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Re: need dealer part # for coolant temp sensor
Historical mailing list - yahi
Thu, 1 Jul 1999 20:58:20 -0700
...Anyone know the dealer part number for the coolant temperature > sensor on an 86 syncro? He cannot find a listing for it. He keeps...
Temp Warning Light Mystery
Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
Sat, 19 Sep 1998 18:24:36 -0700
...The coolant level and composition is correct, the engine runs fine, and the temperature is perfectly normal, but once in awhile the temp warning...
Re: Water Level Indicator Red Blinking Light
Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
Tue, 13 Mar 2001 16:09:23 -0800
...indicate temperature as well as signal the coolant loss lamp. The meter is activated by the current passing through the temp sensor (a temp...
Re: '87 Syncro GL temp light
Historical mailing list
Wed, 8 May 1996 13:38:12 -0400
...The light in the temperature gage has nothing to do with temperature. It is an indication of a low coolant level only. Jim Davis...
Re: 87 HELP!!!
Historical mailing list
Fri, 15 Nov 1996 12:59:11 -0500
...When the coolant level gets below the bottom of the level sensor probes, the circuit is interrupted and the red light in your temperature...
Temperature guage reading wrong?
Historical mailing list - Brian Atkins
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 09:58:28 -0500
...from the hot coolant in the overflow bottle in the engine compartment. I assume that I have a bad sensor, but, when I dug...
Re: How to test the Temp I Sender?
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:39:44 -0400
Ed as far as i know the temp I sensor is the intake air sensor in the afm. do you mean the coolant temp...
adding resister to center 1.9 coolant temp gauge?
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Tue, 6 Jul 2010 19:57:23 -0400
...coolant temp sender died. I replaced it with a new one. Now the gauge reads high, about 65%-70% when normal operating temperature instead...
Re: TIICo - temperature issues
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:44:10 -0700
> > When I installed my engine, I just hooked up the coolant lines to the pipes going forward without too much attention to which was...
Re: Redline Water Wetter (was: Temperature guage}
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Mon, 9 Apr 2001 08:15:58 -0500
...I guess the way to prove it would be to have two water temp sensors. Chris. ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Stearns <gstearns@OPTONLINE.NET...
85 GL Home and Well :) Thanks
Historical mailing list - D. Pestle
Sat, 28 Nov 1998 22:37:01 +0000
...A new coolant temperature sensor seems to have cured the Beartooth Mtn. Blues. My baby is home and resting well in the garage. Red...
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...
Getting coolant level warning to work on '82 diesel
Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
Wed, 21 May 2008 12:26:05 -0400
...There is only one wire - #6 - in the instrument panel connector for the coolant temp... so how does both the temperature and the coolant...
Re: Coolant Level Sensor
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 19 Jan 2000 06:20:30 -0600
...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Chayan Srisawat wrote: > > > From Transporter manual, page 41: > "If the lamp flashes when driving, either the coolant temperature is...
Coolant temperature sensor
Historical mailing list - Bill Burnham
Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:08:07 -0400
...Yesterday I replaced my coolant temp sensor (engine part, not the one that is in the coolant tank) and now I'm experiencing a...
Request for Service Bulletins (The little red light)
Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:34:27 -0400
...REPLACING COOLANT TEMPERATURE (ECT) SENSOR. *TW A brief summary of their contents would be greatly appreciated. My local VW of A claims they don...
Re: Atlanta to Moscow Road Trip (Awfully Long)
Historical mailing list - Seth F Gordon
Mon, 22 Mar 1999 19:44:04 -0500
did you replace the coolant temperature sensor, or at least check it. It is fairly cheap but important. Check and re-check all grounds...
2.1L coolant light problem
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 16 Jul 2003 12:30:52 -0700
...I suspect the temperature sensor for the fan is poorly placed. One is tempted to argue that what is seen on the temperature gauge...
Re: coolant LED issues
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:53:56 -0800
...Coolant level OK and >temperature OK. New temps sensor recently and opening or closing the coolant >level circuit (bad sender?) has no effect on...
Re: Temp Warning Light Mystery
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sat, 19 Sep 1998 22:59:19 -0700
...The > coolant level and composition is correct, the engine runs fine, and the > temperature is perfectly normal, but once in awhile the temp warning...
Re: Replacing the Temperature Sensor
Historical mailing list - Dave
Sat, 25 Apr 1998 17:09:03 -0500
...my arm was covered in coolant. BTW does any one know what the connector that plugs into the sensor would be melted? I bought...
