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Re: flashing LED
Historical mailing list - Sunshine
Tue, 8 Sep 2009 20:35:53 -0500
...50 PM, Karl wrote: > The coolant level sensor should definitely have an o-ring on it. The > sensor will crack easily if overtightened, I...
Coolant Gauge (again)
Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
Mon, 13 May 2002 09:52:54 -0330
...Now I'm wondering, can I just get a separate temperature gauge and hook it up to the black sensor (the one protruding from...
Re: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Sun, 21 Dec 2014 22:41:59 -1000
...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: Blinking temperature light
Historical mailing list - Goetz Aust
Mon, 29 Jul 2013 11:45:49 -0600
...the sensor or the wiring. If > it is low you need to investigate further to see why it is low (a coolant > leak?). If...
'87 GL Temp Gauge - Long
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Sat, 3 Aug 2002 15:08:12 -0500
...interaction with the coolant temperature gauge and light, I put a jumper wire across the connector for the coolant level sensor. Immediately the temp...
Re: flashing temp light
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 4 Sep 2000 20:51:11 -0500
...It utilizes the resistance of the coolant between the two electrodes of the sensor in the coolant expansion tank. If the sensor is in...
'84 GL NOT in the woods
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL D LINCICOME
Mon, 5 Feb 2001 11:05:14 -0500
...the Trip Odometer Or the Coolant Temperature gage Nor the Gas Tank level gage The gage lights & sensor lights do work. The fuses on...
Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Mon, 7 Sep 2015 09:29:14 -1000
...When you open the front heater, cold >> coolant in the heater core flows to the radiator, warm coolant from >> the radiator flows to the...
83' Vanagon - Coolant Temp Sensor and O2 Sensor - Could These Effect Idle?
Historical mailing list - The Hammad Family
Sat, 30 Jun 2001 07:37:46 -0400
...Could a faulty coolant temperature sensor or leaky exhaust system be causing the idle to act up? Does the O2 sensor play a major...
Re: Flashing Cooling Light
Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
Tue, 15 Sep 1998 13:09:17 -0400
I had the same problem when I replaced the coolant level sensor on my 85 Vanagon. The light started flashing again a few months...
Re: 87: coolant temp sensor for syncro
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Mon, 10 Jun 1996 12:39:11 -0400 (EDT)
...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: Expansion Tank Sensor
Historical mailing list - fgjh nmmm
Fri, 8 Dec 2000 18:39:39 -0800
...since coolant was gone the sensor was suspended in air and couldn't sense the true motor temperature. And the coolant level sensor (in...
Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 16 May 2019 14:35:22 -0700
...replaced the 251 919 372 Coolant Level Sensor to fix > > the blinking red light in the Coolant Temperature Gauge in my '86 > > Westy.Â...
Help-Diesel Coolant tank needed badly!!
Historical mailing list - Keith Olsen
Thu, 13 Jul 2000 23:57:44 EDT
...The tank has two 7/8" hose connector nipples and no temperature sensor. Any help that won't cost me a fortune would be...
Re: Temp gauge problems too
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Wed, 28 Sep 2005 15:14:59 -0700
...least APPROACHING engine temperature. It's fed by the black sensor on the thermostat housing which always sits in the coolant circuit regardless of...
Re: Coolant temp gauge not working
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:55:11 -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: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Sat, 13 Dec 2014 07:24:21 -0400
...The coolant light on my wife's 2006 TDi started blinking last November (temperature -10C) ... after we had the coolant flushed and replaced in...
Temp warning light Mystery
Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
Sun, 20 Sep 1998 08:09:34 -0500
...The >> coolant level and composition is correct, the engine runs fine, and the >> temperature is perfectly normal, but once in awhile the temp warning...
Re: [Re: 89 Westy - coolant light]
Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
Wed, 11 Apr 2001 15:14:11 MDT
my 85 does the same thing and then just goes out, I think its the sensor working. Dave Baker <DBAKER5@KC.RR.COM> wrote...
Latest on coolant sensor, vanagon syndrome
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 16 Apr 2003 07:07:55 -0700
I installed the patched up coolant level sensor this morning, which went fine. I have not run the van up to operating temperature yet...
Re: Request for Help - Overheating Problem
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 2 Jan 2001 21:07:26 -0600
...If the coolant sensor light comes on, Shut the engine down, allow to cool, then replace the coolant level sensor. The sensors give trouble...
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: coolant temperature sensor
Historical mailing list - Brian Wawzonek
Thu, 7 Jun 2001 17:32:11 -0700
...coolant temperature sensor <DIV></DIV>Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 10:25:31 -1000 <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>That's what I thought too...
Another leak
Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
Mon, 18 Jan 1999 09:32:17 -0500
...Why are there two sensors? I can see one as a coolant temperature sensor. What is the other one for? The only thing that...
