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• Re: Coolant out episode this aft.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:57:13 -0700
  ...The temperature gauge, while it does work, sort of, is not so very accurate or consistent. The temp gauge seems to not actually always...
• Re: Cold Start Valve
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 May 1996 20:21:19
  ...After a short warm-up period, the temp sensor is supposed to vary resistance based on head temperature, causing the computer to alter the...
• Re: It's cold out there (Even in Florida)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 3 Jan 2018 16:24:20 -0600
  ...It has now warmed to 40F here at the Jacksonville beaches, but forecasted to 29F overnight. > We aren't used to daytime temperatures like...
• Replacing Thermostat... and gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 18:49:39 -0600
  ...Also, would the engine running "cool" affect the gas mileage? I know there's a temperature sensor (Temp II?) that feeds the coolant temperature...
• Re: [Vexing temperature and fuel gauge intermittant functioning problem on Eurovan]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 12:10:14 MDT
  ...Sometimes, when I turn on the key the coolant temp LED will flash as it's supposed to, and the fuel gauge and temperature...
• Re: looking for a source for temp 2/temperature gauge sending unit connectors
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:13:03 -0500
  ...looking for a source for temp 2/temperature gauge sending unit connectors For certain connectors, a VW specific shop might have replacement leads with...
• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:30:09 -0500
  ...he had an ambient temperature drop from low 80s F to mid 70s F, and achieved a refrigerator temperature of about 36 F. mcneely...
• AW: morons
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 12:31:56 -0700
  Sensors are calibrated for temperature, not for chemical composition . That one coolant will heat up more or less is true, which means it will...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Edward Barger
  Sun, 28 Jun 2020 08:16:38 -0700
  ...While heat is an enemy there are efficiencies to be gained at this temperature and many vehicles run even hotter. To me 176F is...
• Re: Was: question: Sorry, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:00:11 -0500
  ...Fact is, I think it is rare that laypersons think of water vapor at ambient atmospheric temperatures with the term steam. Now, I suppose...
• Re: Red temp light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 31 May 2002 13:06:47 -0400
  ...wrote: >My understanding of the red led temperature light is that it is related to >coolant expansion tank level only. It does not indicate...
• Re: Rectangle headlight conversion to common 200mm headlights
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 13:37:04 -0800
  FWIW various formulations of "Silicone Seal" or Room Temperature Vulcanizing rubber can handle rather large extremes of temperature. As long as the surfaces are...
• Re: Expansion tank under pressure when cold?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:47:05 -0500
  From hot engine to ambient temperature the system should go into so vacuum and that is how coolant is sucked back from the reserve...
• Re: aux. battery wiring and ACR issues
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 21:10:44 -0800
  ...thanks alistair On 2013-01-06, at 9:00 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Voltage regulators can change slightly due to temperature. As it gets...
• Re: dumb question - . MoS2 Grease
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 08:51:14 -0800
  ...The use of Mo in lubrication is because being a very hard metal it keeps its slipperiness under extreme temperature and pressure. It is...
• Re: Sensors for accessory gauges
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 16:42:53 -0700
  ...Any other ideas out there??? > >--- Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM> wrote: > > >>If anyone has added an accessory coolant temperature >>gauge, >>I'd be interested...
• Re: My first Friday post: fix the planet!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:44:15 -0800
  ...complaining at all about the lack of snow and above freezing temperatures here.� I think I am siding with Vladimir Putin's ideals on...
• Re: Drivability Problems with Vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Oct 1996 03:30:20 -0400
  In a message dated 96-10-09 22:56:39 EDT, you write: << Someone mentioned replacing the temperature sensor. >> This would have been the...
• distilled water grabs free ions like crazy
  Historical mailing list - Jonc
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 03:15:18 -0400
  ...distilled water at ambient temperature.was all that there was going through that piping...
• 80-83 Instrument cluster question
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 18:42:44 EST
  I would like to install a cylinder head temperature gauge in my instrument cluster, in the panel just below the warning lights (oil, turn...
