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• Re: Gas mileage is Waaaaay down,,, Please help!
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 20:30:33 -0400
  ...Additionally the fact that the coolant temp sensor has been "replaced" doesn't mean it functioning correctly.......... Regards, JP
• 84 Vanagon idles up and down part two
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Hosick
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 22:07:40 -0800
  ...check out my idle speed controller.I've replaced my temp II sensor but the van is still doing the idle thing.SOMEBODY PLEASE...
• Throttle Stuck
  Historical mailing list - Tim Kasher
  Sat, 9 Jul 2005 20:43:03 -0400
  Just replaced Oxygen Sensor...Temp 2 sensor and cleaned idle stabilizer... Now my new problem is my gas pedal/throttle is sticking on my...
• Re: 86 hot temp gauge---was '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:33:59 -0700
  ...As the resistance of the temp sensor drops the current flow through it increases, lowering the voltage across it. The plumbing analogy is the...
• Re: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015 15:52:40 -0800
  ...Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way! Part of the problem here is the replacing of parts without real trouble shooting and...
• Re: Progress with the engine RPM problem but not repaired yet
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:16:41 -0400
  ...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: Digijet Diagnostic Aide
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 12:46:52 -0800
  Throw a mulit pol switch in there so you can monitor voltages (temp2 and oxygens sensor mainly). Basicially, just make a digitool :-) -Matthew Matthew...
• Re: Temp Gauge High on Startup + Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Thu, 5 May 2011 12:02:55 -0700
  ...false high temp now. I removed, cleaned (there was crud on the inside-the-coolant-tank contacts), replaced, and tested the sensor. Specs are...
• Re: 87 syncro water temperature sender
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Thu, 29 Jul 2004 00:44:48 -0400
  ...I always thought that there was a temperature sender > >and the Temp Sensor II was a separate temperature sensor for the fuel > >injection. Does...
• Re: 88 vanagon gl "issues"
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:53:52 -0800
  ...Some questions: > > > > > > The TEMPII sensor is a real good candidate. > > > > > > > > > Where exactly is the TEMPII sensor? > > > > > > There are some wires/traces under the distributor...
• Help-crazy bouncing idle
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Sat, 29 Aug 2015 10:20:45 -0400
  ...Within the past year I have installed new O2 sensor, temp II sensor, cleaned grounds and replaced some of the small vacuum hoses and...
• Temp sensors
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:11:49 -0500
  ...So, after I hit the archives, I'm fairly certain, one if not both of my temp sensors may be the culprit. Can anyone...
• Re: Update: permanent fuel pressure gauge - Source!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:47:09 -0800
  > As to your temperature gauge statement, my experience with the sender > types I described stands. > Indeed, I defer to your greater degree of experience...
• Re: crazy o2 sensor prob
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 00:23:02 -0500
  ...i just put in new temp > sensor and o2 sensor. > only way i can drive it normal is keeping the o2 sensor > disconneted. runs...
• RE: O2 sensors, setting air mixture
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 21 Nov 1994 13:32:16 CST6CDT
  ...tester' The three-wire sensors utilize 2 wires to drive a heating element keeping the sensor at optimum temperature, the third wire is the...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 May 2010 05:45:41 -0400
  ...With the O2 sensor disconnected you should see about .5-.6 volt on that center O2 sensor wire. For the temp 2 sensor one...
• Re: O2 sensor output voltage test
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 08:38:07 -0400
  ...believe > this is a working sensor reading a rich mixture, correct? > Thanks If it is at operating temperaure the voltage should fluctuate between zero...
• Vanagon power loss
  Historical mailing list - Dan Cook
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 14:45:45 -0500
  ...Maybe it has to do with O2 sensor or Cat? I've replaced both sensors on thermostat housing. I have replaced O2 sensor last...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:18:55 -0500
  ...Question about temp II sensor and bad running >> >> And the loser is.... the oxygen sensor and the winners are those who >> suggested that I...
• Re: horrible cold start idle, running rich
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 10:48:56 -0800
  ...There is so much > written about idle, fuel mix, temp II sensor, etc. that I find it difficult > to parse pertinent info. Will appreciate...
