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• Re: rear hatch emblem removal
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Feb 2012 11:26:48 -0500
  ...if you dont use a hairdryer you will break the emblem for sure in these temperatures. dont use a heat gun.
• Fwd: Re: Burps up coolant when parked warm.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 14:44:39 -0400
  ...what is the >normal operating coolant temperature, and what is the normal temp >rating of the radiator hoses? If buying bulk hose, what temp...
• Re: AC in the winter
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Nov 1994 21:18:39 -0500
  ...I notice from reading the manual that the A/C compressor is prevented from coming on if the outside temperature is 50 degrees or...
• A reason for dropped valve seats
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Dec 1995 17:25:30 -0600 (CST)
  ...Rich running engines will have heads that are too *cold*, hence a higher temperature differential with the valve seats. Different expansion rates of the...
• Re: 86 Dash lights
  Historical mailing list - John Elliott
  Wed, 3 Feb 1999 22:45:43 EST
  ...I did get the water temperature light to go off which was due to the mixture being way off and considerably low. The OXS...
• Let's Talk Oil....
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 02:25:09 EDT
  ...With the average temperature around 45 degrees F.... Why does my oil buzzer/lite go on (above 2000 rpm) unless I let it warm...
• Re: A/C Problems
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 19:18:37 -0500
  ...Could possibly be the temperature switch. Check the continuity of the switch in different positions to see if it is functioning. Later, ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85...
• Re: Brighter lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 13:40:31 -0400
  ...that the halogens run enough cooler (total IR output, not envelope temperature) to avoid this. I'm not convinced enough to bet my taillights...
• Re: solid air-cooled performance
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 20:22:10 -0700
  ...The oil temperature never got above 190 and I was really pushing >the van. Where is the oil temp sender located, in the glove...
• Computer Temp. Sending Unit
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 14:59:51 -0400
  ...sending unit works, and why it would go bad? I know that the resistance changes with temperature, but why would it go bad? George
• blinking coolant light
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:32:03 -0800
  ...The temperature gauge needle is right where it should be - in the middle. The engine is not hot. There is enough coolant in the...
• Re: Install of tencentlife External Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 22 May 2011 21:23:25 -0600
  > > > Now I'm thinking I want to install a temperature-operated switch and a > fan to force air through the cooler when the van...
• Radaitor Fan
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 12:19:07 -0500
  ...Bentley again for sure..!! That brown wire I was asking about is to the small temperature gauge... how does it clip on, I just...
• Interior lighting
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:31:37 -0600
  ...lighting (12 V), which I find to be harsh and irritating in color temperature. Has anybody found another good option? Paul in Fort Collins
• Compleat idiot's heater question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:00:20 -0400
  ...this issue, and now I get warm air even with the temperature slider all the way to cold. I checked the heater valve and...
• Re: Long coolant pipes alternative.....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 19:27:51 -0500
  ...However, that does not mean that the material will withstand the temperature and pressure that would graph out from the three data points mentioned...
• temperature-oil pressure (rather long)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 22:33:30 -0400
  My '91 Vanagon GL Campmobile 2.1 VW engine shows evidence of oil pressure drop at running temperature -- but I'm not sure it...
• Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:43:09 -0400
  ...It is also quite informative to note the fridge temperature as it rises with the increase in ambient temperature as the day progresses, and...
• Re: Outside Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:09:19 -0800
  Dear Temperature Currently using a 60 watt light hanginging in cab overnight to reduce the moisture issues die to condensation I just started last...
• Re: Help! Flashing Temperature LED
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 15:05:48 -0800
  ...Starting my 88' Westy > (water-cooled) was no problem however the Temperature LED would not sto= p > flashing. >=20 > This was with the engine...
• Re: What makes a pyrometer's cable so special?
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Sun, 28 Dec 2003 20:10:04 -0500
  ...It produces a VERY small voltage roughly proportional to temperature. >> Any extension conductors from the thermocouple head to the associated instrumentation/controller are ALL...
• Oil recommendations simplified
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 10:43:04 -0500
  ...As a left over from the air cooled days outside temperature did have an effect on the running oil temperature. In fact overall engine...
• Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 17:58:32 -0700
  ...So I was curious as to whether they actually did anything...they looked pretty small to me and I figured the temperature difference between...
• Fwd: cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Bailey
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 18:08:06 -0500
  ...The >>problem was that the light on the coolant temperature gauge starting >>blinking as I was going down the road. I checked my coolant...
• Re: Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timing problem?
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 00:55:46 +0100
  ...Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timing problem? > Nope. Hell is a town in Michigan, a bit northwest of Detroit. As for 100 degrees, that...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Fri, 26 Jun 2020 01:05:47 -0400
  ...centreline of the needle is about 1 full LED > > diameter above the centre of the LED > > -temperature scanner reads 225F on the return pipe...
• Re: Quick and easy auxiliary heat
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 4 Nov 2013 15:33:28 -0900
  ...My current outside >>>>> temperature is >>>>> 39F, and my van has been at 75F for over 24 hours. There is a lot of >>>>> heat >>>>> stored...
• Re: temperature-oil pressure (rather long)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:41:01 -0400
  ...temperature-oil pressure (rather long) My '91 Vanagon GL Campmobile 2.1 VW engine shows evidence of oil pressure drop at running temperature -- but...
• more on vc humping
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 15:18:34 -0700
  ...Unfortunately :) the abstract mentions, at the end, a temperature dependent viscosity change model, I still believe this is not the phenomenon involved in the...
• Re: charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:17:04 -0400
  ...Might be worth the time and effort to put a temperature probe on the battery to measure its temperature while Underway and Charging. See...