• Re: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 3 Jul 2012 11:29:39 -0400
  ...said, it might be a >chemical reaction with modern coolant - but temperature - doesn't worry me If you're running liquid ammonia as coolant...
• Re: Best placement for outside air temperature sender?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 12:10:28 -0500
  << I was thinking maybe in the forward section of the rear intake tunnel for the engine air>>... Good thinking. This is where I mounted...
• Re: Heat handling design error help
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 09 Jun 1996 02:16:45 -0700
  ...Mike, if I'm understanding his position correctly, thinks the returning oil's temperature would not approach the motor's average temperature. By contrast...
• Re: Dometic Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 18:48:23 -0700
  ...Dometic Temperature >Ken, > >You mean when the sun beats down and drive you inside temp to 90, your >fridge can only manage 55? It...
• Re: Metric this, metric that
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:59:07 -0800
  ...Most human-habitable areas experience > > temperatures that range inside 0-100F for the most part. Centigrade, > > though, > > is optimized for science, which marks the...
• Re: What is the recommended oil weight for northeast winter?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 8 Jan 2014 10:01:01 -0600
  ...From experience, I do not think either 20W40 or 20W-50 works well at the high ambient temperatures I experience (above 98 F), though...
• Re: Re(2): Re(2): Rough running when Hot
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 11:43:01 PDT
  ...Corrosion on the connectors might cause > behavior like this, I would think, but I wondering if this would depend on > engine temperature, since it...
• Re: overheating?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 21:42:32 -0400
  ...overheating? My van shows an above normal temperature. When I bought the van 6 months ago the needle of the temperature gauge was always...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:27:15 -0700
  ...Battery voltage increases with a decrease in temperature. 0.28V/cell/10 degrees F. So for a (6-cell) 12V battery, that's .168V...
• Re: Dometic in 100F ambient?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:25:36 -0700
  ...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: best t molding adhesive?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 22 May 2007 23:16:12 -0700
  ...The two materials > move at differing rates in response to temperature changes. Molding cut > to > fit at 70 degrees will increase considerably in length...
• Re: burning plastic
  Historical mailing list - Dan R. Greening
  Wed, 18 Jun 1997 13:19:03 -0700
  ...No large modern cities burn trash at low temperature due to pollution issues, and all major cities use landfills, ocean dumping, or high-temperature...
• 12V Slow Cooker Tests
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 8 May 2010 14:20:37 -0700
  ...750ml) of room-temperature water into the crock, put on the lid, and turned it on. The unit draws about 6 amperes. Using a...
• Re: Blinking Red Light
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 01:37:38 -0700
  ...light, "slow" clock, and the coolant level/temperature off the scale and no apparent coolant temperature range excess. Before replacing the voltage stabilizer, I...
• Re: Progress with the engine RPM problem but not repaired yet
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:36:39 EDT
  ...The VOM has a temperature probe so I was reasonably sure of the coolant temperature. Thanks, Rico In a message dated 10/24/2009...
• Cold Out/Warm IN
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Nov 94 15:51:59 EST
  Temperatures here have dipped to the minus 10 C mark for the first time and I have been pleasantly surprised by the ability of...
• Syncro runs hot (Thermostat)
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Tue, 23 Sep 1997 07:15:04 -0400
  HI ALL, Well after several major tries at lowering the temperature in my Syncro, I have found yet, another very minor cause that has...
• Re: clock
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:06:25 -0400
  ...clock My '84 has the temperature related clock hibernation behaviour. I understand that its probably the capacitor failing and its an easy fix, but...
• Re: Temperature gage in traffic
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:07:08 -0500
  ...location, showing that the Aux > fan is able to maintain the temperature at a constant? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jack R. > > 84 Westy Wolfie, with 2.1L...
• Coolant top up
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Fri, 6 Sep 2013 21:16:10 -0700
  ...Refilled tank again and brought engine up to full temperature. Gauge stayed in middle, radiator fan came on high-speed. Coolant tank overflowed so...
• Re: PWM controller , was Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:28:00 -0700
  ...This being the case, something may be worth designing that turned on the fan earlier based on temperature change, like for example when pulling...
