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• Re: sensor in coolant reservir
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:03:37 -0800
  ...flashing warning light goes on and off, temperature gauge > shoots up, then drops down etc. I do think the engine is actually running > hot...
• Temp.-dependent Problem?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  12 Jan 97 09:34:09 EST
  ...The temperature has really dropped here in PA this week, and I have noticed that she runs fine when cold, but as the temperature...
• Re: Syncro Binding in Tight Turns
  Historical mailing list - Jim Woods
  Sat, 30 May 1998 23:48:28 EDT
  ...During the summertime when temperatures get above the mid 70s it can get quite bad (skidding tires turning into diagonal parking spaces on clean...
• Thermostat Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 09:33:12 -0600
  ...Vanagon will not reach normal operating temperature until several hundred miles on the highway with the ambient temperature being around 95-100 degrees. Actually...
• temperature issues
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 14:09:37 -0500
  ...new 80 degree C thermostat (thanks vw)and heres whats new: temperature seems a bit higher than previously. this is in NY where it...
• Re: Help with coolant light flashing randomly - no leaks
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:37:55 -0400
  This can be caused by a leaky capacitor inside the temperature gauge. It's not easy to get to (changing gauges is easier) but...
• Re: Minimal Heat (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:29:32 -0500
  ...When I had the bad thermostat, the temperature gauge would hardly move off the cold mark. First, crawl under and look up at the...
• Friday, what is wrong in the US
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:02:53 -0500
  Are you messing up your country? Snow and temperature in the minus F???? Come on, fix that, it's warmer in Montreal right now...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Aug 94 07:44:20 EDT
  I changed to a lower temperature thermostat to control my radiator fan. I bought my thermostate from Long Island's legendary Vanagon mechanic and...
• Re: Engine temperature in winter
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 17:19:45 -0600
  On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, Brad Spear wrote: > You might still want to consider a stuck thermostat. Mine has always gone to > the normal...
• clock losing time
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 08:49:25 -0500
  ...Seems to be related to temperature. On the coldest days it seems to lose time. Thought I could be mistaken about that. Suggestions? Brad
• Re: Ultimate Fix #1
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 09:49:20 -0700
  ...Rosin flux is far less active and nearly inactive at room temperature. Mike Phoenix AZ
• recent adventures in '84 electrical bonding:ps
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 03:51:51 -0400
  ...shunt around 800 ohm resistance also made operational flashing led for both low coolant level (tested by momemtarily removing connector) and high temperature (tested...
• What does the temp gauge measure?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:05:43 -0500
  On the 2.1 engine, what coolant does the temperature gauge measure? The inlet from the radiator circuit? The engine's coolant loop? Thanks...
• Re: Need Sender Advice (Step 1)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 23:05:10 -0500
  ...The automotive environment is an incredibly noisy (electically) environment with wild temperature swings so connect everything with shielded twisted pair cabling and use mil...
• Re: Honey I shrunk the coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 20 Nov 2005 08:27:35 -0600
  ...Every time you start the car and run it to temperature on a 30 degree day, the hot pipe goes through a temperature change...
• Re: oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Phil Dennis
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 14:26:48 -0700
  ...What it turned out to be on mine, was that the temperature of the engine and the temperature outside would make the oil at...
• Re: Go Westy Fridge update kit
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:51:02 -0400
  ...Each mode produced sub-freezing temperatures, but the ambient temperature in my shop at the time was 50F. In use this summer, the fridge...
• Re: PWM controller , was Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 08:03:35 -0700
  ...The ideal solution would be a PWM controller that changes the fan speed based on coolant temperature - ours does not do that but one...
• Re: Neat Toy for EV (or Vanagons...)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Dec 1996 14:47:33 -0500
  In a message dated 96-12-11 01:54:33 EST, RGOLEN@umassd.edu writes regarding temperature sensors with remotely mounted displays: > I mounted...
