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  • Re: temp guage read-out
    Historical mailing list - The Westy man
    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:47:49 -0700
    ...bleed it after changing my temp sensor. Well, I'm >> not seeing any change in the coolant levels of my expansion tank(s) after...
  • Re: Any Guesses ~~ Now For Sure Your Turn Please ~ Update
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Thu, 15 Jul 2021 23:42:42 -0600
    ...12:11 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Another Oddity > Coolant Level Warning Light Flashes Constantly with >>> Key On >>>>> >>>>> Even with Connector Jumped...
  • conflicting cooling problem data...(this one is for the true experts...)
    Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
    Sat, 24 Jun 2006 12:40:29 -0400
    ...Coolant Level Warning sender last weekend and I forget where it goes in the relay/fuse box. Top row far right? Temperature sensor resistance...
  • Re: Stalls when hot. won't restart. 1.9 wbx
    Historical mailing list - don spence
    Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:00:04 -0600
    ...But I'm new to vanagons. > Do you have a nice level of > bubble-free coolant in the two tanks? If the aux coolant...
  • Re: admit defeat...long
    Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
    Fri, 10 Sep 1999 15:40:17 -0400
    ...new spark plugs, ecm >module, injector seals, coil, temp.(head) sensor, coolant level is right,the >mechanical timing seems to be right, I have...
  • Hello Everyone, I am back on the list and Need your Help....
    Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
    Sat, 1 May 2004 12:28:53 -0400
    ...coolant tanks, crack in one of the hoses letting air in. *A crack in the expansion tank located on the coolant level sensor boss...
  • Re: notes from Montana
    Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
    Tue, 5 Jul 2016 22:07:39 -0300
    ...to Reno >> Reno to Nephi UT >> Nephi to >> >> The only thing was a pool of coolant on the passenger-side floormat this >> morning. I...
  • Re: 85 cuts out/dies when hot - HELP! stranded in Pueblo, CO
    Historical mailing list - andrewbell
    Sun, 24 Jun 2001 22:25:12 -0500
    ...to replace the O2 sensor, but couldn't get the old one > unscrewed. It is full of gas & oil level's fine. > > Here's...
  • My first Westy trip! Questions and Thank You!
    Historical mailing list - Dan Wohlers
    Mon, 12 Apr 2004 16:16:37 -0700
    ...My coolant level indicator light flashed occasionally during the trip. I read that somebody had recommended that you turn the key on, wait 1...
  • Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Fri, 15 Jul 2016 22:54:20 +0000
    ...Released coolant > >> the > >> pressure also so less pored down are arms. Hope valve lasts. > >> > >> Dennis J > >> > >> Dennis Jowell > >> Scotch Hollow Farm > >> Newbury, Vermont > >> > >> > >>>> On...
  • Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:28:02 -0600
    ...always replace'?) > Blue coolant temp sensor (did the black one when I did the > thermostat) > Oil Pressure switches > O2 sensor > Fuel lines > > What other...
  • Home from Inuvik (Long, Part1)
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 12 Aug 1996 16:55:36 -0700
    ...I called Kyle at Volks Cafe and asked him to send me a coolant tank, a temp sensor, an airflow box if he had...
  • No, simpler IS better..Opinion No Van content.
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:56:24 -0700
    ...If you can't be bothered to check the coolant level or the oil level, don't be too surprised if you blow up...
  • Re: Different Kind Of Valve Adjustment Question? NOW What's next?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:18:38 -0700
    ...The > Haltech coolant temp and air temp sensors are only 3 months old, so I > don't suspect them. The timing is right on...
  • Re: Hello Everyone, I am back on the list and Need your Help....
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Mon, 3 May 2004 07:16:11 -0400
    ...coolant tanks, crack in one of the hoses letting air in. > >*A crack in the expansion tank located on the coolant level sensor boss...
  • Re: 85 cuts out/dies when hot - HELP! stranded in Pueblo, CO
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
    Tue, 26 Jun 2001 09:11:23 -0400
    ...to replace the O2 sensor, but couldn't get the old one unscrewed. It is full of gas & oil level's fine. Here's...
  • Re: Help for a guy in Belgium
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Thu, 18 Jan 2001 07:26:58 -0600
    ...Beierl it is getting too much gas and also suspect the fuel pressure regulator, other possibilities, temperature sensor #2 ( coolant), a fuel injector (if...
  • FS: CDN 91 Syncro Westy
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Sun, 1 Jan 2006 18:40:15 -0800
    ...Coolant system flushed and new coolant every 2 years. K&N 'million mile' air filter. Pertronix Ignition (no contact breaker points, timing stays constant...
  • Re: Anyone tried "LubriCheck" yet??
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 24 Jan 2014 09:50:25 -0800
    ...The combined capacitive and resistive aspects of measuring oil health or quality determines acidity, viscosity and contaminants (metal particulates, soot, dirt, coolant, water) with...
