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• Re: 84 GL Heater question
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 22:13:14 EST
  ...My 86 takes about six minutes to reach operating temperature. After twenty years of owning VWs it was the first one where somebody actually...
• Re: coolant temperature sensor
  Historical mailing list - Brian Wawzonek
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 17:32:11 -0700
  ...coolant temperature sensor <DIV></DIV>Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 10:25:31 -1000 <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>That's what I thought too...
• Intermittent low instrument reading?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 4 Sep 2018 07:16:32 -0700
  I've been having low temperature guage readings for quite some time... like just at or below the first line(84 van)...My fan...
• Re: removing air conditioner without spilling the freon
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 11 Mar 2016 10:52:18 -0800
  ...The cold air from the A/C is very very nice as ambient temperature instead of freezing our head... very much similar to a...
• Re: Trip Report. I-5 Portland to So Cal.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 4 Jan 2013 14:36:08 -0800
  ...at 9:11 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > >> RE: Temperatures >> I't cold to very cold all over the west coast, near...
• '87 Syncro GL temp light
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Tue, 7 May 1996 19:43:36 -0800 (AKDT)
  ...time Temp gauge seems fine, fan comes on at a reasonable temperature according to the gauge, coolant level is correct. So, what is the...
• Fast idle Vanagon 1991
  Historical mailing list - Julio Militzer
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 12:16:08 -0400 (AST)
  ...hot, but for the last two months no matter what the temperature it almost immediatly after starting it goes up to 2000 rpm. Can...
• Oil pressure readings
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Howard
  Fri, 17 Apr 1998 11:35:38 EDT
  ...These numbers are at operating temperature with the van stationary. Not sure if they indicate needing a rebuild now or not. Opinions welcome. My...
• Re: Head Sealant
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 22 Feb 1999 07:36:07 -0500
  ...Iseman wrote: > I have used high temperature silicon sealant in many appplications with > excellent results. Would such a sealant be suitable for use on...
• Re: Ladies Crossing the US
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:28:11 EST
  ...than the air cooled ones on long trips because the engine temperature is more accurately controlled. My 1987 is my third bus, an >> Wait...
• Re: Climate Control Help
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 1 Dec 2004 18:36:10 -0500
  ...The other switch controls the AC temperature. This is not too dissimilar from later AC systems, except that the 2 fans are separately controlled...
• Re: I need a suggestion for a 60C thermostatic switch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 17 Jan 2005 05:56:23 -0600
  David Marshall wrote: > >>I am looking for some sort of small (M6 or M8), thermostatic >electric switch << > >>This switch will sample the temperature << David...
• Re: Oil Pressures
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Sep 2005 09:59:02 -0400
  ...After the engine gets up to temperature, you will not 60 psi @ 4,000 rpm. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: Heat in Aircooled's
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Tue, 6 Dec 2005 20:43:53 -0600
  ...The forcast is for temperatures near freezing. George '85 Westfalia in Regina, Saskatchewan Canada
• Re: voltage reading at the gauge temp sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:19:03 -0400
  ...The problem was corrected when I replaced the single lead (brown wire) to the temperature sensor. There was an internal break in the original...
• Re: Okay, who jinxed my thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:34:37 -0500
  ...I covered better than 3/4 of it and, after a time, the gauge actually started to show normal temperature. Mike
• Re: The Mother Ship
  Historical mailing list - t
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 07:18:26 -0700
  ...My Viper red Vanagon, a.k.a. "The Whale" has this annoying > blinking light on the temperature gauge which has caused the blazing red...
• Re: radiator fan and A/C
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 26 Jul 2019 08:34:45 -0700
  ...You should have > some other means to test coolant temperature at various locations to be > able to diagnose the system. Infrared guns are very...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_=E2=80=9CNew_temp_sensor_indicates_high=E2=80=9D_post?=
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 2 Jun 2021 09:44:50 -0700
  ...I get it that the coolant tank sensor only identifies a coolant level issue and not temperature - for some reason I connected what you...
