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• Re: Need more help - the dreaded flashing red light
  Historical mailing list - David Greenland
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 16:00:14 -0700
  ...temperature coolant sensor that is installed into the rear > coolant bottle, and still had the same problem. > > Now I've pulled the temperature coolant...
• Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Manual Transmissions- Part I
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:58:29 -0500
  ...Idle Stabilization - Checking the basic system ___ Engine at operating temperature, oil temperature at least 80C/176F. ___ Throttle Switch connected and functioning properly. ___ All electrical...
• Re: Operating temp question/Boston Bob's solution?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 15:18:25 -0800
  ...So would it provide similar protection in our systems with coolant? The product label says it reduces temperature with a 50/50 coolant mix...
• Re: PWM controller , was Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 11:36:03 -0700
  ...PWM controller , was Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround? >I just found the schematic on line and they are already using engine > temperature to...
• Re: Aux. Oil Coolers, trip report 82 Vanagon, oil temps, beetle recall
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 16 May 1998 08:47:53 -0700
  ...Since you probably encounter a wide range of temperatures in Utah, I'd suggest using a synthetic oil with a wide operating temperature range...
• Re: Engine Temperature in Winter
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 07:54:59 -0600
  ...Engine Temperature in Winter > On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Budd Premack wrote: > > > There may be air leaks in addition to possible engine temperature issues...
• Re: I need help, please
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 2 Dec 2022 11:56:03 -0800
  ...But recently when it reaches operating > temperature it stumbles, almost dying not willing to go up higher rpm. This > happens with warm or cold...
• Re: Cold Idle Problem
  Historical mailing list - S DaRoota
  Thu, 7 Sep 2017 13:37:20 -0700
  ...Is it too warm for the AAR to function? The air temperature when > I tested it was 77 degrees. > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig...
• Re: Start-Stop Syndrome Returns [addt'l info]
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:13:07 -0700
  ...Are you certain your temperatures are correct? A faulty ground can cause your coolant temp gauge to read really low. 230 oil temp IS...
• Friday content, heating chili
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:08:07 -0400
  ...The can will not develop pressure inside as some might fear, because the water boiling in the pot is the same temperature and pressure...
• Re: Propane fill valve
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 08:25:24 EST
  ...I suppose there could very well be a problem with auto shut off valve sticking or freezing up in very cold temperatures. I will...
• Re: Custom Gauge Installation Options?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 13:30:49 -0700
  ...I used an LM34 >"Precision Fahrenheit Temperature Sender", which costs a few bucks. The >great thing about this sender is that its output voltage...
• Re: GEX engine
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Pierre Le Cruguel
  Mon, 29 Mar 2004 18:06:41 -0500
  ...full temperatures (Air Cooled engines tend to build >and hold heat.) >You'd need an oil pressure gauge and an oil temperature gauge to...
• All Sensors Are Not Created Equal
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 13:02:52 -0400
  All Temperature Sensors Are Not Created Equal I went to my (non-VW) FLAPS to buy a Blue Temperature Sensor. The one they sold...
• Re: Nytrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 19 Oct 2015 16:39:12 -0400
  ...But just sitting there as a gas at near room temperatures it's pretty docile I reckon. Yrs, d
• Re: Blinking temperature light
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 09:16:42 -0700
  ​RE: Blinking Temp Light A lot of good answers here already. But having just dealt with the exact same problem a few months ago...
• Re: Hesitation again
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 01 May 1995 10:28:48 -0400 (EDT)
  Matt, I had the same problem.....after much testing I found that the culpret was the water temperature sensor. I replaced the connection as...
• storing CV boots
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 06:25:23 -0800
  ...Any problem storing them outside in a tool shed where temperatures will vary (but not that much, this is Seattle). TIA, Mark McCulley
• Re: A suggestion that worked well...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 24 May 2000 13:08:22 -0700
  ...that was pre-heated to 300�, or > did the two minute process start at ambient temperature? > > Garrett Adams > 83.5 Adventurewagen GL > Stockton, California
• Re: Operating Temperatures
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 14:29:06 -0400
  Peter, << I drove the van on the highway for a while today (30 miles) and took a reading with my cool new infrared thermostat...