• Re: '87 AC Radiator Fan Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 19:50:06 -0400
  ...High radiator temperature or high pressure in the AC system will put the fan into high speed. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: 80 degree thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 10 Apr 2005 20:40:45 -0500
  ...Think of the lower number as a bottom or an absolute temperature, not an adjustment or "sliding window" into the temperature scale. Whatever you...
• Re: LP gas question--does this happen to you?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 11:02:37 -0700
  David, Different substances vaporize at different temperatures; water at 212F - butane at around 33F, IIRC, and propane at somewhere around -44F. In doing some...
• Viscous Coupling Fluid info
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 11:18:43 -0800
  ...The fluid's viscosity does not,however, increase when the temperature decreases." Along with this text there is a chart that shows the temperature...
• Re: Dometic Temperature
  Historical mailing list - jimkim
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 14:41:12 -0700
  ...Dometic Temperature > On our trip last week, we used the fridge on 110, 12V, and propane. All three > worked BUT......the temp inside would...
• Re: Happy 91 Westy owner and White Poptops
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 23:48:13 -0400
  ...I notice only a slight difference in interior temperature in hot weather. Certainly not enough to justify the change. I expected a greater temperature...
• Re: Propane fired airconditioning
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:02:12 -0700
  ...Gasoline is unlikely to achieve an explosive mixture at normal temperatures, but consequently it sits around as a fire hazard of comparable danger until...
• Re: Trip Report & other data Oil temperature
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Jul 2021 16:59:25 +0000
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• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:18:38 -0700
  the external oil cooler (ie. tencent's) is to keep the oil temp in the range it supposed to be. It doesn't help...
• Re: Want Tachometer for my 81 van
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 12:40:49 -0600
  Tachometer from later van of course will have cutout in face at top for water temperature gauge not present or applicable in '81. Sill...
• Epoxy and Coolant temp tolerance
  Historical mailing list - Stebbins
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 13:06:08 +0200
  ...Does anyone know if household (2 part) expoy or household super glue will tolerate the temperatures of the coolant system? Thanks, Malcolm
• Re: Weight Motor Oil Diesel?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 28 May 2003 20:07:10 -0400
  ...To a certain extent it depends on the temperature range where you live. I run 15W40.
• Re: Oil Pressure observation.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:29:26 -0400
  ...interstate/highway >> |> sustained speeds...210f Oil temperature with oil pressure of >> |65psi at >> |> 3700rpm (60mph) With the other oil, I was seeing about 55psi...
• Re: Best grease to use for CVs
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 11:07:42 -0500
  ...I think that high temperature grease > does a better job at higher temperatures but make > little difference at lower temperature. I do not > believe...
• Re: Temperature compensated battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:40:19 -0700
  ...15:29 +0000 From: Tabe Johnson <greentabe-vanagon@YAHOO.COM> Subject: Temperature compensated battery charger Temp compensated chargers are readily available in the green...
• Re: Normal temp?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:14:18 -0700
  ...Having owned nothing > but early Vanagons I do not know where 'normal' is on the later > temperature gauge (digital clock/tach). On the early...
• Re: I'm back 4 a while
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 May 1995 10:37:42 -0700 (PDT)
  On Thu, 27 Apr 1995, Stuart Hutton wrote: > There is also a second problem with my engine the temperature seems to > be just a...
• Re: Fw: Re: ? for our mechanical wizards
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:43:03 -0700
  ...The ECU uses TempI to get an idea of air temperature, and pressure integrates nicely with volume from deflection of the AFM vane well...
• Re: Thermistat ???
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 21:18:06 -0400
  ...How is it better for the head gaskets and hoses when the temperatures are all over the place and the system still pressurizes to...
• Dometic in 100F ambient?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:14:05 -0700
  After this last weekend's positive experience with a coleman xtreme cooler in 100F+ temperatures, I'm wondering if there's even any reason...
• Re: Oil Pressure observation.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:38:35 -0700
  ...My vehicle is now operating at.... |interstate/highway ||> sustained speeds...210f Oil temperature with oil pressure of ||65psi at ||> 3700rpm (60mph) With the other...
