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• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 11:30:09 -0400
  ...Oil dip stick measures halfway between the marks, and the coolant level is up. I checked the rear oil pressure switch, and the wiring...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:27:43 -0500
  ...Is it manual or AT? > > > > Coolant light flashing when temp seems normal: Check the coolant level > in > > the expansion tank and the connection to...
• Re: oil buzzer buzzing all the time
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:03:08 -0500
  ...Oil level is fine, coolant is fine, there's no apparent problem. It doesn't happen if I sit with the van idling, but...
• Re: Cooling system woes (again, again, again-again)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 09:19:49 -0400
  ...And, yes, I've adjusted the coolant levels to the marks indicated on the tanks. Has anybody had similar experience? My guess is that...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 06:07:55 -0600
  ...new thermo/temp switch on the radiator > (this could have put air in the system as well). �But the coolant level is > certainly NOT...
• Re: Oil light buzzer/archives
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 18:23:10 -0500
  Assuming you have the proper high pressure oil switch installed (.8 bar), the symptoms you describe indicate a true oil pressure problem is developing...
• Re: Water Temperature Light
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 21:13:59 -0500
  ...flashing again. > Coolant level is normal (i.e. b/w the full/empty marks on the expansion tank), no recent > coolant changes or leaks...
• Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Thu, 1 Mar 2018 21:46:22 -0800
  ...Audible Coolant alarm opinions > > Hi Eric, > No, the alarm doesn’t warn you about temperature. Only coolant level. In my case, the alarm went...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 16:55:16 -0500
  ...new thermo/temp switch on the radiator >>>> (this could have put air in the system as well). �But the coolant level >>>> is >>>> certainly NOT...
• Re: # Importance of pressure and temp monitoring (long)
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:55:55 -0400
  ...I had a double failure where my >coolant leaked overnight, and my coolant level sensor >(in the expansion tank) was cracked and allowed >coolant...
• Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:07:16 +0000
  ...coolant loss over a long period of time...I topped >>> up >>> > the bottle- thinkng that maybe when a heater control switch was >>> switched >>> > out...
• BMW List Recommendations? (No Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - David O'Shea
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 13:40:28 -0700
  ...lock/opener not functioning, spurious "coolant level low" dashboard messages. None of the obvious causes (fuses, bad switches, bad/loose connections) appear to be...
• Re: Coolant Tank and Gasket
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:16:56 -0600
  ...there's an air space, > and keep coolant in the overflow bottle too. > > I'm switching my good cars over to Dexcool btw. > > Scott...
• Re: temp gauge and coolant light trouble
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 22:16:02 -0700
  ...I could not find anything wrong with the cooling system including coolant level and temperature sensor. I gave up the idea of fixing it...
• Re: Disappearing Coolant - Head Lean?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 09:15:37 -0500
  ...I started off by checking the oil level but I notice the coolant filler/reservoir tank is totally empty. What happened? I filled it...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:34:57 -0600
  ...Is it manual or AT? >>> >>> Coolant light flashing when temp seems normal: Check the coolant level >> in >>> the expansion tank and the connection to...
• Re: 91 GL running hot all of the sudden
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 16:21:49 -0700
  ...of adding the coolant by my wife was knee-jerk and only bloated the resevior; I've held steady coolant levels all summer long...
• Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - steve meassick
  Sat, 3 Mar 2018 02:29:19 +0000
  ...Audible Coolant alarm opinions > > Hi Eric, > No, the alarm doesn�t warn you about temperature. Only coolant level. In my case, the alarm went...
• Re: temp gauge shenanagins
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 23:19:20 -0500
  ...you have an old-style coolant-level controller as > found in roughly pre-'85 vans, and it has triggered. Could be a bad > controller...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 16:02:06 -0600
  ...new thermo/temp switch on the >>>>> radiator >>>>> (this could have put air in the system as well). But the >>>>> coolant level >>>>> is >>>>> certainly NOT...
• Re: 1984 Vanagon....overheating
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 16:02:09 -0700
  ...The "overheat" light won't come on until coolant level in the main reservoir drops below the prongs of the level sensor, or until...
