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• Re: Connector contact intermittant--Digitool to the rescue
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:35:34 -0500
  Hi Karl and All, The temperature 2 reading varies some with different sensors and thermostats. I have never seen a properly operating one as...
• oil temp up
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 21:53:03 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Air temperature was about 95F, we were driving a steady 60 mph with a slight tail wind, burning 18.0 mpg; cylinder head temp...
• O2 Sensorama, was: A few unrelated questions
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 09:55:22 -0400
  ...In the category of "sensors" you have some that pick up semi-extraneous data on temperature around the motor, air flow coming in, etc...
• Re: Luftmassenmesser Umr�stsatz (LMU) ??
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 19:16:00 -0800
  ...also by the temperature of the air. ECU's designed for hot-wire AFMs compensate based on the air temp sensor. Since the Bosch...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 20:35:53 -0500
  Then again, this is the LED on the oil temperature gauge I'm speaking of, not the one next to the little oil can...
• Re: Why no reverse lights? Why is coolant light flashing? 85
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 14:18:09 -0500
  ...Is this correct? The sensor in the radiator controls only the radiator fan. The temperature gauge gets its info from a sensor near the...
• Re: Tighten-up your AFM
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 10:39:01 -0500
  ...loop, or on older systems without o2 sensors. (ecu reads the afm, temperature 1, temperature 2 sensors, and determines the mixture without the o2...
• Flooding at start
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Oct 1995 12:15:59 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Conjecture? Temperature sensor not able to send signal that engine was warm . ECU had only one choice and that was to tell the injectors...
• Re: Temp. 2 Sensor (Lessons learned).
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 15:58:53 EST
  ...It may be in specs at room temperature (when you are most likely to measure it) but way off at operating temp. (when you...
• Re: blinking temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:04:44 -0400
  ...bypass switch - >result, light still blinks. > >2) Temperature sensor seems to work properly as gauge temperature goes >from cold to mid-scale as engine...
• Re: Best placement for outside air temperature sender?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 11:01:56 -0700
  ...wind is blowing on it." I wouldn't think that wind would make a difference on a temperature sensor (even if it is wet...
• Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 09:29:14 -1000
  ...scott On 9/7/2015 9:01 AM, Steve Williams wrote: > Hi, > > The problem is that the temperature drop doesn't happen "briefly"... the...
• Re: 88GL - Intermittent Failure to Start Continues
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 8 Jun 2014 15:04:59 -0700
  Yes, Temp II sensor is common among VWs and inexpensive. Also a frequent failing part, so even if it isn't the cause of...
• Re: [WetWesties] 1.9 loss of 1/3 power- Boggy Please HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 22:25:09 -0400
  ...then combined with input values from the coolant temperature sensor, intake air temp, O2 sensor, voltage, and throttle position, to provide 65,000 possible...
• Re: Vanagon jerking in stop and go traffic
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 21:31:41 EST
  ...This checks plug, wires, connectors and sensor. Refer to page 24.45 for resistance vs. temperature chart. Zero celsius should give 5.75K ohms...
• running rich--> Solved!?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 11:27:59 -0700
  ...I did this at a few different temperatures and the temp sensors where fine. But i did notice an unstable oxygen sensor reading 1...
• Re: Temp Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:38:36 -0400
  ...On the '85, the temperature needle does not peg just because of low coolant level. Mike Mark Drillock wrote: > Actually, it is a temperature...
• Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:38:29 -0800
  ...My mechanic measured actual head temps and installed a resistor (where? I don't know) to provide an accurate temperature reading on the gauge...
• RE: Gauged Animals?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 09 Nov 1995 16:45:00 -0800 (PST)
  >Cylinder head temperature, all cylinders. <snip> >When I saw the above notation, I envisioned *four* gauges, >one for each cylinder. Is this overkill? Is...
• Re: Syncro Fan!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 May 1996 17:08:31 -0400
  ...I used the factory two position foglight switch wired directly to the temperature sensor on the radiator. The time the fan came on automatically...
• Re: Poor Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 08 May 1997 00:33:57 EDT
  Sounds to me like a Thermotime Switch (Thermostat Housing) ain't shutting off when the coolant temperature reaches the proper threshold. We have had...