• Re: VANAGON digest 1212
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Dec 1996 01:30:20 PST
  ...When the temperature is above freezing (32 degrees F.) the water is a liquid and does not interfere with the passage of the fuel...
• Re: Cold blooded
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 27 Feb 1998 10:25:14 EST
  ...If I am correct the temperature should come up to normal because there is no air flow through the radiator to cool it. Hopefully...
• Re: Dometic Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 16:12:06 -0700
  ...the flue was at room temperature (75 degrees) and the lower two coils were also at room temperature. Obviously the thermometer would have read...
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 15:29:53 -0400
  ...the internal temperature is rising and is now about 35 F and this is more then I’d expect as it is only about...
• Re: no power in 4th
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 10:05:56 -0700 (PDT)
  ...the cutoff valve is electrically operated by a switch on the transmission and a temperature switch. The system is shown schematically in Fig. 19...
• Re: Advice please
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 19:45:41 -0700
  ...Turned around right way and headed back down the hill for > home....temperature dropped back to 260...climbing to 270 or so at red...
• Re: Water Level Indicator Red Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 20:48:39 -0600
  ...I think > the problem was a bad combined coolant temperature gauge/coolant > over-temperature warning light. Any way, things worked great for a couple...
• Re: Preemptive water pump replacement? Miscellaneous Chatter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:37:25 -0500
  ...That is, temperatures below 0 F, not 0 C. In parts of Maine, folks feel like its a warm spell when temperatures get up...
• Re: Cooling Fan info discrepancies
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:26:55 -0400
  ...I would get a infrared heat > gun and start taking temperature readings. Is the radiator getting hot > enough for the thermoswitch to turn the...
• Overheating (everything but the engine)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 13:51:44 -0700
  ...My 85, which has a new radiator, seemed to have no trouble keeping the engine temperature down while moving. So I got a little...
• Re: Outside Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:43:53 -0800
  ...Inside - Outside Temperature There are a bunch of such setups on the market. The one I've been using for about 10 years has...
• Re: (water-cooled) blinking light ... some tech bulletins
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 11 Jul 94 22:16:05 CDT
  On Mon, 11 Jul 94 19:33:46 CDT James Lu x3702 said: >What's the "normal" temperature for an '83? The right edge...
• Re: Working ranges for Temp sensor and AFM
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 19:13:40 -0400
  ...At equal temperatures, though, the Temp I sensor in the AFM should measure about the same as the Temp II sensor in the motor...
• Re: Operating temp question
  Historical mailing list - Wade Shen
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 00:59:45 -0500
  ...I suspect your thermostat is stuck open, and if you let it idle for 40-50 minutes, it will eventually reach operating temperature (when...
• Re: anyone bought a Coleman thermoelectric cooler?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 19:54:55 -0400
  ...They generally lower (or raise, if you reverse the plug) internal temperature by around 30 degrees fahrenheit as compared to ambient temperature. So theoretically...
• A/C Success
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sun, 25 May 2003 21:57:58 -0400
  ...Ambient temperature was about 85 deg. F under hazy sun and I had lots of air coming in through the heater vent. Still, the...
• fan switch or sensor, a busdepot question
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 13:13:58 -0700
  ...If T temperature goes up than pressure and or volume goes up and coolant goes pissing our the back blue cap into the overflow...
• Re: running hot....any ideas? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 07:18:29 -0800
  You can't make a determination if the vehicle is running hot without measuring the coolant temperature with a known good gauge. I mean...
• temperature questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 10 Aug 2017 22:41:39 +0000
  Volks, I have a syncro with a AHU [I think] TDI conversion. I have some new gauges, oil temp gauge and a post turbo...
