Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 41+: 60 results shown for temperature.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: FW: Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Fri, 4 Nov 2005 08:38:01 -0500
  ...torque means that the cranking speed will decrease less as the temperature drops, making the gear reduction starter the better choice for really cold...
• Starter Sometimes Doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 23:09:03 -0400
  ...The engine gets up to normal operating temperature, I'll make a stop, then re-start. There is a long 1 or 2 -second...
• BBB 07
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:33:14 -0700
  ...morning which may not sound too bad, but the wind was whipping off the lake all weekend making things pretty miserable temperature wise. Maggie
• Which thermostat ?
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:41:44 -0700
  What is the consensus on which thermostat to install? There appear to be two different temperature ratings. I live in Phoenix, AZ so it...
• Re: Mobil I ... negative..(from digest)
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:43:40 -0400
  ...nothing in common with ordinary driving because of the extremely high temperatures involved. In racing, you're flooring it almost all the time, which...
• Re: Back from VA and that X-Treme tape saved the day
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 19:14:57 -0500
  ...drive 330 miles south during a > heat > wave to go camping in a field in 101 degree temperatures. I don't have > that.... > > Bryan >
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:12:46 -0400
  ...Beware, many chargers measure the ambient<br> temperature which could be significantly different from the battery�s<br> internal temperature.<br><br> Temp. Charge...
• Temperature Related Performance Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Sep 1995 13:30:16 -0500
  Can anyone help with two apparently temperature related problems in my 1986 Vanagon which have irratated me for years? First is a tendency for...
• Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
  Fri, 25 May 2012 22:50:14 +0000
  ...I figure the temperature at which the radiator fan comes on might be based on assumptions of coolant flow levels below that which is...
• Re: Vanagon A/C
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Jun 1995 10:15:29 -0400
  ...In the sun, and when it is 90 degrees outside, the A/C duct shows a temperature at the outlet of 34 degrees F...
• Re: Digifant, barometers, and the AFM
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 14:26:34 -0500
  ...The air temperature sensor corrects for this problem to some degree..." And from Chapter 3 page 23 "...It is also known as the hot...
• Re: 12v Aftermarket Coolers ? Any Good?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 15:04:00 -0700
  ...of 30% at 32C ambient temperature. Its rated power consumption is defined as power input x average running time. For this model, then, we...
• one last (ha ha) problem with my Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 20:27:44 -0400
  ...When I start it cold (not ambient temperature, but as in "it's been setting for a few hours") it will idle but won...
• Re: it will actually freeze
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 20:32:45 -0700
  ...Your household freezer does not get > cold enough to duplicate the temperatures that many > parts of the world see. Cold weather is just as...
• Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timing problem?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 08:45:12 -0400
  This weekend's hot weather pushed my oil temperature to 250F to 275F. I didn't run her long last night, but I did...
• Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timing problem?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 11:08:17 -0400
  This weekend's hot weather pushed my oil temperature to 250F to 275F. I didn't run her long last night, but I did...
• Re: Request for Service Bulletins (The little red light)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:47:42 -0700
  ...ALL > > Order number:90-92-03 > > Electrical System > > Coolant Indicator LED is Flashing at Normal Temperatures > > > > Affected model: ALL Water cooled > > Model years: ALL...
• Re: Cooler thermostat question? when needed?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 15:46:50 -0700
  On long hot climbs a cooler thermostat and cooler fan switch will make absolutely no difference in where the temperature needle goes.... That's...
• Re: what's the temp range?
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 17:37:05 -0400
  ...In the meantime I'll see if I can find you some of the temperature ranges that you were asking about. Tony 85GL "Westfailure...
• Re: clock
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:18:06 -0400
  ...clock My '84 has the temperature related clock hibernation behaviour. I understand that its probably the capacitor failing and its an easy fix, but...
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Gibson
  Thu, 11 Jun 2015 19:55:06 -0700
  ...with dark, park > them side by side and measure the inside temperature. It would also be > interesting to measure the inside surface temp of...
