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• Re: 1.9 Stumbles When Damp
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:17:30 -0800
  ...Once the van gets fully up to temperature, the problem > vanishes and it runs fine until the next damp day, which usually is a...
• Re: 86 digifant running rich
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 03:52:33 -0700
  ...temperature of the exhaust. If all O2 is burned completely, the engine runs hotter and so on)." The nominal response from the O2 sensor...
• Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 13:07:39 -0700
  ...It senses the coolant temperature at the sensor, but the problem is that the sensor is located in the thermostat housing. The problem arises...
• Re: 1982 Diesel Radiator
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 26 Dec 2000 12:55:20 -0800
  ...less than the 1982 radiator alone. > A > > small and simple modification to the wiring harness is required for the > > newer temperature sensor. > > > > Mike Snow > > >
• Re: Luftmassenmesser Umr�stsatz (LMU ) ??
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
  Thu, 8 Dec 2005 12:26:50 -0500
  ...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: Engine running badly
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 1 Oct 2017 17:11:36 -0500
  ...I disconnected the oxygen > sensor again and things seem to be a bit better. I checked timing, > temperature sensor, throttle switch, compression, all seems...
• Re: Of cooling systems and luggage rack seals...
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 22:31:32 EDT
  Daniel; Temperature has nothing to do with it (directly), the cap works on pressure. They have been known to go bad so just replace...
• [A] FI problem, [Q] where to get a starter
  Historical mailing list - Jesse L Reynolds
  Fri, 14 Jul 1995 17:42:01 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It turned out to be a faulty temperature sensor, the one that attaches to the left cylinder head. It was overactive, and was causing...
• HELP>>>MY GAS MILEAGE SUCKS
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Tue, 29 May 2001 14:09:33 -0400
  ...makes me think the engine isn't running at the proper temperature -hesitation upon acceleration -this morning, after I returned home and the van...
• RE: 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 30 May 1996 08:17:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I'm not to familiar with the sensor on wasserboxer or type-4 engines. But on all the upright engines I've seen ('71...
• Re: Drivability Problems with Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - bob tickle
  Fri, 11 Oct 1996 19:54:49 -0400
  ...or so.) Left work during lunch and picked up a coolant temperature sensor and O-ring from VW dealer. (Cost was only $11. I...
• Re: Logan Pass - blew the expansion tank temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 10:42:44 -0700
  ...After the ranger arrived I managed to find my problem - the temperature > sensor had broken at the threads, and popped out of the expansion...
• Re: Temp Gauge calibration with Subaru engine
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:04:01 -0400
  What about just using a stock syncro sensor? If the subie coolant is around 180, you should have no trouble. The zetec coolant is...
• Re: '87 stumbling at idle/low speeds
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:31:27 -0400
  ...it, the ECU ignores the information from all sensors until they reach a certain temperature.) This takes a few minutes from cold start, approximately...
• Re: Rich Van $$ Update
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 12:19:39 -0800
  ...1) Get car up to normal operating temperature. 2) Stop engine, disconnect O2 sensor and connect sensor to volt- meter. 3) Start up car...
• Re: Dometic Thermistor Function?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:51:45 -0700
  ...The sensor on the aluminum cooling unit slides in a groove on the back. There is a piece of rubber (silicone?) that holds it...
• Re: '85 Westy AC question - gray wire with red end
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 06:22:29 -0400
  ...sensor for the evaporator coil. The capillary tube if you have one is part of the expansion valve. It too senses evaporator temperature and...
• Re: O2 Sensorama, was: A few unrelated questions
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 10:23:12 -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...
• It Pings...It Pings...finally
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 06:39:26 -0700
  ...The first go around with this I had determined my temperature sensor from the cylinder head was giving erratic readings to the computer. So...
• Re: Warning light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Nov 2014 19:45:05 -0500
  ...The coolant warning light is in the coolant temperature gauge. The oil pressure warning system is a bit complex. There are two sensors. A...
• Re: Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:28:10 -0500
  ...C > > at this temperature the reading should be 3000 ohm to 3500 ohm. > > I also checked at the temp 2 sensor, it was 3178...
• I just want to drive?? (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 13:22:40 -0800
  ...the 2 1/2 inch hose, unplugged the oxygen sensor and had the temperature sensor replaced. I went to drive it again today and...
• Wasserboxer cooling (was:Re: aftermarket instrumentation)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 15:26:32 -0400
  ...s coolant temperature sensor for the temperature gage at the engine. While it would be a bad idea to measure coolant temperature at the...
• Re: Request for Help - Overheating Problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 21:07:26 -0600
  ...Re-install the sensor. There is an o-ring under the sensor cap, so be careful that it seats properly, and the sensor is...
• Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 15 Feb 2020 00:58:29 +0000
  ...wonder how long before other sensors could be added wirelessly to a vehicle? Oil pressure and temperature? Water temperature? Transmission? Maybe this is already...
• Re: Temp Gauge/Voltage Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 20:20:24 -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...
• Coolant warning light FIXED
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 19:41:22 +0100
  ...A bonus was that the temperature gauge now goes up to the accustomed position on the right edge of the red lens for the...
• Re: 88 Newbie makes trouble for self
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 21:57:45 -0800
  ...I pulled the oxygen >sensor today and it was caked with soot. There is another on the way, but >I'm afraid of destroying...
• Temp gauge reads just to the right of warning light with new engine now about 15000 miles and moves to 3/4 in traffic even on a cool day 50-60 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Bergin, Richard
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 09:29:15 -0700
  The mechanic tells me the engine water temperature is OK and believes the problem is in the gauge. I am not sure I agree...
