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• Re: rich running condition-still searching for problem
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 10:01:32 -0400
  ...I had �previously found the correct voltage coming off > of the sensor (.1-.7 volts). The �temp II sensor has been replaced and I...
• Re: 1987 Syncro Bogging/jerking/hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Dana E Hager
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 20:24:43 -0800
  ...temp sensor, O2 sensor, injectors, fuel pressure. I will let you know what I find out. Dana E Hager Nazareth, PA
• Re: Help! stinky exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 19:23:05 -0500
  ...Temperature sensor Bad grounds, and other bad connectors. Fuel pressure regulator Air flow meter Oxygen sensor Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net
• [Fwd: Re: bad gas mileage]
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 12:06:47 -0400
  ...Hi Michael, The coolant temp sensor is an NTC (negative temperature coefficient) device. I once heard a guy liken the NTC principle to a...
• Re: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015 18:12:29 -0500
  ...Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way! Great tips, thanks all! Unfortunately, there have been so many run problems with this van...
• Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 2 Apr 2017 21:29:09 -0600
  ...Or Maybe Your Temp'Sensor Has Never Sensed So Low ~
• Not read: FI and head temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 09:55:45 -0400
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• Re: [DIESEL] Diesel Coolant Filling Question - Raise the front or not?
  Historical mailing list - Milo
  Sat, 20 Oct 2001 13:17:50 -0500
  ...I had a new radiator, so before putting the front > grill back on, I took out one of the temp sensors and > filled the...
• Lunch with Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 14:07:08 PST
  ...on oxygen sensors on '79 and later California air-cooleds. "The oxygen sensor generates form 0-1 volt depending on sensor temperature and exhaust...
• Re: 88GL - Intermittent Failure to Start Continues
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 8 Jun 2014 18:05:34 -0700
  ...Vanagon 1986-1991 JRodgers wrote: >...................... > > One last thing - is the Vanagon temp II sensor a common sensor part to > other VW's. > > Thanks, > > John >
• Air conditioning electrical questions
  Historical mailing list - Rob Scott
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 23:22:55 -0700
  ...Anyone think that the cool temps may be keeping the compressor from running? There is both an outside temp sensor and an evaporator temp...
• Re: O2 sensor question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jun 1997 10:53:54 -0700
  ...I have a dash mounted LED (O2 sensor) monitor. I have > > NEVER seen the system go into open loop once it reaches operating > > temperature...
• Re: more oil temp
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Sat, 22 Jun 1996 08:13:32 -0700
  ...where is the best place to put a temp sensor that doesnt >require case drilling or engine removal? why would a dipstick sender be...
• Re: Coolant Temp Sensor Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:35:48 -0500
  At 08:21 PM 11/30/2010, Don Hanson wrote: > My temp gauge was behaving in a similar weird fashion. I got a new...
• Stupid wire question...really... (temp 2 wire)
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 15:46:51 -0400
  Hello List, Say that I found a wire to the Temp 2 sensor stripped of its shell, but that the wire looks intact to...
• Re: Temperature Sensor Light/Difficulty Starting
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Sun, 12 Dec 1999 11:48:57 PST
  ...As far as I know, the only other reasons it will blink are high temp and incorrect concentration of coolant. Anyone else? Tony ______________________________________________________ Get...
• gauge mod help
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 08:48:08 -0400
  ...I got a water temp gauge, and I am using it as a oil temp gauge. I would like for it to read a...
• Update-More 91 syncro troubleshoot ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 09:00:24 -0700
  ...They determined that the Coolant temp sensor (for the ECU) was bad. They replaced it and the van runs great again! No problem with...
• Re: WHAT JUST HAPPENED???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:18:10 -0800
  ...There is nothing that says no sensor, no start. > > In fact, the procedure to set ignition timing calls for disconnecting the > temp 2 sensor...
• Re: flashing light on temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 14:22:43 -0700
  ...I had the same symptoms, and they went away when i changed my instrument cluster (same sensors) in my '84. I don't know...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome??
