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• Excessive Idle
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 15:40:37 -0500
  ...ECU, AFM, ISV, O2 sensor, temp II sensor, injector seals, and air filter. Also replaced all ignition components: plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor...
• Re: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015 18:15:09 -0500
  ...Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way! I had to replace all that other stuff just to get it running to the...
• Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 22:59:51 EST
  ...The heat source for this dissertation is the O2 sensor (being heated by the exhaust gas). If you measure the temperature drop along the...
• Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:57:52 -0500
  ...On startup and >> until the O2 sensor warms up to operating temperature, the lights will >> wander eratically, but once up to temp, it will...
• Re: temperature gauge under reporting temperature
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 08:02:28 -0500
  I forgot to mention that you can rule out the gauge with some certainty by grounding the wire going to the sensor. If the...
• Another cure hot starts/stumbling '84
  Historical mailing list - Pat Jones
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 21:15:20 -0400
  ...Replaced 0 280 130 026 Head Temp Sensor (Coolant Temp Sensor II) and washer ($24.95 at BD) 4. Purchased rpm guage and set...
• Re: 82 Aircooled Temp II sensor ohm's
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:15:32 -0400
  ...82 Aircooled Temp II sensor ohm's Wil Haslup wrote: <<< Just MHO but I've found starting problems like this are more often related...
• 82 won't start when hot was re:83' won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 07:08:58 -0400
  Well..., I replaced the temp head sensor, it was not expensive and my neighbors still on vacation so no ohmmeter today. An interesting note...
• Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:01:17 -0500
  ...re " when the coolant temp sensor told the ECU to turn the heater off on the sensor. " Oxygen sensor heat is full time, any...
• Re: 87 HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 12:59:11 -0500
  In a message dated 96-11-14 16:20:53 EST, galba@premier.net (Tonya Pope) writes: > 1) Trying to replace coolant temp. sensor...
• Rich Van $$$
  Historical mailing list - The Martins
  Fri, 27 Feb 1998 16:38:07 -0600
  ...I reconnected it and found that it ran too rich so I bought a new one. ( also a temp 2 sensor) All was well...
• Re: Low Coolant Warning LED
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 7 Aug 2021 09:29:58 -0600
  ...like your problem but does fill out the operational picture. > > The temp sensor light should blink a few times when the key is turned...
• Re: O2 Sensor or lack thereof
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 May 1997 14:40:46 PST
  ...Most likely it ran slightly rich for any given temperature. What kind of performance/gas milage is averaged? Just curious Ken Lewis On 07...
• Re: plugged cat? due to bad coil?
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 12:36:10 -0500 (EST)
  ...ive been told it (snip) This is a problem with the O2 sensor or the temperature sensor. Eric Zeno
• Re: 88 vanagon gl "issues"
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:45:32 -0500
  Chris, The TEMPII sensor is a real good candidate. There are some wires/traces under the distributor that become brittle with age.If you...
• 85 Vanagon power loss
  Historical mailing list - john schaper
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 20:06:35 PDT
  ...O2 sensor is about 4 months old. 3. Replaced Temp Sensor II--no affect on problem 4. Looked at catalytic converter today--it is...
• Temp II Sender Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 20:09:49 EST
  Hello all , Have found a second problem Temp II Sensor is bad. I have a question as to how the retaining clip goes in...
• Three Items - Follow-up
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 21:22:28 -0700
  ...On this basis, I'm going to go after the Temp II sensor. I replaced this sensor about 4K miles ago (2 yrs ago...
• Re: hesitating when warm? - UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Fri, 2 May 2003 10:32:29 -0400
  I checked the Temp II sender and it's within spec at ambient and operating. Tried the O2 sensor again (didn't help). The...
• Max Oil Temps. - a reference!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 9 Feb 96 10:27:35 PST
  ...the oil temp in the gallery is - most folks have mounted their temp sensors in the sump and are measuring the temperature of the...
• Re: Engine Temp Gauge has stopped working, what do I do to fix this?
