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Fuel leaking from Sender Unit on Replacement Fuel Tank
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Wed, 19 Oct 2016 18:59:23 +0000
I recently replaced the Fuel Tank and the Sender Unit on my 85 Vanagon; I purchased these from Van Cafe and had my VW...
Re: Wiring/testing of VDO oil pressure gauge (dual sender)
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:57:45 -0400
Tobin; Did you remove the wire from the sender or the gauge? If you remove the wire from the sender then it is shorted...
Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge?
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:41:31 -0700
...If I find the right kit I'll return the kit with the 1/8" sender� and get a matched sender and gauge) Martin...
Re: Update: permanent fuel pressure gauge - Source!
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:34:13 -0800
...Given the degree of inaccuracy I've seen between even identical gauges on the same sender, and identical senders on the same gauge, I...
Re: VDO sump plug sender
Historical mailing list - John Brush
Fri, 2 Mar 2001 07:22:31 -0500
>You will have to drill a hole in your oil sump plate to use the VDO >sender. They make a dipstick sender but it...
88 newbie rich running update
Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
Fri, 22 Mar 2002 18:05:18 -0400
Hi folks, I did the following test on the Temp 2 sender: With engine off and cold, resistance across the sender was approx. 5k...
Re: removing the harness from Hall sender?
Historical mailing list - John Erickson
Thu, 8 Sep 2005 20:24:53 -0700
I just replaced my hall sender today in hopes it would give me a better and more consistent spark from the coil. Anyway, there...
Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:50:17 -0400
...Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge? I mostly agree. Mixing a generic VDO gauge with another brand sender made for a...
pressure sender hi/lo
Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
Sat, 27 Jun 1998 08:34:14 EDT
...Is the light/guage sender on the filter housing for the high side (ie, OPENS at the twentywhatever psi) or for the low side...
Re: Originator Names
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Oct 1994 10:44:02 -0700
...I used to receive my vanagon mail at another address, where it was always shown via original sender. /martha
Fwd: fuel sender: replace with tank?
Historical mailing list - mordo
Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:07:55 -0400
My 90 Carat has a new tank but not a new sender. The PO said it was inaccurate before he replaced the tank. I...
Re: Cyl. Head Temp Gauge Sender?
Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
Tue, 25 Aug 1998 20:43:08 -0400
the temp sender and wires are actually a thermocouple. There are two wires to and in the sender that are not the same material...
Re: Adding oil pressure and temp gauges?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 24 Jun 2007 20:59:26 -0700
...and maybe eGauges are cheaper.. > > Now! There is already one pressure sender installed in the Head. > Remove that and install your new "Dual Contact...
Re: .5 Bar ? VDO oil pres Sender okay?
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Fri, 22 Oct 1999 20:33:00 -0400
...It seems that the .5 > Bar sender would cause the idiot light (& buzzer) to come on sooner (around > 7psi) than the stock .3 Bar...
Re: Important - oil pressure query
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Wed, 3 Nov 1999 21:13:54 EST
...The system apparently monitors the low pressure sender below 2000 RPM and the high pressure sender above 2000 RPM. Without the high pressure sender...
Re: Both temp light and gauge not working
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Mon, 27 Mar 2017 10:27:21 +0000
...Trouble is open circuit in the gauge sender or the line from sender to the gauge. Since you have the old controller, pull the...
vdo cyl head temp sender
Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
Tue, 10 Sep 1996 09:26:51 -0400
...was rebuilt the mechanic 'lost' the sender, i got the spark plug-ring-type 2-wire sender, but he says i need a single...
Re: oil pressure switch 2 - HELP
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Wed, 5 May 1999 15:03:19 -0400
T- I had a similar problem on my Jetta, and the sender was the wrong one (this was from the dealer as well. Beyond...
Need Sender Advice (Step 1)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 8 Nov 1999 20:37:49 EST
...Has anyone ever used the "Fuel to Air Ratio" gauges that use your oxygen sender as the sender for the gauge? How do you...
Re: Oil pressure summary
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Fri, 20 Sep 2002 13:33:28 -0400
...My oil pressure gauge's sender is quite heavy and I'm afraid the vibration will snap it off if I just let it...
