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• Re: You need a spare temp 2 sensor NOW!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:38:41 -0500
  ...If you drive a 2.1L you need a spare temp 2 sensor. > >I concur, in fact this advice extends to ANY Digifant motor...
• (U) 87 Camper Overheating
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jul 95 14:33:50 EDT
  ...Problem seemed to be pointing to a bad/intermitent temp sensor back on the engine. I bought a new one and was about to...
• Not read: FI and head temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michuax
  Sat, 26 Sep 1998 16:40:38 -0000
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• Re: Changing temp 1 sensor on '87
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:51:24 -0400
  Just unscrew it w/10mm socket or wrench. Put a sealer commpound on the threads and screw in sender.Coolant will come out when...
• Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:05:41 -0400
  ...Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new > O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs > > > > The...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:59:33 -0700
  ...Question about temp II sensor and bad running > So Scott, you're saying to keep the O2 sensor connected to the sensor > and check...
• Re: Help. traveling with problem
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Mon, 17 Mar 2014 20:04:13 -0400
  ...No luck, so he is going to overnight OX sensor, Computer, Mass Airflow meter, tune up kit, fuel injector temp sensor and a couple...
• O2 Sensor discovery
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 18:55:02 -0500
  ...i had the shop guys replace my Temp II sensor while the van was up on the lift for the clutch work. No Difference...
• Re: 85 stalling probs...Where's the ARCHIVE!!!?!?!
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 23:51:03 -0500
  ...85 stalling probs...Where's the ARCHIVE!!!?!?! > David, > 1> Idle Position Sensor. > 2> TEMPII Sensor. > 3>Archives : http://gerry.vanagon.com/archives/vanagon.html...
• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:42:04 -0800
  ...reasonable temperature, but It's also probably a highly optimistic reading. It's a long run to the sensor, and the sensor is in...
• Re: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 10:31:53 -0700
  ...It will also blink if your fluid level is low. > > > >Just a thought. > >-- > >Hotch > >hotch@netaxs.com > > The sensor is simply a level sensor...
• What should Airflow sensor read?
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Wed, 14 May 97 21:27:37 -0400
  ...I've pulled the airflow sensor to test it. The temp sensor reads right. Unfortunately terminals 3 and 4 give 100 ohms resistance (Bentley...
• Re: Summer's coming and my van is getting hotter than ever!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 11:52:35 -0500
  ...Replace the Temp II sensor >3. Replace the reservoir cap > > > >Thanks in advance!! > > > >John N. Motlagh > >1968 Golden Westy > > > >BTW. > >Any list members driving...
• running problems, 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 23:51:17 -0600
  ...The oil pressure sensors and wire harness, the O2 sensor, the 2 temp sensors on the thermostat housing. The fuel injectors, FI (Digifant) harness...
• Re: 1.9 fuel injection / O2 problem
  Historical mailing list - John H. Fleming
  Fri, 20 Jun 1997 21:09:48 -0400
  ...mine weep a little, but not serious) >coolant temperature sensor >ECU >Air Flow sensor >Oxygen Sensor > >The fuel pressure is OK (30lbs). >Fuel pressure...
• Re: 2.1l: hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 20:42:01 -0400
  ...Also TEMPII sensor and O2 sensor. Do you own a timing light? How does it idle? Let me know, we can go from there...
• Re: mail order parts source?
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 08:48:13 -0500
  ...parts source for an 84 > Vanagon? > > I need a Temp II sensor, O2 sensor, and throttle > control switch... and I live in rural Alaska...
• Re: And now for something REALLY important
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:59:27 -0400
  ...long as the sensor is out of direct sunlight. Anywhere near the headlight I think would falsely increase the temperature, esp. at night...The...
• Re: Digitool Installed, totally Excellent!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 17 May 1999 00:27:01 +0200
  ...It is Digijet equipped, the ECU sits behind the left tail light. > > > It does read the AFM, Temp 1 and temp2 sensors etc, (is...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:47:12 -0500
  Would a bad temp ii sensor also result in decreased gas mileage? Thanks Jeff Sent from my iPad On 2012-08-25, at 10...
