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Re: Starting problem
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Fri, 29 Nov 2002 12:29:54 -0800
Could be the coolant temperature sensor(s). These bad boys are responsible for cold start enrichment, ignition timing and idle stabilization during warmup. Cheers...
Re: I'll Try Again... Advice on VDO Cylinder Gauge on a 2.1L????
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Tue, 1 Jul 2003 08:45:15 -0400
...That said, I don't believe the > cylinder temperature is as useful on a wasserboxer as it is on a luftboxer. > In theory the...
Re: 1985 Vanagon Cooling Problem after drive from Atlanta to Durham
Historical mailing list
Fri, 8 Dec 1995 20:04:52 -0500
...The cooling led light came on, but the >temperature gauge never registered hot--and the cooling fan has not come on. >The fill tank...
Re: Boston Bob Engine, Low Compression and Low Vacuum - Update
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 10 Jun 2001 15:27:05 -0400
...the O2 sensor is shot? It's only a year old, and on the >Digitool, once it's up to temperature, the readings swing...
Re: LOW POWER 84GL
Historical mailing list - James R. Wetzel
Sun, 06 Apr 1997 11:33:57 -0400
...I have also changed the temperature sensor #1 > that is next to the temperature sender near water pump. > > I also get the mysterious and...
Re: 87 Lack of power
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Thu, 13 Dec 2001 09:05:40 -0800
...This "TempII" sensor, is it the one the bentley just calls "Temperature > Sensor" that on the left hand side of the engine behind the...
Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 4 Sep 2017 10:59:03 -0700
...temperature changes and vibrating conditions. Adding grease under the > contacts can just add another insulating factor and with the low voltage > that these sensors...
Re: mechanic time
Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
Wed, 7 Apr 1999 16:52:20 -0400
...I finally got the right temperature sensor, and put it in >> today, hoping it would cure my running to rich after warm up problem...
Re: Another odd issue, temp gauge gone
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Sun, 17 Apr 2016 08:45:16 -0400
...Someone could probably tell you where to look for the connection to the sensor for your temperature gauge if you remind us about the...
Re: Tachometer/fuel gauge from '89 Vanagon into my '81
Historical mailing list - karl
Tue, 21 Sep 1999 14:01:47 -0400
Actually, if you use the same sensor that measures the coolant temperature, but placed in the oil galley, the gauge will read fine. Yes...
Re: FI mixture adjust?
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Thu, 4 Feb 1999 15:42:38 -0800
...a step-by-step diagnosis to determine what's wrong (check temperature sensors, check fuel pressure, etc.) but a very common problem with these...
one last (ha ha) problem with my Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
Tue, 17 Aug 2004 20:27:44 -0400
...When I start it cold (not ambient temperature, but as in "it's been setting for a few hours") it will idle but won...
Re: Coolant Temp?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 27 Nov 2006 20:10:35 -0600
...at ordinary, around town, temperatures. At > this temp > the gauge rests near the bottom, on the white mark. That's how it > almost > always...
Re: Temp Gauge calibration with Subaru engine
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:26:32 -0400
...The zetec coolant is usually around > 192-200, and the stock syncro sensor screws right into one of the stock > sensor bungs in the...
Re: I'm rich, filthy stinking rich...
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Tue, 18 Jan 2000 07:49:35 -0600
Hi Jim, Right on about the #3 cylinder / temperature 2 sensor. I would like to add a quick way to eliminate it as the...
Re: Is the Digitool still available from someone???
Historical mailing list - Germain
Wed, 9 Nov 2005 23:16:11 -0500
...Throttle Switch status Battery voltage Air inlet Temperature (Temp.I) in volts and DegC or DegF Liquid cooler (Temp II) in volts and DegC...
Re: Request for Service Bulletins (The little red light)
Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:47:42 -0700
...REPLACING COOLANT TEMPERATURE (ECT) SENSOR. *TW > > > A brief summary of their contents would be greatly appreciated. My local > VW of A claims they don...
Re: Running rough, dies as temp gauge starts to register
Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:53:09 -0500
...I pulled the Temp II sensor. It didn't die but it idled at about 3000RPM and had poor power so I plugged it...
Re: Thermostat Housing
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Fri, 3 Dec 1999 20:51:02 EST
...it blew the temperature sensor and split the thermostat >housing..... ___________________________________________________________________ Why pay more to get Web access? Try Juno for FREE -- then it's...