Re: Engine died, ecu quick look
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 29 Mar 2020 21:44:21 -0400
The center pin is the Hall sender output. The sender pulls it to ground at TDC +/- basic timing setting. You're just pretending to...
Re: Originator Names
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Oct 1994 11:03:35 -0500 (CDT)
> >DerekDrew@aol.com writes: >> >> I have begun receiving messages which indicate the original sender as sender >> rather than the vanagon list as sender. I...
oil temp sensor opinions ?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 9 Nov 1995 10:49:13 -0700
...Is a pressure gauge useful ? I'm owndering what the common widom is on tempature senders. Specifically dip stick senders vs. installing one in...
Re: Update: permanent fuel pressure gauge
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:55:44 -0600
...I may keep the sender in the system, but put a shutoff valve in the line so othat when I really need to know...
Re: VDO Guages not working
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 6 Oct 2007 10:34:16 -0700
...You > can test to make sure the sender is working by hooking it up to a volt > meter and then holding the sender ring...
Re: fuel tank sender same on 83.5 as 85 and later?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 22 May 2000 08:53:49 -0400
> Is the gas gauge sending unit in my 83.5 the same as the sender > in the later model busses. Rocky Mountain Motor Works...
coolant temp sender ... where is sender located
Historical mailing list - gary
Sun, 7 Mar 2004 20:36:47 -0500
I am familiar with the relay screwed into the radiator with the 3 wires-but where is the coolant temp sender located-does it...
Update - VDO Guages Now Working
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Sun, 7 Oct 2007 21:19:04 -0400
...The test that would have confirmed the oil pressure senders effectiveness was to test for continuity between the each terminal and the sender body...
Re: Strange VDO temp senders cheap! GAUGES FS too!!!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 10 Aug 2005 21:28:53 EDT
In a message dated 8/10/05 8:48:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, maxjoyce@IPA.NET writes: > > I bought some VDO temp senders...
Re: Important - oil pressure query
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Thu, 4 Nov 1999 08:09:23 -0500
...The system apparently monitors the low > pressure sender below 2000 RPM and the high pressure sender above 2000 RPM. > Without the high pressure sender...
Re: Syncro fuel sender ...
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sun, 22 Oct 2006 13:23:38 -0400
I had a shop do the sender on the GoldBrick earlier this year. They disconnected and removed the AC's receiver/dryer and the...
Strange VDO temp senders cheap!
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Wed, 10 Aug 2005 19:40:37 -0500
I bought some VDO temp senders on ebay and only need 4 of them, so the other 8 can be had pretty cheap. $10...
Hall Sender Failure
Historical mailing list - John Clavin
Tue, 14 May 2002 20:38:47 -0500
I just installed a rebuilt distributor and after one day the Hall Sender quit. I got no fuel injector pulse during start, nor any...
Re: Random Oil Buzzer
Historical mailing list - The corruptor
Mon, 5 Apr 2004 14:10:28 -0400
http://www.benplace.com/oil_pressure_sender_overview_location.htm Read my following page carefuly; http://www.benplace.com/oil_pressure_sender.htm Even...
Re: Fuel gauge sender unit
Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
Tue, 20 Feb 2001 10:01:58 -0500
>I have a sender unit I need to check before I install. How to check? The fuel gauge sender is a variable resistor. As...
Re: VDO wiring help needed!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:44:20 -0400
On the sender, G = the gauge and "WK" = the indicator light. This is a dual sender for both the gauge and the warning light...
VDO dual pressure oil sender
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:30:04 -0500
...I've still got the original sender and the dual sender on the T. I found that an additional ground wire needs to go...
VDO Oil Pressure Sender
Historical mailing list
Fri, 26 Jun 1998 10:24:17 EDT
I found and oil pressure sender for a VDO guage on an Audi yesterday and scooped it up along with the three gauges, Oil...
Re: Originator Names
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Oct 94 11:04:48 PDT
...field contains only the person's email address, and not their name, then I get the sender as vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu. Thus...
VDO 80 psi oil pressure sender with 5 bar gauge
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:20:43 -0300
Does anyone have experience using a 80 PSI VDO oil pressure sender with a 5 bar VDO oil pressure gauge? The Egauge site says...
Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
Historical mailing list - Ry
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:25:57 -0500
Well i was out there messing with my problem oil pressure gauge/sender. Trying to measure the ohms at the sender using my multimeter...
Oil Press. Sender location(T4)
Historical mailing list - Aaron J. Wood
Sun, 21 Apr 1996 12:33:33 +0000
To the list, I have a 1.7 liter engine that I am trying to mount an oil pressure sender on. The threads on...
Re: Syncro fool sender ...
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Sun, 22 Oct 2006 18:37:16 -0700
...Last time I checked Van-Cafe had the sender and the rubber seals available. The sender is darn pricey for what it is but...
another spade terminal question - syncro temp gauge sender
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 10 Feb 2013 09:28:16 -0800
One of the things that bugs me about VW engineering choices is the connection to the temp sender on the syncro. The sender is...
Re: Gas Gauge Kaput?
Historical mailing list - kenstich
Fri, 3 Jul 1998 02:18:45 -0600
Roger, Sounds like the sender unit is at fault - the gauge would probably not behave with these symptoms. The sender is a variable resister...
Re: Oil pressure hose
Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:00:02 -0400
...Then hook up the gauge to the Cariolet sender, and your original "idiot light" wire to your original oil pressure sender. Pascal '84Westy
Identify address of sender
Historical mailing list - Casey, Tim
Fri, 29 Sep 95 12:47:00 PDT
There was a recent message about changing settings in Windows to prevent the address of a message sender from being stripped from the message...
hall sender in the audi 4000 same as vanagon 83-85 237-011-050 ??
Historical mailing list - TC
Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:33:17 -0800
I was just googling around for prices on a hall sender http://www.collectorcarsforsale.com/parts/startersbestaudi/itemu7931_83829yl h.html list vendor are...
Re: Hall Sender question
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Sat, 5 May 2007 19:53:06 -0400
...My problem was on the sender side; not the sender itself, but the tiny wires attached to the pins; one was off.
Re: Fuel leaking from Sender Unit on Replacement Fuel Tank
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 19 Oct 2016 12:44:36 -0700
Hmm, my sender has a metal base, so the one I have won’t work. I’d fill the gap for the O-ring...
Syncro Temp II sender O-ring size?
Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
Sun, 8 Aug 1999 17:29:42 -0400
My kingdom for an O-ring! I have had a hell of a time getting the right temperature sender for our Syncro from the...
Re: Oil temp sender on 84 1.9l WBX?
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:37:34 -0300
I have the bus boys sender in my oil drain hole. I just run the wire in a protective sleeve and zip tie it...
Re: Fuel gauge sender on 60's split
Historical mailing list
Fri, 29 Mar 1996 04:09:11 -0500
...Lo and behold, was I surprised (not really) to find there was no wire heading from the sender to the gauge! There is just...
Installing VDO Oil Pressure Sender
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Mon, 1 Nov 1999 20:38:00 -0800
Volks, I just finished installing the VDO Dual Oil Pressure Sender on my 90 Westy Syncro. It was a real pain in the butt...
Re: 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature
Historical mailing list
Wed, 29 May 96 11:05:25 PST
...All of the fittings are used in mounting the oil pressure sender, none are required for the temperature sender. First, let me say that...
Heat resistance of VDO dual sender
Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:20:47 -0700
Hi everybody, I am currently installing a permanent electrical oil pressure sender in my 2.1l 87 Vanagon and I am wandering about the...
Installing Oil Temp and Pressure guages in an '81
Historical mailing list - J. Stutsman
Sun, 10 Mar 1996 12:32:14 -0800 (PST)
Hello Everyone, Just last week I bought an oil temp sender and an oil pressure sender from Rocky Mountain Motor Works. I removed the...
Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:42:42 -0700
...Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp > sender + gauge? > > I mostly agree. Mixing a generic VDO gauge with another brand sender made > for a...
Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge?
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:17:47 -0700
...The sender has the same part number marked on it as the one you linked to from TBD. With the sender in rapidly boiling...
Re: Cell phone yakkers & oil sender solutions
Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
Sun, 6 Jan 2002 15:52:54 -0800
The problem with the dual post sender is the PSI preset. The original o.p. sender was made just for your vanagon and the...