• Re: Expansion Coolant Tank
  Historical mailing list - John H. Fleming
  Thu, 2 Oct 1997 13:48:40 -0400
  ...When hot, coolant leaks from the tank with the sensor. Temp remains OK and no other problems (apparently). When I fill the overflow tank...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Blinking Temp Light?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 29 Mar 2004 08:09:14 -0600
  Some times a tiny crack - almost invisible - will occur between the posts on the sensor, and will result in the light turning on and...
• Coolant temp mystery
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 15:47:17 +0100
  ...I suspect it to be an electrical problem, that is, either the temperature gauge (approximately DEM 80.-) or the temperature sensor (approximately DEM 25...
• Re: Re[2]: Vanagon O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 14:36:57 EDT
  ...flow, temperature, etc.) the fuel mixture is modified to compensate. The O2 sensor is important enough that VW not only put the sensor on...
• Re: Sensors for accessory gauges
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 22:53:30 +0000
  ...temperature <DIV></DIV>&gt; gauge, <DIV></DIV>&gt; I'd be interested in knowing where they installed <DIV></DIV>&gt; the temperature sensor <DIV...
• Re: No start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 20:01:20 -0400
  ...I suggest checking the Temp II sensor in the drivers side cylinder head. These things rarely go bad, but it is not uncommon for...
• WBX gauge value
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 19:07:13 +0000
  ...I also installed a 3rd coolant sensor that reports the temperature of the coolant returning from the radiator over a simple toggle switch. This...
• Re: # Importance of pressure and temp monitoring (long)
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 09:09:51 -0400
  ...my dashboard meter showed nothing (temp > sender was measuring air temp in the thermostat...) > and the coolant level sensor indicated all was well > (because...
• Re: # Importance of pressure and temp monitoring (long)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:28:52 -0400
  ...my dashboard meter showed nothing (temp >sender was measuring air temp in the thermostat...) >and the coolant level sensor indicated all was well >(because...
• Question: '79 bus oil temp/pressure guage installation and wiring
  Historical mailing list - R.D. Robertson
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 17:49:37 -0500
  ...BTW, the oil temp sensor is mounted in the sump plate, the pressure sender in the normal oil pressure guage location in front of...
• Re: Problem, New Rebuilt Engine, Running Rich, What's Wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:24:37 -0300
  ...I would look to see if the Temp 2 sensor is working and connected (wiring check), throttle position switch setting and Intake air sensor...
• running rough after warm-up
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 15:31:14 -0400
  ...injector resistance is in spec all round (16 - 16.4 ohms at ECU plug) Temp II sensor resistance in spec at room temp AFM...
• Intermittant loss of power
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mighton
  Tue, 14 Oct 1997 22:08:42 -0400
  ...Check the connections to the temperature sensors and/or replace the two temperature sensors which did fix one similar case. Three suggestions to check...
• Re: Hesitation/Weird temp readings
  Historical mailing list - Eric Miskow
  Mon, 8 Sep 1997 16:53:09 -0400
  ...Tried many things, air boxes, various sensors, grounding straps ect, ect, ect. I changed out a thermostat sensor (one going to the ECU) and...
• six guys update
  Historical mailing list - Ted Titcomb
  Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:19:35 -0400
  ...I got some good advise from vanagon members, and the internet, and all things point to the temperature sensor. They were driving from San...
• Re: Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:48:08 -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: Water Level Indicator Red Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 16:09:23 -0800
  ...The meter is activated by the current passing through the temp sensor (a temp dependent variable resistor). It has a slowed down response (averages...
• Re: Digifant electrical/fuel problem; kinda long.
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 19 Apr 1998 02:40:15 -0400
  ...I have switched out the blue temp sensor with a new > one, tried swapping computers with one of the other Syncros, put on a...