Changing fuel injection temp sensor
Historical mailing list - Alan Cote
Fri, 11 Jul 2003 13:24:45 EDT
...fuel injection temperature sender (the one by the thermostat) on my '86 Westy. When I yank the thing out will coolant gush forth like...
Re: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 21 Dec 2014 17:05:25 -0800
...Quick question, > where is the sensor for the temperature gauge? Is it measuring coolant > temp or engine temp? Im trying to think about what...
Re: coolant temperature sensor
Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
Thu, 7 Jun 2001 10:38:08 +0100
...It has become more frequent. > >My mech said he changed the coolant temperature sensor (whatever that is) >and she has run perfectly ever since...
Re: 87 Vanagon temperature light
Historical mailing list - mike and becky
Sat, 10 Oct 1998 17:33:23 -0400
...I let the van run at idle till she heated up and coolant seeped out the crack. I replaced that along with the sensor...
'85 temp warning light won't turn off.
Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
Mon, 1 Mar 1999 17:52:24 MST
...I have replaced the instrument pod and compared the coolant level switch (in the expansion tank) and the coolant sensor (next to temp sensor...
coolant temperature sensor
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Wed, 6 Jun 2001 10:28:12 -1000
...My mech said he changed the coolant temperature sensor (whatever that is) and she has run perfectly ever since, but it has only been...
Re: Gauges & sendinig unit installation
Historical mailing list - John
Sun, 14 Jan 2001 15:25:50 -0500
...coolant temperature sensor addition was simple as I tee'd with the > >original sender as shown. I got all my gauges(Volts, coolant temp...
Flashing Cooling Light
Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
Tue, 15 Sep 1998 09:22:42 -0700
Kevin- My temperature light has been flashing for a month now. Coolant level and composition is fine, engine is running great, cooling fan is...
Re: 2-week wait on a diesel water hose?
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Tue, 16 Sep 2003 08:17:05 -0700
...And the brass inserts in the ends of the long plastic coolant pipes, >and the H2O temperature sensor.... > >Steve >'86 Westy "Escape Pod" >
Re: Coolant light mystery
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 11:30:55 -0600
...Coolant Indicator LED is Flashing at Normal Temperatures > Model(s): All Models > > > > * refer to appropriate wiring diagram > * disconnect coolant level sensor electrical connector > * check...
AW: morons
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 12:31:56 -0700
Sensors are calibrated for temperature, not for chemical composition . That one coolant will heat up more or less is true, which means it will...
Cooling System Weirdness
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 10 Jun 2000 19:13:03 -0500
...know...the one in the temperature indicator gage on the instrument panel. You knoww....the coolant level sensor indicator light.. I was tooling down...
RE: eurovan alert
Historical mailing list
Fri, 26 Apr 1996 19:55:37 -0400
...It would seem that, once the coolant is missing from the cooling system, the only thing that the temperature sensor has to work with...
Coolant Temp?
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Mon, 27 Nov 2006 20:44:55 -0500
Hello all, Trying to diagnose a closed-loop erratic idle, I measured the coolant temp in the expansion (not overflow) container, and found it...
Re: UrgentHelp re; Coolant System
Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
Sun, 29 Oct 2000 18:27:18 -0800
...I think this is very strange! Since this sensor is for coolant level and not temperature (as I had mistaken), will the temp guage...
Re: 87 Westy Engine Running Warm---At Wits End
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Thu, 5 Jul 2007 16:59:03 -0700
...procedure successfully in the past. > > What is the temperature of coolant at the gauge sensor when the gauge needle > is at LED center? Anyone...
Exploring cold weather high idle, '87 Syncro GL
Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt2
Fri, 12 Dec 1997 10:23:57 -0900
...until the engine et al are happily at operating temperature. When the coolant temp sensor does its job, to whom does it convey the...
Re: Blinking Dash Warning Lights!
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Fri, 28 Aug 1998 16:23:25 -0700
...The >engine temperature is well within it's typical operating range (about 1/2 >way up the LED or below), the coolant levels in...
1984 Vanagon For Sale
Historical mailing list - Vanagon For Sale
Tue, 11 Sep 2001 02:50:30 +0000
...Cylinder heads Coolant pipes from front to rear Thermostat Coolant Temperature Sensor Distributor Cap and Rotor Plug Wires Spark Plugs Fuel Filter Oxygen Sensor...