• Vanagon Electrical Puzzle 2
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:06:39 -0600
  ...Electrical Wizards has the answer to this 1 ~ Temp 1 Sensor providing accurate reading on Temp Gauge but LED Blinks,, Make darn sure that...
• oil temp sensor opinions ?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Nov 1995 10:49:13 -0700
  hi all - This weekend's project is to put an oil pressure and tempature gauge in my 82 vanagon. Is a pressure gauge useful...
• Temperature gauge and red light
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Sun, 26 Jan 1997 12:35:34 -0800
  ...will also work with the fuel sensor? I have a 87' syncro without the tach. So my temp and fuel guages are on the...
• Re: VANAGON digest 495
  Historical mailing list - Jens Dominik Muller
  Fri, 16 Jun 1995 14:02:12 -0400
  ...the engine temperature sensor of the FI unit to check your engine temperature. Can you hook up a gauge to that sensor in parallel...
• another temp senor II question
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 13:46:18 -0800
  Of what material is the sealing ring for this sensor made? Is it aluminum? I just want to make sure that I have the...
• Re: QE: Cylinder head temp.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Sep 94 20:07:35 EDT
  ...When I had the head temp sensor located at the same point as the FI head sensor I was getting max temps of 225...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion, swapping harness/ecu
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:59:17 -0400
  ...The temp II sensor on the 2.1 is in a different > spot along with being a different style sensor. Is the 1.9...
• Digifant electrical/fuel problem; kinda long.
  Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 21:08:05 -0400
  ...I have switched out the blue temp sensor with a new one, tried swapping computers with one of the other Syncros, put on a...
• Re: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015 15:08:07 -0800
  ...Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor is the throttle switch making con*t*act at idle ? it's not on 75 % of the 2...
• Re: Temp II Sensor, Engine Hot.
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 25 Sep 2013 10:51:58 -0500
  At 9/25/2013 10:45 AM, neil n wrote: > The temp gauge doesn't move much but will edge higher in that >case...
• Re: Temp sensors
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:30:47 -0800
  ...One temp sensor is for the computer, the other is for the dash. The one on the thermostat is the one for the computer...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 1 Nov 2016 20:37:35 +0000
  ...the Oxygen Sensor with a known good one.New Air Filter.New Fuel InjectorsNew Fuel Injection Temperature SensorNew Air Temperature SensorNew Throttle Position SwitchPer...
• Re: Vanagon syndrome...it sucks!
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 13:27:46 -0600
  ...I had completely forgotten about how the O2 and Temp2 sensors play into this. I had the blinders on! > > > > > > Let me do some work...
• Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Wed, 5 Apr 2017 03:45:41 +0000
  ...to those >>>> >>>> Temp' Changes ~ >>>> >>>>      But ~ Also To Be Considered > Since Our Temp'Gauges & >>>> Temp'Sensors Only Supply Us with the Temp' of the Coolant...
• Re: hard starting when warm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 23:57:15 -0400
  A bad connection at the sensor socket or a bad ground can have the same effect. Temp 2 sensor though would be my first...
• Re: Temp II Sensor Release
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 29 Dec 2013 12:17:15 -0700
  ...JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I need to release the Temp II sensor. > > Question: Does one push the release clip - or pull the release...
• Re: Oil sensor still buzzes
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 22:12:07 +1300
  ...My recently purchased '86 Vanagon GL oil pressure sensor >buzzer and light alarms intermittantly only once the engine temperature >rises above the midpoint of...
• Re: '84 temp gauge shoots up fast
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:36:31 -0500
  If coolant is low, or coolant sensor is bad, temperature gauge will shoot way up, often with flashing red warning light. john On Sat...
• Re: Inconsistent stumbling on resume throttle..Was "vanagon syndrome?"
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 25 Jun 2014 09:24:09 -0700
  ...I am first going to change the O2 sensor and the Temp II sensor, see if that does it... Anyone have any comments? On...