• Re: AFM Tuning...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 09:00:35 EDT
  ...Check timing Check for Temp II sensor is in spec Check the O2 sensor Run a bottle of CAT cleaner in fuel. Robert
• no power in the low end
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 1 May 2005 19:27:21 -0700
  ...I have changed the plugs, cap and rotor, the O2 sensor was changed about a year ago, and I changed he temp sensor about...
• Re: What could have gone wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 5 May 2008 09:09:01 -0400
  Jaap Nauta wrote: > Probably bad sensor or contacts. If the needle stays in the middle, temp > is fine, and the red light indicates level...
• O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Tue, 1 Mar 2005 12:36:41 -0800
  ...Something similar happened to me before so I tried a temporary fix by disconnecting the O2 sensor. That seemed to fix it for the...
• temp sensor Q
  Historical mailing list - Rolf Pechukas
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 12:47:47 EDT
  so latest in the cooling problems saga of 82 diesel vanagon "Bike" electrical problem now eng temp needle comes all the way up and...
• Re: Temp 2 sensor installation question.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 3 Sep 2015 17:38:09 -0400
  At 03:56 PM 9/3/2015, Dennis Jowell wrote: >Any suggestions or should I just run with it the way it is? Next...
• RE: '85 Temp. "Warning Light of Doom" - Question
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 10:40:09 -0700
  ...I would check this last if a check of the sensor and associated wiring fails to turn up anything. Mike
• Re: O2 sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 07:33:51 EDT
  Craig, 1/ Get a new AFM and don't yield to the temptation to open it up. 2/ Check and clean every electrical connection...
• not right yet
  Historical mailing list - Chris C Snyder
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 09:53:21 -0600
  ...The temp II sensor, the o2 sensor the at the air flow meter, the thing under the black plastic cover. Anyway, would you please...
• Re: MAF Sensors and the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 23:07:14 -0500
  ...This would result in a temporarily lean condition since the air flow increases when the throttle opens suddenly but the ECU takes a moment...
• Re: # Importance of pressure and temp monitoring (long)
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 10:16:14 -0400
  ...All in all, I think I've got it covered with my other temp sensors. 3. I need a source for LOW COST but...
• Re: vdo cyl head temp sensor location?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 21:53:38 -0700
  ...I couldn't fit the sensor under a spark plug either. Fortunately, there is a spot on the type IV head where there is...
• Re: hard starrting when warm
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 20:43:51 -0700
  ...O'Reilly's and Autozone carry the sensor, just make sure they get the temp 2, not the h20 sensor. Clint Kolda <clint_kolda...
• Re: Temp Gauge High on Startup + Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 3 May 2011 18:12:51 -0700
  ...it's purely about the temp guage, the level sensor function ..and a control unit for the level funcion. You can see the control...
• Re: Help - Power loss above 2500 RPM once engine warms up
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 10:24:26 -0800
  ...I've put my DarrellTool on to test all the sensors and every one responds OK from what I can tell. The Temp1, TempII...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:39:47 -0500
  ...Scott said something about leaving the sensor in the system and testing it. That's not what I did. I got the pipe hot...
• Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:39:55 -0400
  ...Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new > O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs > > > > really...
• Brake fade on trip
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 2 Sep 2019 17:48:47 -0700
  ...The temp sensor being in the valve stem cap ain’t a really good way of observing tire temps. It’s great if you...
• Re: Underheating?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 14:32:52 EDT
  ...hours of diagnosing our blinking temp sensor on our 83.5 Westy- we have flushed it, replaced thermostat, sensor and water pump and replaced...
• Re: Temp II voltages
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 1 May 2001 04:07:04 -0500
  ...On my 85 the 02 sensor voltage sends out the default voltage signal of .5 volts till something ( temp 2 ? )tells the ecu it...
• Re: � � How to test the Temp I Sender?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:51:09 EDT
  Thanks folks, Yup, I grounded the lead, temp gauge went right to the top. I snipped off the old connector and crimped on a...
• Re: idle before shut down [was wasserbox]
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 22:31:33 -0500
  ...So, lower coolant temps at the sensor do not necessarily mean lower head temps or lower oil temps. In-town driving is harsher than...