Re: Low Coolant Warning LED
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Fri, 6 Aug 2021 16:35:01 -0400
...The other possibility is that the low coolant sensor control > is signaling the low coolant light. There are 2 versions of this > controller. The...
Wasserboxer Coolant Temp Guage Troubleshooting
Historical mailing list - Art Beutler
Wed, 26 May 1999 08:20:41 -0700
...My coolant temperature guage has started reading low with the needle barely visible after the engine has warmed up. There are no other symptoms...
hot starting problem
Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
Tue, 24 Aug 1999 15:04:54 -0500
...I've check both temperature sensors (coolant sensor and air temp sensor), and both seem OK. Spark plugs, wires, distributor cap, and rotor are...
Re: Redline Water Wetter (was: Temperature guage}
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Mon, 9 Apr 2001 08:08:57 -0400
I use WaterWetter in a Jetta GLi that has high compression, a chip that has advanced the timing curve, and a knock sensor. In...
Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 16 May 2019 22:04:09 -0400
...replaced the 251 919 372 Coolant Level Sensor to fix > the blinking red light in the Coolant Temperature Gauge in my '86 > Westy.Â...
Re: New thermostat funky?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 2 Dec 2007 13:24:13 -0500
...Does anyone know where the sensor is for the dash temp gauge? Does it report engine temperature, or that of the coolant in the...
coolant temperature sensor
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Thu, 7 Jun 2001 10:25:31 -1000
That's what I thought too... has only happened once thankfully, but I will have it checked out. Engine is very strong and have...
Re: distilled water
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Tue, 29 Aug 2000 17:43:08 EDT
...the sensor connector once in a while to make sure the sensor is working correctly. I have not had a drop of coolant leak...
Re: Replacing the Temperature Sensor
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Sat, 25 Apr 1998 20:52:21 -0700
...I lost about 1 qt of coolant. But be careful, don't have >your face under the sender, coolant hurts your eyes. I think...
Re: waterboxer longevity
Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
Mon, 30 Mar 1998 11:45:29 -0800
...3 times bars leak after coolant changes (no noticeable temperature changes) plastic coolant manifold cracked coolant pipe (left) developed pinhole (made a nice steam...
Warm Starting
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Mon, 29 Oct 2001 15:24:34 -0700
...I have checked the coolant temperature sensor and the air temperature sensor at the computer wiring harness, and both are in spec at 20...
Re: adding resister to center 1.9 coolant temp gauge?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 6 Jul 2010 23:37:55 -0700
...sensor that connects to the temp gauge, could vary from brand to brand in terms of a given resistance at a given coolant temperature...
Re: Blinking coolant level light
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Tue, 25 May 2010 11:52:00 -0700
...Most false triggers of the warning light circuit are not the fault of the sensor. First step is to remove the coolant sensor control...
Re: 2.1L coolant light problem
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 16 Jul 2003 13:20:58 -0700
...I > > suspect the temperature sensor for the fan is > poorly > > placed. > > It's placed halfway through the radiator. That's an > odd but reasonable...
Re: Severe coolant leak
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:00:45 -0700
...With the coolant temperature sensor relying on the > proper flow of coolant you can't completely rely on it if the system can't...
RE: Temperature needle low: thermostat or sensor?
Historical mailing list - mdstockr
Thu, 23 Jan 97 20:30:30
...sensor itself that is >at fault? Is it worth getting a new sensor? > >For a brief time after changing the coolant, the temperature did...
Re: temperature gauge under reporting temperature
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 24 Oct 2005 08:02:28 -0500
...wrote: >> >>> After topping up my coolant with a bit of water, my temperature >>> gauge is >>> under reporting my temperature by A LOT. On two...
Re: coolant sensor 50/50 tolerance?
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Mon, 19 Jul 2004 18:00:18 -0700
...coolant side, however, how >does one actually determine this and how much of a tolerance one way or the >other makes the sensor blink...
Re: Cooling System Nightmare. Sorry for the Old Thread
Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:09:49 -0800
...The temperature continues to climb at idle, but fan doesn't come on = bad temperature sensor in the radiator. jump the fan wires so...
Re: Water Level Indicator Red Blinking Light
Historical mailing list - George Averill
Sun, 18 Mar 2001 18:21:42 -0500
...indicate temperature as well as signal the > coolant loss lamp. > The meter is activated by the current passing through > the temp sensor (a temp...