• Re: Flashing temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:52:00 -0400
  ...As long as it's in the tach it will work: >http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van_1413258390854/page_1729_616/temperature-gau...
• Re: Heat, vapor lock, won't start?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:11:50 -0700
  ...go to Idaho in summer - each > year I go through the temperature sensor, fuel filter, etc - in a panic > and the van works fine...
• Re: Temperature fluctuations
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Thu, 16 Jan 1997 16:39:31 -0800
  The needle should rest around the light area (mid-way in the scale) after it gets warmed up. I would suspect air in your...
• Re: Synthetic Oil(s)
  Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
  Sat, 11 Oct 1997 13:17:56 -0400
  ...This is just about right when the high temperature for the day is in the single digits and still has a minus sign in...
• Re: Westy Fridge Project
  Historical mailing list - kW
  Fri, 21 May 1999 00:19:45 -0700
  ...Today at 5:00 pm the ambient temperature in the shade was 80 F. The fridge inside on middle shelf was 42 F. The...
• Re: VC Fluid Appears To Be Under Pressure
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 18:35:43 -0400
  ...Derek, FWIW, maybe there was enough of a difference in temperature/elevation/barometric pressure between Austria c.1985 and NYC c.1999 (in it...
• 84 Vanagon misfiring after overnights
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 22:10:26 -0400
  ...The problem does not occur when the bus has only been sitting for a couple of hours, so it doesn't seem temperature related...
• Temp II sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 16:06:34 -0500
  ...I am getting 2800 ohms at an ambient temperature (presume van is at ambient since it hasn't run in over 24 hours) between...
• coolant smell - rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Paul Gilland
  Mon, 28 May 2001 18:47:29 -0700
  Whenever my 84 Vanagon is above normal operating temperature, such as going over mountain passes etc, I turn on the rear heater to help...
• Re: where's 1st gear
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 14:45:10 -0600
  ...Varied some with temperature. Moving the lever sideways back-and-forth was one help to getting into 1st; the other was to start from...
• Re: Water from tailpipe
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 07:04:12 -0700
  ...At normal > operating temperature it and the surrounding gases are hot enough that > the water molecules disperse into the air as humidity without getting...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Rust Prevention
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:05:10 -0500
  All stainless rusts, including internally at room temperature. That is why it is called Stain "LESS", not Stainfree. The only stainless that I have...
• Re: those of you who have installed a fuel line replacement kit
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:13:29 EDT
  ...and tube assembly due to age (my excuse) or low local temperature. >> Then why is most of the system made up with lined ear...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:18:46 -0400
  "The engine is not supposed to be kept 'very cool', it's designed to operate in a certain temperature range and running cool can...
• Re: Oil light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Aug 2015 18:27:27 -0400
  ...During high speed-load conditions oil temperatures can soar. Add to this the engine case is expanding allowing the bearings to loosen and the...
• Re: Substitute for aircooled thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:39:27 -0600
  I know, the flap acts as a air restrictor until the engine comes up to temperature then it opens. It's more of a...
• idle surges
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 08:44:54 -0800
  ...This is happening during warm up phase and when engine is at operating temperature. Also the engine occasionnally balks in the transition from deceleration...
• Re: Water temp warning light flashing
  Historical mailing list - James
  Wed, 12 Nov 2014 14:01:00 -0500
  Actually, from experience, if the water temp gauge warning light starts flashing AND the temperature gauge is still in its normal range, you can...
• Re: engine compartment temp?
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 20:06:03 EST
  ...I would then use a heat > sensor/switch rated just above that maximum engine compartment temperature. > Ideally I would like an actual measured maximum...
• Re: Hot Water Shower Contraption for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:17:48 -0400
  ...Much less involved than > monitoring water temperatures and such. In 5 seconds you have hot > water at a consistent temperature with good pressure. > > I...