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:48:32 +0000
  To test the wiring I disconnected the sensor and hooked up the wiring to a new sensor and immersed that in boiling water. Yes...
• Re: Help-Temp sensor location?
  Historical mailing list - Jim A
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 09:38:00 -0700
  Brown wire = ground. Make sure that it's JUST brown though. Brown w/ a different colored tracer may go somewhere else. Jim Arnott WetWesties...
• Re: HELP NEEDED-84 WESTY BROKEN DOWN IN NEBRASKA..pls read
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 1 Sep 2005 15:21:41 -0700
  also the temp sender/sensor? near the water pump, might cause this. -----Original Message----- From: Ken Lewis <kdlewis_wating_time@ALLVANTAGE.COM> Sent: Sep...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:40:27 +0000
  ...I'm running a relitively new O2 sensor and have replaced the Temp II sensor about 3 times. Todd '88 Westy
• O/2 sensor green wire repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 19:58:34 EST
  ...the O/2 sensor had one to many splices/ bad connections. I know that I have to use high temp coaxial wire but where...
• Re: 82 won't start when hot was re:83' won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 11:58:40 -0400
  ...It is to laugh! Guess where I > installed the temp sensor? YUP! In the hole in the tin between the > distributor and the fan...
• Re: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015 16:12:45 -0800
  ...Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way! Maybe you could try measuring the resistance of the sensor while it's in place...
• Blinking Light in 84 Camper (Continued)
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sun, 31 May 1998 17:00:37 -0400
  ...Temperature over a certain degree? (I'm not sure if this is true.) Does the water temperature sensor located on the engine trigger this...
• Re: AFM
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 18:38:14 -0700
  ...ohms > change as sensorflap is opened > measure through wiper arm > (flap must move freely) > 6 and 22 intake air temperature sensor ohmmeter > reading should...
• MORE '86 F.I. probs/search for answers
  Historical mailing list - Eric Pickering
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 08:33:54 -0500
  ...Looked over O2 sensor, all connections appear nice, clean, even new and unbroken. Connection LOOK okay. 4. Unhooked coolant temp sensor (#II, the blue...
• Re: You need a spare temp 2 sensor NOW!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:14:31 -0500
  ...I knew from a previous >> episode where I had a bad connection to the temp 2 sensor that it had to be >> the problem...
• Re: which one?
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Fri, 1 Dec 2000 20:33:08 -0800
  Chris C Snyder wrote: > > Hello everyone. > I called our rinky-dink VW dealer today to > get a price on the temp-2 sensor and...
• Tiico-After market water temp gauge/oil temp gauge question.......
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 11:03:19 -0700
  ...THIS where the oil temp/pressure idiot light goes to? Perhaps this area can be tapped with yet antother sensor?(ive yet to find...
• Re: Engine Running Rich
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 18:55:18 -0500
  ...pressure regulator, thermostat, > water pump, distributor, rotor, air filter, cleaned the FI ground > wires.............I'm stumped. > help!!!!!!!!!! > > Chad 85GL Temp sensor? O2 sensor?
• Re: Idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:27:57 -0400
  ...I was able to restart the van but now the idle is > about > 3500 rpm. > > I checked: > > the temp II sensor, the resistance measurements...
• Questions about DigifantII (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 10:34:02 -0400
  ...One wierd thing that it does is if you heat the coolant temp sensor (tempII) with a flame the car will run. However the...
• Oil Temp questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Tue, 9 Jul 96 16:12:49 UT
  Hey all! The discussions regarding oil temps have been very interesting. Here's a couple of questions that I don't think have been...
• 81 rebuilt! (patience)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 10:36:06 -0400
  ...it starts and rests hot at about 1500 rpms, but when first started (after the o2 sensor reaches temp) fluctuates between 1000 and 1500...
• Re: Another leak
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 16:45:06 +0100
  ...Why are there two sensors? I can see one as a coolant temperature > sensor. What is the other one for? The only thing that...