  • Re: Cooling system hose diagram
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:45:55 -0700
    ...Does it only have 1 hose going to it? I believe it has a level sensor also as I have found a two wire...
  • Re: Friday Philosophy: On Reliability
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:12:33 -0500
    ...Come winter engine cold gasket shrinks, coolant goes in, start engine next morning, coolant doesn't compress, bent rod. Friend at work joking called...
  • Re: Arduino and Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
    Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:24:56 -0800
    ...coolant temperature & Hall sensor 1 digital input: throttle valve switch 1 PWM output: idle speed stabilizer valve The ICU adjusts the PWM signal to...
  • Re: go over for '91 camper, mechanical soundness and reliability
    Historical mailing list - John Meeks
    Tue, 8 Sep 2009 10:13:29 -0400
    ...More than meet specs >> for weight capacity (load level D, spec is for C), 8 ply rating. >> tires >> come with lifetime rotate and balance...
  • Re: Spooked!-temp gauge-oip pressure problems.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 5 Jun 2011 09:55:29 -0400
    ...I looked for oil leaking, coolant leaking, etc, > but found nothing. Oil dip stick measures halfway between the marks, > and the coolant level is...
  • Re: Arduino and Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:56:39 -0800
    ...coolant temperature & Hall sensor > 1 digital input: throttle valve switch > > 1 PWM output: idle speed stabilizer valve > > > > The ICU adjusts the PWM signal to...
  • Re: Any Guesses ~~ Now For Sure Your Turn Please ~ Update
    Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
    Fri, 16 Jul 2021 06:07:29 -0500
    ...12:11 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Another Oddity > Coolant Level Warning Light Flashes Constantly with >>> Key On >>>>> >>>>> Even with Connector Jumped...
  • Re: 85 cuts out/dies when hot - HELP! stranded in Pueblo, CO
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Mon, 25 Jun 2001 06:00:25 -0700
    ...to replace the O2 sensor, but couldn't get > the old one > > unscrewed. It is full of gas & oil level's fine. > > > > Here's...
  • Re: Recommendations, anyone?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 9 Jul 2012 21:21:54 -0700
    ...Do make sure your > coolant level sensor is functional. > > > On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 11:19 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote...
  • Just when I thought it was safe to trust my Westy...another long story
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Mon, 3 Feb 2003 21:55:20 -0500
    ...at the Max level. After a couple of days of doing this, I didn't have to add any more coolant and the blinky...
  • Re: A newbie has a question...
    Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
    Sun, 16 Sep 2001 10:18:55 -0700
    ...Of course, you have to check the coolant level in this main reservoir first thing, and if it's split open you'll have...
  • Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems
    Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
    Thu, 2 May 2013 23:12:32 -0400
    ...a plug just like the one that goes to >>>> the coolant level sensor with nowhere to go. Wire colors are black and >> beige. >>>> The...
  • Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
    Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
    Sun, 9 Nov 2008 23:23:06 -0800
    ...always replace'?) >> Blue coolant temp sensor (did the black one when I did the >> thermostat) >> Oil Pressure switches >> O2 sensor >> Fuel lines >> >> What other...
  • Re: What's wrong with my 1.9 WBX engine?
    Historical mailing list - M. Jade
    Mon, 31 May 2010 19:45:31 -0700
    ...Well, I forgot to mention that I am not using VW blue coolant right now. I use the red GM certified coolant at about...
  • Re: Catastrophic failure of coolant level sensor
    Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
    Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:43:03 -0500
    > From: Steven Smith <kewsps@YAHOO.COM> > Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:17:15 -0700 > > I tried tightening the nut in the center of...
  • Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
    Sun, 3 Jul 2016 06:26:41 -0400
    ...The Digifant modifies the timing curve based on coolant temp so part of the procedure is to disconnect the temp 2 sensor to go...
  • Re: Hello - Idiot oil light keeps coming on!
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 7 Nov 2010 16:42:09 -0800
    ...Definitely not related to oil > levels, coolant levels, weather, speed, distance recently driven, or > anything else at all obvious. > > Drives me NUTS. You'd...
  • 87 Wolfsburg GL For Sale here first
    Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
    Wed, 7 Nov 2007 07:39:02 -0500
    ...All new bushings, ball joints, drag links, tie rods. -Coolant flush and brake flush schedule fully followed -Mobile 1 15-50 for the entire...
  • Re: notes from Montana
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 6 Jul 2016 01:14:25 -0500
    ...to Reno > >> Reno to Nephi UT > >> Nephi to > >> > >> The only thing was a pool of coolant on the passenger-side floormat this > >> morning. I...
  • Lines on top of the 2WD fuel tank
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 3 Mar 2013 16:52:26 -0800
    ...tank ..( I normally never touch those wrecks ) swapped in a different level sensor as his old one was goofy .. a few months later we...