• Re: Brocken wires
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:10:58 -0400
  ...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: 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: Trip Report & other data Oil temperature
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Jul 2021 21:06:52 +0000
  U28geWVzIGluc3RhbGwgdGhlIGNvcnJlY3Qgc2Vuc29yLiBCYXNlZCBvbiB5b3Ugb2lsIHByZXNz dXJlIHJlYWRpbmdzIHlvdXIgb2lsIHRlbXBlcmF0dXJlIHJlYWRpbmcgaXMgb2ZmLg0KRXhjZXB0 IGZvciBpbnRlcm5hbCBmYWlsdXJlIHRoZSBzdG9jayB3b3JrcyBhcyBsb25nIGFzIGl0IGhhcyBj b29sYW50IGZsb3cuIEkgaGF2ZSBzZWVuIHRoZSBob3NlcyByZW1vdmVkIG9yIGJsb2NrZWQgb2Zm LiBUaGF0IGNvdWxkIGNhdXNlIHZlcnkgaGlnaCBvaWwgdGVtcHMuDQoNCkRlbm5pcw0KDQpGcm9t OiBCcnVjZSBUb2RkIDxiZWVjZWV0ZWVAZ21haWwuY29tPg0KU2VudDogTW9uZGF5LCBKdWx5IDUs IDIwMjEgMTozNSBQTQ0KVG86IERlbm5pcyBIYXluZXMgPGQyM2hheW5lczU3QGhvdG1haWwuY29t PjsgdmFuYWdvbiA8dmFuYWdvbkBnZXJyeS52YW5hZ29uLmNvbT4NClN1YmplY3Q6IFJlOiBUcmlw IFJlcG9ydCAmIG90aGVyIGRhdGEgT2lsIHRlbXBlcmF0dXJlDQoNCg0KVGhhbmtzIERlbm5pcywN Cg0KU28gLSBhIGNvdXBsZSB0aGluZ3MgZm9yIG1lIHRvIGxvb2sgYXQuICBXaGVuIEkgcHVyY2hh c2VkIHRoZSBvcmlnaW5hbCBkaWdpdGFsIG9pbCB0ZW1wIGdhdWdlIGZyb20gSW50ZWxsaXRyb25p eCAtIGl0IGNhbWUgd2l0aCBhIHNlbmRlciBTODAxMy4gIEF0IHRoZSB0aW1lIC0gSSBhbHNvIHB1 cmNoYXNlZCB0aGUgR1cgc2VuZGVyIDMyMyAwNTcgZm9yIHRoZSByZWxpZWYgcGx1ZyBwb3J0IGFz IEkgd2Fzbid0IHN1cmUgd2hldGhlciB0aGUgc2VuZGVyIEkgcmVjZWl2ZWQgZnJvbSBJbnRlbGxp dHJvbml4IHdvdWxkIHdvcmsuICBTbyBJIGhhdmUgdGhlIEdXIG9pbCB0ZW1wIHNlbmRlciB3aGlj aCBtYXRjaGVzIHdoYXQgaXMgcmVxdWlyZWQgZm9yIHRoZSBWRE8gZ2F1Z2UuIE5vdyBpZiB5b3Ug cmVjYWxsIGFzIHBhcnQgb2YgbXkgdHJvdWJsZSBzaG9vdGluZyBmb3IgdGhlIGRpZ2l0YWwgZ2F1 Z2UgKGFuZCBpbiB0dXJuIGRpZCBub3Qgd29yaykgLSBJIHN3YXBwZWQgc2VuZGluZyB1bml0cy4g IFNvIGN1cnJlbnRseSBJIGhhdmUgdGhlIHdyb25nIHRlbXAgc2VuZGluZyB1bml0IGNvbm5lY3Rl ZC4gIEVhc3kgZW5vdWdoIHRvIHN3YXAgdGhvc2Ugb3V0LiAgVGhlIFM4MDEzIHNlbmRlciBoYXMg YSBzbWFsbCBudXQgdGhhdCBjb25uZWN0cyB0aGUgd2lyZSB0aGF0IEkgaGF2ZSBhdHRhY2hlZCBh IGNvbm5lY3RpbmcgcmluZyB0bywgd2hlcmVhcyB0aGUgMzIzIDA1NyB1bml0IGNvbm5lY3RzIGRp cmVjdGx5IHRvIGEgZmVtYWxlIGNvbm5lY3Rvci4NCg0KQ29vbGFudCB0ZW1wIHNlZW1lZCB0byBi ZSB3aXRoaW4gcmFuZ2UgLSBhcyBiZXN0IGFzIEkgY291bGQgdGVsbC4gIExvdyBhbmQgaGlnaCBz...