• re:propane gauge?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 02 May 1997 01:55:34 -0700
  ...On the other hand, one of those liquid crystal temperature strips ought to work... Bill ---------------------------------------------------------- 90% of life is just showing up.
• Re: SOLDERED CONNECTIONS
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 20:36:43 -0500
  ...They are certainly subject to lots of vibration and more temperature variations, ESPECIALLY the 60's & 70's tube-type transceivers, than any part...
• Re: defeat
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 21:10:09 EDT
  ...The cold start enrichment is provided by the coolant temperature sensor. Also there is an auxilliary air regulator fitted below the air intake bellows...
• Re: 1.6 TD torque specs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:43:32 -0700
  Turbocharger to exhaust manifold (polygon-head bold with threads and head contact surface coated with VW high-temperature grease)....40 Nm (30 ft. lb...
• Re: haha..making ice in a westy fridge?? haha (wasbarbie ice cube trays)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 20 May 2004 16:10:38 -0500
  Mine makes Ice at any temperature you'd care to go camping in. Once I had the windows rolled up and parked in the...
• Normal or High temp anti-seize for exhaust bolts?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:05:13 -0500
  ...How important is it that I use "high temperature" anti seize (Loctite 77124), good to 2500F, or can I just use the regular stuff...
• Re: alt. light and overheating UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 18:44:29 EDT
  ...Since you are getting the high temperatures at freeway speeds, I would assume that your radiator is plugged and needs to be replaced. That...
• Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:58:05 +0000
  Hi Roger, If I'm understanding it correctly, Under a Vacuum, water evaporates at a very low temperature, And is then readily drawn out...
• Re: Best Practices for Engine Rebuild Break In Process
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 5 May 2009 20:18:57 -0500
  ...If you notice your coolant temperature > is not coming up to normal it is cause for alarm�get it checked out. > 3) Use only...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Question
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sat, 7 Jun 1997 17:07:01 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Shoot! I wanted the resitance of the coolant temperature sender -- for the dash. NOT the computer. > For the temp gauge refer to page 90...
• Re: Ice Cream Camping
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:44:09 -0600
  ...and 12 degrees F.and the slower you bring down the temperature to > that point the less "icy" the product will be. A 23...
• Re: subject Re: Ice Cream Camping
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:21:30 -0600
  ...A capsule only 1" thick is not going to last a long time, regardless of starting temperature, which is why I mentioned originally that...
• Re: Bad in town Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 15:08:33 -0600
  ...Our vans run in open loop until the coolant temperature 2 sensor voltage reads 0.3 -0.4 volts. Then it goes into closed...
• Re: Oil temperature sender
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
  Sat, 14 Jan 2017 03:36:54 +0000
  ...A > year > > > or so ago I read somewhere where someone installed an oil temperature > sender > > > on the rear of the engine where the grey...
• Re: Nytrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 17 Oct 2015 20:19:36 -0700
  Eric, I have experience with nitrogen filled tires on aircraft and can tell you that it certainly doesn't negate pressure changes with temperature...
• Re: Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 15 Sep 2013 12:59:29 -0400
  ...Jeff > > Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > > > I have always understood that the warping occurs when a very high > > > temperature is reached. � Is this correct? � Like numerous...
• Re: Burning Magnesium Engines
  Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 20:06:28 -0500
  ...It is possible for nitrogen oxides to form at these temperatures but the levels would be minor. A mixture of finely divided iron and...
• Re: Vanagon Digest - 25 Aug 1998 to 26 Aug 1998 - Special issue
  Historical mailing list - Bill Fryer
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 21:40:33 -0700
  ...After driving for 15 minutes with the A/C short cycling it decided to stay on, and output temperatures dropped to 45 degrees for...
• Liquid Product gas facts
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sat, 2 Jan 1999 16:43:05 -0600
  ...gas per pound 8.66 6.50 BTU per gallon 91,502 102,032 BTU per pound 21,548 21,221 Boiling temperature @ 14...