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• Re: Dometic question (combustion chamber seal)
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:52:20 -0400
  Regardign the inner tube, it needs to be from a transport tire as they are designed to handle high operating temperature. Do not use...
• Re: higher octane needs
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 12:06:16 -0600
  ...The equation says > that if pressure goes up and the volume stays the same > then Temperature has to go upas well. If you ajust...
• Re: Keeping warm(er) while driving
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Tue, 6 Dec 1994 08:39:40 -0700 (MST)
  ...Immediately outside the enclosure, I found at least a 10 degree drop in temperature. In addition, although the temperature was quite low outside our...
• Re: continuing almost overheating problem.
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 2 Jul 2002 14:25:45 -0400
  ...Bought the 89 wolfsburg two years ago and the temperature gauge was almost always at the bottom end of overheating. Since then i have...
• Re: Please Check your Nokian Tires
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 21 Nov 2014 07:04:52 -0800
  ...Inflation pressure is very instrumental in dictating the operating temperature of the tire...as little as a few PSI can cause wide variation in...
• Re: Outside Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:59:45 -0800
  ...I guess it would be more convenient to have a means of knowing the temperature outside when I am inside (particularly when driving), but...
• Re: Cold Idle Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 8 Sep 2017 08:33:58 -0400
  ...Thus the initial question as to what temperature it is > open. It might open at freezing temperatures but is it open at 80 degrees...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 1 Nov 2016 20:37:35 +0000
  ...good one.New Air Filter.New Fuel InjectorsNew Fuel Injection Temperature SensorNew Air Temperature SensorNew Throttle Position SwitchPer Bentley 24.55, the Fuel Pressure...
• 2 Speed Cooling Fan?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 12:52:38 EDT
  ...Also, I changed my thermostat a few months ago, and I have noticed the temperature needle riding higher than before, but, I'm not...
• 87GL, Cold Engine Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark Smith
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 14:00:38 EDT
  ...The engine easily restarts each time it dies and repeats the above process until the temperature guage gets just below the warning light, afterwhich...
• LP tank level detection proposal, its Friday..
  Historical mailing list - Ezra Hall
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 08:40:01 -0400
  ...Detection of difference in temperature along the outer surface of the tank requires high flow rates to cool the liquid through adiabatic expansion, we...
• Re: not all thermostats are equal
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 10:29:01 -0800
  Jim, In my case a lower temperature thermostat will do little to solve the problem. All the thermostats are openning at about 85-87...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 5 Oct 2014 10:23:37 -0500
  ...The temperature indicator almost always sets dead on the led after the vehicle warms up, but occasionally in traffic in town with a lot...
• 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
  Just looked up the temperature on/off specification for the refrigerator fan: 140 on, 124 off. These temperatures, according to the manual, apply to...
• Re: Cheap infared gun
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 10:11:39 -0400
  ...Measuring relative temperatures rather than an absolute value. Play around with it and you can probably get a feel for how accurately different surfaces...
• Re: Need Sender Advice (Step 1)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 23:18:02 -0600
  ...I want so far: > Oil pressure > Oil Temperature > Manifold pressure > Head Temperature > Voltage > Amperage > Water Temperature > Coolant system pressure (Still debating this one) > Air...
• Re: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 16:11:57 -0800
  ...when I am driving the temperature stays really > low, just above the white park at the bottom of the gauge. occasionally it > makes it...
• Re: White smoke when cold
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 18 Jan 2014 19:21:04 -0600
  ...Alter 10-15 minutes, when the engine has reached normal temperature, there is no more smoke. I know that it is normal that there...
• Re: Frozen axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 19:42:52 -0800
  ...I > discharged a CO2 extinguisher on it and dropped the temperature of the nut > and the bolt way down. Then I rapidly heated the...
• refrigerator removal and fan upgrades?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 08:53:31 -0800
  ...what temperature is it supposed to turn on at? I'd like to test it and/or replace it while the fridge is out...
