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temp 2 sensor
Historical mailing list - James Creech
Tue, 26 Dec 2000 17:48:11 -0500
OK, here's a different twist for anyone who's tested their temp 2 sensor at cold ambient temperature: I replaced mine recently, and...
Weirdness Revisited
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 13 Jun 2000 16:14:18 -0500
...Appears to be stuck in the open position and all coolant has a straight shot through the rediator so it never gets to temperature...
Temp II Sensor, Engine Hot.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 24 Sep 2013 14:22:06 -0700
...a preset temperature. I have no idea if an overheated sensor would cause this to happen) For some time now, the coolant expansion bottle...
Re: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 10:19:08 -0700
...I filled the coolant reservoir (the round container with the level sensor) just above the minimum mark. Additionally I filled the overflow coolant tank...
Re: temperature gauge under reporting temperature
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:02:32 -0400
...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 light mystery
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 10:35:38 -0600
...If the coolant is low or sloshes away from the > sensor pins then the light will come on. If the coolant has too much...
Re: Topping up coolant
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Fri, 6 Sep 2013 13:37:50 -0700
...lost some coolant when my temp sensor came out of the > thermostat housing. > I assumed I had ost a lot of coolant since the...
Re: Random flashing of temperature light
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:45:45 -0500
How is the coolant level in the expansion tank? Frequently, when this level gets to a critical level( for the level sensor)the light...
coolant leak found
Historical mailing list
Sun, 22 Jan 1995 21:49:30 -0600
...sensor, so I guess that its o-ring is dead, or maybe the entire sensor... What are we supposed to do with drained coolant...
Re: Drivability Problems with Vanagons
Historical mailing list - bob tickle
Sat, 12 Oct 1996 20:19:10 -0400
...Since I had already bought the temperature sensor on Friday, I decided to go out this morning and install it in my Vanagon. Joel...
Re: 87 Westy Coolant Temp Puzzle
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 8 Sep 2005 20:37:26 -0400
...87 Westy Coolant Temp Puzzle My gauge temperature sender went bad (open circuited), and temperature always read cold. Replaced the sender. Now at normal...
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Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
Wed, 2 Jun 2021 06:57:28 -0400
It’s the new Coolant temperature gauge sensor not the temp 2 sensor causing the high reading is what I was trying to say...
Re: '86 Vanagon Starts, Dies....Revisited (Help!)
Historical mailing list - yahi
Sun, 16 Jan 2000 14:34:37 -0800
...Sensor is located in the thermostat housing (see Bentley 24.49), is a blue two pin connector which sends the ECU coolant temperature info...
Re: Coolant temperature sensor
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:35:56 -0700
...Yesterday I replaced my coolant temp sensor (engine > part, not the one that is in the coolant tank) and now I'm experiencing a...
Re: defeat
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Fri, 10 Sep 1999 21:10:09 EDT
...The cold start enrichment is provided by the coolant temperature sensor. Also there is an auxilliary air regulator fitted below the air intake bellows...
Re: Coolant temp gauge not working
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:45:51 -0700
...this since I bought it .. > > - replaced the coolant temp sensor > - check and redo the coolant temp sensor wire connector > - check wiring at instrument cluster...
Re: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Mon, 22 Dec 2014 08:30:24 -0500
...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: 87 Westy Engine Running Warm---At Wits End
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sat, 7 Jul 2007 10:28:50 -0400
...procedure successfully in the past. > >What is the temperature of coolant at the gauge sensor when the gauge needle >is at LED center? Anyone...
Re: Coolant light mystery
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 14:39:21 -0500
...Coolant Indicator LED is Flashing at Normal Temperatures > Model(s): All Models > > > > * refer to appropriate wiring diagram > * disconnect coolant level sensor electrical connector > * check...
Re: 87: coolant temp sensor for syncro
Historical mailing list
Mon, 10 Jun 1996 11:51:51 -0400
...The 1990 engine had a plastic thermostat housing and the temperature sensor with the "clip". The wiring connection on the sensor was different than...
