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• Re: engine compartment temp?
  Historical mailing list - Dr. John H. Lauterbach
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 17:48:18 -0500
  The fire detectors in my attic work by rate of temperature rise. Alarm firm that sold them to me and services my alarm system...
• Re: oil loss connected to power loss?
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Thu, 11 Dec 1997 11:40:46 -0600
  ...Coolant Temperature Sensor The symptoms you describe match the ones I experienced to a T. Tonya (aka the Coolant Temperature Sensor Crusader) 87 Vanagon...
• Re: Overheat thought
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 14:23:29 -0700
  A thermistor is a type of resistor whose resistance changes linearly with temperature over a small range. In this way, if your temperature suddenly...
• Re: Not again the fridge!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 20:03:56 -0400
  ...During the day, the > temperature hit around 72F. The van was park all day long with all > windows > closed (may be the temperature hit...
• Re: Amsoil oil question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 1 May 2008 00:14:49 -0400
  ...At operating temperature, the engine wouldn't be able to tell the difference between that and 10W-40. In northern Maine winters I'll...
• VW diesel no-starts
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 19:41:43 -0500
  ...The amount of time it takes to reach the autoignition temperature depends on the temperature of the intake air, of course, but more than...
• Re: gerry's thermostat and translation pblm
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Nov 94 15:20:46 EST
  ...Condition of the trouble Thermostat Recognition sign Cause/effect -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Temperature indicator climbs slowly, Thermostat valve-plate is blocked temperature is reached later, in the...
• Re: Scott: common knowledge?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:58:06 -0600
  ...And in the winter when the temperature would drop to 20F & lower the engine would never reach operating temperature & this is with a thermostat...
• Re: The Vanagon Syndrome and Outside Air Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 18:55:28 -0800
  ...So I would say that there is some temperature dependancy if you also have poor grounding. I am at whits end and ready to...
• How easy is it to .....
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 12:20:46 -0700
  How easy is it to replace the AFM and the coolant temperature sensor? By 'coolant temperature sensor' I don't mean the sensor that...
• 87 Vanagon temperature light
  Historical mailing list - Bebe
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 10:09:15 +0000
  ...My temperature light flashes off and on at times. The bus does not seem to be overheating but worried that I may cause damage...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 25 Jun 2020 22:03:21 -0400
  ...after more extensive driving around, engine temp is controlled well above what I am used to (IE (bottom 1/3 of the LED)... -temperature...
• Re: Temperature guage
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 22:56:37 -0500
  I have a question! What good does a colder thermostat do....except open at a cooler temperature and allow the coolant to begin to...
• Is John right about the temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 13:04:34 -0700
  ...My 87 clearly has the coolant sensor unrelated to the temperature sensor when the coolant level is low in the tank. The temperature gauge...
• Re: AC Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:37:22 -0400
  ...speaking, the maximum an air-conditioning system can lower the temperature from ambient temperature is about 30 to 35 degrees F. So you need...
• Re: Under Floor Water Tank Still Needed
  Historical mailing list - David Gunning
  Mon, 22 May 2006 17:16:41 -0400
  ...One consideration might be that if you are traveling somewhere where road temperature can top 120 degree F, and your unit is secured under...
• Re: Temp II Sensor, Engine Hot.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 24 Sep 2013 23:20:33 -0700
  Neil, "The coolant temperature sensor is a temperature sensitive variable resistor sensor (less resistance as temperature increases). This sensor returns signals to the ECU...
• Re: Engine temperature in winter
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 12:51:27 -0600
  ...if it is stuck > open? I was thinking that at this temperature the engine would never warm up to the point that it did...
• Re: LVC digital multimeters for temperature measurements
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 14 Apr 2014 15:16:36 -0700
  ...My scientific consulting > > business needs to do some temperature measurements with micro > > thermocouples (a few hundred degrees Celsius with temperature rise over > > two to...
• Re: Temperature Gauge reads too high
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:49:08 -0700
  ...Temperature Gauge > IMHO, gauges rarely fail unless they've gotten wet or severely > over-driven. > > I think most likely you have a bad sender...
