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• Re: Different Gas Gauge Question
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:20:07 -0500
  ...DM&FS At 07:00 PM 7/28/2006, Mike Collum wrote: >Both the temperature and the gas gauges are affected by the voltage...
• Re: Vehicle insulation for sound and temperature
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 23:19:52 -0400
  I'm using this water-based sound deadener: http://acousticalsolutions.com/31~vbd-10-damping-compound Previously used QuietCoat, this is very similar at...
• Temperature Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Bobby "Butch" Stokes
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 08:21:14 CDT
  Does anyone know where/how the water temp adjustment is/works on a 83 Waterboxer. I had the waterpump replaced and the mechanic adjusted...
• Temperature Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Bobby "Butch" Stokes
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 08:23:36 -0600
  Does anyone know where/how the water temp adjustment is/works on a 83 Waterboxer. I had the waterpump replaced and the mechanic adjusted...
• Re: mpg, was Retro-f. F.I.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 11:34:31 EDT
  Don't forget (and I think this was mentioned earlier along a similar thread) the daily average temperature (Do we need another acronym-DAT...
• Re: Trip Report & other data Oil temperature
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 11:07:50 -0700
  ...Also curious to know what the temperature of your > oil > > actually is given all the various readings. > > > > Bruce > > > > On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at...
• Re: repost - basic a/c hose connection question.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 20:41:21 EDT
  ...So, for example, if the pressure increases and the volume does not, the the temperature will increase: P(x)V~T(x) Not necessarily...
• Re: A tiny overfill of oil -- enough to worry about?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 13 May 2014 10:01:16 -0500
  ...The air temperature dropped into the forties. The temperature gauge on the dash never varied. I climbed the pass with the oil gauge reading...
• Refrigerator tip and observation
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 27 Aug 2016 20:23:44 -0400
  ...Just for fun I checked the temperature with a infra red talking thermometer. With outside temperature at 85 my refrigerator held about 45 degrees...
• Re: Flashing temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:26:47 -0700
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van_1413258390854/page_1729_616/temperature-gau ge.html Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: Silicone "Rescue Tape" ... it works
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:54:36 -0700
  ...We also use it over the soldered leads of the temperature sensors. You stretch and wrap, then with temperature it fuses into a silicone...
• leaking coolant - reservoir cap failure?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Guttman
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 14:21:40 -0700
  ...The overflow tank has been empty, however, when the leak occurs - after the engine temperature has gone past the mid-line of the temperature...
• RE: Speedo Light Replacement?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 04 Oct 1995 18:52:46 +0600
  >On Wed, 4 Oct 1995, Casey, Tim wrote: > >> >> I'll add another question to this note. >> >> My temperature control levers are not lit up...
• Re: Increasing horsepower
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 14:39:32 -0500
  A ham-fisted pilot can destroy a turbocharger engine in relatively few hours. ----------------------- Clip ----------------------- Actually if you're watching the exhaust gas temperature and...
• Re: why does my electric clock stop and go?
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 16:36:19 -0800
  ...Liquid crystal displays can be temperamental, but I doubt the temperature is getting low enough. It's more likely the internal clock oscillator is...
• Re: And now for something REALLY important
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:31:25 -0400
  ...what exactly is ambient temperature and how the heck do you measure it? Temperature without wind chill, ice accumulation, UV accumulation, direct sunlight, heat...
• Re: WAS Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 24 May 2012 21:10:40 -0500
  ...Squirrel, the engine is built to run at the higher temperature. the fuel burns more completely, less to throw at the catalytic converter, more...
• Re: PWM controller , was Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:24:55 -0700
  ...If the engine was seeing huge over and > undershoots in temperature then a better control system would be warranted. > But the large thermal mass...
• Re: Pulled out my stock fridge - now my faucet doesn't work...??
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 09:56:02 -0700
  ...Check the chilled temperature of the water while cooling your toes. Close the door. Open the door and cool your toes. Close the door...
