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  • Re: radiator fan and A/C
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:57:31 -0700
    ...The > switches are available in a number of different temperature settings. The > originals were set quite high to avoid nuisance running during hot weather...
  • Re: Running on tap water - didn't work!
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 18 Jul 2002 20:10:06 -0500
    ...Ceramic sleeve valve engines also allow > things > such as no valve springs and operating at temperatures far in excess > of > anything currently running as...
  • Re: ECU & Coolant Temp Sensor
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:45:28 -0500
    ...IR temp guns are not the be-all and end-all of temperature measurement. In order to obtain an accurate reading you have to...
  • Re: EV Winnebago Defrosting - LACK OF
    Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
    Sun, 7 Jan 1996 11:16:51 -0500 (EST)
    ...Sucker can roast a turkey in the cabin front or rear at any outside temperature. > Well, after 2000 km in my new EV Winnebago...
  • Re[2]: Coolant Temp Indications
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 16 Nov 1995 08:06:02 -0800
    ...11/15/95 10:36 PM > The coolant temperature warning light sometimes flashes when the gauge > needle is showing max temp, and sometimes when...
  • higher octane higher burn temperature
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Fri, 28 Dec 2001 21:31:47 -0800
    ...I think that the higher octane gas is reformulated during the cracking of oil to give a hydocarbon that burns at a higher temperature...
  • RE: Vanagon temperature problem(new thremostat)
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 11 Aug 97 02:06:21 UT
    ...Vanagon temperature problem(new thremostat) My 1986 syncro runs hot only around town. On the highway it will finally cool where the gauge goes...
  • Re: ECU Lifespan?--failure prevention
    Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
    Thu, 16 Mar 2000 20:55:11 -0800
    Specific types of solder joints fail in a fairly predictable manner given temperature fluctuations. Vibration and current make them fail faster. And if they...
  • Couple more pictures
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 15 Nov 2020 16:14:31 +0000
    ...Note after some effort have the oil temperature just over 180F, coolant around 200F (scan gauge) and radiator fan cycling. Oil pressure is 20...
  • Needed AC Swich
    Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
    Fri, 21 Jun 2013 10:45:51 -0400
    ...Then concentric but larger wheel behind that know which turns to adjust temperature. Does anyone have one they could part with. Thanks jim 85...
  • Electric Door Locks, 87 Wolfsburg
    Historical mailing list - Bebe
    Sun, 11 Oct 1998 07:50:21 +0000
    Thanks to all of you kind people that responded to my temperature light question...sounds like a relativly easy fix. Got another one, the...
  • Friday: Stupides things ever said
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Fri, 10 Jan 2003 14:42:41 -0700
    ...Billboard: "Research by the US Navy shows that water will freeze when exposed to cold temperatures.: Family Feud host: "Name an invention that replaced...
  • Oil temp. for aircooled vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - jon
    Fri, 5 Sep 2003 14:14:51 -0700
    ...What is the best oil temperature gauge setup for a 1980 2.0L vanagon? I live/drive by engine temp so much on my...
  • Re: just how COLD is it where u are.. - 3 here...w/ -35 WCF
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Fri, 16 Jan 2004 10:34:39 -0500
    ...When the Fahrenheit and Celsius temperatures get close to the same...it's *way* too cold outside. (-32F is -35C. The scales converge at...
  • Re: DIY windshield de-icing solution?
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 9 Feb 2014 20:18:14 -0500
    ...the temperature change is too abrupt and the glass snaps
  • AC Outlet temps ??
    Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
    Wed, 5 Jul 2006 17:45:53 -0400
    If you have a good functioning AC system, what temperature are you measuring with a thermometer at the AC vents? If replying, please also...
  • Contests for a Vanagon get together
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:25:00 +0000
    ...1.) Who's Dometic can cool beer to the lowest temperature in one hour (day?) 2.) Coolant Speed flush - who can flush and burp...
  • Re: GoWesty fridge fan report
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Thu, 11 Jun 2015 18:17:56 +0000
    ...This requires a temperature difference, so after some time in the sum a body panel will be warmer than the ambient temperature. How much...
  • 87 Westfalia - Running hot?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
    Wed, 4 Oct 2023 20:54:16 +0000
    ...The temperature gauge runs somewhat above the LED. Over the years we have replaced the sender and the thermostat, and eventually the radiator and...
  • IR Temp guns - use with caution
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:47:46 -0500
    ...IR temp guns are not the be-all and end-all of temperature measurement. In order to obtain an accurate reading you have to...
