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• Re: Boiling radiator light etc.
  Historical mailing list - Smith Woody
  Wed, 07 Jun 95 14:30:00 edt
  ...My coolant light comes on every now and again although the coolant temperature is, evidently, perfectly normal. The coolant reservoir is full, even over...
• Re: overheating?
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, Darrell
  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 14:07:39 -0700
  ...overheating? My van shows an above normal temperature. When I bought the van 6 months ago the needle of the temperature gauge was always...
• Cooling system leak - where to start?
  Historical mailing list - Peter van Marwijk
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 09:38:22 +0200
  Hi, Since I flushed my '87 diesel panel van about 5 or 6 weeks ago, the temperature gauge slowly began creeping up. A quick...
• Re: Whew - it's hot in here....]
  Historical mailing list - Tom Czerniak
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 17:54:31 -0500
  ...vents I get hot air coming > out regardless of where the temperature > knob is. I took the heater control panel > off and the cable...
• Re: Removed A/C - Now Rad Fan is Dead '87 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 14:54:18 -0600
  ...I do know that the system is wired up in such a way that if the the air conditioner is "ON" and the temperature...
• Re: Oil filter Coolers......just more snake oil?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 16:14:25 -0400
  ...Collars work like a heat sink to lower oil temperature to safe water temperature level" Thanks Phil 84' Westy __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder...
• Re: Heat in Aircooled's
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 18:25:34 -0800
  ...This really gets the Van warm fast, and keeps it warm (even in sub zero temperatures). Tony --- Lorraine <lorr16ainesym@YAHOO.CA> wrote: > With all...
• Re: Helpful heat hint..water-wetter
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:46:53 -0700
  ...On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 6:04 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > Last week there was a thread on temperature going...
• Re: Cooling System Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 10 Jun 2000 19:03:32 -0700
  ...Cooling System Weirdness > I have the dread flashing red LED syndrome.....you know...the one in the > temperature indicator gage on the instrument panel...
• Re: Nytrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 19 Oct 2015 18:43:08 -0700
  ...It amounts to roughly one psi per ten degrees Fahrenheit for tires at ordinary pressures and temperatures. >> >> Yrs, >> d
• Re: Heat, vapor lock, won't start?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:53:25 -0700
  ...Heat, vapor lock, won't start? | |Ah, right - 1985 Vanagon. | |I have changed the temperature sensors.... | |Thanks, | |Andree | |On Wed, 18 Aug 2010, Jim...
• Re: Serious question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 18:50:05 -0600
  ...The engineering isn't that finite to make them all run at the same temperature. The options are: #1, #2 or #4 fail first...
• Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 17:35:05 -0600
  ...Like when I put my infra-red remote temperature sensor, it's off the readable range in a drive of this distance. The van...
• Scoop Update
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 18:43:53 -0700
  ...When I had an earlier prototype on the van last summer it dropped the temperature of the oil coming out of the aftermarket oil...
• Re: Water temp gauge sender install question.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 12:45:19 -0500
  Engine temperature will vary a lot. It would be nice if they ran at a constant temp. but not realistic. If you have a...
• Re: HELP! runs good...dies...good..dies?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 09:34:17 EDT
  ...Or, whenever it is acting queer again, substitute a resistor of a value appropriate for the engine temperature at that time. You can pick...
• Re: � � � Re: Update: permanent fuel pressure gauge - Source!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 18:38:30 EST
  ...As to your temperature gauge statement, my experience with the sender types I described stands. Typical OEM gauges use far less accurate methods of...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 21:58:41 -0500
  Ben, on my 1986 Syncro, I've had times when the engine coolant temperature went way up (to the point of the LED flashing...
• Start-Stop Syndrome Returns [addt'l info]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:29:21 -0700
  ...Though we were climbing up very steep, long grades in 90F+ (over 100F on one day) temperatures, at no time did the engine register...
• 74 Westie-Oil Temperatures
  Historical mailing list - Easton Trevor
  Mon, 03 Jun 96 10:48:00 DST
  We've just installed a VDO dipstick oil temp sensor and gauge. Temp runs about 220 until protracted running on highway at 60-65...