• Fw: Re: refrigerator removal and fan upgrades?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 22:27:47 -0600
  I believe the fan starts up when the temperature hits 126 F. Also, whenever I remove the fridge from my Westy, I always put...
• Radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sun, 6 Sep 2020 09:41:20 -0400
  ...My guess is the temperature switch on the radiator. Thanks in advance Bob Clemmer
• Temperature sensor connector (name?)
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Sat, 23 Apr 2011 15:11:31 -0500
  Can anyone tell me what is the name of the connector that would properly fit this sensor? http://www.summitracing.com/parts/VDO-323057...
• Re: How Hot Behind Dometic Fridge On 100+F Day? (insulation clearances)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:41:06 -0400
  At 04:09 PM 8/22/2010, neil n wrote: > These temperatures, according to the manual, apply to the "space > around the cooling fins...
• Audible temperature gauge
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Thu, 13 May 2010 15:19:08 -0700
  Has anyone every come up with a nifty way to convert the temp gauge on a watercooled vanagon to an audible alarm when the...
• running rich/low power
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 10:33:34 EST
  I would be inclined to check out your fuel pressure regulator, or eventually the temperature sensor. The temp sensor is on the lower left...
• Dunsmuir weather little van content
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 11:30:53 -0700
  ...Does anyone know what the average temperatures are around there mid June? Or of a good camp ground [my main requirement = hot showers]? I...
• Operating Tempertures anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 16:33:24 EDT
  Still looking for correct operating temperatures for 1.9, to be measured with infrared thermometer. I am getting near 200 degrees in the crossover...
• Re: Overheating during idling
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 14:46:06 +1200
  ...today during a smog check, and >I've noticed that the temperature guage starts to rise >at long stop lights as well. Thanks! > >Vee...
• Re: Cooling Fan info discrepancies
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:49:10 -0700
  ...I would get a infrared heat gun and start taking temperature readings. Is the radiator getting hot enough for the thermoswitch to turn the...
• Re: IR Thermometer ... thread
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:32:54 -0700
  ...Handy for checking the road temperature out the window that way! On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 3:12 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail...
• Re: FAQ Needs Critiquing
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Wed, 27 Dec 1995 22:11:37 -0600 (CST)
  ...I > meant that they adjust to the cold temperature. Sometimes, that means > they are going to close a little so that the air will...
• Re: Blinking Dash Warning Lights! - Le answer
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 21:20:46 EDT
  ...How many miles on the beast? Time for new brushes. > >Also, after parking the van on a steep (10-15 degrees) shoulder, the >temperature...
• Re: I'm Freezing
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 10:15:23 -0800
  ...The temperature gauge in my 83.5 Westy usually > runs at the 12 o'clock position and takes about 10 minutes of driving to...
• Re: Fridge fan, turbo version?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 12:42:56 -0500
  ...I'd sure be interested in any temperature-vs-airflow data that people might have. At 10:50 AM 11/5/2002, Rodney Woten...
• Re: Anyone have a good rear heater core for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:59:21 -0800
  ...The optimal temperature for Legionella proliferation in water varies between 32°C and 35°C, but it can easily proliferate at temperatures of up...
• 85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Travis Newhouse
  Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:23:37 -0700
  ...But, when I exit the highway, the temperature starts to rise. While idling at a signal, or low-speed cruising, the temperature needle will...
• Re: how cold is too cold
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:56:17 -0600
  ...I've normally drained everything as soon as I expect any > >temperatures in the high > > They'll freeze at 31.99F if you wait...
• RE: Temp. gage/location of T-sending unit
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Ufer
  Wed, 17 Apr 1996 18:33:38 -0400 (EDT)
  I had the very same problem installing the temperature sensor for the VDO CHT gauge in the spark plug hole. I "fixed" it the...
• Computer Problem?
  Historical mailing list - Erik Rhodes
  Fri, 8 Aug 1997 08:28:35 -0700
  ...When it finally gets warmed up and driving, it's fine, runs like the happy beast it is while it's temperature is in...
• Re: Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 23:34:17 -0700
  ...However, temperature surrounding the refrigerator >determines whether or not the thermostat calls the main burner to come on. If >you visit Phoenix, Az. in...
• Re: Propane Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 16 May 2005 07:56:32 -0500
  ...But at a constant temperature, > the pressure in the tank will be the same, > regardless of how much liquid propane there is > in the...
• Re: Temp gauge problems too
  Historical mailing list - Rus
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:13:23 -0700
  ...Radiator flow or not, though, your > temperature gauge should > read something at least APPROACHING engine > temperature. It's fed by the > black sensor on...
• NOVC Comment on fuel economy, drag and velocity
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:36:53 EST
  ...Same tires, same roads, no attempt to resolve net height variations, temperature differences, precipitation levels. Probable weight delta of 22 pounds less for the...
• Cooling System
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Mar 1997 07:42:24 -0700
  ...I recently replaced my temperature sending unit. In doing so, some of the cooling was drained. I have replaced my sending unit and have...
• Mysterious leak
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 18:17:57 -0400
  ...The liquid appeared to be plain water (no antifreeze), it was air temperature (not hot) and the amount was about half a cup. Anyone...
• new tires
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sun, 13 May 2001 20:23:35 -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...
• Test cooling system for blockage
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 17:49:26 -0400
  Hi, The engine temperature is fine on the highways but in town or traffic jams goes up to quickly and the fan goes on...
• Diesel: Temp gauge gone crazy
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 16:57:38 -0700
  ...My temperature gauge suddenly will start flashing and the needle will go all the way pegged even though the engine is still cold. there...
• Oil pressure and temp gauges
  Historical mailing list - Christopher J. Fryer-Edwards
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 16:08:55 +0000
  I would like to install oil pressure and temperature gauges for my 83.5 Westy. Where should the senders be located for these gauges...