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:06:29 -0800
  ...Sounds almost like an O2 sensor or maybe even temp2 sensor issue to me. Have you tried unplugging the O2 sensor lead to see...
• Re: Temp Gauge High on Startup + Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 6 May 2011 06:17:26 -0400
  ...false high temp now. I removed, cleaned (there was crud on the inside-the-coolant-tank contacts), replaced, and tested the sensor. Specs are...
• Re: Failed emissions for third time-Some helpful hints.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:10:07 -0400
  ...For the coolant temp sensor there are two, one for the ECU and one for the gauge. When the ECU sensor goes bad the...
• Re: Temp gauge on hot at cold startup
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 22:58:52 -0600
  ...Temp gauge on hot at cold startup My temp gauge needle is shooting all the way up on cold startup. Also the red dummy...
• Re: Blinking Termperature Light
  Historical mailing list - mayfly95
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:45:25 -0400
  ...to check if your temps are not actually rising and no visible leaking - is the coolant resevoir and/or sensor. Located on the immediate...
• Re: Running rough, dies as temp gauge starts to register
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:32:47 -0500
  ...Running rough, dies as temp gauge starts to register Update. I pulled the Temp II sensor. It didn't die but it idled at...
• Re: Changed sensor and still no idle ...
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 10 May 2007 12:18:32 -0400
  ...Changed the temp II sensor, but no change. >Any ideas? >Zoltan Hey Zoltan, Is the AC van you were having fuel pump problems with...
• Re: What Do I Check Next?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 21:22:48 -0500
  ...Larry in Lincoln If the problem is temperature related, it seems reasonable to check temp sensor II. You could compare its resistance with the...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 21:56:48 -0600
  It was the blue one. -----Original Message----- There are two temp sensors located on the thermostat housing only one of these is used by...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:04:42 -0700
  ...Question about temp II sensor and bad running > Jim, I just purchased an extra Digitool on Ebay and it came yesterday. > Today I tested...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] which wire goes to which coolant sensor? + parting out a bus
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 17:59:42 -0400
  ...So the > question is- what wire goes where? One sensor goes to > the engine temp gauge in the dash and the other goes > to...
• Re: Add-on Oil Coolers
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sun, 14 May 1995 23:55:38 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Any recommendations for > effective setups? Do you recommend remote sensors or a "real" line all > the way up to the front?? Remote electric sensors...
• Re: Syncro temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:18:32 -0400
  Tom, Most likely there is corrosion on the spade terminal or connector for the temp sensor wire. Location is just forward of the thermostat...
• Re: No start after Temp II replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:14:50 -0500
  James, I cannot attest to the accuracy of this information but I have been told that occasionally those Temp II sensors are "bad" off...
• Re: Subject: 84, rich running, help request...
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 14:24:52 -0500
  ...Temp sensor is new, as is O2 sensor; outputs from both seem to be in spec as much as I can tell with just...
• Re: Underheating and squeaks/groans
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:35:50 -0700
  ...I'd start by swapping out the temp sensor on the front (front is front) side of your thermostat housing. This is a fairly...
• six guys update
  Historical mailing list - Ted Titcomb
  Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:28:15 -0400
  ...In the process of mis-diagnosing the fuel injection problem, which payson later fixed by tightening the temperature sensor, the mechanic at the Sinclair...
• AW: Questions about DigifantII (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 09:37:24 -0700
  ...One wierd thing that it does is if you heat the coolant temp sensor (tempII) with a flame the car will run. However the...
• Re: It's a mystery
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Apr 1997 10:19:09 -0500
  Chris, Since you're already in the replace parts mode, go ahead and replace the coolant temp sensor in the thermo housing. It's...
• Re: fan switch or sensor
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 28 Sep 2003 13:06:23 -0400
  ...am wanting to replace the switch or sensor that >turns the radiator fan on at various temperature. >The three speed fan on my 87...
