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• RE: thermostat:
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Thu, 1 Dec 1994 9:44:18 -0500 (EST)
  ...Joel Walker <JWALKER@ua1vm.ua.edu> >evaporator temperature reaches pre-determined value" ... the pre-determined >value being what you set the dash/overhead temp...
• Re: Engine management (manual control of mixture)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 09:16:47 EST
  ...It should be a pretty simple circuit, a single, adjustable gain, opamp to massage the output of the O2 sensor. Setting the gain below...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 19:45:04 -0500
  ...There are driving conditions where higher temperatures can be normal operation. I get annoyed at over temp conditions from fan failure such as from...
• Severe coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Ian Stewart
  Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:11:52 -0700
  ...Potentially water pump, hoses and clamps, thermostat, temperature sensor...?
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 27 Jun 2020 10:00:44 -0700
  ...You just don’t know what to trust! Is > the gauge, sensor, t-stat, fan switch whatever? The aftermarket sensors > especially are always suspect...
• Re: Cooling Fan Themoswitch Woes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 20:25:54 -0500
  ...know that it is really overheating? Maybe the temperature gauge is off, or its sensor is bad? Do you have any other indications? Any...
• Re: How's this idea for diagnosing overheating?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 08:27:13 -0700
  My father used a similar setup to monitor the temperature on his ol '73 Revcon motorhome with a flaky 455 OldsToronado engine. That thing...
• Re: Operating temp question/Boston Bob's solution?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 15:18:25 -0800
  ...So would it provide similar protection in our systems with coolant? The product label says it reduces temperature with a 50/50 coolant mix...
• Re: How Hot Behind Dometic Fridge On 100+F Day? (insulation clearances)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:48:23 -0500
  ...These temperatures, according to the manual, apply to the "space around the cooling fins." But the sensor is on one of the fins, not...
• Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:28:59 -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...
• Re: My van runs like crap when it's cold.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:02:03 -0800
  ...I pay attention more to Temp Sensor II, timing, if 02 sensor is weird/dead/tired .. and the ole throttle switch. And it's...
• Re: 90 cooling problem
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:44:07 -0700
  ...to trickle out from the under the sensor where it goes into the reservoir. the temperature is definitely rising and the reservoir is pressurizing...
• Re: Another new owner question...
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Cortright
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 22:37:35 -0400
  ...I'd check the temperature sensor and connector. > > Normal operation for Vangons is good reliable running and reasonable > > power. > > > > > > >>> Lawrence Cortright <cortrigl@ERAU.EDU...
• Re: 87 Westy has loss of power, also '87 westy O2 sensor...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 21:17:29 -0500
  ...pretty easy access to the o2 sensor that won't budge! I've tried it cold, at temperature and with Mapp gas on the...
• Re: crank, wont start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 19 Nov 2015 00:18:02 +0000
  ...Runs great all day, wont start in the > morning. > I don't think they have checked the Temp ll sensor-I will check with...
• Re: 2.1WBX running rich
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 15 Jan 2015 12:11:39 -0600
  ...I have done all the usual checks such as > disconnecting temperature two sensor, disconnecting the oxygen sensor, > checking with a can of carb cleaner...
• Re: 87 Westy has loss of power, also '87 westy O2 sensor...
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Mark Shankland
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 18:25:45 -0700
  ...pretty easy access to the o2 sensor that won't budge! I've tried it cold, at temperature and with Mapp gas on the...
• Re: running hot....any ideas, caveats?
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 15:03:15 -0800
  ...Use an infrared sensor to measure the temperatures of various components. Inexpensive at Radio Shack. Stay cool...
• Re: Temperature Sensor Light/Difficulty Starting
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 10:52:22 +0100
  I have a bad sender on my car. The light will blink when the engine is cold. To put it correctly: It blinks for...