• Re: Important extra gauges
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 14:36:43 -0500
  ...with the Mobil 1 synthetic oil I use in all of my vehicles, oil temperature is not really a big deal. Besides, the oil...
• Re: Expansion tank leak
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Wed, 22 Sep 1999 01:26:09 EDT
  My blinking temp light at normal temperature turned out to be a head problem. exhaust gas was leaking into the cooling system and forcing...
• Another operating temp question
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 17:54:11 -0500
  What should the operating oil temperature of my aircooled engine be? On the highway, mines's running about 80 celsius. That's abour 175...
• Re: Gas Saving Tips
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:13:58 -0500
  ...Fuel stored in underground tanks is at a more or less constant temperature. Pumping fuel more slowly lengthens the time your tank is open...
• [W] head gasket leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Aug 1994 00:08:45 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Well, when it crowls up the Russian Hill in San Francisco, its temperature does go up a notch or even overshot the temperature warning...
• Overheating? Something to consider
  Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:56:01 -0800
  ...So you ask, "What does that have to do with an overheating problem?" Well, ever since I've had this van, the temperature gauge...
• Re: Best Practices for Engine Rebuild Break In Process
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Tue, 5 May 2009 20:50:02 -0400
  ...If you notice your coolant temperature > is not coming up to normal it is cause for alarm�get it checked out. > 3) Use only...
• Re: Last call for overheating help
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 07:35:05 -0500
  ...Front heater blew lukewarm air. > > Does anyone think that John's temperature gauge may be giving a false > reading? If his radiator fan is...
• Fuel Knowledge
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 20:46:16 -0500
  ...Every truckload that we load is temperature-compensated so that the indicated gallonage is actually the amount pumped. A one-degree rise in temperature...
• 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...
• Electronics question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 25 Dec 2001 20:14:26 -0600
  ...There is no way to get a precise temperature setting, because at best, with only light dimming to indicate hotness, it's a bit...
• Re: Nice 82 Westfalia FS
  Historical mailing list - David Wallace
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 18:35:41 -0700
  ...How many aircooled engines would have been spared if VW had installed temperature gauges and warning lights, along with a firm warning about high...
• Re: Water Pump-Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:20:11 -0500
  ...It is fairly cold here so the best I can do is 190 degree oil temperature. At that temperature I have 18 lb. at...
• Cooling System Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Jun 2000 19:13:03 -0500
  I have the dread flashing red LED syndrome.....you know...the one in the temperature indicator gage on the instrument panel. You knoww....the...
• Re: Need information on Bosch temperature sensors (More on 8 miles to the gallon)
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 04:35:06 +0000
  ...Need information on Bosch temperature sensors (More on 8 miles to > the gallon) >Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 23:23:56 -0400 > >First, let...
• Re: 2 Cups low on coolant made my vanagon overheat?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 08:20:36 -0400
  ...anyhow i assume that you are equating >overheating with the coolant temperature light flashing. real overheating >generally means that the temperature gets so high...
• Re: Intermittent low gauges
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:41:36 -0700
  Thanks, Mine doesn't do wild temperature swings....When I'm floored with a max load aboard and I get onto a long pass...
• Re: Bus Depot: Pierburg Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
  Thu, 20 Jun 2019 11:46:53 -0700
  ...I decided to research fuel pump options with a focus on temperature operating range. I could never find the temperature operating range rating for...
• Re: I need help, please
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 2 Dec 2022 14:18:27 -0600
  ...But recently when it reaches operating > temperature it stumbles, almost dying not willing to go up higher rpm. This > happens with warm or cold...
• Re: Lowering Cooling Sys pressure
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 May 1999 01:41:48 -0400
  ...Once the thermostat opens fully any additional load will raise the temperature toward the next setpoint, which is the fan turnon temperature. If this...
• bad idle during warmup
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 08:04:54 -0500
  ...This happens intermittantly until the engine it all the way up to normal operating temperature. My first guess is the temp II sensor. Next...