Trip report: only 1 cooling system incident (long)...
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Sun, 20 Aug 2000 18:36:13 -0700
...the expansion tank was not completely full, and the air pocket was causing the sensor to remain open. My temperature never got overly high...
Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:28:29 -0400
...Is it possible the O2 sensor is not coming up to temperature? Gary >Can't the O2 sensor be read with it disconnected? Might...
Re: westy cold = rich
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 1 May 2005 23:12:36 -0400
...when a change in temperature occurs. According to Darrell Boher's (sp) report and testing, The Temp I sensor is a bit of a...
Re: adding resister to center 1.9 coolant temp gauge?
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Tue, 6 Jul 2010 17:43:47 -0700
...Now the gauge reads high, about 65%-70% when normal operating temperature instead of 50% (LED dead center) like the old one. > > I'm...
Re: Need Parts Numbers - Coolant O-Ring
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Thu, 17 Feb 2000 13:29:25 -0500
...page 19.11 of the bentley for an 87 Vanagon Gl > > Temperature sender (for injection) > the o-ring that fits between it & the thermo...
Re: Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L)
Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:59:30 -0400
I'm going to try posting again as these seem to show up right away... On Thu, 23 Aug 2007, A. Hurley wrote: > This...
Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 2 Feb 2015 18:08:39 -0500
...When working the sensor will load this down to near 0 until it gets up to temperature and begins generating voltage on its own...
bosch info: vanagons 1980-1983 air-cooled
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 14 Aug 94 20:05:53 CDT
...200 0 280 160 200 Resistor Unit 0 280 159 001 - Temperature Sensor Coolant 0 280 130 012 0 280 130 012 * Use one...
Re: Vanagon idle hunting --FIX
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 19 Apr 94 10:01:39 CDT
>> Today I'm THRILLED to report that I was able to replace the coolant >> temperature sensor and that ALL of the above symptoms disappeared...
Idea for engine-fire warning/control system, just use the sniff test
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Tue, 3 Aug 2004 09:34:58 -0700
...Idea for engine-fire warning/control system Someone on the Vanagon.com list asked whether a temperature sensor in the engine compartment would be...
Quick product review - cheap TPMS
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 26 Jul 2019 07:20:59 -0700
...https://m.banggood.com/Universal-Wireless-C240-TPMS-Solar-Power-Tire-Pressure-Monitor-System-Color-LCD-Display-with-4-External-Sensors-p-1494130.html...
Re: Coolant out episode this aft.
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:44:13 -0400
...Does the sensor flash at startup? I always watch for that now. Last year I learned that my vanagon's temperature will not always...
Re: Low-Level Coolant Blinker
Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
Mon, 24 Jun 2002 09:13:07 -0400
...Appears that I had a bad ground connection on the brown wire to the sensor. All is fine now and the engine is running...
Re: Cracked head/temp sensor...
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Fri, 24 Aug 2001 13:33:16 -0700
...to be such that the sensor cannot contact the cylinder head sufficiently to raise its temperature. If the sensor can be screwed into the...
Re: Radiator fan- '91 Carat
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 1 Jun 2016 05:11:18 -0400
...If it does not, then that needs to be fixed, rad fan sensor switch, ballast resistor, water pump, radiator, coolant leak or whatever, BUT...
Re: aging problems
Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
Mon, 15 Nov 1999 08:05:09 -0800
...difference. > >3- Temperature light blinks constantly, but temperature does not go up. >This, even after flushing and filling the system. Sensor ???? If there is...
Re: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
Sun, 21 Dec 2014 19:22:39 -0600
...Quick question, >> where is the sensor for the temperature gauge? Is it measuring coolant >> temp or engine temp? Im trying to think about what...
RE:Roadtrip ends w/ BANG! Clatter..clatter....(+ 2 questions)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 20 Jun 1996 13:29:15
...What is it? If it is just to the left of the #3 plug, it is the temperature sensor for the fuel injection. -Ron...
Re: Bad dream -- AUTO RESPONSE
Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
Fri, 8 Jun 2001 18:44:24 -0400
...Horace Kimbrell Sawyer* --Dear Sir/Madam/Entity: (Body of message follows) Temperature sensors plus the continuous pressing of a group of keys on the...