• Low-Level Coolant Blinker
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Sun, 23 Jun 2002 22:08:33 -0400
  ...The temperature gauge reads as it always has (just to the right of the blinker). The radiator fan comes on every once in a...
• Re: 2.1 Temp sender resistance values?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 18:14:20 -0400
  ...sensors are resistively identical. For a quick check you can compare them at the ECU plug _if_ they are at the same temperature. Ken...
• Re: Warning light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Wed, 5 Nov 2014 06:22:57 -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: Running rough, dies as temp gauge starts to register
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:32:47 -0500
  ...I pulled the Temp II sensor. It didn't die but it idled at about 3000RPM and had poor power so I plugged it...
• Re: .9 bar oil pressure sender replacement
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Thu, 5 Mar 2015 11:59:00 -0600
  Well I do plan to install in the near future an oil filter sandwich plate and putting in an oil pressure sensor and an...
• Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 13:13:21 -0400
  ...They are not interchangable with even US OEM sensors. Not only are the calibrations differenet but some even use sensors that wor in oppositie...
• Re: questions on temp gauges
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 10:06:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...you only need to bend a >> right angle into the VDO CHT sensor. > >Been there, done that. Still didn't fit - not enough clearance...
• Re: still not starting..
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 22:18:25 -0500
  My latest theory, to be tested tomorrow, is the Cylinder Head Temperature Sensor. I've read, and reread, Muir's static timing rap, and...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Mon, 14 Nov 2016 20:20:57 +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...
• 1986 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stinson
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 17:39:52 -0400
  ...I've checked the things you can check at the ECU (temperature coolant sensor, etc.) and everything checked out ok. Spark plug wires, distributor...
• Re: Won't start cold
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:34:37 -0400
  ...Won't start cold >> Hi all, >> >> My van won't start when the temperature is below about 5 degrees >> celsius. At higher temperatures it...
• Fwd: Re: Blinking coolant light
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 18:26:10 PDT
  ...On my '91 Vanagon, the light will blink with the temperature guage in the normal range if the coolant level in the MAIN tank...
• Re: Connector contact intermittant--Digitool to the rescue
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 12:52:51 -0500
  ...Some of the type 2 books have information that is very relevant to our vans like temperature sensors, oxygen sensors, and afm (air flow...
• Re: Engine running badly
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 1 Oct 2017 16:59:22 -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: 82 won't start when hot was re:83' won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 12:11:55 -0400
  ...where the temp sensor exists. Yes, it sounds like you exchanged your oil pressure sender for a cylinder head temperature sender. I hope you...
• Re: Oil Temp Sensing
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Aug 1996 23:45:39 -0700
  At 12:54 PM 8/6/96, Jeff Carver wrote: >I'm looking for a oil temperature sensor and gauge. I've been >told...
• Re: inside/outside thermometer installation
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:20:48 -0800
  ...I ran the wired outside temp sensor behind the floor mat and out through the firewall at the window washer reservoir filler opening. Mounted...
• Re: How to find a particular three-way electrical switch.
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:14:59 -0700
  ...If using an adapter in between or in place of the oil filter a > sensor in the adapter on the outside (where the oil...
• Re: blinking temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 06:41:01 -0400
  ...bypass switch - >result, light still blinks. > >2) Temperature sensor seems to work properly as gauge temperature goes >from cold to mid-scale as engine...
• Re: Changed thermostat - temp gauge still reads stone cold
  Historical mailing list - syncro.carboncow
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:05:16 -0500
  ...He most likely has a ground, wire or gauge issue before a bad new sensor. We still need to know why is fan is...
• Re: Rough running when Hot
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 06 Jan 1997 17:01:40 -0800
  ...Boot is around $115 (seems like everything I replaced trying to fix my beloved vanagon cost $115!) Another possibility is the coolant temperature sensor...
• Re: 86 hot temp gauge---RESOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:40:43 -0500
  ...You > don't have a problem here. > > As the resistance of the temp sensor drops the current flow through it > increases, lowering the voltage...
