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• Automatic transmission leak
  Historical mailing list - Danny C
  Sun, 5 Apr 2009 08:53:52 -0700
  ...In fact this may sound real bad but I don’t think I have ever checked the tranny fluid level the whole time I...
• Re: Searching the Vanagon archives
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 15:36:19 -0700
  ...Trying to figure out why the > >>Vanagon list archive search didn't find the messages > >>that had "Dometic" "frig" "fridge" "level" in them-- > >>I...
• Re: Friday Story
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 25 May 2007 21:29:08 -0400
  Why do you think engine have "oil level"? I won't tell you why, i will let you or the other do so! (Dennis...
• Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high Removing the ATF cooler.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Feb 2015 19:42:17 -0500
  ...A/T problems -- fluid level high If the cooler has failed, you can couple the coolant hoses together, but you also should connect the...
• Re: Cooling woes and the aborted trip to TBTT (somewhat longish...)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 06:36:04 EDT
  ...The temp sensor flashing light indicates coolant level. When it is flashing the coolant level in the main tank is too low. If the...
• Re: the drawn out pop top conversion update
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:01:01 -0700
  ...My friend's 91 syncro westy with subie 2.5 is not much different in noise level than my 7 pass. syncro partially camperised...
• Re: Expansion Tank Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 16:23:32 +1100
  ...Expansion Tank Sensor > > It's a coolant level sensor. It causes the LED to blink when the = >coolant drops below a certain level.=20...
• sensor in coolant reservir
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 14:16:57 EST
  ...Now I am wondering whether the sensor has anything to do with the temperature gauge or measures only coolant *level*. Also, a flashing light...
• Re: '87 GL Temp Gauge - Long
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 20:00:10 -0400
  ...Either one, with the coolant level sender leads shorted should have no effect on the gauge. With the leads open, the short one will...
• Red Blinky Light Issue
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 23:53:52 -0500
  ...Now when the sensor comes on, the level in the expansion tank is not actually below the bottom of the sensor. Simple, right? Just...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Going To Floor
  Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 10:08:29 -0500
  ...Check your brake fluid level. To do this, remove the cover on the instrument cluster in front of the driver. Small white container has...
• Re: Water level/temp warning flasher
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 09:08:37 -0400
  ...2) Unplug the connector from the coolant-level probe. Needle will either head offscale or stay put. If it heads offscale then the flasher...
• Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 5 Aug 2010 09:56:30 -0500
  There has been lots of discussion on here about oil fill levels over the time I have subscribed to the list. The idea of...
• Re: Coolant - Have I screwd up my engine?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 22:44:52 -0500
  ...But >> >> >the > > >>fluid level being low is one of the things that triggers the blinking >> >> >light. > > >>There's a fluid level sensor in the...
• Re: '91 Westy Manual Transmission Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 12:52:07 -0800
  ...I read in the Haynes that the four-speed > requires the fluid to come up to the level of the refill plug. But in...
• Re: oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:07:49 -0400
  ...Oil level, too full will also cause low oil pressure especially during longer high speed travel. Ideal fill is between the marks, never above...
• Sound system upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Sun, 27 May 2012 19:28:12 -0700
  I've finally reached the sound system level of performance I wanted. Some cheap and simple mods gave me a killer loud and clean...
• More Syncro and Stainless Steel Parts from Germany
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:45:47 -0500
  ...Syncro Gas Tank Level Sender- $199 Syncro Gas Tank Level Sender Mounting Ring (stainless)- $99 Syncro Gas Tank Straps (stainless)- $275 Syncro Rear Brake...
• Re: EuroVan wiring
  Historical mailing list
  25 May 1996 05:09:18 GMT
  ...It >seems that occasionally the fuel level and temperature gauge stop >responding and then start working again after a while. Yes! I'm there...
• Re: Purging Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Sat, 14 Jan 1995 16:19:14 CST6CDT
  ...Watch the coolant level take an immediate dip (rad cap off, peering inside filler neck) when the rad fan comes on! It resumes the...