• Re: Not again the fridge!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 22:16:22 -0400
  ...During the day, the > > temperature hit around 72F. The van was park all day long with all windows > > closed (may be the temperature hit...
• 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...
• Infrared thermometers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:18:03 -0400
  ...This causes the measured temperature (hot or cold) to be closer to room temperature than is accurate, with the difference increasing as temps get...
• Re: Tiico convert question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 00:36:33 EST
  ...less than 1 inch of manifold vacuum, oil temperature of 232 F, exhaust gas temperature of 720 C, cylinder head temperature of 82 C...
• vanagon running hot when its over 80 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Jordan Coxen
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 16:13:01 PDT
  ...The Vanagon runs perfect with the temperature gauge in the always in the middle: But when the temperature is over 80 or 85 degrees...
• Re: need dealer part # for coolant temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 17:23:34 -0400
  Gary, there are two coolant temperature sensors: 1 pin sender, VW 049 919 501, for dash temperature gauge, is threaded 2 pin sender, VW...
• Low Temperature Thermostat? (was: Fast German Auto)
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 08:39:46 -0700
  ...3 series BMW thermostat which runs the wasserboxer at a lower temperature." Why do you feel that this is a good thing? My feeling...
• What gauges do you have?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 21:32:19 -0500
  ...have installed? My air coooled van has oil pressure, oil temperature, cylinder head temperature, and a voltmeter. Any of these gauges unneeeded on a...
• A/C question
  Historical mailing list - Pierce, John D
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 23:46:51 -0400
  ...Is this reasonable? What would be a reasonable temperature? What can be done to decrease the temperature that does not cost a fortune? TIA...
• VW VICIOUS VISCOUS COUPLER!
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:34:22 -0400
  Volks - I recently made a comment that I didn't think a temperature rise had anything to do with the Syncro's "magic box...
• Re: A damn OS question again, yea!!! now i need some help, it's my turn....
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 8 May 2002 01:31:35 -0400
  ...It was the same at warm temperature and hot temperature. Thanks for all your comments. Haaaa, fuel injection. Ben
• oil and cylinder head temps
  Historical mailing list - Tim & Kim Dayton
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 18:03:17 -0400
  Now that the ambient temperature has increased significantly so has my oil and cylinder head temp gauge readings. What is considered the ideal operation...
• Re: Redline Water Wetter (was: Temperature guage}
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 06:57:44 -0700
  I tested water wetter on our jeep cherokee 4.0 litre I used a nice digital temperature gun (the kind you point at a...
• Re: Flashing Temperature LED
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 10:35:58 -0600
  ...No high temperature was indicated. Checked the expansion tank and sensor and it was fine. Checked the temperature sensor and the connection and sensor...
• Re: New sensors -now running hot
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 09:21:05 -0400
  ...Hello all, Just replaced my catalyctic converter, O2 sensor, temp2 sensor, and temperature sending unit. I ran it until the fan kicked on and...
• Re: Temperature Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:37:26 -0400
  ...I think most likely you have a bad sender, I have had extremely bad luck with VW temperature senders of this era. Test it...
• Re: Thermostat Woes
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 7 Jan 2012 22:05:57 -0500
  ...The rated temperature is where they first begin to open, they don't open fully until the temperature is 10-15F higher.
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:44:48 -0400
  You meant to say coolant temperature gauge, right? ;-) If that is flashing it's probably the coolant level is low or the sensor not...
• Where is Coolant Temperature Sender?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 20 Aug 1997 14:00:34 -0400
  Cognoscenti, Today my temperature guage decided to quit. I've checked my Bentley but can't find where on our '86 Syncro Westfalia the...
• Re: Scoop for breather?
  Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 15:00:41 -0400
  ...By the way, I doubt the engine compartment temperature would ever exceed the coolant temperature. Do you really think it might? Cheers, Dave Gunning
• FIXED (was: Re: Operating temperature? (temp gauge needle, etc))
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 16 May 2008 00:57:10 -0400
  ...Do these temperatures seem okay to people? For as many posts as there > are in the archives talking about the use of infrared temperature...
