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• RE: Bad Temp Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Neidhardt
  Mon, 28 Apr 1997 16:56:40 -0400
  ...I believe that it is some >sort of temperature sensor that is going (or has gone) bad. >Unfortunately, I dont have a Bentley book...
• Re: Losing Power (the solution)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Jul 1997 23:36:36 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I had the choice of replacing it with a generic sensor for $44, or a Bosch for $85 (single wire). I went with the...
• Re: temp2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 18:17:40 -0700
  ...He put two and two together, no start when hot so it's temperature related, aha! the temp 2 sensor. Problem solved. I still...
• question on temperature gauge wiring-gauge now working
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:51:34 -0500
  ...question on temperature gauge wiring > Is it possible to reverse these and have the gauge not function at all No, it's not sensitive...
• Re: Replacement of Temp II sensor (problem!)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 10:38:53 -0700
  perhaps your new one is and gague temperature sensor , and the one you are replacing is Temp Sensor II that talks to the ecu...
• Re: 1000 mile rebuild recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 16:06:31 -0700
  ...O2 sensor disconnected -- van idles and runs great at all temperatures & speeds, but gets poor mileage. O2 sensor connected -- Cold start : van runs fine...
• Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
  Thu, 11 Jan 2018 01:44:03 +0000
  ...the knock sensor part itself. Its at the wires in the harness > after that plug. In terms of the knock sensor, no doubt the...
• Re: A/C compressor not turning
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 May 1996 19:51:57 -0400
  In a message dated 96-05-13 16:31:47 EDT, you write: >Outside temperature was 70F so the temp sensors should have allowed...
• WBX gauge value
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 19:07:13 +0000
  ...I also installed a 3rd coolant sensor that reports the temperature of the coolant returning from the radiator over a simple toggle switch. This...
• Re: radiator fan relay
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sat, 18 Oct 2003 19:53:13 -0700
  ...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: hesitating when warm? - UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Fri, 2 May 2003 10:32:29 -0400
  ...Tried the O2 sensor again (didn't help). The next odd ball thing I'm going to try is the the throttle position switch...
• One more try for advice- ilde and running problems
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:29:32 -0500
  ...idle until it reaches normal operating temperature. Here's what's been done- replaced temp II sensor, checked and adjusted throttle body and switch...
• Re: 82 won't start when hot was re:83' won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 11:58:40 -0400
  ...where the temp sensor exists. Yes, it sounds like you exchanged your oil pressure sender for a cylinder head temperature sender. I hope you...
• Re: Temperature Gauge Going Crazy...
  Historical mailing list - Brooks Chapin
  Sun, 21 Jul 1996 16:19:26 -0400
  ...the coolant light is hooked to a sensor that not only detects low coolant, but measures the conductivity of the coolant to assure that...
• Re: 84 vanagon stalling
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:00:42 -0800
  ...not sure if this is air/fuel flow, sensor, > or injector related... seems to be worse in colder > temperatures... might even be running a...
• Re: Head Temp Sender
  Historical mailing list - Dirk Wright
  Thu, 23 May 1996 07:58:37 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It's a thermister, which changes resistance with temperature. I think head temps get up to at least 300 deg F normally. A helicoil...
• Re: '83.5 distributor into '78
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 08 Nov 1996 08:16:39 -0800
  ...a "drop-in" because the Digijet FI system has a coolant temperature sensor that supplies the computer with info about the warm-up state...
• Re: 88 Syncro / cold start surging
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 27 May 1998 10:04:58 -0700
  ...I found one >list message about adding a 500 ohm resistor to the temperature sender >II which would fool the ECU into thinking it...
• Diagnosing flashing lights
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 6 May 2021 13:15:42 +0000
  ...I have replaced both temp sensors and coolant level sensor. The whole gauge cluster in the dash has been replaced with a new LED...
• Re: fan switch or sensor, a busdepot question
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 08:06:03 -0700
  ...me to my busdepot question. > > Busdepot sells a sensor switch which is a lower > > temperature switch for the two speed radiator fan. > > Does anyone...
