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Re: blinking coolant light -- opinions on diagnosis needed
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Sun, 9 Sep 2007 17:21:06 -0500
...If the tank is indeed leaking there will be a significant coolant lose and the engine temp will rise quite quickly. The coolant level...
Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 12 Dec 2014 11:33:48 -0800
...On my I4 swap, with a brand new coolant level warning module installed, the first coolant gauge I installed had an intermittent lingering blinking...
flashing coolant light wzup?
Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
Fri, 22 Aug 2003 09:43:27 EDT
...The coolant level is OK. Could this be just a faulty coolant sensor or something worse? Any ideas appreciated. Thanks Spencer
Re: Air in cooling system....or is this normal
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:33:48 -0600
Did you not check the Coolant Reservoir level just to the left of the overflow tank? If the over flow tank is up, and...
Re: flashing temp light
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 4 Sep 2000 20:51:11 -0500
...The light is a low coolant level indicator light. It utilizes the resistance of the coolant between the two electrodes of the sensor in...
Re: coolant level sensor
Historical mailing list - Dave Caston
Fri, 18 Aug 2000 21:08:25 -0400
...always a way to get busy :) > > Anyway, I pulled the connector plug on the top of the coolant level sensor > and the contacts inside...
Re: Cracked expansion tank
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Tue, 28 Feb 1995 12:59:04 -0800 (PST)
...symptoms are coolant level starts getting lower, chaulky white- Yep. I bet they see you comin' a mile away. ;) >symptoms are coolant level starts...
Coolant Level
Historical mailing list - Peter Linsley
Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:00:57 -0700
Hello, Within a month my coolant level has dropped from being right at the max mark to being half way between max and min...
Re: Coolant - Have I screwd up my engine?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 3 Jun 2004 22:44:52 -0500
...From what I have been able to learn, the coolant level sensor circuit, upon turning on the ignition, samples the resistance at the coolant...
Re: Coolant level changes day to day
Historical mailing list - jaime forero
Sat, 19 Nov 2005 18:09:17 -0600
...well i sorta watch the > coolant level and oil for that matter and have found that the > coolant one time will be low (cold...
Re: Leak at coolant level sensor
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 3 Mar 2002 13:57:50 -0600
...Leak at coolant level sensor > > > Until I got my '86 Diesel DoubleCab, I had never had a coolant level > sensor on > > the coolant expansion...
Re: 1990 Blinking Coolant Light Mystery
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 6 Feb 2006 08:17:32 -0800
...Mark Geo & Kathleen Hahn wrote: > mark drillock wrote: > >> The blinking light can be caused by either a real drop in coolant level >> in the...
Re: Cooling system woes
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Sat, 15 Dec 2001 17:20:47 -0400
...coolant system and when I get ALL of the air out of the system, I do NOT get a variation in the level of...
Re: My red coolant light is flashing
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Sat, 14 Nov 1998 22:53:32 EST
...Checked the anti freeze level. It's full. No coolant under the van but a slight oil? seepage beneath the oil filler tube. Any...
Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 12 Dec 2014 12:54:06 -0800
...The coolant level warning is a secondary feature that was added later on some VW models such as Vanagons. That is where they went...
Re: No heat at stoplights.
Historical mailing list - David Prendergast
Tue, 5 Jan 2010 14:36:48 -0500
Both fans work great and the coolant level looks fine. My camper doesn't leak anything that I've ever seen so maybe I...
Re: coolant level sensor
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 13 Nov 2015 17:55:42 -0600
...Jim On Nov 13, 2015 5:42 PM, "Stan Shapiro" <mail@stanshapiro.com> wrote: > When you replace the coolant level sensor in the expansion...
Re: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 11:54:46 -0500
...coolant light will blink if you do not have the proper mix of >coolant and water. It will also blink if your fluid level...
Re: 87 Syncro no temp gauge
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 5 Sep 2015 18:51:08 -0400
At 05:09 PM 9/5/2015, Kk Al wrote: >still getting warm, the heaters still work and the coolant level is fine. "Coolant...
Re: Coolant light mystery
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 11:30:55 -0600
...All Models > > > > * refer to appropriate wiring diagram > * disconnect coolant level sensor electrical connector > * check coolant level in coolant reservoir > *** MUST be between MIN and...
