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• Re: Update on leaking heads
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 9 Jan 2004 13:43:39 -0800
  Mike, Cold temperatures definitely help you find the weak spots. I went to move the Westy into the garage and found a puddle of...
• Re: How to find a particular three-way electrical switch.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:38:20 -0400
  What are you trying to prove by having three oil temperature senders? Why the complexity? Best option is really in a location where oil...
• Re: Oil Pressure observation.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:43:47 -0400
  ...My vehicle is now operating at.... >> |> interstate/highway sustained speeds...210f Oil temperature with >> |> oil pressure of >> |65psi at >> |> 3700rpm (60mph) With the other...
• Re: Brocken wires
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Fri, 9 Oct 2009 12:44:10 +0300
  ...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: fizzix ?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 15:33:06 -0500
  ...What is that known degree you may ask? Why its the dew point temperature, of course. > RE>>fizzix ? 7/18/95 >
• Well, I chickened out
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Mon, 5 Aug 1996 20:50:28 -0700
  ...5min at 95%-100% throttle, third gear, 35mph (low geared diesel transmission)) the temperature indicator started to go past half way and I chickened...
• Re: Adding gauges to a Vanagon dashboard, and which are important?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 20:33:38 -0600
  Karl, I have an 82 and added two gauges one is a cylinder head temperature and the other one for the oil temperature. It...
• Re: Some (Simple!) Diesel Question to do with Glow Plugs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 16:53:50 -0400
  ...At working temperature. At room temperature it is probably considerably less. Most ohmmeters won't measure this low a resistance accurately, though, and in...
• Re: Questions from a Vanagon Newbie
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 19:29:07 -0500
  ...Super hot heads have no coolant flow over them, and coolant temperature can exceed the coolant boiling temperature - pressure goes sky high locally and...
• not all thermostats are equal
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 09:09:21 -0800
  I have been puzzled by a higher than normal operating temperature for some time. Yes I have replaced the thermostat and the relays and...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 11:09:08 -0400
  With today's modern oils there is no reason to have to go to the straight 40 for any temperature. I don't even...
• Re: Grille emblem
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Thu, 28 Sep 2017 19:00:06 -0700
  ...PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote: >> >>> >>> What is RTC ? >> >> >> Room Temperature Vulcanizing silicone adhesive/gasket/caulking compound. >> Also polysulfide and similar rubber caulks...
• Camper light LED bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
  Sun, 5 Feb 2017 08:03:12 +0000
  ...We love the temperature, ~3000K or less, of the stock incandescent bulbs but we want something more efficient. It might just be that they...
• Re: Coolant Temp Sensor Test. Generic vs VW.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:17:02 -0700
  On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 6:30 AM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > My mechanic put a Jetta temperature sensor on my camper with...
• RE: 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature
  Historical mailing list - Dirk Wright
  Thu, 30 May 1996 08:32:52 -0400 (EDT)
  On Wed, 29 May 1996, Mark McCulley wrote: > Anyone know more about problems using teflon tape on oil pressure fittings? The instructions that came...
• Oil Temp Guage for Waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Mon, 29 Sep 1997 10:26:03 -0400
  I am adding an oil pressure guage to my Vanagon, and am also considering an oil temperature guage. Does anyone know a good place...
• One Last Thing re Propex
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 22:24:27 -0700
  Can any one provide a performance review of the propex regarding any of the following: - temperatures it can maintain inside at various diff. temps...
• One Last Thing re Propex
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 22:24:56 -0700
  Can any one provide a performance review of the propex regarding any of the following: - temperatures it can maintain inside at various diff. temps...
• RE: Vanagon temperature problem(new thremostat)
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Sun, 10 Aug 1997 20:55:06 -0400 (EDT)
  My 1986 syncro runs hot only around town. On the highway it will finally cool where the gauge goes below the LED. After fixing...