• Re: Fuel pressure anomaly
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 22:31:04 -0700
  ...Pumps can be intermittent and affected by temperature. > > Dennis
• Re: Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:00:41 -0400
  ...weighs ~4.25 kg/1000 liters at atmospheric pressure and room temperature, so 270 liters is about 1.15 kg of freon. VW says...
• Coolant Temp Sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Feb 95 13:09:50 -0500
  ...After looking through the archives, I've decided to change the coolant temperature sensor and I have one on order from Parts Place. I...
• Re: 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 May 1996 17:08:25 -0400
  In a message dated 96-05-29 20:40:43 EDT, you write: > Gene Berg instructions say to NEVER use Teflon tape on the...
• Re: 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature senders [long]
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 May 1996 16:31:53 -0400
  In a message dated 96-05-29 02:15:10 EDT, raven@halcyon.com (Mark McCulley) writes: <snip> > No problem I thought, just drain...
• Re: Head Temperature gauge wiring sensitive?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 02:19:54 -0400
  In a message Rick (rickgo@halcyon.com) writes: >Any idea *how* >sensitive this thing >is to the length of wire? Rick - DO NOT CUT...
• Flashing dash LED
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 10:25:07 +1200
  ...A couple of times it's come back on while driving, but doesn't seem to be warning of high coolant temperature. What IS...
• Re: temperature issues
  Historical mailing list - Michael E. Pidcoe
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 20:12:56 -0500
  Jason, My '82 diesel's gauge needle moved from below the light to above the light with a t-stat change so yes there...
• without thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 21:21:39 -0500
  ...called "el ni�o") whichwill last all year, so the outside temperature won�t be a problem. Can anyone tell me their opinions on...
• Dumb Question (sorry)
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:46:51 -0600
  ...or at AutoZone - all I can find is a Cylinder Head Temperature Sensor. Are they the same thing? The Bentley diagram makes them look...
• Re: clock
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:20:22 -0400
  ...s clock (digital) is still performing well and has seen winter temperatures to minus 40�. Several months of minus 20� F is pretty common...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - DOT brake/PS fluids
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 09:49:05 -0500
  ...DOT-4 has a higher temperature rating, won't boil as easily (boiling brake fluid = no brakes). Last I bought brake fluid, Valvoline Synthetic...
• Re: coolant system trivia
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 08:31:33 -0700
  ...Pure water > >> would be the > >> best coolant, but of course it provides no > corrosion > >> resistance and it would tend to boil at the > >> temperature...
• Re: Still need HELP with hot start problem 84 Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 3 Sep 2012 21:42:19 -0400
  ...Replaced the temperature sensor. 9. Replaced the wire from the computer to the temperature sensor. Tomorrow I am going to see if I can...
• Re: question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Mar 2010 22:33:09 -0500
  ...The design keeps temperatures close throughout. Not only is it important to maintain temperature but an uncontrolled rush of cold coolant from the radiator...
• Re: an issue of temperature
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:22:44 -0500
  ...an issue of temperature > I disagree with what Gary says here. I believe that there is nothing wrong with your temp sensor > or thermostat...
• 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: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Dec 2021 14:55:46 +0000
  ...Eric Caron > On Dec 8, 2021, at 3:54 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > and coolant temperature and oil pressure and oil...
• Rough Idle and Rich running ('84)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 13:01:37 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Oxygen Sensor Temperature Sensor II Temperature Sensor I (statically -- it may not be moving right, but on the other hand I swapped the entire...
• '85GL ORIGINAL PARTS!!!
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 23:09:59 -0400
  ...Finally got me some good ole mechanical gauges to tell me what my water temperature & oil pressure ACTUALLY were!!! I sleep better these nights...
• 82 won't crank was 82 won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 11:18:21 -0400
  ...I did find time to correctly replace the cylinder head temperature sensor and put the oil pressure sender back in its proper place as...
• Automtatic Tranny Kickdown
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 13:54:02 -0800
  ...The temperature thing is weird : could it be that the cable is just a little longer when the van is warm and that prevents...