• Re: 1.9l-strange throttle response
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 20:41:29 +0100
  ...Apparently the warm engine (or even just warm summer temperatures) does not require such intense FI adjustments to be made by the Digifant system...
• Re: Running rough, dies as temp gauge starts to register
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:22:41 -0500
  ...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: 2-week wait on a diesel water hose?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 08:47:30 -0700
  ...wrote: > And the brass inserts in the ends of the long plastic coolant pipes, >> and the H2O temperature sensor.... >> >> Steve >> '86 Westy "Escape Pod" >>
• Oops! RE: battery going?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 02:38:11 -0500
  ...could be explained by disconnected #2 ::::::sensor. ::::::essentially, the resistance of the sensor tells the computer the ::::::temperature: in ohms, roughly 250 operating temp...
• Re: flashing temp light
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 20:51:11 -0500
  ...It utilizes the resistance of the coolant between the two electrodes of the sensor in the coolant expansion tank. If the sensor is in...
• Re: Engine start-up trouble - Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 10:31:04 -0400
  John seems to implying here that the idle stabilizer valve stops operating once the Temp II sensor reaches operating temperature and passes off to...
• Re: Tempurature
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 8 May 2002 10:51:40 -0700
  ...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: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 3 Apr 2017 12:23:04 -0600
  ...running apple juice or skim milk in it and the running temperature will be determined by which thermostat is installed. Exotic fluids do not...
• Re: .9 bar oil pressure sender replacement
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:47:51 -0500
  ...thinking that method would not work for oil temperature though right? I > assume temperature sensors would need to be somewhere where oil is actually...
• Re: O2 Sensor, Bucking etc.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 19:02:17 EST
  ...BUT the sensor must reach operating temperature to work(real hot) i.e. the computer ignores any input from sensors on a cold engine...
• Re: Oil Pressure observation.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:04:43 -0500
  ...But of course, our vans have catalytic converters and oxygen sensors. So, what gives? mcneely ---- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > I have never...
• Re: oil coole
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 07:55:50 -0700
  ...I was wondering with > that if I needed to drop the two sensors in the radiator to match? > > Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD...
• Re: WARM/HOT START PROBLEM
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 21:16:24 -0400
  ...Any thoughts on what to check first? John Lauterbach >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> O2 sensor. G. Matthew Bulley Principal Bulley-Hewlett & Associates Communications for Organizational Development www.bulley...
• Re: Syncro Temp II sender O-ring size?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 8 Aug 1999 23:45:22 -0400
  If I remember correctly my Syncro Temp. sensor is threaded into an Aluminum housing. The 2 wheel drive Vanagon has a plastic housing with...
• Re: Hot Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 3 Nov 2005 08:23:11 -0500
  ...I replaced the temperature sensor. > >If I start and stop while the engine is still cold, the engine starts right up with no hesitation...
• Re: Is the Digitool still available from someone???
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:44:27 -0400
  ...LITERS / HOUR or USG / > HOURS > Motor running hours ( resetable between fill up) > HALL SENSOR pulse converted in RPM with 100 RPM resolution > > You can...
• Re: Oil Light flashing
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Wed, 4 Oct 2006 13:47:37 -0700
  As far as I know, and the Bentley confirms that the 85, like the 83.5-84 (which I have), only has one sensor...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 4 Sep 2017 12:27:25 -0600
  ...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: Failed emissions testing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:26:32 -0600
  ...And just like HC, there can be many causes - failing catalytic converter, bad O2 sensor, bad temperature sensor, etc. I'd suggest taking your...
• 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 - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:39:55 -0400
  ...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: scratch on heads mating surface for cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 08:31:51 -0400
  ...head and raises the engine temperature by cooking the coolant. >The temperature sensor will feel it. The temperature guage will show it. > >David > >--- Benny...
• Re: Some thoughts Mansi Speed products. Moving onto to coolant temperature possible problems or gauge readings.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 1 Jun 2021 09:01:11 -0700
  ...The new sensors aren’t calibrated right > > so they run high even though the vanagon is running at normal > > temperature. Per Dennis I sourced...
• Re: head Gasket again!!
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 20:22:35 -0400
  << Although I've heard that gauges and sensors vary, I've got two vanagons now, an 83 and a 90, and I would consider...
• Re: On the road.................a couple of issues!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:40:02 -0700
  Sounds like a loose/broken temp sensor wire, assuming that it's running normally otherwise. Frictiony noise form the front could be any of...
• Re: ECU & Coolant Temp Sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:45:28 -0500
  ...IR temp guns are not the be-all and end-all of temperature measurement. In order to obtain an accurate reading you have to...
• higher octane higher burn temperature
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 21:31:47 -0800
  ...I think that the higher octane gas is reformulated during the cracking of oil to give a hydocarbon that burns at a higher temperature...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:25:41 -0700
  ...at the sensor. If you don't, then you likely have a broken wire in the harness. They may be other temperature related FI...
• Re: Temp Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:06:50 -0400
  ...Sorry, It's not a high temperature warning light. Mike David Yates wrote: > This will be simple for those who know . . but . . I�ve...
• FS 78-83 Air Cooled FI Systems (2)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 18:05:02 -0500
  ...Throttle Valve switch. (Full throttle switch) Engine Temperature Sensor Part # 0.280.130.012 Pressure Regulator (vacuum Limiter) Part # 0.280.160.100 Resistor...
• the westy came home, shop gave up, still running rich
  Historical mailing list - john cianci
  Sun, 27 Oct 2002 16:05:34 +0000
  ...OK, the place I plan on starting is the o2 sensor again. Just doesn't look right to me. I am going to go...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:41:30 -0600
  ...The "Green" 02 sensor wire is shielded as you all have indicated. My 02 sensor wire is clean, does not interfere with the shielded...