• RE: unplug '86 idle stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 May 1997 22:41:22 -0700
  ...If your idle is affected by unplugging the idle stabilizer control unit, then you *might* have a bad unit, or a bad temperature sensor...
• Re: O2 Sensorama, was: A few unrelated questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 10:19:22 -0400
  ...fuel injected. > In the category of "sensors" you have some that pick up semi-extraneous > data on temperature around the motor, air flow coming...
• Re: Coolant temp gauge not working
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:55:11 -0700
  ...since I bought it .. >> >> - replaced the coolant temp sensor >> - check and redo the coolant temp sensor wire connector >> - check wiring at instrument cluster, blue...
• Re: Temp sensors
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:03:11 -0500
  ...temp 2 sensor can definitely be > a cause for no start. If you have an ohmmeter you could compare the > temperature/resistance with a...
• Re: Auto tranny cooling
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 02:19:31 -0400
  ...air temperature) on current trip out of Phoenix to Big Bear Lake, CA. Transmission fluid just changed when I installed the sensor. When checking...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 13:18:28 -0500
  ...for a 85 there is really two inputs to the gauge the tank level sensor and the variable resistance temp sender (the one with...
• Re: Idle hunts except when in gear
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:03:50 -0400
  ...What's the rpm range? Cycle time? Does it correspond with O2 sensor flip-flops? Does it go away with the sensor out of...
• Re: engine problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 5 May 2004 08:03:06 -0500
  Sounds like it might be the temperature sensor on the head. BTDT They sometimes become an open circuit when hot and then as the...
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
  Mon, 7 May 2007 10:09:11 -0700
  ...The temperature > gauge should pass the center but should be still far from the red zone at the far > right side. > > The sensor responaible...
• Re: running hot....any ideas? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 07:18:29 -0800
  ...good thermometer in it, pull the temp sensor and hang it in the water. Increase the temperature of the water, watching the thermometer and...
• Re: Help..oil light on 84 GL
  Historical mailing list - William Maxian
  Sat, 21 Aug 1999 22:17:12 -0400
  ...The coolant temperature appears normal. I just had the oil and filter > changed a few weeks ago. The oil sensor wire doesn't appear...
• FIX - Re: FI questions on 84 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 15:51:04 -0800
  ...It had the sensor in it. After replacing the housing (& sensor), I never had the problem again. Glad it worked out. Owen Brand wrote...
• Heat, vapor lock, won't start?
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:38:53 -0400
  Hi, This problem seems to happen only when we go to Idaho in summer - each year I go through the temperature sensor, fuel filter...
• Re: Help me please, oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux
  Thu, 26 Jun 1997 17:49:58 -0000
  ...Thursday, June 26, 1997 9:43 PM > > Any knowledge of oil pressure sensor problems? When the engine warms up > to operating temperature, the oil...
• Stumbling problem solved
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 21:01:51 -0500
  ...I tried all of the various suggestions regarding temperature sensors, fuel injector cleaning, reseating connectors, etc. Here's what finally isolated the problem and...
• Re: Wondering about coolant physics
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 16:39:40 -0500
  ...In summary, with my '82 diesel conversions, I switched the primary coolant reservoir to the '83 version, added a coolant level sensor and then...
• got Magic Bus repaired (was Re: Broke down in Omaha)
  Historical mailing list - Kragen Sitaker
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 14:52:17 -0400
  ...Several people have recommended adding an oil temperature sensor to avoid this. I understand there are a couple of kinds --- one that replaces the...
• Re: Running rough, dies as temp gauge starts to register
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:48:26 -0800
  ...The ECU uses the readings from the OX sensor to tune the fuel/air mixture. When the sensor is unplugged the ECU stops trying...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:00:15 -0700
  ...Some have resorted to trying different sensors until one a match between sensor and gauge is found. The sensor I tried was this one...
• Running rich - hellllp!
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 19:07:01 +0000
  ...Right now, I'm thinking the Temp 2 sensor is gone. Will this cause this problem, even if the O2 sensor is disconnected? I...