• Re: dashboard alters
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 21:01:03 -0500
  I'm altering my dashboard -- so far I have used a crowbar and a variable temperature soldering iron. Lately I have switched to a...
• Re: Temp. Sender Replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Apr 1996 23:57:01 -0400
  ...edu (ZUMBRENNEN JOSEPH CORY) writes: > >Is it possible to replace the temperature sender that is in the water >pump without draining the coolant? Thanks...
• TD Mileage reports
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 00:33:51 -0500
  ...Before the temperature dropped, and the stations here switched to winter diesel, I was getting 8L/100 (29MPG) kms. Now I get about 10l...
• Normal oil temp and oil leak
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 18:20:01 EDT
  ...Now I am wondering what "Normal" oil temperature should be? Right now it is staying between 210 and 220...high, low, OK? I also...
• A/C Specifications for '91 GL
  Historical mailing list - Herb Harmison
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 18:16:26 -0500
  ...I have Bentley but it is woefully inadequate for pressures and temperatures. I am attempting to use R-406 which should be a good...
• Re: drums and shoes
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 13:07:17 -0500
  ...Takes the high temperatures and lasts for a good long time. On Feb 8, 2005, at 12:43 PM, Al and Sue Brase wrote...
• Re: Typical Operating Temp Range of Automatic Trans Fluid???
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 14:49:28 -0700
  ...engine coolant system, it should generally run at about the same temperature as your coolant once the thermostat opens. That's what, like 240...
• Re: And now for something REALLY important
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:49:20 -0600
  ...have its own > little sample atmosphere. > What exactly is the use of knowing the temperature of an isolated atmosphere, where you ain't? <shrug>
• Re: Propane power...anyone know about that?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:02:07 -0400
  ...Of these only the first four are gases at room temperature and are used as fuel gases except for ethane which is too valuable...
• Re: Engine Running cold
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 17:52:53 -0500
  The purpose of the thermostat - after warmup - is to maintain a constant temperature for best operation. An inoperative thermostat - stuck open - means a slow...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:40:22 -0500
  ...Hydro lifters (# of turn) > > > > > > > yes, but the whole engine, including all the gaps and holes, expand with > > > increasing temperature. if all the materials were...
• Re: A/C question
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Wed, 19 Aug 1998 17:09:47 EDT
  ...The air temperature I get at the vents runs about 56 degrees to 59 degrees, depending on the outside temperature, etc. The shop that...
• Re: '86 Westy A/C Switch Desperately Needed
  Historical mailing list - Stephen DeMocko
  Thu, 25 May 2006 09:54:51 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: '86 Westy A/C Switch Desperately Needed Now that summer (temperatures of 100+) has arrived in Sacramento, CA, I...
• Re: tires
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 14 May 2001 10:31:36 -0400
  ...They are Futura Euro Metric Radial >(made by Cooper), rated at 1521 lbs., treadwear of 340, traction A, >Temperature B. Mine are 205/70R14...
• Running VERY HOT 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 08:02:41 -0700
  ...Needless to say the inside temperature was ugly until the ac would kick on from time to time. gary Subject: Re: Running VERY HOT...
• Re: Cooling system questions for 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 14:43:47 -0700
  ...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: Overcooling Hypothesis--Long
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:17:22 -0500
  ...a period of 10 minutes or so in > freezing temperatures, the coolant loses temperature, and your gauge > is way off the edge of the...
• Re: Propex and outside temperature
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:54:19 -0500
  ...8:15 PM, Mike Collum wrote: > How low can the outside temperature go (outside westy propane tank) > and > a propex furnace, at or near...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:00:29 -0700
  ...For more information, please refer to our warranty policy. > > > DEKA: > The charger must be temperature-compensated to prevent underor > overcharging due to ambient temperature...
• Re: Oil Pressure observation.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:42:18 -0500
  ...interstate/highway > >> |> sustained speeds...210f Oil temperature with oil pressure of > >> |65psi at > >> |> 3700rpm (60mph) With the other oil, I was seeing about 55psi...