• Re: Temp II Readings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Barnes
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 22:17:11 -0600
  On Tuesday 23 April 2002 10:00 pm, John Clavin wrote: > My temp 2 sensor, however, is reading 0.3 v when the engine...
• Re: Inexpensive O2 Sensors - archives
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 10:20:56 -0500
  ...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: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:27:29 -0400
  ...Question about temp II sensor and bad running And the loser is.... the oxygen sensor and the winners are those who suggested that I...
• Sans O2 Sensor - Problem??
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 12:00:59 EDT
  ...it's apparently running well? 3) is the 02 sensor only important before the engine reaches optimum temperature? Thanks, Brian Doss '88 Weekender, Queequeg
• Re: MORE '86 F.I. probs/search for answers
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 12:06:26 -0400
  ...Unhooked coolant temp sensor (#II, the blue one) and engine ran better > in terms of not dying (it would idle all day) but would...
• Re: 2.1 waterboxer oil temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 06:25:11 EST
  ...Is this an oil-temp sensor? The 1.9 does not have this sensor. That's the hi oil pressure sender. 1.9s do...
• Re: Running hot, what can be the matter
  Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 22:46:46 -0500
  ...Went out one day, temp gauge did not move off cold at all. No problem, install new sensor. Now gauge reads hot (3/4...
• Re: Diesel: Temp gauge gone crazy
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 18:03:38 -0700
  ...There appears to be two sensors, one at the flywheel end of the head and another in the outlet where the thermostat is. What...
• Re: hall sender & cold start & tempII
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 15:48:29 -0700
  ...but Bus Depot lists a 025 906 041a temp II sensor for 9.95 that they list for 86 to 92 Vanagon Syncro Bill
• temp 2 and Haynes for water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schiebel
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 11:11:22 EDT
  Hi, I think about a week ago somebody on the list posted prices for temp 2 sensors which were really good (9.00) and...
• Re: flashing temp light
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 18:43:40 -0700
  on my 90 Van this would be a malfunctioning coolant level sensor... replace it for about $10. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Woody Halsey" <WoodyHalsey...
• Re: Diagnosing rich running 1.9l WBX
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 27 May 2010 15:22:38 -0700
  ...Diagnosing rich running 1.9l WBX | |The plug with the two wires on the Thermostat housing is on the 'temp II' |sensor. The sensor...
• Re: losing power and some thin smoke
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 18:15:59 -0400
  ...Also suspect the > TEMPII sensor. > > Ken Lewis > 86 Transporter Crew Cab > 60 356 T-5 Porsche > http://neksiwel.20m.com/ > Vanagon tech, pixs, O2...
• Re: Coolant temp gauge not working
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 17 Oct 2017 17:33:12 +0000
  ...since I bought it .. >> >> - replaced the coolant temp sensor >> - check and redo the coolant temp sensor wire connector >> - check wiring at instrument cluster, blue...
• Re: Won't start (tries) (coughs)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 3 May 2011 12:00:53 -0700
  Make sure the temp2 is plugged in & the connector/wires are in good shape. If they are I'd change the temp2 sensor. A...
• Re: Fuel issue near Banks, Idaho
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 19:24:51 -0500
  If the problem just depends on engine temperature, then maybe the Temp 2 sensor is bad? Just a thought... -Wes On Mon, Aug 06...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:14:01 -0800
  The true O2 sensor circuit ground point is nowhere near the O2 sensor and does not share any wires with the O2 sensor wiring...
• Re: more oil temp
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Sun, 23 Jun 1996 10:17:38 -0700
  ...No oil actually flows >by >>or near the sensor so the temp reading is actually one of the case and >>surronding atmosphere. > >What Dennis...
• 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: Small Diagnostic Computer
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 23:25:18 -0700
  ...Computer is on when ECU is powered Oxygen sensor reading in volts Fuel pump ON. Air flow in volts Air inlet Temperature (Temp.I...
• Radiator temp sensor question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:02:31 -0400
  Hi foks, Is there a procedure or torque specification for installing the new sensor onto the new radiator? I have the sensor and it...