AC system
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 12 Sep 2013 13:11:48 -0400
I am in need of the two temp sensors that go in the area to the left of the rear hatch opening on a...
Re: Gas Mileage and Fuel Pressure Regulator
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Fri, 11 May 2001 07:39:27 -0800
Listmembers, I wrotee about the Temp I sensor below in two previous post. After re-reading my original post I would like to clarify...
Re: Temp2 removal, best way to get at it??
Historical mailing list - Bob Mund
Wed, 19 May 2010 15:43:34 -0600
84 with a 1.9 rebuilt to a 2.1, so I have the temp2 sensor that unscrews..... > Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 14...
Re: Thermostat housing differences, syncro and non-Temp 2 sensor plug
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:35:28 -0400
Except for color the temp2 sensor plug is that same as a fuel injector plug. There are many varieties available in the aftermarket. Dennis...
Re: Installation of Engine Oil Temp. Sensors
Historical mailing list - Joseph J Helwig
Sat, 13 Apr 1996 09:31:45 -0600
...I have installed my oil temperature sensor in this location because: it was easy (just had to match the threads in the case with...
Re: 2.1L low idle at start
Historical mailing list - Darren
Sat, 21 Sep 2002 12:24:51 -0500
So the coolant temp sensor is the same thing as a temp II sensor? Darren -----Original Message----- Darren, use the navigation thing on the...
Re: Drivability Problems with Vanagons
Historical mailing list - bob tickle
Thu, 10 Oct 1996 21:36:42 -0400
OK, I'm willing to put in a new temperature sensor to try and solve my Vanagon Driveability Problems. I have the shop manual...
When in Doubt - Temp 2 - thanks to Digitool
Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:12:50 -0400
...I would have never Suspected my temp 2 sensor ( seeing how it is only 2[!!] years old) Yet � Digitool reported the sensor was basically...
Re: Temp II sensor o-ring confusion
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 26 Jan 2003 00:01:31 -0600
...I'm also not familiar with any Temp II sensor, just a Temp sensor. I'm thinking that you guys are discussing some weirdo...
Re: are sensor wires polarity specific?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 1 Feb 2006 20:06:49 -0500
The gauge sensor only has one wire. The two wire sensor is the temp 2 sensor for the ECU and idle controller. There is...
Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems-Sensors
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 3 May 2013 01:16:20 -0400
The temp 2 sensors on the 1.9L Vanagons and many other VWs is a 2 wire screw in sensor. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
Re: What are the symptoms of a failing TEMP II Sensor?
Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:13:52 -0400
I assume by Temp II sensor, you are speaking of the cylinder head temperature sensor in the aircooled engine. Do Watercoolers have one? I...
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 chart you provided is indeed for the TEMPI (and TEMPII) sensor. The sensor that operates the gauge is very different, electrically. The gauge...
Re: Temp II Gets Bad Rap
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 24 Oct 2000 15:59:40 -0400
...I am >wondering if most problems that were "fixed" by replacing the Temp II >sensor were due to bad connections at the sensor, or...
Re: temp 2 sensors?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 14 May 2005 07:36:28 -0700
...Should I replace both temp sensors for emissions reasons, or just temp 2 ? > > >
Re: Air Cooled Temperature Sensor?
Historical mailing list - Rob
Tue, 3 Dec 2013 14:51:43 -0600
...Rob vwrobb@gmail.com At 12/3/2013 01:27 PM, Glen Moon wrote: >Has anyone put an engine temperature sensor on 1981 air...
Re: Thermostat housing differences, syncro and non-Temp 2 sensor plug
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:39:00 -0700
...My engine came from a syncro and the temp sensor is threaded into the housing instead. >> >> Do the two different sensors work the same...
Re: Temp2 removal, best way to get at it??
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 19 May 2010 16:04:05 -0700
then , if I understand you right, the Temp II sensor should be in very plan site, from above .. on a 1.9 cooling system...
Changing temp 1 sensor on '87
Historical mailing list - BajaLeo
Thu, 9 Jun 2005 21:37:31 -0700
Does anyone have/know of written instructions on changing a temp 1 (for the gage) sensor on an '87? Thanks, Leo
Jetta Conversion. Coolant Sensor DTC. WBX Temp Gauge LED Cause This?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:34:41 -0700
...Recently, I'm getting a "Coolant Temp Sensor: Intermittent Short To Ground" DTC. Could the WBX blinking LED in temp gauge at startup (normal...
Re: [Syncro] compression/vacuum/fuel pressure/O2 voltage
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Mon, 15 Oct 2001 22:56:05 -0400
I removed the temp sensor and the van ran wicked rich. I believe the resistance of the temp sender drops from around 3000 cold...
Re: Running hot, what can be the matter
Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
Thu, 4 Apr 2002 22:19:09 EST
...Is there a reliable engine heat measurement? Do I swap > out temp sensor? Yes, the way shops measure the temperature is with an infrared...