• Black sealant on aircooled heater parts
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 23:41:24 -0500
  ...with somekind of black sealant that I assume must be high temperature resistant. What is this stuff, and Where can I get some? Also...
• Re: My first Westy trip! Questions and Thank You!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 09:48:08 -0400
  ...Below a certain temperature the Bentley suggests 40/60, but I don't remember what the threshold is. Pretty darn cold, I think. David...
• Re: Winter oil.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 14 Dec 2003 01:20:24 -0500
  ...other engine than a wasserboxer.) It's all in the manual (including temperature ranges). Bentley too. And about 300,000 messages in the archives.
• Re: Holey muffler, Batman!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 07:20:03 -0500
  J-B Weld might be disappointing in this case in that it has a max temperature of 500? F. Years ago I fixed a...
• Re: transaxle lubricant
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 19:04:20 -0800
  ...MTL is a low 75W, almost a 70W, at very low temperatures and a high 80W, nearly an 85W, at elevated temperatures, providing adequate...
• Re: Custom Gauge Installation Options?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 14:10:20 -0600
  I do a lot of work with electric kilns and temperature indicators and electronic controllers are a big deal. They are expensive, like in...
• Re: Converting to R134
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 12:02:16 -0700
  ...High side pressure is directly related to the ambient temperature and there are charts that will give you a direct relationship, but as a...
• Re: 1980 Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Justin M.Mayrand
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 16:26:22 -0400
  ...Since the temperature is warming rapidly around > here, is this something that needs fixing before Fall? > > So far, I have not been able to...
• Re: Outside Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:57:04 -0800
  ...Outside Temperature > > When we're camping I'm always curious about the outside temperature. Has > anyone installed an outside/inside temperature gauge that they...
• Re: Transmission cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 20:43:38 -0400
  ...Has anyone ever monitored the temperature of the automatic transmission under varying load and ambient temperature conditions? Thanks, Helen & Joe Fahy '87 Westy --- Outgoing...
• Re: safe RPM
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 20:08:55 -0500
  ...When the oil temperature gets beyond a certain point, about > 250 degrees, IIRC, the pressure is less and the protection of the engine > is...
• Brocken wires
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Fri, 9 Oct 2009 07:30:35 +0100
  ...In the North, at sub-zero temperatures the insulation will crack and in that place the wire will break very soon. VW installed cheap...
• Re: Fuel Pump Problem '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 13:32:21 -0800
  ...it is because conductivity increase with increasing temperature? Also, the rate of the rxn is temperature dependent? Matthew Pollard http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356...
• NEW ENGLAND TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 14:08:58 -0500
  Here is the NEW ENGLAND TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART: 60 F: Southern Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in New England sunbathe. 50 F: New Yorkers try...
• Re: A/C Switch - need help locating
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 11 Jan 2016 13:50:01 +0000
  ...Jim On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 8:49 PM Robert Clemmer <n51219@comcast.net> wrote: > I broke the A/C temperature control/thermostat...
• Heater box
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Thu, 14 Jan 2016 11:45:54 -0500
  ...Got my gauges (oil pressure and temperature and transmission oil temp) rewired. This time neatly. New bulbs for all the controls on the dash...
• adding resister to center 1.9 coolant temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 6 Jul 2010 19:57:23 -0400
  ...Now the gauge reads high, about 65%-70% when normal operating temperature instead of 50% (LED dead center) like the old one. I'm...
• Re: external temperature gauge
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:23:16 -0500
  At 12:12 AM 2/26/2010, Tom Hargrave wrote... >Correction - 100' would be 3 - 5 ohms, still a non-issue with a 100K...
• Re: Temperature Gauge Going Crazy...
  Historical mailing list - Nancy E. Dodge
  Sat, 20 Jul 1996 17:27:17 -0700
  <<I suggest checking the cleanliness/secureness of a few connections in the engine compartment.Two things can cause the light to flash:>> Thank you...
• Re: 91 rear heater core-pulled it
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 12:13:52 EDT
  I recall the person who cautioned me about the "U" in that the temperature differential between the hotter water, and the cooler water and...
