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• oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Clay
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 17:09:43 EDT
  ...However once I exit the highway the oil sensor light goes on and stays on until I either downshift or speed up to get...
• Temp II Readings
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 23:00:20 -0500
  ...My temp 2 sensor, however, is reading 0.3 v when the engine is at its normal operating temperature. That seems rather borderline from...
• Re: ignition timing
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Sat, 28 Feb 2004 07:12:14 -0800
  ...Bentley states "The notch on the V-belt pulley must match separating line on crankcase." I believe it is the coolant temperature sensor (temp...
• Re: 84 Vanagon misfiring after overnights
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 06:39:43 EDT
  ...Found an intermittent connection at the coolant Temp sensor. I started T/Sing expecting the sensor itself had failed(classic symptoms). I started by...
• Re: Intermittent running problem.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 26 Apr 2016 07:50:37 -0400
  ...If your injectors pass the above test, I would then check the resistance of temperature sensor 2 at various temperatures. And of course "check...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor / Full Throttle Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 16:11:59 EST
  ...The reduction of peak temps is to attenuate the > production of oxides of Nitrogen (pollutants) that are formed only at high > temperatures. > Two bits...
• Re: Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:59:46 -0600
  ...C >>> at this temperature the reading should be 3000 ohm to 3500 ohm. >>> I also checked at the temp 2 sensor, it was 3178...
• Hot Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Wed, 2 Nov 2005 22:24:39 -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: Oil Pressure Sensor/Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:20:31 -0400
  ...If your vehicle is running hotter than it should, multi-vis oil may be thinning too much as the engine reaches the higher temperature...
• Re: Hesitation with acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Sun, 14 May 2000 03:32:28 -0400
  ...3) I have a bad temp sensor (though this problem appears to be independent > of operating temperature. > > 4) Others? > > Thank you for any assistance...
• Re: Nytrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 19 Oct 2015 21:41:17 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote: > On my Chevy Volt, which has built in tire pressure sensors (215/55R17 tires) the recommended tire...
• Re: Wondering about coolant physics
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 16:56:05 -0500
  ...In summary, with my '82 > diesel conversions, I switched the primary coolant reservoir to the '83 > version, added a coolant level sensor and then...
• Re: The Vanille Shake Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:32:12 -0500
  ...I have seen TEMPII sensor have the correct resistance at one temperature range(i.e. work OK cold) but fail after warming up. I...
• Re: Billy won't run
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sun, 7 Mar 2004 16:14:42 -0500
  ...oxygen sensors work like this when they get heated to the proper temperature by the exhaust gas the produce a voltage, the voltage is...
• 90' Carat cold start problem, is it FI?
  Historical mailing list - Tzung Yang
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 16:33:38 -0600
  ...With the help from the listees, I have changed the oxygen sensor, coolant temperature sensor, plugs, but it still stalls sometimes in the morning...
• Re: Running rough, dies as temp gauge starts to register
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:52:04 -0800
  Temp2? (Sent from remote location) :-) On Jan 12, 2009, at 9:33 AM, Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> wrote: > O2 sensor? > > > On 1/12...
• Re: update - Rocky's results - was Westy Karma, was stuck in Custer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 11:44:19 -0400
  ...Temp II sensor -- should show about the same voltage between terminals as the T I sensor in the AFM when both are cold, and...
• Re: 2.1 distributor (check yours)
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:48:55 -0400
  ...I have had some slight backfiring when the engine is not up to temperature with a new temp. II sensor and O2 sensor. I...
• Re: 2.1 distributor (check yours)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:18:13 -0700
  ...I have had some slight backfiring when the engine is not up to temperature with a new temp. II sensor and O2 sensor. I...
• Re: distilled water
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 16:52:25 PDT
  ...I have pulled the sensor connector once in a while to make sure >the sensor is working correctly. I have not had a drop...