• Re: And now for something REALLY important
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:12:30 -0700
  ...what exactly is > ambient temperature and how the heck do you measure it? Temperature > without > wind chill, ice accumulation, UV accumulation, direct sunlight, heat...
• Re: No ignition on restart after 5 to 10 mile drive in 90+F weather
  Historical mailing list - john
  Thu, 6 Aug 2015 14:39:07 -0400
  T2 resistance after van standing at ambient temperature for 7 hours is 1735 ohms. Cleaned both sides of FI connector with CRC-626 along...
• Oil temp. ? and OP ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 4 Oct 2010 21:54:24 -0700
  Those of you with Oil Temperature gauges, what kind of operating temps do you see? And Oil pressure gauges? Readings? I just installed some...
• Re: Oil Suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 20:11:10 -0500
  ...Flows better at cold temperatures than conventional oil, tolerates heat better, lubricates better, lasts longer. It does cost more. Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL
• Replace clock with GTI clock computer?
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sytsma
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 14:04:15 -0700
  I used to have an '85 GTI, and it's clock also had several other functions, like outside temperature, MPG, fuel economy, and such...
• Re: distilled water
  Historical mailing list - John D. Stepto
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 16:09:39 -0000
  ...engine in the Vanagon is that it takes until almost running temperature before the blinking light on the gauge to go out. You could...
• Re: Bus Running Cool - Cooling System Question
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 11:02:52 -0600
  Kerry wrote... <<<snip>>>If you feel you are getting front heat as you've usually gotten, I suspect the temperature sender.<<<snip>>> In this...
• Re: Coolant Light
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 17:38:35 -0500
  ...Does it come on is > engine oil content is low? I belive that blinking means coolant is low, steady glow means temperature is high...
• Re: seeking source for copper crush washers
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:06:03 -0500
  ...You generally drop 'em in water so they don't oxidize as much from the high temperature. High carbon steel will surface harden when...
• Suggestions to improve Westy A/C airflow
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:29:53 -0700
  ...With 100F intake temperature the outlet temperature should be near 70F, as the interior air cools the intake temperature and outlet temperature should track...
• it will actually freeze
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 17:46:22 -0700
  ...Your household freezer does not get cold enough to duplicate the temperatures that many parts of the world see. Cold weather is just as...
• Re: Bus Depot: Pierburg Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
  Thu, 20 Jun 2019 13:04:21 -0700
  ...I decided to research >> fuel pump options with a focus on temperature operating range. >> >> I could never find the temperature operating range rating for...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:15:52 -0400
  ...The actual operating temperature doesn't have a huge amount to do with this stuff -- the issue is whether the cooling system can carry...
• Re: Ice Cream Camping
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:34:47 -0600
  Actually, optimum freezing temps for ice cream making are between 8 and 12 degrees F.and the slower you bring down the temperature to...
• Re: Running hot
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 02:03:13 -0700
  ...Checking the actual temperature of the engine and comparing it with the radiator is also a good idea. Is the radiator temperature fairly uniform...
• Re: Max Engine Oil Temperatures
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 18:58:55 EDT
  ...Of course, you Canadians approach Martian surface temperatures, so you may need 0W. In the end, of the majors, Mobil is the best or...
• Re: Some Clarifications and Additional Cooling System Comments
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 18:45:16 -0400
  ...I'd expect the oil temperature to stay pretty close to the water temperature. I'm well aware that conventional wisdom can be wrong...
• compression test
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 22:27:41 -0700
  ...Here in this part of Arizona (not even PHX), the temperature is well above that before noon and hotter in the garage where the...
• Re: Temperature gage in traffic
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:15:09 -0700
  ...location, showing that the Aux > fan is able to maintain the temperature at a constant? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jack R. > > 84 Westy Wolfie, with 2.1L...
• Re: Dometic in 100F ambient?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:50:00 -0400
  ...Michael Diehr <md03@XOCHI.COM> > After this last weekend's positive experience with a coleman xtreme > cooler in 100F+ temperatures, I'm wondering if...