  • Sensors, rough running and problems
    Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
    Mon, 20 Aug 2001 11:45:52 -0600
    ...I thought I had this fixed by replacing the distributor (hall sensor problem), adjusting the timing and replacing the temperature sensors. These things helped...
  • Re: Playing "Mechanic Ping-Pong" with my Westy!
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Tue, 8 Jul 2008 21:07:23 -0400
    ...He told me > to ask the mechanic to check the hose temperature, and set the thermostat > to > open at a lower temperature. The mechanic...
  • Re: No start/ Yes spark II
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 3 Nov 2011 22:43:03 -0700
    ...The ground on my temperature gauge sender was loose, too...in the vanagon...I went cuckoo with that giving me all kinds of weird...
  • Re: Rust Converter Paint (not POR) on Engine Coolant Pipes?
    Historical mailing list - George Laubach
    Mon, 7 Jul 2014 05:49:51 -0500
    ...http://sealandprotect.com/pages/Zero-Rust-Surface-Preperation.html > > "TEMPERATURE RANGE Zero Rust can withstand intermittent temperatures > of 250-300° before the resin starts...
  • Re: PWM controller , was Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
    Sun, 25 Apr 2010 08:17:31 -0700
    ...If the engine was seeing huge over and undershoots in temperature then a better control system would be warranted. But the large thermal mass...
  • Re: Just how cold should that fridge get?
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 30 Jun 1996 19:06:22 -0700
    ...With adequate ventilation, the fridge should be able to cool more than 40 degrees below the ambient temperature (although it will work hard to...
  • Re: wannigan/wanigan
    Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
    Sat, 31 Oct 1998 09:04:26 -0500
    ...When it is -50F outside and +75F inside, with a temperature difference of 125 degrees, the cold air flows like water through a broken...
  • Re: Engine temperature in winter
    Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
    Mon, 20 Dec 1999 15:58:43 EST
    ...As I was driving around > this morning running my errands I noticed that the temperature needle > never went into 'normal' range. Normally my needle...
  • Re: Another new owner question...
    Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
    Wed, 9 Jul 2003 21:19:33 -0400
    ...I'd check the temperature sensor and connector. > Normal operation for Vangons is good reliable running and reasonable > power. > > > >>> Lawrence Cortright <cortrigl@ERAU.EDU...
  • Re: I'm back . . .A/C and beyond.
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:14:50 -0500
    Hi Stephen, I guess I picked a temperature and humidity that was common where I lived in Kentucky and that was the basis for...
  • Re: Temp gauge reads high....
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
    Fri, 6 Sep 2002 13:45:17 -0600
    Many vanagon owners have reported erroneous readings from their temperature gauges. Several possibilites for high readings are: bad voltage regulator at back of inst...
  • Fw: Water Temperature Light /Now coolant leak...
    Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
    Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:36:15 -0800
    ...Water Temperature Light To those who have helped me with my previous posts - THANKS! However, I have a new potential problem (i.e. that...
  • Re: product report
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Tue, 22 Jun 2004 10:13:23 -0400
    ...display for easy viewing at night >>* Stores minimum and maximum temperature readings >>* Displays temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsius >>* 12/24-hour digital clock >> >> >> >>Obviously...
  • Re: breather tower
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 20 Jan 2019 05:00:06 +0000
    ...Just like the cooling system there are parts that are much hotter than the temperature reading at the gauge. That is why it is...
  • Re: Nytrogen and tires
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sat, 17 Oct 2015 18:38:07 -0500
    ...If tire pressure is varying due to external temperatures, this exacerbates point 2. This time of year, temperature is dropping, thus pressure is dropping...
  • Re: Love My Vanagon!
    Historical mailing list - Jerry
    Tue, 9 Jan 2007 16:50:20 -0600
    ...My gauge temperature hand is usually just right below the LED warming lamp at operating temp. The ambient temperature has been around 50 degrees...
  • Re: Propex and outside temperature
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:09:06 -0500
    ...Propex and outside temperature According to the Propex website specs, the HS2000 uses 13kg propane in 91.5 hours (1/3 lb. per hour...
  • Auto Transmission Fluid Ports
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Thu, 1 Mar 2012 17:11:40 -0800
    ...indulging my instrumentation fetish, this time by adding a transmission oil temperature gauge. I want to put the sensor on the UNcooled side, but...
  • Re: Anyone have experience driving a Westy through the mountains?
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:35:17 -0700
    ...Watch the temperature gauge but if your cooling system is in good shape you should be okay. And on the down side, again, use...
  • Re: Talking About Thermostats...
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Mon, 11 May 2009 23:07:02 -0700
    ...Let's see if running at the right temperature makes any difference in gas mileage.
