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• Coolant temp warning light won't stop flashing - is my diagnosis correct?
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 12:26:54 -0400
  ...1) Disconnected coolant reservoir sensor lead - no effect on flashing. 2) Disconnected coolant reservoir sensor lead and bridged contacts - light flashed constantly - no 10...
• Re: 87 Vanagon hesitation chapter (3)
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 21:05:43 -0500
  ...Your idea of running a wire from the sensor to head would eliminate many points of failure. I would consider running it from the...
• Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 17:42:42 -0400
  ...make sure you have the sensor connected only > to the center wire. The two white wires are for the heater in the > sensor. Make...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:56:59 -0800
  ...you might be getting a slew of emails suggesting your temp sensor ........Temp Sensor II ........the one at the thermostat housing.......it's a...
• Re: Replacing coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 08:58:07 -0700
  Shawn, Not sure if your van has the same setup in that the coolant level sensor is on tope of the coolant bottle. What...
• Re: 82 diesel coolant tanks $99 each
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Sat, 30 May 2015 06:11:21 -0700
  So far mine is holding up well, but I'd really like to rettrofit a coolant level sensor into it. There is a reinforced...
• Re: O2 Sensor Location '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 00:02:23 -0800
  Assuming you have a 1.9 Liter waterboxer, and the emmisions are the same as the US, you have one O2 sensor and it...
• Re: Temp sensor removal
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 14:04:30 -0700
  ...Temp sensor removal > I am trying to figure out how to remove the temp > sensor on an 81 air cooled. This is the sensor...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Ground
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 21:39:00 -0500
  ...Both can cause most sensor issues. The sensor can get contaminated from the outside. Its signal is derived from the difference on O2 content...
• Fan Belt Woes
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Apr 1995 17:13:11 -0400
  ...Below that, there was some fresh oil on the compartment base and was dripping from the oil sensor itself!! What's this??!! Did the...
• Re: AFM
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 18:38:14 -0700
  ...AFM > the vw service diagnosis book i have says this about the Digijet > (83-85 watercooled) air flow sensor: > > connections at > air flow sensor...
• O2 'meter' reminder...
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 15 May 1995 08:22:47 CST6CDT
  Just a word of wisdom to those of you playing around with your O2 sensor meters... be sure to install them (the O2 sensor...
• Re: Temp 2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 09:11:10 -0500
  >The number that I have on my new sensor is 025 906 041A. >Do I have to change my thermostat housing to the newer...
• o2 sensor: required?
  Historical mailing list - Rio Rafael
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 10:54:36 -0800
  ...I am putting my 85 GL back together, and can get it running this weekend, *IF* I leave off the o2 sensor (can't...
• Driving with the 02 sensor unconnected
  Historical mailing list - Brad Estergaard
  Wed, 22 May 2002 22:31:40 -0700
  Just wondering how bad it is to drive around with the 02 sensor disconnected. Is it bad for the system or is it mainly...
• fan switch or sensor
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 27 Sep 2003 16:35:49 -0700
  I am wanting to replace the switch or sensor that turns the radiator fan on at various temperature. The three speed fan on my...
• Re: Oxygen sensor coax
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 12:35:05 -0500
  ...If you're using the vanagon to go shopping, it will make the trip without the 02 sensor connected. Mike Joe wrote: > Hello List...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 19:03:15 EST
  ...Replaced the offending sensor with a new one. Never had the problem again. BenT San Francisco
• Temp I & Temp II Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Gina
  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 01:17:22 -0500
  Would someone please explain to me the difference between these two sensors...which controls what? Thanks much :-) Gina 85 Vanagon GL (running beautiful THIS...
• O2 light
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 08:07:54 EST
  Dear List, My O2 sensor light is now on permanently. The engine is running fine; O2 sensor itself was replaced recently. How do I...