• Re: ignition? injection?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 11:32:23 -0500
  ...If you have spark I would suspect the TEMPII sensor. At operating temperature it should read 200 to 300 ohms. Good Luck and Drive...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 16 May 2019 22:41:00 -0600
  ...the 251 919 372 Coolant Level Sensor to > fix >>> the blinking red light in the Coolant Temperature Gauge in my '86 >>> Westy. It...
• Re: temp. gauge warning light
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 21:11:49 -0500
  ...But if the coolant level is normal, then you are probably experiencing the approaching failure of the coolant level sensor, the little gizmo that...
• Re: Some thoughts Mansi Speed products. Moving onto to coolant temperature possible problems or gauge readings.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 2 Jun 2021 16:52:46 +0000
  ...I had a 1985 GTI with the faking oil temp sensor.  I took it out of the engine and heated it in a pan...
• cold run problems
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 12:59:45 -0500
  ...just before cold weather got new plugs, wires, distributor, air filter, O2 sensor, coolant flush and fill (mechanic friend did all) d.. within specs...
• Re: Oil Buzzer advice
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 14:29:29 -0700
  ...Mark Dave Mcneely wrote: > High oil temperature. Simplest answer for a 200K miles engine with a history of low oil pressure is bearing wear...
• Re: '87 Transporter Overheating - Second Try
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 10:36:04 -0700
  ...Since the temperature gage sensor is in the back it measures more accurately the temperature of the motor, while the thermoswitch measures the radiator...
• engine management theory
  Historical mailing list - Lance LeBaron
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 19:54:11 PST
  ...I wonder if The O2 sensor fake out box would work if it added or subtracted a voltage from the O2 voltage instead of...
• Temp Gauge/Voltage Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 16:50:37 -0700
  ...I have checked the new temperature sensor (1.9 screw-in style) and she checks out A-OK. 5. I have a new tank...
• Re: Temp 2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 01:16:19 -0600
  ...He put two and two together, no start when hot so it's temperature related, aha! the temp 2 sensor. Problem solved. I still...
• Re: Hesitation at low RPM
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Aug 1994 15:04:25 -0500 (CDT)
  ...sensors >have readings that are not equal in the morning when I assume that both >should have cooled to the ambient air temperature. > temp...
• Re: I need help, please
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 2 Dec 2022 11:56:03 -0800
  ...The other thing the symptoms are reminiscent of is a bad O2 sensor - except it doesn't sound like you are noticing a rich...
• Re: Embarrasment, ECU, Pressure Regulator and Temp Sensor
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 11:58:51 -0400
  ...After two generous petrol showers > I convinced myself that pressure was OK. > > > Out of exasperation I decided to take out the temperature sensor. > > > The...
• BD popseal: where I yam what I yam: coolant sensor crack
  Historical mailing list - Carol Sussman
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 02:35:46 EDT
  ...by attempt to tighten the sensor. Dont'cha just love threaded plastic? Especially on components exposed to temperature extremes? Now you know where the...
• Re: Suggestions Re: Dometic Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 21:20:56 8
  ...These should kick in at a fairly low temperature - about 130F if I recall properly (I know they will run even without the fridge...
• Re: Coolant light mystery
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 16 Sep 2022 14:39:21 -0500
  ...Coolant Indicator LED is Flashing at Normal Temperatures > Model(s): All Models > > > > * refer to appropriate wiring diagram > * disconnect coolant level sensor electrical connector > * check...
• Re: WARM/HOT START PROBLEM
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 09:07:03 -0400
  Check the connector on the coolant temp sensor. A bad connection or bad sensor will cause this problem. Also make sure the AFM wiring...
• Re: It's doing it again . . .
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:53:09 -0800
  It's a fairly new sensor, and it tested right couple of years ago. I can't say with any certainty that this problem...
• Re: FS: VDO gauges
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 13 Oct 2017 19:29:11 -0700
  ...I now have the following items that I no longer need: > > VDO oil pressure 0-80psi > VDO oil temperature 120-300F > VDO voltmeter > VDO...
• Re: 2.1wbx into 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Sun, 9 Dec 2007 13:56:26 -0800
  ...And now that the ambient temperature is getting down toward 10F, more in the heater would be better, too! What do I look for...