• Re: How to find a particular three-way electrical switch.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:38:20 -0400
  What are you trying to prove by having three oil temperature senders? Why the complexity? Best option is really in a location where oil...
• RE: Temp. gage/location of T-sending unit
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Apr 1996 16:42:51 -0800
  ...So, you are measuring the fin root temperature? >The cables for the 4 CHT sensors run underneath my bus to the front to a...
• Re: Cylinder head gauge
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 11:40:39 -0700
  ...But the temp reading is more of a way to gauge relative temperatures during operation, as well as to detect when you are running...
• Re: Water Pump-Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 21:59:24 -0500
  ...Also where did you install the oil temperature sensor? It needs to be in the case or someplace oil is actually flowing past it...
• Re: Temperature guage LONG
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 00:12:44 -0500
  ...Temperature guage > > > > > While driving, my temp guage usually stays over the coolant sensor led but > > > sometimes it goes just over it (still over the...
• Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 11:06:39 -0800
  ...I've used it for an > aircraft fuel flow and oil temperature sensor, for example. In the camper, > I use shielded 22 AWG for...
• Re: Overheating 2.1L Questions
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 01:43:37 -0500
  ...I replaced the temperature sensor. This could be > a case of killing the bearer of bad news. (At this point and in subsequent > attempts...
• Re: Oxygen sensor: is a shielded wire necessary?
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 14:48:02 -0500
  ...black smoke) as the engine temperature increased, and become > undriveable. After much swapping and testing of sensors, AFM's, ECU's, I > found the...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 07:03:31 -0500
  I'm interested in what you are trying to do, are we talking an air to oil cooler? Running to warm of water temperature...
• Grounds
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Sat, 12 May 2001 17:00:46 EDT
  ...When I bought it, the gas gauge, the coolant level light and the temperature gauge didn't work and the brake warning light stayed...
• Re: continuing almost overheating problem.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Tue, 2 Jul 2002 12:56:08 -0600
  ...i am totally out of ideas... > > Bought the 89 wolfsburg two years ago and the temperature gauge was almost > always at the bottom end...
• not all thermostats are equal
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 09:09:21 -0800
  ...higher than normal operating temperature for some time. Yes I have replaced the thermostat and the relays and sensors. What was a major clue...
• Re: 86 hot temp gauge---was '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:03:36 -0500
  ...The gauge measures current flow through the wire and > sensor. As the sensor heats up it's resistance drops and more current > flows through...
• Stalling '86
  Historical mailing list - ZUMBRENNEN JOSEPH CORY
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 13:40:47 -0700 (MST)
  ...Might this be the O2 sensor? Or some other sort of temperature sensor? Or is it a short as a result of water in...
• Hesitation with acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Tom Moritz
  Sat, 13 May 2000 13:22:11 -0400
  ...3) I have a bad temp sensor (though this problem appears to be independent of operating temperature. 4) Others? Thank you for any assistance...
• Re: Woody's digitool / digijet running rich
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 07:50:26 -0600
  ...The temp1 sensor lives inside the afm and measures the air temp. Temp2 measures the coolant temperature and lives in the thermostat housing. o2...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 13 Dec 2014 07:24:21 -0400
  ...The coolant light on my wife's 2006 TDi started blinking last November (temperature -10C) ... after we had the coolant flushed and replaced in...
• Re: coolant temp send wire
  Historical mailing list - S_J_ WACKER
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 17:45:52 -0700
  ...Just below this housing is another housing for the temperature sensor and there is a two-wire connector there, but no way to connect...
• Re: Performance chip
  Historical mailing list - Doug Elledge
  Wed, 4 Jan 2012 07:42:50 -0800
  ...With only a two-wire connection to the Temp-I sensor (they call it IAT, or intake air temp) it cannot possibly have the...
• Re: Flashing Coolant Light Sensor Test
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:08:03 -0400
  ...It is not a problem with coolant level or temperature. I have read some of the many archives which would suggest a ground in...