• Re: Engine management (manual control of mixture)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 11:08:20 -0500
  ...It works this way until it is overcome by an external item, (the O2 sensor). It was setup this way, for use in contries...
• Re: .9 bar oil pressure sender replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:04:11 -0500
  The best place to install a gauge sensor is at the farthest accessible point of the system. That would be at the port off...
• Re: scratch on heads mating surface for cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:33:42 -0700
  ...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: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - rsf
  Sat, 4 Feb 2006 01:27:15 -0500
  ...for a 85 there is really two inputs to the gauge the tank level sensor and the variable resistance temp sender (the one with...
• Re: Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 01:58:26 EDT
  ...I have seen a hard operating coolant temperature drop of about 10 to 15 degrees with an oil temperature drop of 35 to 50...
• Digitool saves the day
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 06:25:08 -0800
  ...sensor lives inside the afm and measures the air temp. > Temp2 measures the coolant temperature and lives in the thermostat > housing. > o2 sensor lives...
• Re: One more try for advice- ilde and running problems
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:23:55 -0600
  ...idle until it reaches normal operating temperature. > > Here's what's been done- replaced temp II sensor, checked and adjusted > throttle body and switch...
• Re: questions on temp gauges
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 11:03:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...with temperature), is a "thermistor", and must be powered externally to run a gauge. This is what's in the water-temp sensor of...
• Re: On the road.................a couple of issues!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:27:19 -0800
  ...Your engine was rebuilt recently so I'd check coolant sensor wire at engine. Front end noise; does it happen driving in a straight...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 16:20:07 -0800
  ...From that we can write an equation that will give us the temperature for any given voltage reading coming from the sensor. The target...
• Re: What does your oil pressure gauge "say", and what other gauges do you have in your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:36:09 -0400
  ...Where did you connect the gauge to the engine? Best spot is where the low pressure sensor sits between the pushrod tubes. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: Heat, vapor lock, won't start?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:00:56 -0700
  ...Heat, vapor lock, won't start? > | > |Ah, right - 1985 Vanagon. > | > |I have changed the temperature sensors.... > | > |Thanks, > | > |Andree > | > |On Wed, 18 Aug 2010, Jim...
• Re: Hesitation with acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Sat, 13 May 2000 19:35:07 -0400
  ...bad temp sensor (though this problem appears to be independent > of operating temperature. If you're refering to the Temp II sensor, yes thay...
• Re: Hesitation
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 12 Feb 2000 12:00:25 EST
  ...My first guess as to the malfunction is the TEMPII sensor is out of tolerance at operating temperature. After that the AFM of throttle...
• Re: Playing "Mechanic Ping-Pong" with my Westy!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 10:11:00 -0700
  ...check the hose temperature, and set the thermostat > to > > open at a lower temperature. The mechanic says that the replacement > sensor > > he installed was...
• Re: Side Air Intake Engine Cooling Question (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:51:22 -0700
  When we made that 1800 mile trip through the smoky haze of a big fore year and 106 degree temperatures, I had just had...
• Re: Good fuel filter arrangement?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:49:04 -0700
  ...As the temperature increases so does the vapor pressure making vapor lock that much easier to occur. If the fuel vaporizes at the suction...
• Re: 87 Vanagon Emission failure -No Va
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 08:39:17 -0800
  ...The scanner showed the trouble codes for the above problem plus one indicating the coolant temperature sensor was bad, and one reporting the O2...
• Re: Failed emission test
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 1 Jun 2011 09:19:18 -0700
  ...This happened a few years ago and the problem disappeared after I replaced the O2 and temperature sensor(not the dash sender). So I...
• Re: low temp gauge reading need ideas...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 23 Jan 2006 18:10:26 -0700
  ...It solved a multitude of electrical problems in my gauge cluster, including the temperature gauge reading too low. Michael Snow On 1/23/06...
• Re: What about this for checking the battery level
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Wed, 27 Feb 2019 12:03:03 -0800
  ...the sensor for outdoor temp I ran to inside the fridge so I could monitor that. I have found it pretty handy to have...