• Propane Tank Gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Dec 95 10:03:50 mdt
  ...These things are made of a thermally sensitive material that changes color at different temperatures. If the temperature has recently changed (like when sun...
• Re: Milestone
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 Jan 2019 15:09:16 +0000
  Even with an oil cooler over filling can have an effect on oil temperature and then the resulting drop in oil pressure. When I...
• Re: Warning light
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Tue, 4 Nov 2014 16:03:02 -0500
  ...Is this telling me that I am low in coolant? Coolant temperature is mid range all the time. Or is it and oil pressure...
• Re: (water-cooled) blinking light ... some tech bulletins
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Jul 94 17:32:52 PDT
  What's the "normal" temperature for an '83? The right edge of the temperature needle is always next to the right edge of the...
• Where is Coolant Temperature Sender?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 20 Aug 1997 14:00:34 -0400
  Cognoscenti, Today my temperature guage decided to quit. I've checked my Bentley but can't find where on our '86 Syncro Westfalia the...
• Re: gauge recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 11:14:04 -0600
  ...At highway high temperature operation the oil temperatures about balanced within ten degrees but after a forty five minute (from cold) town run the...
• Flashing Coolant Light
  Historical mailing list - Russell Talbot
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 06:56:32 -0500
  A little while ago there was considerable conversation around whether the coolant light could come on without driving the temperature gauge way up. Unfortunately...
• Re: spare tire compartment gas can?????
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 17:04:55 EDT
  ...The temperature of the gas cannot exceed the temperature of the exiting airflow from the radiator. The air temperature cannot exceed the coolant temperature...
• Re: 80 degree thermostat for wbx question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:07:09 -0700
  ...The author of the book specifically warned that the engine needs to be operating in a proper temperature to keep at minimum cylinder wear...
• Non Vanagon - Jetta Turbo Diesel Starting Problems
  Historical mailing list - Ron Schlamp
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 14:16:09 -0600
  ...I have to plug it in even at this temperature. If I do it will start. My glow plug indicator light seems to indicate...
• Re: Help! Flashing Temperature LED
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  15 Jan 97 00:21:50 EST
  ...Starting my 88' Westy >> (water-cooled) was no problem however the Temperature LED would not stop >> flashing. >(snip > maybe your anti-freeze was frozen...
• Re: FW: Mobil 1 0W 50 any one use it yet
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 17 Jan 2016 18:48:03 -0600
  ...I'm curious how high your oil temperatures get on long cruises at high speed in high temperature conditions? My oil temperature will climb...
• Re: Vanagon Water Temp Gauge - Temperatures?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:28:30 +0000
  ...Vanagon Water Temp Gauge - Temperatures?> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > I think there is variability from vehicle to vehicle. You could> probably do some...
• Re: Koolatron
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Thu, 13 Feb 1997 14:37:33 -0500
  ...Here in Phoenix the > summer temperatures are 100+ every day. At 100 degrees in the shade, no > wind but in free air, the unit...
• Re: On the Vanagon Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 09:56:29 EDT
  ...The actual running temperature seems to end up somewhere in the middle, from what I've seen, but I can't say anything definative...
• Re: weekend work
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:19:31 -0500
  ...The point of the thermostat is to allow the coolant to heat to operating temperature. Once it reaches that temperature, the thermostat is going...
• high temp gauge reading
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 08:13:46 -0700
  ...If you are driving in stop and go traffic and the temperature gauge is high on a regular basis and the high speed fan...
• Coolant temperature light
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 07:19:17 -0500
  All, What is the coolant temperature light trying to tell me? It comes on on cold mornings when the engine is started, and stays...
• Re: How long to reach full operating temp?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:07:36 -0800
  > How long in miles or km, and time does it take your Vanagon to reach > full operating temperature, considered the center of temp gauge...