• oil buzzer buzzing all the time
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:35:07 -0500
  ...Oil level is fine, coolant is fine, there's no apparent problem. It doesn't happen if I sit with the van idling, but...
• Only 5V at Temp II sensor?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Sat, 27 May 2017 14:45:30 -0400
  ...The coolant blinky light works normally (blinks initially on startup then goes out, and has recently blinked for low coolant level). Today I obtained...
• Re: 91 GL running hot all of the sudden
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 19:18:58 -0400
  ...of adding the coolant by my wife was knee-jerk and only bloated the resevior; I've held steady coolant levels all summer long...
• Re: Audible Idiot "Light"...EE Inventor Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:19:56 -0800
  The Coolant Temp light on the 1.9 appears to have both ends going into a magic box according to Bentleys. It may be...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 17:07:56 -0500
  ...new thermo/temp switch on the >>>>>> radiator >>>>>> (this could have put air in the system as well). �But the coolant >>>>>> level >>>>>> is >>>>>> certainly NOT...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 17:49:17 -0600
  ...new thermo/temp switch on the >>>>>> radiator >>>>>> (this could have put air in the system as well). But the >>>>>> coolant level >>>>>> is >>>>>> certainly NOT...
• Re: Final Oil pressure result-expected coolant losses.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Dec 2014 00:27:14 -0500
  ...Regular additions of coolant are actually bad for a system for a number of reasons. While I agree that coolant level should be checked...
• FWIW: coolant article (v.long)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 18:55:48 -0800
  ...Coolant should be checked for both strength and also pH level at each service. To check the pH level, you should use a chemically...
• Re: Cooling system woes (again, again, again-again)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 09:29:59 -0700
  ...And, yes, I've adjusted the coolant levels to the > marks indicated on the tanks. > > Has anybody had similar experience? My guess is that...
• Re: Coolant Tank and Gasket
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:19:55 -0500
  ...there's an air space, > and keep coolant in the overflow bottle too. > > I'm switching my good cars over to Dexcool btw. > > Scott...
• Re: 91 GL running hot all of the sudden
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 08:43:52 -0400
  ...That >way you're right there to see when the proper level is reached. Dan wrote: > although now I > need to drain out the...
• Re: Audible Idiot "Light"...EE Inventor Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:01:37 -0500
  ...A small "box" of electronics, wired in >>so as to detect any of the red LED's coming on (oil pressure, >>alternator, coolant temperature...
• Re: Water Level Probe (inside tank) for a 91 wanted
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 16:28:02 -0400
  ...re talking about the level sender in the late-model Westy freshwater tank, not the one in the coolant expansion tank. If so, that...
• Re: Engine worries return
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Fri, 28 Jul 2017 00:26:56 -0400
  ...I added some coolant to the reserve tank after the new cap and it was sucked in and the level maintained for about a...
• Re: Final Oil pressure result-expected coolant losses.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 8 Dec 2014 06:13:53 -0500
  ...Regular additions of > coolant are actually bad for a system for a number of reasons. While I agree > that coolant level should be checked...
• Re: Nagging Gremlins: Temp gauge, Window washer, stumble , arm rest, Sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Craig, Jim M. {PCNA}
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 02:10:02 -0500
  ...Temp gauge, Window washer, stumble, arm rest, Sliding door Hello, check the wiper fuse;check your timing;check your expansion tank coolant level. Pray...
• Re: Blinking coolant level light - Success!
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:07:17 -0700
  ...Coolant level sensor good. Temp 2 >sensor good (or so says my mechanic), level control module good. > >But here's a puzzle. When I...
• Re: Coolant Flush and Fill (Post Mortem)
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Sun, 4 Dec 1994 11:53:05 -0500 (EST)
  ...fine with the new coolant, I do not think it overheated, I > think I was tripping the low coolant switch on the overflow tank...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:39:30 -0600
  ...Is it manual or AT? >>> >>> Coolant light flashing when temp seems normal: Check the coolant level >> in >>> the expansion tank and the connection to...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:45:17 -0700
  ...AM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA> wrote: > > How's the coolant level in the reservoir/overflow? > >> On 12-Dec-2014, at 13:35...