• Re: Playing "Mechanic Ping-Pong" with my Westy!
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 22:28:02 -0400
  ...He told me >to ask the mechanic to check the hose temperature, and set the thermostat to >open at a lower temperature. The mechanic...
• Re: Help - Red Hot Cat (meltdown?) !!!
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 09:56:25 -1000
  ...How is the > temperature > of the rest of the exhaust system? Is the end of the muffler (near > tail > pipe) warm, or almost cold...
• Re: 1980 Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:00:15 -0700
  ...Since the temperature is warming rapidly around here, is this something that needs fixing before Fall? So far, I have not been able to...
• Re: Oil preasure 1990 westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 31 Aug 2016 00:43:08 -0400
  ...This is a good place to monitor oil temperature as you are getting the oil that is actually flowing. For best oil pressure gauge...
• Cooling system questions for 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Howard Allen
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 16:30:55 -0400
  ...The factory temperature guage is not a reliable indicator of dangerously high coolant temperature - anything past half way actually indicates an over temp condition...
• Re: Oil Temps and TDi rpm
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:20:03 -0800
  ...I have emphasized in > >the past that engine oil temperatures are a critical issue and to that end > > From what I've heard/seen...
• Re: Nitrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 24 Oct 2015 08:20:41 -0700
  ...With the >>> pressure and temperature from high speed driving, you'd be sure to initiate >>> a fusion reaction. Requires high speed driving. Therefore not...
• FS: VDO DIPSTICK SENDER
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Mar 1996 19:58:43 -0800
  Greetings_ I have a brand new, in the box VDO dipstick oil temperature guage sender. Rocky Mountain Motor Works sells this unit for 28...
• Re: junkyard alert
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Feb 1995 09:28:20 -0500
  ...Those gauges wouldn't happen to include a oil pressure and temperature ...would they? --------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Williams CANMET work (613) 996-9760 home (613) 237...
• Re: Westy ThanksGiving in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 00:17:09 +0200
  ...Does this mean that the Dometic now has the ideal inside temperature, but unfortenatley it is the same as the outside tempereature? We go...
• infrared temperature readers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 12:06:40 -0700
  Recently there was mention of cooling system problems and diagnosing of same. Here is a link to a source of a couple of point...
• Clutch Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 06:28:07 -0800
  ...What is the expected life on one of these units? Temperature ranges in the Mojave Desert are 10-120 or more degrees. William
• Re: Das Blinkenlights
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 24 Nov 2005 19:53:06 -0500
  ...Before I put in a new > Boston Bob long block in 2003, I had also sorts of blinking > temperature-gauge light problems. They all...
• Re: ECU & Coolant Temp Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:19:58 -0800
  hi, re Does the stock sensor give temperature readings to the ECU? I'm wondering if this is one of the reasons why my...
• Re: O2 sensor is a thermistor (longish)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 May 1996 17:08:31 -0400
  ...In simple terms, the O2 sensor is >measuring the exhaust gas temperature. Not really temperature, but really the amount of oxygen in the exhaust...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:45:43 -0500
  ...Of course, what we deal with in an ice chest is 32 F, at least that is the temperature that the food experiences, or...
• Re: problems 86 westy camper weekender
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 08:27:31 -0500
  ...The temperature sensor2 at the thermostat housing gives what appears tobe reasonable readings at different temperatures although it is difficult to get the probes...
• Re: Question About ECU Programing
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 31 Oct 2003 08:31:39 -0600
  ...they have a digital memory 'map' of how long to spray the injectors based on input from engine speed, engine temperature, intake air temperature...
• Re: Meltdown temp?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:43:18 -0500
  ...The temperature differential uses the expansion of the two metals to ensure a tight fit. But whenever the head heats up to 400F the...
• Re: Propex and outside temperature
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:07:44 -0700
  > How low can the outside temperature go (outside westy propane tank) and > a propex furnace, at or near sea level, still operate? Propane freezes...