Re: flashing LED
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:23:40 -0400
...for coolant temperature (sender is on the thermostat housing), and the led responds to both coolant level (in the expansion bottle) and coolant temperature...
waterboxer coolant light
Historical mailing list - Jim Maginel
Fri, 31 Jul 1998 15:24:56 -0500
...I recently installed a new "coolant low level switch" (located on the expansion tank), thinking that might be the problem. No such luck. The...
Re: Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Sat, 28 Jul 2001 03:58:46 EDT
Larry, Excellent post, answers a number of questions. Thanks for the effort. Digiwives are very useful. Frank Grunthaner
Coolant Fairies - Another Q
Historical mailing list - PSavage
Fri, 13 Jul 2001 11:03:31 -0700
...no leaking coolant & coolant level was normal & has remained so. *Is gurgling coolant, if that's what I heard, a warning sound? Thanks, Phaedra...
Re: Replacing coolant level sensor?
Historical mailing list - shawn luft
Mon, 14 Apr 2003 06:51:16 -0400
...My coolant level has gone from > 'Max' to 'Min ' in about 12 months, which I was trying to ignore since > coolant change time is...
Re: coolant temps
Historical mailing list - Dart 330
Sun, 2 Jun 2002 22:36:51 -0500
...I thought the light went off if your coolant level is low in the tank, thats what the sensor on top is for. So...
Re: coolant level sensor o-ring
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:42:56 -0400
...wrote: >In an '88 Westy AT, is the seal for the coolant level sensor in the expansion tank a >special o-ring, or just...
Re: Blinking coolant level light
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:24:02 -0400
...Blinking coolant level light > I'm desperate. No burned wires. Coolant level sensor good. Temp 2 > sensor good (or so says my mechanic), level...
Low-Level Coolant Blinker
Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
Sun, 23 Jun 2002 22:08:33 -0400
...Now the Low-Level Coolant Indicator is blinking away. It did not do this before the head gasket replacement. The reservoir and level indicator...
Re: Blinking coolant level light
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Tue, 25 May 2010 15:04:44 -0400
...pins of the burp tank > sensor? The light is always blinking and the coolant level is OK an the temp > is OK. > Best regards. >
Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Thu, 16 May 2019 22:57:51 -0400
...again, replaced the 251 919 372 Coolant Level Sensor to fix >> the blinking red light in the Coolant Temperature Gauge in my '86 >> Westy...
Temp guage reading low and spirratic coolant level light
Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
Thu, 11 Jun 1998 14:33:15 -0700
...What is this thing trying to tell me???? The coolant level is fine, I haven't seen any noticable change in level in 4...
Temp Guage problem
Historical mailing list - Baja Leo
Mon, 9 Sep 2002 21:34:03 -0700
...David Beirl pointed me towards the coolant level relay that resides behind the dash. I replaced it with a new one from Ken at...
Re: Coolant Light Problem 90 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Modl6971
Fri, 24 Apr 1998 02:15:47 EDT
...If there's too much coolant concentration, your control unit for that stupid cooland light will flash because it thinks that the coolant level...
Re: O-ring Size for Coolant Level Warning Light Switch
Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
Mon, 8 Jun 2015 19:22:59 -0500
...Only the OE VW o-rings work well. > > Van Café has them: > > > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1416_904/coolant-level...
Re: Sometimes it does not ...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:30:32 -0700
...If it began blinking today....I would not think I'd lost coolant.....I would think...."There goes that coolant level light again....wonder...
Re: Temp Gauge
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:38:36 -0400
...Early watercooled Vanagons had no coolant level > warning system but still had the flashing light, same gauge. The coolant > level circuit was added by...
Re: Coolant loss mystery
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Wed, 5 Nov 2003 13:35:49 -0500
...coolant level There is no mistery here: 1-Evaporation (hole, bad cap, small leak, don't underestimate this one!) 2-Lost of coolant (external...
Air in cooling system - advice please...
Historical mailing list - Dave Johnson
Fri, 21 Apr 1995 16:55:29 -0700
...Luckily, I have not noticed any signs of overheating, just low coolant level in the expansion tank and high coolant level in the reservoir...
Re: Cooling woes and the aborted trip to TBTT (somewhat longish...)
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 16 Jul 2000 06:36:04 EDT
...The temp sensor flashing light indicates coolant level. When it is flashing the coolant level in the main tank is too low. If the...