Re: Water Temperature Light
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 8 Feb 2007 21:15:52 -0500
...As the coolant warms up it is expanding so it will cover the sensor probes and turn the light off. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
Re: overheating warning light flashes immediately on 83.5 V'go
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:06:12 -0700
...Clean the probe sensors and the problem goes away (for me at least). When the situation prevents cleaning the probe sensors right away, I...
Re: 1000 mile rebuild recommendations?
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:07:18 -0400
...The engine has to be up to operating temperature. Disconnect the O2 sensor and hook up the voltmeter to it. If it is running...
Re: Anyone have a copy of the Ultimate Trip Checklist?
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:15:08 -0600
...Inspect > radiator, > water pump, belt, coolant level, heads, heaters, valves, hoses, > connections, > temperature sensors. (air-cooled): tin covers, thermostat, flap, foam > insulation. > > Note:________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > > ____ Intake...
Re: question on temperature gauge wiring
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:59:14 -0500
...The temperature overheat/low coolant >level led does flash normally when the engine is started but I would >imagine that this might work properly...
Re: Temp 2 Sensor
Historical mailing list - John Lane
Sat, 22 Jul 2006 06:24:31 -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...
Cat dead?:, was: O2 Sensorama
Historical mailing list - Ron McLean
Sun, 18 Aug 2002 06:36:06 -0700
...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: Cutting out problem
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Tue, 12 Sep 2000 07:47:21 -0700
...to return to "normal"), look > at parts that temperature would relate to (tempII sensor, O2 > sensor, etc). See if there are any other common...
Re: 1982 Diesel Radiator
Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
Tue, 26 Dec 2000 14:39:21 -0600
...A > small and simple modification to the wiring harness is required for the > newer temperature sensor. > > Mike Snow > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List...
Re: Oil Pressure Light went On...Abort Trip?
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Sun, 22 May 2005 08:06:17 -0700
...At temperature, though, 10psi seems to be about average for older WBX engines. The low pressure oil sensor trips at .3bar, which is 4...
For Sale Eberspacher Parts:
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 9 Nov 2001 14:32:37 -0600
...Temperature sensor. Behind Glove Box. Fuel mister device (reduces the fuel to a mist, mounts on the front end of the heater). Make me...
Re: oil loss connected to power loss?
Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (Certifiable VW mech)
Thu, 11 Dec 1997 21:55:08 +0000
...It's definitely worth a good (inexpensive) snoop around. *temp sensor. If your temperature sensor malfunctions and tells your computer that the engine is...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 17 Nov 2013 12:03:06 -0800
...on temperature. I'm not certain that it functions in the same or similar manner, but there is an intake air temp sensor present...
Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:56:15 -0400
...Some have resorted to trying different sensors until one a match between sensor and gauge is found. The sensor I tried was this one...
Re: Temp II Sensor, Engine Hot.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:49:41 -0700
...Based upon this from the Digifant Pro training manual: ------ "The coolant temperature sensor provides correction during engine starting and warm up." ..... The resistance signal...
Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:48:22 -0700
...Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs > really...
Re: Computer Problem?
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Fri, 8 Aug 1997 17:10:39 -0700 (PDT)
...But > within twenty minutes of driving--I'm guessing when the temperature has > reached full operating temp--I stop at a stop light and...
Re: 87 Vanagon hesitation chapter (3)
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Fri, 14 Aug 1998 16:06:41 -0500
...OK >Fi temperature sensor: OK >Throttle switch: OK >Fuel Pressure: OK >Exhaust leaks: None >O2 sensor: OK (have exchanged the sensor 5 days ago...
Re: Blinking Dash Warning Lights! * Uh, "Solved", Sorta...
Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
Fri, 28 Aug 1998 17:53:36 -0700
...alternator warning and oxygen sensor LEDs no longer came on. [blushing] Now I'll try to fix the blinking temperature warning light... -Marty Wallace...
Intermittent loss of power famous stalling problem again
Historical mailing list - Ralf Kalscheuer
Wed, 15 Oct 1997 21:28:01 -0400
...This was a good idea and had been done already by the PO. > >Check the connections to the temperature sensors and/or replace the...
Re: Help With Parts Order
Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
Wed, 13 Sep 2000 08:55:42 +0100
...The old ones tend to crack between the cap and the level sensor. > Is the primary >known to become brittle just the same as...
what is the resistance?
Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
Sun, 23 Jul 2006 06:20:25 -0800
...together, no start when hot so it's temperature related, > aha! the temp 2 sensor. Problem solved. I still have a spare computer, > hall...