• Re: Running on Tap Water - attempt at de-confuscation
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 16:55:04 +0100
  ...Also the lowest temperature. How do we ensure the max # of oxygen molecules? A dense charge - high pressure at low temperature. If the temperature...
• Re: 87 Vanagon temperature light
  Historical mailing list - Vanman
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 11:12:21 -0700
  ...87 Vanagon temperature light >I just bought an 87 Vanagon, Wolfsburg edition. My temperature light >flashes off and on at times. The bus does...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:19:07 -0500
  ...Hydro lifters (# of turn) > yes, but the whole engine, including all the gaps and holes, expand with > increasing temperature. if all the materials were...
• Re: [VANAGON] 1.9L running hot....ideas ? UPD ATE running a 70� t-s...
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 22:31:42 -0500
  ...The fan comes on at ~95 degrees or so, at which temperature the difference between a how open the properly functioning stock thermostat would...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:48:53 -0700
  ...Is that correct? Yep. > I would expect oil temperature > to run closer to coolant temperature with the external cooler than > without, under load or...
• Re: Advice please
  Historical mailing list - Brian Dipert
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 09:08:02 -0700
  ...Normal highway oil temperature is 260 degrees (sensor in the bottom of the engine....a temperature gauge is one of the upgrades we had...
• 77 bus stalls, quits
  Historical mailing list - Joel Danke
  Wed, 22 May 96 11:44 CDT
  ...the problem happened three times Friday night, when the temperature was in the 90s. It ran fine on Monday when the temperature was in...
• Re: Low readings from gas gauge and temp gauge..84 tintop
  Historical mailing list - Liberte, Joel
  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 21:58:27 +0000
  ...I think this may be a > ground issue. > In the past, my temperature read lower than it was when tbe > connection was loose at...
• Re: Removing interior heat (was window tint physics)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 18:37:00 -0800
  ...TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM> >The only way I have found to keep the interior >temperature of my camper from substantially exceeding >the exterior...
• Re: maybe too much information is worse...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 May 2006 07:51:27 -0400
  ...So long as I'm seeing > good oil > pressure, is temperature not a big deal? Is there a temperature > one should > stay under? If...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:57:20 -0700
  ...tell whether the thermostat stays properly shut > until the engine reaches temperature? I was thinking of starting the > engine, take the temp of the...
• Re: FAQ Needs Critiquing
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Wed, 27 Dec 1995 18:04:59 -0600 (CST)
  ...Would someone with more experience please validate or refute this? >at optimum operating temperature. Otherwise, a cold running engine >will wear out in a...
• Re: Which gauges?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 12:53:12 -0700
  Ambient temperature, wind chill, and are the fish biting. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Dummitt" <williamd@COMPUSERVE.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Temperature Gauge Going Crazy...
  Historical mailing list - Nancy E. Dodge
  Sun, 21 Jul 1996 09:35:40 -0700
  Joel, thank you so much...you're right, Volkswagon SHOULD know about these things. I can forgive my local mechanic, and hand him the...
• Re: Coolant Parables
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 23:05:55 -0500
  ...that's why he was so interested in temperatures. ;)
• Re: Repost: Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timing problem?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Thu, 4 Jul 2002 09:47:51 -0600
  >>I think Adam's 110C to >>115C is not right. What is that in Farienheit? 110 C = 230 F 115 C = 239 F Richard...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 21:56:02 -0600
  ...you could also use a raytek type infrared temperature measuring > device Still "on sale" for $30 at Radio Shack # 22-325 very useful Larry...
• Fuel and coolant Gauges not working?
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:41:02 -0700
  "Well, both the fuel gauge and the temperature gauge get their operating voltage from the voltage regulator in the dash pod. I'd look...
• Still need HELP with hot start problem 84 Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Mon, 3 Sep 2012 20:52:46 -0400
  ...Replaced the temperature sensor. 9. Replaced the wire from the computer to the temperature sensor. Tomorrow I am going to see if I can...