• FS: Temperature Gauge Sensor Switch
  Historical mailing list - Lewis Horn
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 07:07:53 EST
  Part # 049-919-501 made by Vernet.� New in Box. � Temperature Gauge Sensor Switch - For Vanagons 1983 to 1985� $5.00 plus shipping from...
• Re: 87: coolant temp sensor for syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 11:51:51 -0400
  ...The 1990 engine had a plastic thermostat housing and the temperature sensor with the "clip". The wiring connection on the sensor was different than...
• Re: I4 conversion speed sensor issue
  Historical mailing list - Tom Cullen
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 10:02:55 -0700
  The Vanagon ain't got no speed sensor. You'll need to find something from another car, or make your own. I'm converting...
• Re: quick question - running rough after 2 minutes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:13:35 -0400
  Correct, When trying to do the baseline mixture adjustment, "The O2 sensor must be disconnected" with the ignition turned off. If you disconnect it...
• More 91 syncro troubleshoot ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Mon, 13 Jul 1998 08:18:37 -0700
  ...As far as I can tell the sensor is the correct one. It also looks identical to the old one. The splice I made...
• Re: Cold Start Valve
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 May 1996 20:21:19
  ...I would try disconnecting the sensor and connecting an alligator clip directly between the wire going to the sensor and ground. If the motor...
• Re: Another leak
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 16:45:06 +0100
  ...It has a bleed screw on top, and two sensors coming > out of the side. My questions are: > > 1: Why are there two sensors...
• 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...
• O2 sensor - wire repair?
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 12:58:45 -0800
  Hi Volks, Some how the green 'imbedded' wire that connects to the O2 sensor on my 87 Syncro has ripped in half. What I...
• Re: 02 mixture questions
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
  Wed, 15 Oct 1997 10:54:25 -0500
  ...While mutimeter still hooked up (to 02 sensor black wire), disconnect the 02 sensor from the harness green wire and read the 02 sensor...
• Re: A damn OS question again, yea!!! now i need some help, it's my turn....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 May 2002 12:11:03 -0400
  At 09:34 AM 5/7/2002, Laurence Smith wrote: >Take the reading with the O2 sensor plugged in and the engine warmed >up...
• Temperature Gauge Sensor Question
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 8 May 2017 17:10:39 +0000
  Hi, I replaced the temperature gauge sensor this weekend on my 87 Westy. Before the original one died, the needle on the gauge ran...
• Re: Thread size for Oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:24:35 -0400
  ...Thread size for Oxygen sensor > Greetings all, > I have a catalytic converter with the threads galled and need to > put > a Time-Sert into...
• Temp sensor wire
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Aug 1996 08:33:56 -0400
  I'm trying to get the tin off my '80 engine and I'm stuck with the top piece where the temp sensor goes...
• Re(2): Rough running when Hot
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Jan 1997 19:57:54 -0500
  ...I will proceed to check out the O2 sensor, and if good, replace all the vacuum lines, since they are not expensive. Following that...
• Re: Vanagon Blues
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Thu, 23 Apr 1998 03:06:54 EDT
  ...sensor for the fuel injection, the oxegen sensor and have the air temp sensor checked in the air flow meter (it's prbably time...
• 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...
• O2 sensor voltage?
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 21:37:06 -0500
  ...Do I need a new O2 sensor? John Lauterbach Macon, GA '84 7-passenger
• Re: oxs light came on
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 17:41:59 -0600
  From what I understand these O2 sensors are comprised of a platinum cap over a zircon tip. When heated, the fluctuating oxygen/co2 molecules...
• Re: O2 Sensor wire connection (wiring harness end - 2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:19:39 -0700
  ...but seems to me unlikely that it could affect sensor operation - but that might be possible. Anything is possible in electronics. thanks , scott ----- Original...
• Re: antisieze compound
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 18:49:37 -0500
  ...Yes, on the oxygen sensor. I was wondering if you meant that the antisieze tended to isolate the ground side of the circuit by...