• cooler thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Sun, 13 Jul 1997 11:57:25 -0400 (EDT)
  ...1997, Todd Francis wrote: > Joe Wagner wrote: > > > > > > (snip) > > Try a cooler temperature thermostat first! This will be much more > > effective. > > >From what I undertand...
• AC/ Radiator Fan Switch Question
  Historical mailing list - Lund
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 19:08:53 -0700
  ...It apparently is coming on when the coolant temp switch senses the higher water temperature. Am I missing something here? When I switch on...
• Temperature Gauge
  Historical mailing list - James B. Morris
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 14:41:14 -0500
  Hello list ! I have just purchased my 1st water cooled VW (87 Vanagon GL) and I have a question regarding the temp gauge. What...
• Coolant LED flash 87 Vanagon GL Synchro
  Historical mailing list - Evelyn Mitchell
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 18:36:20 -0700
  During highway driving, the LED in the coolant temperature indicator periodically flashes (1-5 times). The guage reads in the middle of the range...
• Tips ?
  Historical mailing list - seheller
  Thu, 18 May 2000 13:20:46 -0400
  ...In order to help me make sure of this, I also paid for a Cylinder Head Temperature Guage to be installed on the dash...
• Re: Vanagon and fire
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 12:33:43 -0500
  ...The air-cooled variants, IMHO, would be, due to their higher operating temperatures. Jay '85 Westy
• Re: Exaust Systems
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Buck
  Tue, 28 May 2002 20:46:56 EDT
  The EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) system directs some non-combustible exhaust gas into the cylinders to reduce the combustion chamber temperature with the intention...
• Re: Do Westfalia's Hate the Cold?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 18:43:56 -0400
  ...I had the same problems with temperatures below 20 degrees fahrenheit (20/50 motor oil). My fix was to change oil to 5/40...
• Re: 2-week wait on a diesel water hose?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 07:52:39 -0700
  ...head? And the brass inserts in the ends of the long plastic coolant pipes, and the H2O temperature sensor.... Steve '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
• Re: Colant expantion
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 16:44:08 -0400
  ...motor is cold. > After the van has been run up to temperature and shut off the level in > the expansion tank will rise 1...
• Re: Refrigerator Fans
  Historical mailing list - Steve Frisbee
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 11:19:49 -0700
  ...Another benefit of the internal fan would be faster re-equilibration of the internal temperature after the door has been opened. An additional outside...
• Temperature Adjustment cables was RE: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 14:46:16 +0000
  ...My Temperature adjustment cable in the dash is shot. Looks like PO stretched it out at one point and tried to twist it around...
• Re: coolant temp send wire
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:03:51 +0200
  ...At least some Syncros come with two coolant temperature sensors, both in the bottom of the thermostat housing. One is for the ignition system...
• Re: tiico stalling when hot
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 6 Jul 2003 18:27:37 +0000
  ...Its only done it after driving for at least an hour, >leading me to believe its something temperature related. Once it dies, It >cranks...
• Re: poptop insulation idea
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 11:30:13 -0700
  ...Insulating > the poptop tent is > very desirable under these conditions, since the > temperatures inside > the poptop tend to be extreme under normal > conditions. Ideally...
• Re: [WetWesties] Ft Lewis troubles
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:21:03 -0800
  ...I forgot to mention that after the battery/oxy warning lights > came on, strangely enough the _temperature_ gauge started to go down! By > the...
• Re: Best Practices for Engine Rebuild Break In Process
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 May 2009 21:17:08 -0400
  ...1) Allow coolant temperature to come up to normal running temperature before driving. 2) Avoid full throttle application. 3) Do not exceed an engine...
• six guys update
  Historical mailing list - Ted Titcomb
  Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:19:35 -0400
  ...I got some good advise from vanagon members, and the internet, and all things point to the temperature sensor. They were driving from San...
• Re: Dometic in 100F ambient?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:45:16 +0000
  ...Michael Diehr <md03@XOCHI.COM> > > > >>After this last weekend's positive experience with a coleman xtreme > >>cooler in 100F+ temperatures, I'm wondering if...