• Re: Pictures from bURNINGvAN 2012
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:38:39 -0800
  ...I have visions of temperatures so low that would have potential vandal's nipples so cold that they can be used to carve their...
• how cold is too cold
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:09:39 -0600
  ...I've normally drained everything as soon as I expect any temperatures in the high twenties. My van is in the driveway right now...
• Warm air from under dash.
  Historical mailing list - Gordon C Smith
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 15:02:46 -1000
  ...This is more and more annoying as temperatures rise in mid summer. Is this a common problem? What's the diagnosis and what's...
• Re: ... & Head Question. (Virtual Friday)
  Historical mailing list - tim vb-o'brien
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 08:47:01 -0800
  ...the newt in the glove box keeps his eye on the temperature gauge. That is his only job in a post 83 Waterboxer... He...
• Re: Auxilliary waterpump for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Fri, 6 Oct 2000 18:55:31 -0700
  ...Sorry, I have no information on wiring, relay, temperature switch, or hoses for this application. Mike <mjcatlin@pacbell.net> Davis, Calif.
• Re: duct tape
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 15:18:58 -0400
  ...I was somewhat concerned >about the temperature in the engine compartment. What would be a better >choice than duct tape? > > TIA Karl. > >Karl >'81...
• loud valve ticking
  Historical mailing list - Steven Gross
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 13:47:21 -0800
  ...Later I let it idle for awhile to get up to "operating temperature" and it still didn't go away. Any suggestions for the...
• Overheating problem while stuck in traffic or at a long signal light
  Historical mailing list - bob mendonca
  Fri, 23 May 2003 10:50:29 -0700
  ...The temperature gauge goes up considerably. We have found the only way to get the temp down again is to turn on the heater...
• Re: Wall Street Journal article about Japanese car camping
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 23:04:53 -0600
  ...With outside temperatures well below freezing, they folded up the tables and rolled out their sleeping bags." Sure makes my Westy sound comfortable and...
• Re: '86 Westy A/C Switch Desperately Needed
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 25 May 2006 21:51:02 -0400
  ...use the old one only for temperature control (the pot) and put a 2nd > selector switch alongside with the new switch wired to the...
• Re: Coolant temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 4 May 2008 17:02:24 -0700
  ...Mark John Reynolds wrote: > Can anyone tell me if the coolant gauge temperature sensor (in thermostat housing - not the level sensor in the expansion...
• Re: Fiberglass Exhaust Wrap - Cooler engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:10:07 -0400
  ...As an added benifit it really does reduce engine compartment temperatures. Which makes it hard to cook lunch: http://tinyurl.com/yluzag Bon Appetit...
• Re: Coolent concerns
  Historical mailing list - John Hung
  Thu, 7 Aug 1997 15:30:13 -0500
  ...Now the temperature gauge is rock steady. The pressure valve on the old cap had broken off (it's still bouncing around inside the...
• Re: Radiator fan- '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 05:11:18 -0400
  ...on and off at idle after the temperature of the engine rises to past normal operating temperatures. > On Jun 1, 2016, at 12:00...
• Re: temp 2 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 16:19:47 -0500
  ...the vw info is just a chart, with a falling ohm-reading as the temperature INcreases. these are the values of the chart, as...
• More overheating...
  Historical mailing list - Peter van Marwijk
  Tue, 23 May 2000 09:29:07 +0200
  ...A couple of questions: - Is there a way to fix the temperature indicator, or tell the temperature otherwise? - Apart from the coolant, is there...