• temp gauge position
  Historical mailing list - Root, Tim
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 17:09:02 -0400
  This is in response to Todd Guttman's question about temperature gauge position. My '84 Vanagon temp gauge runs just to the left of...
• Emergency engine cooling
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 11:21:02 +0200
  ...When I open my heater control, the engine temperature drops substantially. It appears that the heater control is a valve which stops the circulation...
• Re: Summer temp. inside Vanagon VS Paint color
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 29 Nov 2003 17:24:41 -0800
  ...Bastien" <botalys@VIDEOTRON.CA> wrote: > Hi Can someone tell me if there is a big inside temperature differences > between Dark painted Vanagon VS Paled...
• Just to end this thread - How to Make Degree Symbols
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 12:17:51 -0500
  ...Release the Alt key, and there you are! -- Frank Miller Columbus, OH (40.1� N 83.0� W) Current temperature: 21�F/ -6�C
• Re: Getting my 1985 Vanagon's front radiator fan to come on sooner
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 15 May 2007 13:26:43 -0400
  ...from the VolksCafe that turned the fan on at a lower temperature. It works great. I don't know if he still sells them...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Jun 2004 - Special issue (#2004-539)
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:20:57 -0700
  ...My 87 clearly has the coolant sensor > unrelated to the temperature sensor when the coolant > level is low in the tank. The temperature gauge...
• Fw: Water Temperature Light /Now coolant leak...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:58:14 -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: Update on AFM testing procedure
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 13:27:50 -0700
  ...I think maybe they kept the wire hot enough that > differences in intake air temperature were swamped - just short of > glowing tickles the back...
• Propane Safety
  Historical mailing list - Tom Goff
  Tue, 7 Nov 2000 13:25:16 -0500
  ...This means that the liquid expands a lot with temperature and can rupture bottles or fuel lines easily unless there is head room within...
• Where is my coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 11:30:19 -0400
  ...Why can I run for so long at normal temperatures but the van overheat if it stands for 5 minutes. When it overheats why...
• Re: compression test
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 04:32:43 -0400
  ...Here in this part of Arizona (not > even PHX), > the temperature is well above that before noon and hotter in the garage where the...
• Re: blinking temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 06:41:01 -0400
  ...No change, still blinking. > >4) There is not much left in the circuit except for the temperature >gauge assembly itself. Not sure how to...
• Re: oil temp or oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 18 Oct 2015 20:49:40 -0500
  FWIW, I have a pressure gauge but not a temperature gauge. I have heard arguments that it is more important to know the oil...
• Perennial cool weather three blocks and stall problem ('84 1.9L)
  Historical mailing list - john
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 08:01:30 -0400
  ...Van starts fine (overnight temperature now down to high 60s and humidity near 100%). Drive out of my driveway, half block to stop sign...
• Re: Dometic fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 Jun 2014 10:34:56 -0400
  ...I was wondering what sort of temperature below ambient air temperature I might expect to see? Thanks. Andre Fiedler
• Re: Cheap infared gun
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 09:34:06 -0400
  ...You may get inaccurate readings when measuring the temperature of a shiny object. A surface that reflects the IR away rather than absorbing it...
• Re: No heat at stoplights.
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:05:07 -0500
  ...It's function is to close and curtail > circulation within the engine until operating temperature is reached > then slowly open to permit circulation to...
• 87 vanagon oil light when cold
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Aug 1996 13:25:18 +0400
  ...When I start the engine and drive away it will buzz at about 2200RPM if and only if I do not let the temperature...
• Clarity I hope.... Re : How VC's work
  Historical mailing list - (Christopher j. Pierce)
  Sat, 24 Apr 1999 20:23:11 EDT
  ...an arbitrary number assigned as a measure of the constancy of the viscosity of a lubricating oil with change of temperature with higher numbers...
• Re: '87 AC Radiator Fan Question
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 00:41:09 -0400
  ...The 86+ operates the fan in low speed when the compressor is running. > High radiator temperature or high pressure in the AC system will...