• Re: "Hunting Idle" SOLVED!
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:34:44 -0800
  ...It ran perfectly at all temperature ranges. Idled solidly at 950rpm in gear, about 1150rpm in neutral...no high idles or "hunting". I priced...
• broken temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 12:17:27 -0500
  Joachim wrote: " I'll check for cracks, but is there any way to test the sensor itself?" It isn't worth testing... My Jetta...
• Re: 82 now cranks but stil won't start when hot.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 06:52:06 -0800
  ...I received suggestions that I replace the cylinder head temperature sensor, those following this thread may remember my screw up in replacing the oil...
• Re: Does my van want to do a start-up sequence?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 07:07:54 -0400
  ...I can understand why if there were a problem with, say, a temperature sensor or the idle control valve, that I might have idling...
• Re: Running rough, dies as temp gauge starts to register
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:03:41 -0500
  If it's an '86 or newer I'd test the Temp II sensor. On 1/12/09, Mark A Kippert <vanagon@kippert.com...
• Re: Hard to start '81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - lumpy
  Sat, 21 Jan 1995 01:21:01 +0000
  ...Other things to check would be the head temperature sensor and the injector spray pattern. Rich. Richard Lamoreaux Tucson, AZ lumpy@rtd.com (602...
• Re: Help ..
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 20:21:48 -0700
  ...I've change the coolant sensor and a leaky coolant overflow tank,and it still flashes, the temperature gauge doesn't show any overheating...
• Re: starting but running
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 21:02:52 -0600
  ...go to the sensor. Every time you turn the key to or through the run position in cooler ambient temperatures you are causing the...
• Re: '84 Vanagon, Help!
  Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
  Fri, 12 Aug 1994 13:33:55 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Finally (about > 2K miles later) the leaking gas literally blows coolant out of most > of the cooling system and the temperature sensor begins to...
• Gauged Animals?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 09 Nov 95 17:41 CST
  ...Cylinder head temperature, all cylinders. I'm familiar with the VDO cylinder head gauge with a "ring" sensor which slips of the spark plug...
• Hesitation & Slow Starts
  Historical mailing list - Larry L Meyer
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 12:57:41 -0500
  ...After it has warmed up to normal operating temperature, it will idle at about 2000 whenever I'm stopped at a red light. Then...
• Re: Operating temp question/Boston Bob's solution?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 17:19:49 -0500
  Kevin; As I understand it; running at below proper operating temperature causes the engine to run rich. This in turn washes down the cylinder...
• Re: Playing "Mechanic Ping-Pong" with my Westy!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:53:04 -0700
  ...check the hose temperature, and set the thermostat > to > > open at a lower temperature. The mechanic says that the replacement > sensor > > he installed was...
• Re: 86 digifant running rich
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 06:32:31 -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...
• Idle Problem & Shifting Gears
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 23:04:58 -0400
  ...ECU (because it got fried when alternator fried) AFM Idle Stabilizer Control Valve Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Oxygen Sensor Temperature Sender II Distributor cap...
• Re: Timing
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 19 May 2004 06:17:13 -0400
  ...at failure time? I have seen TEMPII sensors that read fine when cold but way off at operating temperature. I have also had a...
• Re: Can you please help me troubleshoot my fuel injection?
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sun, 18 Aug 1996 23:57:07 -0400 (EDT)
  Unplug O2 sensor and see if it will run. If not check all wiring to Temperature sensor. I will bet it's 1 of...
• Re: Still running rich, now what
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 17:44:59 -0300
  ...The temp sensors were the exact same ohms > and were correct with temperatures (did it twice), oxygen sensor wire is > ok, oxygen sensor is...
• [Fwd: Re: bad gas mileage]
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 12:06:47 -0400
  ...Hi Michael, The coolant temp sensor is an NTC (negative temperature coefficient) device. I once heard a guy liken the NTC principle to a...