• Re: How Hot is To Hott?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:58:59 -0400
  The temp 2 sensor has nothing to do with gauge reading. The single wire sensor near it is the gauge sensor. By any chance...
• Re: You need a spare temp 2 sensor NOW!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:53:30 -0500
  ...I knew from a previous episode where I had a bad connection to the temp 2 sensor that it had to be the problem...
• Re: Re:Vanagon Temp Guage
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 14 Jul 94 19:46:11 CDT
  ...when you moved the 'whole thing' over to the 84, did you move the coolant temp sensors as well (oh, god! is he gonna...
• Re: engine compartment temp?
  Historical mailing list - kW
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 20:09:48 -0800
  ...I would then use a heat sensor/switch rated just above that maximum engine compartment temperature. Ideally I would like an actual measured maximum...
• Re: Temp II sensor followup
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 00:40:07 -0800
  ...Temp II sensor followup >Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 21:59:33 -0800 > >Hello list. > >Have an update and a question or two. > >My...
• Re: Cold start 3 cylinder stalling and bucking idle insanity!!!
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 14:15:07 -0500
  ...I checked the resistance on the old temp 2 sensor and the air intake sensor (temp 1- terminals 1 and 4 on the MAF...
• Idle problem
  Historical mailing list - instructor
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 13:51:19 -0800
  ...Using the advice of the list I replaced the temp sensor and it ran great for 2 days. It is now back as it...
• Re: Temp 2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 07:17:02 -0500
  Amen, Brother ! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver (x2) alfred bagdan wrote: > Learn to be your own mechanic if you insist to drive a VW...
• Re: hot starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 16:42:21 -0600
  ...I've check both temperature sensors (coolant sensor > and air temp sensor), and both seem OK. Spark plugs, wires, distributor > cap, and rotor are...
• Hesitation, Running Rich, Stalling
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 18:31:30 -0700
  ...He said he tested the fuel pressure, temp sensor, O2 sensor, checked connections... All okay. Started it up again and it ran perfectly. He...
• Cold Start Chug and Warm Stumbling
  Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 12:30:21 -0500
  ...Temp 2 sensor, Injectors, Front Manifold, and O2 sensor (it's overdue anyway). Could it be anything else? I could not find any vacuum...
• Re: Fuel issue near Banks, Idaho
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 16:35:51 +0000
  ...The Temp 2 sensor. I put in a new temp 2 sensor and it seemd to fix the > problem but about 2 weeks later...
• Warm Starting
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 15:24:34 -0700
  ...I have checked the coolant temperature sensor and the air temperature sensor at the computer wiring harness, and both are in spec at 20...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:29:45 -0500
  ...I thought it was O2 sensor (which I was not running one) or AFM but also was told to try the Temp2. Again, this...
• Re: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way!
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015 18:11:30 -0700
  ...Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way! > > I usually put them in from the front. You can reach around and a small...
• Re: TD coolant circulation pump
  Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 07:41:11 +0200
  The sensor (or actually temp switch) of this pump is located somewhere between oil filter and the block ..when you open the lid of...
• Re: Progress with the engine RPM problem but not repaired yet
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:36:39 EDT
  ...Then with you ohm meter you change check the wiring and the connection to the temp 2 sensor. Have you already cleaned up the...
• Re: Oil Pressure Guage, Kohl-Weiss, TDC sender
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Sep 94 20:21:46 EDT
  ...As for head temp; the sender can go either at the sparkplug or in one of the existing drilled holes for head sensors. In...
• Diesel Westy Glow Plug LED
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Tue, 05 Nov 1996 12:28:04 -0800
  ...Is there a temperature sensor which tells the LED to go out?? We haven't heard anything out here in the west coast about...
• Re: Cold start oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 11 May 2021 22:42:46 -0600
  IMHO, placing a Sender/Sensor, be it Pressure or Temp, @ the end of a Dead End Tube is a Very Bad Idea > In the...
• Re: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way!
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015 14:36:53 -0700
  ...Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way! > > Engine cold > Pinch hose or plug overflow vent on pressure cap. If air can't...