Re: Fw: Flashing Coolant light on a diesel van.
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Sun, 8 Apr 2001 16:01:57 -0700
...Leon 85 Subwagen Westy Torrance, CA stephen de la salle wrote: > To elorabate more ... > > Mine is an 82 van ...no coolant level sensor ... > > So...
Re: Expansion Tank Sensor
Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
Thu, 7 Dec 2000 16:23:32 +1100
...Expansion Tank Sensor > > It's a coolant level sensor. It causes the LED to blink when the = >coolant drops below a certain level.=20...
Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 2 Mar 2018 00:57:18 -0500
...s coolant alarm, > which they call a “Coolant Temp Alarm Kit” clearly states it does not warn > you if your coolant level is low...
Re: coolant level sensor
Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
Mon, 21 Aug 2000 13:50:28 EDT
This happened to me before, and I started seeing blinking coolant light syndrome 1. I replaced my sensor. Another thing you should see if...
Coolant Level Sensor observation
Historical mailing list
Thu, 16 May 2019 15:28:18 -0400
I have, once again, replaced the 251 919 372 Coolant Level Sensor to fix the blinking red light in the Coolant Temperature Gauge in...
A Different Coolant Problem
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Mon, 9 Sep 2013 07:17:47 -0400
...Sometimes, the coolant level is so high that coolant sprays from the vent hole on the top of the tank. The tank slowly goes...
Re: Coolant pressure tank level switch o-ring size
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Wed, 20 Sep 2023 08:25:02 -0400
...as to what size o-ring is on the level switch > on the coolant pressure tank? > > Thanks, Bob C > Perkasie, PA > > Sent from Mail...
Re: Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Fri, 27 Jul 2001 23:18:44 -0700
...Had a small crack in the pressure tank between the pressure cap > and the coolant level sensor. Since I had to disassemble things anyway...
Re: 84 Cooling System Problem
Historical mailing list - TBill
Sat, 4 Oct 1997 15:54:01 -0700
Lionel Tun wrote: > > In the latter part of this summer I had raised levels of coolant in the > refill tank, and raised temperatures on...
Re: removal of coolant level sensor?
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Mon, 30 Jun 2003 12:01:26 -0700
...24 PM >>> >In every instance I've expereiced the coolant around the coolant level >sensor, the sensor itself had a crack in it. Give...
Re: Late night - blinking light
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 6 Sep 2009 22:27:25 -0500
...Proper operation of the coolant level light is critical, and I consider it foolish to operate the Vanagons without it - given how they are...
Re: Diesel and WBX Coolant Temp gauges same?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:29:25 -0400
The only help I can offer is telling you that the LED blinks and gauge goes to hot if the coolant level is low...
Re: testing coolant level sensor?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sun, 6 Apr 2008 11:27:18 -0700
...Mark pickle vanagon wrote: > I have been wondering whether my coolant level sensor is faulty, since I > don't remember every seeing it come...
Re: 84 Cooling System Problem
Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
Fri, 3 Oct 1997 09:37:48 +0100
In the latter part of this summer I had raised levels of coolant in the refill tank, and raised temperatures on the gauge. Not...
Coolant Leak from Coolant Reservoir
Historical mailing list - DELGADOAJJ
Thu, 14 May 1998 18:44:57 EDT
...I am almost 100% sure it's a crack in the expansion tank, since the coolant level sensor is relatively new (1yr). But before...
Re: The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 7 Sep 2015 09:09:22 -0700
...As I recall, you turn the key to run and that blinky light (coolant level warning in the center of the temp gauge, 84...
Coolant/Heater
Historical mailing list - Deon Reynolds
Sun, 24 Mar 2002 13:21:21 -0800
...Occasionally stopping to check the coolant level. It never overflowed again, but the flow going into the bottle was bubbling a few of the...
Re: Blinking coolant light woes
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 19 Feb 2017 09:45:14 -0700
...there ~ If that Escape Route is Blocked & Enough Gases collect, the Coolant Level will be Forced Down & when It's down far enough the...
Re: Coolant level light
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:38:23 -0400
...Anyone know what to do with this light? Unplug the coolant level controller (position 8 on your panel, has 42 or 43 painted on...
Re: The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 7 Sep 2015 10:49:59 -0400
...The low-coolant system has three components: the overheat warning blinker in the temp gauge, a coolant level controller 191 919 376 or 191...