• Re: Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:48:08 -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: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Long winded
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Jan 2016 12:38:31 -0500
  ...The water Boxer is one engine that benefits from both an oil pressure and temperature gauge. Especially on the 1.9L oil temperature does...
• Re: Synthetic Oil selection?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 08:57:24 -0600
  ...Before I had an external oil cooler, I found that pressure dropped at high ambient temperatures (up around 100 F and higher) on long...
• Re: Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 13 Sep 2013 11:18:39 -0700
  ...Jeff > > Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > > > I have always understood that the warping occurs when a very high > > > temperature is reached. Is this correct? Like numerous...
• Re: Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 18:27:26 -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...
• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:50:30 -0600
  ...Well yeah, 220F is certainly a perfectly reasonable temperature, but It's also probably a highly optimistic reading. It's a long run to...
• Re: DEAD in my garage on New Year's Day
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 19:25:57 -0600
  ...Note the ambient temperature i.e. the engine temperature > should have equalized. Remove the connector from the ECU and measure > across the appropriate pins...
• Re: Canadian list members oil question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 18:49:16 -0800
  Hey, just curious, but what oil temperature does our vanagon typical hit when hot? (noticed that redline 20w50 and 15w50 are not recommended when...
• Re: Need help with an electrical(?) problem, '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Thu, 22 May 2003 12:17:58 -0400
  ...The shorting to ground thing seems unlikely to happen in any relation to engine temperature. > I >can't get it to run longer than...
• Re: it will actually freeze
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 22:29:13 -0600
  ...Alcohol freezes at a much lower temperature > than water. Ethylene gycol is an alcohol. Water > absorbs more heat per gram than alcohol but it...
• Re: Update: permanent fuel pressure gauge - Source!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:47:09 -0800
  > As to your temperature gauge statement, my experience with the sender > types I described stands. > Indeed, I defer to your greater degree of experience...
• Re: new dometic model
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 25 Aug 2018 06:23:11 -0700
  Well, where the summer temperatures have only exceeded that in recent years. On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 12:08 AM Karl Mullendore <tdiguru...
• Using linoleum as veneer to cover shelves and side panel
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Sun, 30 Jul 2017 21:11:58 -0700
  ...What about its behavior over time , over high temperature Pro and cos THanks for any tip. Chris Vanagon air-cooled 1983
• if that Oil Press thing is about an air-cooled engine ..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 May 2012 21:28:46 -0700
  ...so for an air-cooled engine ..yes, an oil temp gauge would help a lot, there not being any temperature indication in the cockpit...
• RE: conduit for your bus?
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  6 May 1995 15:23:07 -0800
  ...wires for the gauges? ] I've got a wire relaying engine temperature that runs beneath the camper, don't like it too much (previous...
• Re: Poor Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Wed, 07 May 1997 18:24:20 -0500
  ...If you can connect temperature to problem, that sensor is more likely than O2. Tonya 87 Vanagon GL Wolfs 74 S. Beetle
• Re: Wesipes
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 18:21:55 -0500
  ...We have so many "engineer" types on the List, maybe one can borrow a remote temperature gauge and try it out back there, in...
• led light flashing
  Historical mailing list - hugo
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 09:00:50 -0700
  ...my temperature seems to be running normal. i did here some clicking sounds in the engine ccompartment area. could this be a sign of...
• Re: coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Crooks
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 02:40:11 -0400
  ...I always said that coolant containers should allow space for you to add water, with graduated markings in the side, and the respective temperature...
• Re: 2.1 l running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 00:51:20 -0400
  ...Why it would only kick in after the engine was hot, I don't know - I'd imagine something to do with temperature and...
• What controls pre-ignition flashing of warning lights?
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 18:28:47 -0700
  ...What controls the blinking of the temperature and oil warning lights after you turn on the ignition but before you engage the starter. On...
• Re: Advice with cooling system problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 11 Jun 2005 09:59:20 -0500
  ...If anything the van that runs hotter has a slightly lower temperature at the radiator>> And here is the answer. If the water isn...