• Temp Gauge Not Working
  Historical mailing list - Scott McDonell
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 16:39:17 -0700
  Could anyone give me some advice on diagnosing why my temperature gauge stopped working? I was organizing wires in the engine bay and now...
• Re: 89 Vanagon westy with AC my front blower fan runs only on high speed
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 7 Oct 2016 15:06:32 -0700
  for AC there are 2 knobs - snow flake knob is for temperature - fan blade knob is for blower speed pull out the knob, remove...
• Re: Tail light lense temps with brighter bulbs
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 23:29:50 -0500
  Interesting temperature readings. Does anyone know whether these temps for the higher watt bulbs are sufficient to degrade the plastic housing on the turnsignal...
• Fridge thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:19:27 -0700
  ...of the fridge, that is fitted on the fins, at what temperature they come on to activate the fan to cool the fins. Anyone...
• Re: Water Temperature Light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 21:15:52 -0500
  ...Water Temperature Light To those who have helped me with my previous posts - THANKS! However, I have a new potential problem (i.e. that...
• Red temp light
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Fri, 31 May 2002 12:47:49 -0400
  All, My understanding of the red led temperature light is that it is related to coolant expansion tank level only. It does not indicate...
• battery meter--lighter plugin--worthless
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:51:02 -0700
  ...Anyway, DON'T BUY ONE(!) Using these sent me down a path of error--believing that battery voltage was temperature dependent. For example, just...
• Re: Gas consumption higher in winter?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:13:06 -0600
  ...To compensate, the pump would have to measure > > the temperature, and integrate an algorithm to adjust the metered > > volume to what that volume would...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 22:40:09 -0400
  ...It helps to warm the oil up faster and then help keep the temperature down afterwards. The problem is that it can only use...
• Running on tap water - didn't work!
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 20:09:00 -0400
  ...Ceramic sleeve valve engines also allow things such as no valve springs and operating at temperatures far in excess of anything currently running as...
• Re: !RE: [WetWesties] What Should I See On the Temperature Gage?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 14:10:22 -0700
  ...Re: !RE: [WetWesties] What Should I See On the Temperature Gage? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 10:42 AM...
• Re: Temp Gauge Warning Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 14:00:06 -0500
  ...Everything went fine, except that the red warning light on the temperature gauge would come on after about an hour or so of driving...
• Very Occassional stalling
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 08:07:51 -0700
  ...The temperature gauge is at operating temperature and the same thing happens--drop in rpm, "goose" the gas with no success, engine dies. Restarts...
• Re: Oil filter Coolers......just more snake oil?
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 15:40:56 -0500
  ...Collars work like a heat sink to lower oil temperature > to safe water temperature level" > > Thanks > Phil 84' Westy > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder...
• Re: Update: permanent fuel pressure gauge - Source!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 18:07:01 -0800
  > > > As to your temperature gauge statement, my experience with the sender > types I described stands. > Indeed, I am guilty of replying before reading thoroughly...
• Overheating
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 12:05:45 -0400
  ...I _might_ also be having overheating problems so I got an infrared pyrometer to check temperatures. After playing with it for five minutes, realized...
• higher octane needs
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 07:58:05 -0800
  ...The equation says that if pressure goes up and the volume stays the same then Temperature has to go upas well. If you ajust...
• Re: Summer Oil pressure drop + higher temperatures with oil error (Was: Is 20w50 Oil OK in the winter?)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 26 Dec 2002 14:51:55 -0800
  ...Summer Oil pressure drop + higher temperatures with oil error (Was: Is 20w50 Oil OK in the winter?) Te 10W-30 is more of a...
• 1.9 l bad gound
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 21:12:36 -0400
  ...the temperature guage on this van was unusual in that it read low, and >had a very small range - way down there on the...
• Re: A/C question, cooling to,,,, high&low psi.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 19 Aug 1998 03:56:35 EDT
  ...Is this reasonable? What would be a reasonable temperature? What can be done to decrease the temperature that does not cost a fortune? TIA...