• Re: Coolant light won't stop blinking!
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 08:39:28 -0800
  ...cause the low coolant light to blink despite having the correct levels. Have you unplugged the sensor to the coolant tank to see if...
• Re: westy water/battery level meter wiring...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 4 Apr 2006 05:30:03 -0700
  ...way you understand it? > >I can get the volts and water level to work but when I have both black wires >to ground I...
• Re: Never a Dull Day (Coolant Burp)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 6 Jun 2006 10:37:04 -0700
  ...and there's enough hydraulic pressure > from the radiator being a few inches above the level of that tank > to force coolant past a...
• Re: Silicone in oil analysis
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 12:01:32 -0400
  ...why does poor air filtration result in higher levels > of silicone in your oil? Where's this silicone coming from? Dust (sand). And it...
• Re: Blinking coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 May 2010 15:46:26 -0400
  At 03:04 PM 5/25/2010, John Meeks wrote: >The spec is (with probes in the coolant) between 31K Ohm and 65K Ohm...
• Re: Adjusting Rear Camber
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sun, 3 Jan 2010 18:02:48 -0700
  ...The Home Depot and I wondered what I could use it for -- think I'll take a look at those digital levels! Geo H
• Testing coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
  Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:48:25 -0400
  Hi, I just bought a new sensor. I put it in water and test the continuity between the two probes. Current should flow between...
• Re: need help, oil in coolant (bit long)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Rodriguez
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 20:02:18 EST
  ...I pulled >over, saw no leaks, noticed that the coolant level was just low enough in >the expansion tank to cause the coolant level...
• Re: Recommend a Lawyer
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 23 Nov 2012 13:03:33 -0500
  ...Tim at wrench Boston did the cleanup/work on the dash/underdash wiring, and did the final hookup of the two lights (oil level...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Fri, 13 May 2005 07:22:31 -0700
  ...Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > > Charlie Swanson wrote: > >> My 85 GL coolant level light flashes sometimes and >> it's driving me nuts. >> >> On startup, it...
• Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 21:42:44 -0700
  ...Their answers were that that was the maximum fill level, and one should routinely fill to that level when changing the oil. They also...
• Re: temp gauge shenanagins
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 12:32:32 -0500
  ...you have an old-style coolant-level controller as found in roughly pre-'85 vans, and it has triggered. Could be a bad controller...
• Re: Brakes went out
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 08:57:17 -0400
  If the level is still up then I would say you are looking at a failure of the master cylinder. I have never heard...
• Re: Sleeping in Campers
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Stivers
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 12:27:41 -0500 (EST)
  ...This is assuming you'd be sleeping in the lower level > (downstairs) of course. Actually, now I'm curious about the upper level > as...
• Re: '87 Coolant Woes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 10:50:11 -0800
  ...He is > currently seeing dramatic level changes in his overflow tank. Coolant > filling back into the tank (other than normal hot/cold > expansion/contraction...
• Re: Das Blinkenlights
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 24 Nov 2005 14:16:47 -0800
  ...The coolant level looks fine to; no loss, no low level. Please explain. Yes, I'm too lazy on Turkey day to look it...
• Re: flashing red light
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:14:10 -0700
  ...was it flashing from being too hot, or from the pressure bottle level being low ? what year is it ? early ones are a little...
• Re: Friday Story
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 25 May 2007 23:44:36 -0400
  ...If it is not an oil level, what >is it? Every owners manual says check oil level at xx00 mile interval. >It also says...
• Re: Coolant temp warning lamp glitch?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:23:28 -0700
  ...She inspected the coolant level, and because it > was hard to see, she rapped on the side of the filler tube to see the...
• Re: Oil over fill concern
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 1 Feb 2014 14:56:33 -0800
  ...Assuming it's a manual, park it (cold, no warm up) on a level surface and remove the fill plug on the side (NOT...
• Re: the mysterious flash of the coolant light
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:50:40 -0400
  ...Since we first bled the coolant system > after the engine swap our coolant level has been completely consistent, > with no loss or need to...