• Re: radiator fan relay
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sun, 19 Oct 2003 00:20:13 -0400
  ...Having just replaced the > temperature sensor switch I was going to replace the > relay. For some reason I thought that the relay was > located...
• Re: Closed-Loop: what's the ECU waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 08:55:07 -0500
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano > KG6RCR > > > > On 11/3/2007 9:28 PM Dennis Haynes wrote: > > > Time running and coolant temperature. > > > > Dennis > > > > -----Original...
• Re: Still running rich, now what
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 09:21:35 -0700
  ...The temp sensors were the exact same ohms > and were correct with temperatures (did it twice), oxygen sensor wire is > ok, oxygen sensor is...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 May 2019 13:29:37 +0000
  ...the 251 919 372 Coolant Level Sensor to fix >> the blinking red light in the Coolant Temperature Gauge in my '86 >> Westy.�, It is...
• Re: Cold Idle Problem
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Fri, 8 Sep 2017 08:29:23 -0400
  The temperature sensor I replaced about 3 years ago is the one with a blue rectangular plug connector on the thermostat housing. On Fri...
• Fw: Water Temperature Light /Now coolant leak...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:58:14 -0800
  ...However, I was puzzled by finding coolant in the sensor electrical connector, but could not see where the coolant was coming from (so just...
• Re: 1991 vanagon - Dometic 182B fan limit switch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 13 Jan 2014 20:22:33 -0500
  ...using the higher temp range but I wanted to see if anyone else had a good experience the lower temperature range sensor. Thanks. Kevin
• Re: why 2 oil switches (was: how engine oil degrades) oils)
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Thu, 2 Jan 1997 19:53:05 -0800
  ...James > >As to why there are two sensors, I guess VW engineers work in strange >and wondoreous ways... > >Cetin > >cbennett@kpmg.com writes: > > Hi...
• Re: Engine Oil Pre-Luber
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Dec 1995 12:03:54 -0500
  ...can I see the original sensor? Dennis: The original sensor isn't in there anymore. You see the original sensor was mounted inbetween the...
• Re: Help! It's raining & my bus won't accelerate.
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 07:24:55 -0600
  Hi Arlen, The o2 sensor is bad, very high probability. Possibility of a loose / wet connection on the temperature 2 sensor. To prove try...
• Re: conflicting cooling problem data...(this one is for the true experts...)
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 13:21:34 -0400
  ...be a bad batch of sensors out there that are not giving the correct readings at the correct temperatures, as your ohm readings indicate...
• Re: 87 HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 14 Nov 1996 17:06:40 -0500 (EST)
  ...Found the temperature sensor not making a connection. Pulled on the wire right there in the engine compartment where the engine rocks and found...
• Re: Tempurature
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 8 May 2002 13:16:04 -0400
  ...VW OEM gauge temp sensor give a higher READING, about +10% more, the new OEM thermo maintain a higher temperature, about +15%, VW Canada...
• Re: O2 Sensor - situation 90' 2.1 (kinda long)
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:37:39 -0700
  ...Many newer cars have heated O2 sensors - there is a little electric heating element in the sensor to get it up to temperature quicker...
• 83 temperature gauge goes berserk
  Historical mailing list - Barb Cotton
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 15:19:34 -0700
  ...The sensors have been replaced, and it is not actually running hot at all. I know it is not running hot, but everytime it...
• What could have gone wrong?
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sun, 4 May 2008 22:30:33 -0700
  ...Now, after picking up my Westy and driving only 1 mile, the needle of the water temperature gauge goes to the middle, and a...
• Re: Vanagon jerking in stop and go traffic
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 15:14:33 -0500
  ...I have tried to find the temperature sensor >II to measure its value. My Haynes manual says that it should be located on >top...
• Re: O2 Sensor - situation 90' 2.1 (kinda long)
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:36:27 -0700
  ...Many newer cars have heated O2 sensors - there is a little electric heating element in the sensor to get it up to temperature quicker...
• Re: Severe coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 08:35:03 -0400
  ...With the coolant temperature sensor relying on the proper flow of coolant you can't completely rely on it if the system can't...