  • Re: 82 Diesel Overheating
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 4 Nov 94 18:32:43 EST
    Does anyone have the definitive answers on the correct engine operating temperatures for all VW engines? Diesel, Air-cooled and water-cooled? is there...
  • Squealing AC Compressor
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 10 Jul 1995 10:47:24
    ...The compressor squeals when cooling, and stops when temperature is reached. What is going on? I would expect a bad bearing to squeal all...
  • Coolant Level
    Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
    Sat, 11 May 2002 19:06:48 -0700
    Hi all- My temperature gauge seems right on the money at the LED light, but I notice that I occasionally have to top up...
  • Oil Temperature
    Historical mailing list - John Iseman
    Mon, 1 Jul 2002 12:53:21 EDT
    I have used a quart of oil stabilizer with my vanagon with good results over ther last 10K miles. I run with 20W50 castrol...
  • Re: Synthetic oil or DINO
    Historical mailing list - No Name Available
    Thu, 2 Jun 2005 09:07:58 EDT
    ...Straight 50 works great on worn engines in hot temperatures, like here in Phoenix. Karl Wolz That was my thinking. 214,000 miles on...
  • Need part Number for N23 Resistor for Blower Motor
    Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
    Fri, 2 Dec 2005 21:04:38 -0600
    ...and smells bad (burning) when i can get it to run. Temperature is in the teens to 20's here so should be fun...
  • Re: AC Output Temp
    Historical mailing list - DaveC
    Tue, 3 Jul 2001 16:11:38 -0700
    ...An a/c system is a fine balance between gas and liquid, pressure and temperature. Only by looking at temperature vs pressure can you...
  • Re: Nytrogen and tires
    Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
    Tue, 20 Oct 2015 10:55:12 -0500
    ...It amounts to roughly one psi per ten degrees Fahrenheit for tires at ordinary pressures and temperatures. >>> >>> Yrs, >>> d
  • Re: '66 bus w/ flickering oil light
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 9 Apr 1994 15:04:30 -0400
    ...the difference in the air vs engine temperature, so 50 degrees differnece in the air temperature doesnt have as big an effect as some...
  • Re: A/C performance with Freeze-12
    Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
    Thu, 20 Jul 2000 18:34:23 -0500
    ...Air temp (measured by thermometer in outlet above > driver's right eye) is running about 28 Fahrenheit degrees below outside > temperature. Is this about...
  • Re: flashing temp light
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Tue, 5 Sep 2000 23:33:39 PDT
    ...And although I have heard it serves as an overheat >warning light for the coolant, it seems redundant, when you have a >temperature >gage...
  • Re: Anyone use this anti-sieze brand before? Cohesive Products - kitchen use NVC
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
    Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:46:00 -0500
    ...Its white, food-safe, contains no >copper, and withstands temperatures up to 1200 degrees. > >Anyone use this before and heave feedback on it?" > >Does...
  • Re: Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Fri, 28 Jun 2002 14:29:42 -0500
    ...Yes (for the nonbelievers) cylinder head temperatures follow > oil > temperatures even in water-cooled engines (just not so large a > delta). > > I also agree...
  • Re: Synthetic oil and winter storage
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:25:52 -0400
    ...Particularly, they can function at much lower temperatures than there viscosity rating indicates. For example a normal 20w-50 become very heavy at temperatures...
  • Re: Gas consumption higher in winter?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:28:38 -0600
    ...Do you mean that a gallon is not always a gallon? Is the gallon you cite a gallon at standard temperature and pressure (O...
  • Re: 1.9 Compression?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 1 Jan 2010 12:44:21 -0600
    ...On the aircraft engines - we always ran the engine to get it to operating temperature. THEN, a differential compression test was run. Same as...
  • Re: Gauged Animals?
    Historical mailing list - Berry Kercheval
    Thu, 9 Nov 1995 17:11:11 PST
    ...single CHT (Cylinder head temp) guages, single EGT (exhaust gas temperature) guages, combined single EGT and CHT, 4 channel EGT, 4 channel CHT, 6...
  • Re: Thermostats
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Mon, 6 Apr 1998 08:50:13 -0700
    ...I've read on the list that maybe it should be indicating LOWER >on the temperature gauge. 1. There is no syncro-specific thermostat...
  • Re: product report
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:23:40 -0400
    ...display for easy viewing at night >* Stores minimum and maximum temperature readings >* Displays temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsius >* 12/24-hour digital clock > > > >Obviously...
  • citric acid flush
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Tue, 12 Jul 2005 20:32:28 -0700
    ...Since you are getting the high temperatures at freeway speeds, I would assume that your radiator is plugged and needs to be replaced. That...