• Re: lower temp tstat
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 8 May 2002 11:31:37 -0500
  ...Think about it Jason, if our vans do not run 'properly' at cooler temps, how do we get them up to operating temperature in...
• Re: [Re: 85 Vanagon dying while driving]
  Historical mailing list - john schaper
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 06:59:05 PDT
  ...I have already had the temperature sensor problem years ago, but this problem is different. Van starts when hot but runs rough at slow...
• Re: 87 vanagon fuel-air problem
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 06:35:30 -0500
  Hi Bruce, Your problem is probably the temperature 2 sensor or the o2 sensor. In your case I would lean toward the o2 sensor...
• Re: Coolant light mystery
  Historical mailing list - FRANK CONDELLI
  Mon, 19 Sep 2022 07:58:20 -0400
  ...Coolant Indicator LED is Flashing at Normal Temperatures >> Model(s): All Models >> =20 >> =20 >> =20 >> * refer to appropriate wiring diagram >> * disconnect coolant level sensor...
• Re: Tiico-After market water temp gauge/oil temp gauge question.......
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 15:32:23 -0400
  ...wrote: > Is there any way to tap a sensor into the coolant > reservior without drilling another hole into the tank? I'm not familiar...
• Re: scratch on heads mating surface for cylinders
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:41:47 -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: oil light & buzzer
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 13:24:39 EDT
  ...engine might have temperature >sensors >that are not compatible with my wiring system and that I should >replace both >temp sensors and the pressure...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 4 Feb 2006 01:33:34 -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: Starts day, won't at night ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 3 May 2010 23:53:28 -0700
  ...II sensor and see if it works. But what if the Temp. >> I >> (one) sensor is the one that is not working as it...
• Re: need lots of help!
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 15:39:22 -0700
  ...fan is controlled by a temperature sensor somewhere and should run (if the engine has reached the correct temperature) even without the keys. Not...
• Vanagon Specifications Sheet
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 16:20:52 -0400
  ...17 and 18 Sensor At Rest More Than 4000 COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR Application Temperature �F (�C) Ohms --------------------------------------------------------- Resistance between 122 (50) 800-1000 terminals...
• Re: Changed thermostat - temp gauge still reads stone cold
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:54:00 -0500
  If the gauge is working, I think this sounds like the sensor. Had the very same thing happen to me in an A2 Jetta...
• Re: New instrument cluster in '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:41:40 -0800
  ...Above 2000RPM the >>>board >>>ignores your .3bar sensor and just watches a ground loop where the .9bar >>>sensor should be. Cutting the RPM signal...
• Re: Understanding AFC fuel injection--question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 19:52:52 -0600
  ...The mixture is also enriched based on temperature sensor info. It is better to say that the AFM meters (measures) the air flow rather...
• Re: The Mother Ship
  Historical mailing list - t
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 07:18:26 -0700
  ...Any ideas? I have a new sensor in the coolant > reservoir and the temperature gauge seems to be fine. Any VW braniacs care > to...
• Re: adding resister to center 1.9 coolant temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 09:32:05 -0400
  ...Now the gauge reads high, about 65%-70% > when normal operating temperature instead of 50% (LED dead center) like > the old one. > > I'm...
• Re: HELP! Problems with my '87
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 1 May 2000 07:32:04 -0700
  ...a lot of preventive maintenance. > I will be replacing the computer temperature sensor near the thermostat > housing since I'm having some cold and...
• Re: Dometic
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:12:33 -0500
  ...That is to help the refrigerator to shed heat better (greater temperature gradient, moving air, moves more heat). People complain that the refrigerator does...
• Cold start problem '87 Syncro - repaired
  Historical mailing list - John Neumeier
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 09:02:49 -0700
  ...No problem starting in warmer temperatures. Solution: Checked voltage at coil (between pin 15 and ground) with ignition on. Should be battery voltage, but...