Re: 87 syncro water temperature sender
Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
Thu, 29 Jul 2004 00:54:47 -0400
...Bentley calls it "Temperature sender coolant display". I had to replace mine a couple of months ago. On mine, I had a metal clip...
Re: Coolant LED flash 87 Vanagon GL Synchro
Historical mailing list - adrian bertarelli
Wed, 12 Jan 2000 02:02:00 GMT
...What was wrong was the sensor in the coolant resevior. It was malfunctioning telling me their was low coolant when their wasn't. The...
Re: overheating weirdness - expansion tank temporarily going empty
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Fri, 13 Aug 2004 10:01:06 -0700
...when the light continously blinks, the CORRECT temperature appears on the gauge (provided of course the coolant isn't dumping out). I replaced the...
Re: Blinking temperature light
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:26:45 -0400
...the sensor or the wiring. If it is low you need to investigate further to see why it is low (a coolant leak?). If...
Radiator fan woes [87 Westy Syncro)
Historical mailing list - Bill Transue
Sun, 20 Aug 2000 18:46:23 -0700
...I checked all three hole combinations when jumpering the radiator fan cable (or is that called more appropriately the temperature sensor plug?). I got...
Re: Cold Idle Problem
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 8 Sep 2017 14:49:37 -0400
...air temp, coolant temp, air flow, closed-throttle/wide-open throttle, rpm/TDC** (plus oxygen sensor for closed-loop operation). I can't tell...
Re: Blinking Temp Light.
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 09 Jul 94 10:55:12 CDT
...also check all your connections for the electrics on the cooling system (the coolant level sensor, coolant temp sensor, radiator fan switches, etc.) good...
Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Thu, 16 May 2019 16:14:02 -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...
temp. gauge warning light
Historical mailing list - Brett Ellingson
Mon, 2 Jul 2001 13:40:01 -0900
My 87 westy's coolant temperature gauge warning light has been flashing. After about 45 freeway miles, the light began flashing. I pulled over...
red led in temperature gauge
Historical mailing list - Gary A Meek
Fri, 5 Sep 1997 23:20:20 -0600
Am I right in assuming that the red led gets its information from the temperature gauge and does not have a sensor of its...
Re: Coolent concerns
Historical mailing list - John Hung
Thu, 7 Aug 1997 15:30:13 -0500
...It is not a temperature alarm, but a coolant level alarm. I suspect that coolant sloshes around in your primary tank, causing the sensor...
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Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Wed, 2 Jun 2021 09:33:09 -0700
...Re: “New temp sensor indicates high” post > > So - I swapped out the new coolant temp sensor with the old one last night > and went...
Blinking Dash Warning Lights!
Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
Fri, 28 Aug 1998 14:05:14 -0700
...Also, after parking the van on a steep (10-15 degrees) shoulder, the temperature warning/coolant level light in my 1984 Westy started blinking...
Re: fan switch or sensor, a busdepot question
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 1 Oct 2003 07:57:40 -0700
...If > T temperature goes up than pressure and or volume > goes up and coolant goes pissing our the back blue cap > into the overflow...
Re: Severe coolant leak
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 08:35:03 -0400
After a massive coolant loos the engine should not be operated until the problem is resolved. With the coolant temperature sensor relying on the...
continuing almost overheating problem.
Historical mailing list - Markus Kruse
Tue, 2 Jul 2002 14:01:31 -0400
...No cracks in overflow or coolant reservoir 6. new rear heater core 7. correct voltage at the temperature gauge in instrument panel. 8. not...
Oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Mon, 10 Nov 2014 08:54:58 -0500
...The low pressure sensor is new. Wires are on it are ok, oil is 20/50 and 1/2 on dip stick. Temperature of...
Re: Help! Flashing Temperature LED
Historical mailing list - Philippe Oudot
Tue, 14 Jan 1997 22:51:16 +0100
...Check also the level of coolant fluid in order to see if the sensor is in the coolant. Don't rely on the second...
Re: VW Camper Cooling problems
Historical mailing list
Sun, 10 Nov 1996 18:12:41 -0500
...blown onto some of the sensor wires causing the temporary lights. I drove another 50 miles, the temperature gauge stayed normal, and the upper...
Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Thu, 25 Jun 2020 22:44:37 -0400
...temperature scanner reads 225F on the return > pipe to the water pump > > At idle, the coolant fan comes on and controls the temperature at...
Re: 1985 Vanagon Cooling Problem after drive from Atlanta to Durham
Historical mailing list
Fri, 8 Dec 1995 20:04:52 -0500
...The LED indicates that you have a low coolant level in the primary tank. Once the sensor sees a low coolant condition, a latching...
Re: coolant temps
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Mon, 3 Jun 2002 09:37:15 -0400
...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 observation
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Thu, 16 May 2019 22:57:51 -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: Eurospec conversion/ coolant pressure/valves/etc.
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 11 Jan 2000 19:31:56 EST
...I intend to install a temperature sensor at the radiator also, just to follow the real coolant temperature. The thermostat is capable of rapidly...
Temp II Sensor install procedure
Historical mailing list - john Runberg
Sat, 31 Aug 2002 12:27:53 -0400
...at temperature). Or, you just want to replace the temp II sensor. Tools: - straight slot screwdriver (shortest handle you have) - distilled water/coolant mix...
Re: '84 temp gauge shoots up fast
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:36:31 -0500
If coolant is low, or coolant sensor is bad, temperature gauge will shoot way up, often with flashing red warning light. john On Sat...
[DIESEL]Help Vanagon coolant tank needed badly!
Historical mailing list - Keith Olsen
Thu, 13 Jul 2000 23:48:59 EDT
...The tank has two 7/8" hose connector nipples and no temperature sensor. Any help that wont cost me a fortune would be greatly...
Re: running hot....any ideas? UPDATE
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Mon, 6 Feb 2006 15:19:05 -0500
...Can you use a meter to check the resistance of the temperature sensor >when the engine is cold and hot? >I believe the Bentley...
coolant sensor 50/50 tolerance?
Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
Mon, 19 Jul 2004 20:44:03 -0230
...coolant side, however, how does one actually determine this and how much of a tolerance one way or the other makes the sensor blink...
Coolant Temp Sensor Problem
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:35:35 -0800
...He was concerned about the coolant temperature gauge not moving at all, even with the engine at temp, so he ordered a new sensor...
Re: hot starting problem
Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
Wed, 25 Aug 1999 16:42:21 -0600
...I've check both temperature sensors (coolant sensor > and air temp sensor), and both seem OK. Spark plugs, wires, distributor > cap, and rotor are...
Coolant problems
Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
Sat, 27 Sep 2003 20:37:05 -0400
...that coolant was leaking (spurting) out past the o ring that is around the temperature (level?) sensor that gets screwed into the coolant reservoir...
Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
Mon, 23 May 2005 13:54:24 -0600
...Unfortunately, once the > coolant is gone, the temperature sensor has no way of knowing what the > temperature of the engine is, since air doesn...
Re: an issue of temperature
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:22:44 -0500
...an issue of temperature > I disagree with what Gary says here. I believe that there is nothing wrong with your temp sensor > or thermostat...
Re: eurovan alert
Historical mailing list
Sat, 27 Apr 1996 14:10:43 -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...
Re: Thank you for temperature answers!
Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
Tue, 28 Jan 1997 18:27:26 -0800
Coolant level sensor 101-- Disclaimer--I'm not getting this from any manual, so take with a grain of salt. Information based on archives...
Re: temp. gauge warning light
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 2 Jul 2001 21:11:49 -0500
...But if the coolant level is normal, then you are probably experiencing the approaching failure of the coolant level sensor, the little gizmo that...
Re: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
Sun, 21 Dec 2014 19:22:39 -0600
...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 - John Rodgers
Thu, 7 Jun 2001 07:37:10 -0500
...coolant temperature sensor > > > >Volks... Daddeo went into the shop to have front rotors replaced > > >yesterday. While we were at it I had my guys...
Re: 86 digifant running rich
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Tue, 1 Jun 1999 08:16:32 -0500
...The voltage from the temperature 2 sensor ( coolant ) should be around 0.1 volt with engine that is warmed up. Darrell Ps. you must...