• dealer cost on coolant
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:23:05 -0700
  ...improve your coolant system with a detergent action. Use only a 50% solution as it works less well at higher levels. regards gary Date...
• Re: Temp Warning Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sun, 20 Sep 1998 10:52:33 EDT
  ...the coolant level falls so that the end of the sensor is no longer immersed in coolant, 2. the coolant temperature is overly hot...
• Aux Battery- Don't feed Fuse Position 3
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sat, 27 May 2006 09:02:14 -0700
  ...My IR meter said coolant temp was okay and the burp tank level was good. So I finished the trip home. I checked the...
• Re: Some thoughts Mansi Speed products. Moving onto to coolant temperature possible problems or gauge readings.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 1 Jun 2021 09:01:11 -0700
  ...I prefer the GoWesty as it has a shroud > around the level sensor. This helps avoid the sensor being satisfied from > the coolant spray...
• Re: Help! Changing coolant of 91 Westy...Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Fonni Chang
  Sun, 15 Sep 2002 20:16:11 EDT
  ...I examined the expansion tank and found the coolant level went down about 1-1.5 inches, I fill it up again, and add...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 16:31:53 -0500
  ...new thermo/temp switch on the radiator >> (this could have put air in the system as well). �But the coolant level is >> certainly NOT...
• (Spam rating 6/10) Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 11:37:19 -0600
  ...I'm having a vision of a B-17 in combat > conditions over Germany... <grin> Maybe a 4th knob to dump the coolant if...
• Re: Oil in Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 14:01:08 -0800
  ...that's pretty odd that it won't reach 75 mph on the level, even a 7K feet ASL. I don't especially believe...
• Re: Latest overheating inquiry--radiator needed?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 08:19:25 -0500
  ...hot coolant in the rear, cool radiator, > > but water pump working well enough to pump coolant to the top of the > > tank, sitting level...
• Re: Cooling fan not coming on
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 15:17:37 -1000
  ...They have the high speed relay mounted up > high, right next to the coolant level warning relay in 83-85. 82 has no > coolant...
• Well, I made it...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Warner
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 14:43:56 GMT
  ...I looked in the engine compartment and immediately noticed that the level in the coolant jug was down to just above the Min. mark...
• Re: "jet engine" cooling fan
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:35:47 -0800
  ...Low coolant level in the header tank is the other. And, believe it or not, there are two speeds available to the cooling fan...
• Re: 91 GL running hot all of the sudden
  Historical mailing list - Dan Haydon
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 14:37:40 -0600
  ...of adding the coolant by my wife was knee-jerk and only bloated the resevior; I've held steady coolant levels all summer long...
• Re: Help with coolant light flashing randomly - no leaks
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:02:52 -0700
  ...The engine is tight and none of the hoses leak > coolant. The coolant level is perfect. I am having problems figuring out what to...
• Re: Problem with 1991 Vanagon cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:17:34 -0700
  ...That would be a lot better than a temp gauge or coolant level >> light. >> The driver would be one level closer to knowing about...
• Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - Dean S
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 14:17:16 -0400
  ...coolant loss over a long period of time...I > topped > >>> up > >>> > the bottle- thinkng that maybe when a heater control switch was > >>> switched > >>> > out...
• Re: oil buzzer buzzing all the time
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:10:38 -0500
  ...Oil > level is fine, coolant is fine, there's no apparent problem. It doesn't > happen if I sit with the van idling, but...
• more '89 saga (A/C)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 16:22:24 -0500
  ...The coolant level has stayed steady through one whole day of operation :-) Sidebar: the area Super K-Mart carries several brands of anti-freeze...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 15:35:49 -0600
  ...new thermo/temp switch on the >>> radiator >>> (this could have put air in the system as well). But the coolant >>> level is >>> certainly NOT...