  • Re: Tempurature
    Historical mailing list - Ben huot
    Wed, 8 May 2002 13:16:04 -0400
    On my 87 there is only 2 speeds, the lower one come ON at the upper part of the cooling level light and the...
  • Re: new (well, kinda) to the list with a newly-aquired '90 westy
    Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
    Tue, 29 Jun 1999 21:34:42 -0700
    ...It can eventually displace coolant in the reservoir. If the level warning light comes on within days, even a couple weeks of bleeding the...
  • Re: Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Chapter Three
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 26 Feb 2005 11:32:53 -0600
    ...The coolant led was on. > >Checked the fill bottle and a small amount of coolant had been >pushed out and the bottle was full...
  • Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
    Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
    Sat, 2 Jul 2016 14:37:39 -0700
    ...The Digifant modifies the timing curve based on coolant temp so part of the procedure is to disconnect the temp 2 sensor to go...
  • (NVC)Re: Reliability over one year
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Thu, 8 Jan 2004 14:23:42 -0800
    ...with a > > new > > Temp2 sensor and a new throttle position switch. Also within > the first > > month I replaced the coolant reservoir (hairline crack) and...
  • 1984 Vanagon GL H2O
    Historical mailing list - Eric Levine
    Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:49:18 EDT
    ...The gauge on top of the clock/fuel gauge, I think it's the coolant level gauge or temp gauge; it registers zero most...
  • Re: How much damage to engine block, heads, etc., in fire from leaking fuel ines?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Sat, 22 Jul 2017 10:59:56 -0700
    ...not used in the conversion, only the black box wiring, coolant level sensor wiring, tail/side light and license plate wiring. Even the power...
  • Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
    Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:21:01 -0800
    ...always > replace'?) > >> Blue coolant temp sensor (did the black one > when I did the > >> thermostat) > >> Oil Pressure switches > >> O2 sensor > >> Fuel lines > >> > >> What other...
  • Windage Trays and Lubrication Issues (Air and Water Cooled)
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Wed, 27 Mar 2002 02:42:47 EST
    ...I have also prepared oil level sensors for the pan and will calibrate the optimal oil level, probably reducing capacity in the pan by...
  • Re: Not quite a backfire . . .
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:00:54 -0700
    ...The engine starts out cold with the bypass circuit open, and the main coolant pipes and circuit closed. The idea behind the bypass circuit...
  • Re: What's wrong with my 1.9 WBX engine?
    Historical mailing list - M. Jade
    Mon, 31 May 2010 18:59:00 -0700
    ...The oil level is fine. When the oil was changed the oil level was just at the low mark on the stick. I changed...
  • Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 5 Feb 2010 18:58:15 -0800
    ...I personally know of a 2.1 vanagon that only went about 2 miles, in town, on the level, for most of its winter...
  • Re: Anyone tried "LubriCheck" yet??
    Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
    Fri, 24 Jan 2014 10:50:26 -0800
    ...The combined capacitive and resistive > aspects > of measuring oil health or quality determines acidity, viscosity and > contaminants (metal particulates, soot, dirt, coolant, water) with...
  • Re: Bluestar project progress
    Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
    Wed, 1 May 2013 20:30:38 -0400
    ...I have an electrical cable with a plug just like the one that goes to the coolant level sensor with nowhere to go. Wire...
  • Re: What's wrong with my 1.9 WBX engine?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 31 May 2010 21:35:54 -0700
    ...Well, I forgot to mention that I am not using VW blue coolant right now. I use the red GM certified coolant at about...
  • Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 2 May 2013 17:39:28 -0400
    ...a plug just like the one that goes to >> the coolant level sensor with nowhere to go. Wire colors are black and beige. >> The...
  • Re: Overfilling the oil issues
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
    Tue, 24 May 2011 13:54:23 -0400
    ...Tranny Rebuild, Engine Rebuild, Coolant Hoses Breaking and Replacing, It's never Ending! Robert NY On May 22, 2011, at 7:41 PM, Scott...
  • Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
    Historical mailing list - C. Abney
    Sat, 2 Jul 2016 17:36:59 -0700
    ...The Digifant modifies the timing curve based on coolant temp so >> part of the procedure is to disconnect the temp 2 sensor to go...
  • Re: Windage Trays and Lubrication Issues (Air and Water Cooled)
    Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
    Wed, 27 Mar 2002 13:29:02 -0600
    ...I have also prepared oil level sensors for the pan and will >calibrate the optimal oil level, probably reducing capacity in the pan by...
  • Re: All engines have issues...
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 22 May 2010 20:03:56 -0700
    ...it's silly to have the combustion sealing and the coolant sealing on two different surfaces... at two different levels. totally Mickey mouse. A...
  • Re: Windage Trays and Lubrication Issues (Air and Water Cooled)
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 27 Mar 2002 14:05:36 -0600
    ...I have also prepared oil level sensors for the pan and > will > >calibrate the optimal oil level, probably reducing capacity in the > pan by...