• Re: Vanagon exhaust gaskets for 84GL Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:46:45 -0700
  weird that you have a leak at your oxygen sensor .. though if you haven't checked it out really yet, speculating is not that...
• Re: Replacement of Temp II sensor
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 09:35:57 -0700
  ...Replacement of Temp II sensor The temp sensor and the temp sensor connector should be blue. If you have a new sensor and new...
• Re: Coolant Temp Sensor Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:17:58 -0500
  ...Could even be a bad or incorrect new sensor. If the gauge goes down with the sensor disconnected that is the problem. The gauge...
• Re: How to remove O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 18:49:54 -0400
  Wow! You just reminded me about the 22 mm extended socket I bought 4 years ago just to remove the O2 sensor. I used...
• Who needs an O2 sensor, cheap?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 18:59:27 -0800
  ...That is until I looked at the O2 sensors. They're saying Bosch #11025 Single Wire Universal Oxygen Sensor are $19.49! Take 15...
• Re: Replacement of Temp II sensor (problem!)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 10:33:26 -0700
  http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/search?keywords=temp+sensor&x=0&y=0 Do either of them look like these in the...
• Re: Telemetry (was Re: Coolant pressure test... video.)
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:54:30 +0000
  "BUT WHY WHY WHY WOULDN'T VW PUT A TEMP SENSOR ON THE ENGINE, INSTEAD OF IN THE COOLANT???? " I might be wrong, but...
• O2 Sensor upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Wed, 25 Dec 2002 07:46:44 -0500
  Volks, For those of you who have '83-85 Vanagon's using the single wire O2 sensor I believe the three wire sensor used...
• Re: Help Wiring O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 10:34:30 -0700
  ...A 4-wire O2 sensor, with the ground connected to the same location as the ECU ground would eliminate O2 problems caused by slight...
• Syncro fuel level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Tue, 8 Sep 2020 11:05:37 -0400
  Hi, Il I have to change the fuel level sensor on my Syncro, do I have to get the fuel tank out? Best regards...
• CO2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steve Caslowitz
  Mon, 11 May 1998 20:50:03 -0400
  Does anyone know if a Bosch CO2 sensor part no. 13913 will work as a universal type subsitute especially in an '88 westy? Thanks...
• Re: Gas Mileage and Fuel Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 11 May 2001 15:20:05 -0400
  The Temp I sensor is in the AFM air inlet--you're thinking of the single connection coolant sensor next to the Temp II.
• Re: Rough idle,Hesitation,and Backfire
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 17:55:32 -0700
  you can first just unplug the sensor and see what that does. Sometimes that can be the miracle cure. btdt. regarind o2 sensor btw...
• FS:Vanagon Temperature Guage Sensor Switch
  Historical mailing list - Lewis Horn
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 11:22:14 EST
  ...New in Box. � Temperature Gauge Sensor Switch - For Vanagons 1983 to 1985� $5.00 plus shipping from 33063
• Re: o2 sensor troubles
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 10:27:59 -0400
  John, That's pretty cool but have you seen the O2 sensor monitor I make? http://neksiwel.20m.com/photo5.html Ken Lewis http...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 16:35:56 -0700
  ...O2 sensors brand quality difference? > > Unless you test or have emissions inspection the 1.9 doesn't make it > obvious when the sensors fail...
• Re: How easy is it to .....Temp 2 sensor connector
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:05:13 -0400
  Except for color the temp 2 sensor connector is the same as the injectors and lots of other stuff in fuel injection systems. You...
• Re: Sensor Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 12:50:25 EDT
  Alain - Replacing the Expansion Tank Coolant Sensor is a pretty simple job, usually without the loss of any coolant, because it's located at...
• Re: O2 sensor light on means?
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Sun, 8 Jun 1997 17:30:42 -0400
  The O2 sensor light coming on basically means nothing. The light is connected to a mileage counter in line with the speedometer cable. The...