• Re: Temp Gauge
  Historical mailing list - vt
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:17:40 -0500
  ...Temp Gauge > Actually, it is a temperature warning light first and a coolant level > warning light second. Early watercooled Vanagons had no coolant level...
• Re: Where does this relay go?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:02:21 -0600
  ...It's a rather fancy circuit that sends a very high-impedance > (weak, if you will) square wave out on the active level sender...
• Re: no idle
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 09:51:08 -0800
  ...Next you need to fill the expansion tank up to the MAX level. Now when you drive, the coolant light should be OFF. If...
• Re: Water reservoir level sensor float? (87 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 17:52:51 -0700
  ...I have the same float water level sensor in my '90 westfalia water tank. (the plastic stick with the magnetic sliding float) Fixed it...
• Re: 2.2 legacy engine... oil levels...
  Historical mailing list - aka.bugle
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:33:10 -0400
  ...like if one side shows a higher level and the other side, which reading is more correct, and should your engine be warm hot...
• Re: New carpets and curtains anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 11 May 2015 18:01:31 -0700
  ...Curtains at the "better" level are $295/set plus $45 for the tie backs, so they are not cheap. Add $90 for the "best...
• Re: I swear I put it back on....
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 13:03:23 EDT
  ...More than anything, you would just leak huge quantities of unburned hyrocarbons into the atmosphere, contributing to smog, increased ground-level ozone, melting of...
• Re: 9-gauge instrument cluster finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Devere
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 08:45:45 -0500
  ...The voltmeter, egt, water temp, speedo, fuel level, tank, oil pressure, boost, and oil temp gauges (left to right) are all sharing the space...
• Re: heater
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Thu, 3 Nov 2005 13:13:43 -0800
  ...The Buddy should operate without any problems up to 7000 FT above sea level. At higher altitudes, the ODS may cut-off prematurely resulting...
• Re: Catastrophic failure of coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steven Smith
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 10:56:51 -0700
  ...Removed # 43 and it still blinks! so not in the collant level side. Now what, new voltage regulator? new guage? Any way to test...
• Checking differential and manual transmission oil levels.
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:16:25 -0800
  ...but I just can't seem find info on checking fluid levels in the differentials and transmission on my van. My wife and I...
• Trans whine
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Fri, 8 Sep 2017 12:23:59 -0400
  ...I have not checked the fluid level yet but every thing is dry and it just suddenly started. Any thoughts? Thanks Dan Sent from...
• Re: Water temp increase after changing hoses, thermostat, and plastic parts
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 10:05:05 -0700
  ...I change the level sensor and the coolant temp sensor (at thermostat housing) now it jumps a hair higher (about 1/8")
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Thu, 27 May 2010 06:16:21 -0400
  On May 26, 2010, at 11:15 PM, pdooley wrote: > I'm sure the guy who can't afford level concrete is envious:) That...
• Re: Pasat
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Thu, 25 Aug 94 17:10:03 PDT
  > > Higher Prices and Trim Levels. if it really was 'Pasat' (or maybe 'Passat'?), > then it sounds like someone has been playing games with the...
• oil level question
  Historical mailing list - Roy Jared Michael
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 07:07:32 -0600 (MDT)
  I have an 82 Vanagon, just got it a month ago. When is the proper time to check the oil, when it is cold...
• Coolant Fairies - Another Q
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 11:03:31 -0700
  ...no leaking coolant & coolant level was normal & has remained so. *Is gurgling coolant, if that's what I heard, a warning sound? Thanks, Phaedra...
• trans oil level
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 15:52:02 +0000
  John, Sean & Ed thanks for you response to my question. I decided to split the difference and fill it with 4 qts. of Mobil...
• Re: Any clever nicknames?
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 19:06:06 -0700
  ...http://www.buzzsite.com/goodies/MGSnamegen/ It came back with "Iron Bass" Seems kind of appropriate on some levels. dave-o :) ___________________ dave bowers 1986...