• Re: '85 Oxygen sensor, 0.1volts
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 23:04:32 -0400
  ...that makes a difference, I'll also be replacing the Temp 2 sensor....again. But, for the most part it seems like the two...
• Re: Neat Toy for EV (or Vanagons...)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Dec 1996 14:47:33 -0500
  In a message dated 96-12-11 01:54:33 EST, RGOLEN@umassd.edu writes regarding temperature sensors with remotely mounted displays: > I mounted...
• Re: Engine Running cold
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 17:52:53 -0500
  ...You could be having problems with the blue temperature sensor that send to the temp gage. If you are in a hot climate, and...
• Re: '84 Vanagon, Help!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Aug 94 13:53:48 PDT
  ...meltdown was signalled by temp. sensor. They >drained and replaced the coolant and could find no other "cause". It now >runs fine and temp...
• Digitool Installed, totally Excellent!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 15 May 1999 19:52:21 -0500
  ...Now I can determine the state of all my FI senders (temp sensors, O2 sensor, AFM etc!) while the engine is running, while sitting...
• Cylinder Head Temp Sensor- stripped threads!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:53:50 -0400
  ...Pulled the CHT sensor in anticipation of my new one arriving soon. The thing basically crumbled out of its hole in the head. It...
• Coolant sensor O ring
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 11:37:28 -0500
  ...springs in stock! These are the devices that hold the coolant temperature sensors into the thermostat housing. It was great actually walking out of...
• Re: Cold start issue
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 16:24:31 -0700
  Temp sensor II is certainly easy enough to change.. and not an expensive part. Very worth a try. You should have a spare one...
• Re: Failed emissions for third time-Some helpful hints.
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 13:05:44 -0700
  ...For the coolant temp sensor there are two, one for the ECU and one for the gauge. When the ECU sensor goes bad the...
• Re: coolant temps
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 09:37:15 -0400
  ...So if an air > bubble > gets inside and the sensor freaks out saying it is low on coolant > why would > the temp needle go...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Feb 2016 20:45:34 -0500
  ...If you touched the gauge or temp 2 sensor wires make sure you have the correct connector on the correct sensor. The gauge and...
• Re: Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:05:34 -0700
  ...Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L) > This might seem a bit crazy, but right now I am having a hard time...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:27:55 -0500
  ...Recall this morning, I measured ohms at Temp II sensor on cold engine (2,000 ohms) and warm engine (220 ohms). Then I drove...
• Re: 89 backfires, sputters when warm. MYSTERY problem!!
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:28:53 -0400
  ...continuity between o2 > sensor and brain is fine, too. resistance of o2 sensor is fine, too. temp > sensor at intake is fine as well...
• $18 Re: Best deal for temp 2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:50:01 -0800
  I bought at $18, "BOS 0280-130026 EUR84-88 TEMP-SEN" from Halsey Import Parts Distributing, Portland, OR 1-800-792-0081. Halsey is...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:31:17 -0500
  ...Question about temp II sensor and bad running > > And the loser is.... the oxygen sensor and the winners are those who > suggested that I...
• Re: 87 vanagon fuel-air problem
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 06:35:30 -0500
  Hi Bruce, Your problem is probably the temperature 2 sensor or the o2 sensor. In your case I would lean toward the o2 sensor...
• Re: Ambient temperatures under/inside (rel. to Dometic perf.)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 20:01:30 -0400
  ...Any input on my horribly un-scientific findings is welcome! Neil. > Used Radio Shack "Wireless" temp sensor. Was sitting > close to frame on vented...
• Re: Part numbers needed please
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:54:02 -0500
  ...does X mean the part has been superceded? - Temp sensor for coolant temp gauge: 251 919 501 (black, Qty X) and 251 919 501D...
• Oil Temp revisted (unfortunately)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jul 1995 01:21:12 -0500
  ...temp gauge again. The guage is a sweet VDO unit that was origninally in a Scirroco, and cost me a whopping $5 with sensor...