• Re: Blinking coolant light woes
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 18 Feb 2017 16:17:34 -0800
  ...Black tape stopped the blinking, oil temp/coolant temperature gauges work for my internal engine temperature, alternator light for coolant pump function... I have...
• Re: Outside Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:39:31 -0700
  On Dec 18, 2011, at 9:59 AM, Steven Shelton wrote: > When we're camping I'm always curious about the outside temperature. Has...
• Re: Driving report - STEBRO Stainless muffler
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 08:11:18 -0600
  ...It starts with a "straw" colour (brownish) and changes to an eventual deep purple (at very high temperatures). Look at a custom SS exhaust...
• Re: Summer Oil pressure drop + higher temperatures with oil error (Was: Is 20w50 Oil OK in the winter?)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 26 Dec 2002 18:16:03 -0800
  ...Summer Oil pressure drop + higher temperatures with oil error (Was: Is 20w50 Oil OK in the winter?) The list of bad filters includes Bosch...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Oct 2014 01:32:33 -0400
  ...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: 87 Westfalia - Running hot?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 8 Oct 2023 17:54:02 -0700
  ...I monitor oil temperature and pull over before oil temp gets to 250F. This occurs before engine overheats enough to trigger flashing coolant light...
• Re: Failed emissions for third time
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:16:02 -0700
  ...They said they connected a diagnostic tool to the ECU (he called it a ';break-out box') and it indicates the coolant temperature sensor...
• Loss of Power revisited
  Historical mailing list - Mark Schrope
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 14:58:50 -0400
  ...I noticed that the fan came on and that the temperature was going really high-almost halfway between the light and the top line...
• Re: [syncro.org] VDO Guages
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 14:38:13 -0600
  ...buy a 3rd gauge I'm thinking an oil temperature or cylinder head > temperature. Is one better than another? Or are there another more...
• Re: Oil Suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:04:10 -0700
  ...What is best for hot summer temperatures? What is best for long driving during the hot temperatures? So far I am hearing 15/50...
• Re: Oil pressure in 1.9
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 10:29:41 -0700
  ...At operating temperature, 25-30psi is pretty solidly in the "green" range. My old engine, shortly before its non-oil pressure related demise, could...
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Thu, 11 Jun 2015 22:52:51 -0400
  ...with dark, park them side by side and measure the inside temperature. It would also be interesting to measure the inside surface temp of...
• temp sender position
  Historical mailing list - nick mcree
  Sat, 14 May 1994 16:42:25 -0500 (CDT)
  I just picked up an external temperature sender from bugpack. you know, one of those nine dollar jobs that attach to the #3 cyl...
• Re: fizzix ?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 13:04:12 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Pouring water on a radiator raised the engine temperature till the water was gone from the radiator. I am unable to correlate the two...
• Re: weird happening
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 May 1996 00:11:02 -0400
  I'd check the head temperature sensor - if it is going bad the engine dying thing will happen more and more frequently. You need...
• Heater cables
  Historical mailing list - Dave Ohlemacher
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 08:50:01 -0400
  > How difficult/expensive is it to replace a heater cable in an 86 GL? The > cable in question is the cool - warm (temperature) cable...
• Re: Cold start woes
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 11 Sep 1999 14:59:07 EDT
  I dont think I can help with your cold idle woes except to suggest that you check the water temperature sensor as this is...
• Re: Wanted: Factory(?) Dual Carb setup for '81 2.0 + FI system FT/S
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 1 Dec 2002 12:31:18 -0400
  > I never had any problems with system operation under 45F, but I very > seldom used the vehicle in that temperature range. FWIW: I took...
• Anyone use this anti-sieze brand before? Cohesive Products
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:26:59 -0700
  ...Its white, food-safe, contains no copper, and withstands temperatures up to 1200 degrees. Anyone use this before and heave feedback on it? Z...
• Re: Oil Light
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:53:57 -0400
  ...The best insurance is a set of remote reading oil pressure and temperature gauges. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/