Re: coolant sensor 50/50 tolerance?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:35:03 -0700
...If the blinking problem continues to occur with this relay out, it has NOTHING to do with the coolant level sensor, coolant level, or...
Re: Some thoughts Mansi Speed products. Moving onto to coolant temperature possible problems or gauge readings.
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Tue, 1 Jun 2021 10:54:26 -0400
...Interesting about the coolant temp readouts you get with the aftermarket FI system Dennis. It has a separate coolant temp sensor? Where is it...
Re: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 22 Dec 2014 06:51:57 -0800
...Quick question, > >>> where is the sensor for the temperature gauge? Is it measuring coolant > >>> temp or engine temp? Im trying to think about what...
Fw: Water Temperature Light /Now coolant leak...
Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:36:15 -0800
...However, I was puzzled by finding coolant in the sensor electrical connector, but could not see where the coolant was coming from (so just...
Temp light on for no apparent reason (90 vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Ian Webb
Mon, 18 Nov 1996 09:43:26 -0800
...my temperature light comes on for no apparent reason. here's the story: 2 weeks ago I switched out my coolant temp sensor (the...
Re: Flashing Coolant Light Sensor Test
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:08:03 -0400
...It is not a problem with coolant level or temperature. I have read some of the many archives which would suggest a ground in...
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: Advice needed: engine speed jumping abruptly
Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
Thu, 28 Jan 1999 19:19:42 EST
...Replace the O2 sensor (particularly since it's time to replace it in any case). (4) Replace coolant temperature sensor. (5) Check for weak...
[W] head gasket leaks
Historical mailing list
Tue, 30 Aug 1994 00:08:45 -0400 (EDT)
...Finally (about >2K miles later) the leaking gas literally blows coolant out of most >of the cooling system and the temperature sensor begins to...
Re: flashing coolant light
Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
Sun, 8 Apr 2001 16:04:17 -0400
...temp sensor is connected to the temperature sender - which is a resistance element ...so I don't see how coolant level or coolant chemistry...
Vanagon idle hunting --FIX
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Tue, 19 Apr 94 7:46:36 PDT
...Cold temperature performance was just fine. > > Joel wrote the following in response: > > > Now THAT's the behavior of a bad temp coolant sensor! and...
Re: Wondering about coolant physics
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 1 Jan 2016 16:39:40 -0500
...In summary, with my '82 diesel conversions, I switched the primary coolant reservoir to the '83 version, added a coolant level sensor and then...
Re: 88 GLstarts, stalls immediately
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:25:36 EDT
...the injectors? By reading the coolant temperature, of course, as reported to it by the Temp II sensor. Hard starting either cold OR hot...
Re: Temp Gauge
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:38:36 -0400
...On the '85, the temperature needle does not peg just because of low coolant level. Mike Mark Drillock wrote: > Actually, it is a temperature...
Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Fri, 2 Mar 2018 13:07:39 -0700
...It senses the coolant temperature at the sensor, but the problem is that the sensor is located in the thermostat housing. The problem arises...
TD coolant circulation pump
Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
Thu, 9 Dec 1999 10:43:56 +0100
...the coolant temp meter in the dashboard works fine, so that sensor is ok. Same for the pre-start glow sensor: when the engine...
Re: Coolant out episode this aft.
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:44:13 -0400
Good catch! Consider yourself lucky to discover the coolant level sensor failure without melting anything. Does the sensor flash at startup? I always watch...
WBX gauge value
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
Thu, 18 Apr 2002 19:07:13 +0000
...I also installed a 3rd coolant sensor that reports the temperature of the coolant returning from the radiator over a simple toggle switch. This...
Re: Why am I stalling?
Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
Sat, 13 Sep 1997 23:48:38 -0700
...coolant leak from > stripped head bolt. > > thanks, > > Dave Dempsey & '87 GL Syncro > Columbia, MD Dave, Check for the proper function of your engine temperature...
Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 3 Apr 2017 12:23:04 -0600
...It gets from the Coolant Temp' Sensor ~ So ~ If WW Does Alter the Heat Transfer Ability of the Coolant, Up or Down, That Temp...
Re: Request for Help - Overheating Problem
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Wed, 3 Jan 2001 05:53:06 -0800
...It the coolant level is up to specifications, there should be > no problem. > > The coolant expansion tank has a sensor that screws into the...
Temperature Sensor Light/Difficulty Starting
Historical mailing list - Harold Jaynes
Sat, 11 Dec 1999 18:35:44 EST
...First, sometimes the temperature sensor light starts to blink upon starting occasionally and will not stop blinking for a mile or two. Sometimes it...
Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 16 May 2019 22:41:00 -0600
...replaced the 251 919 372 Coolant Level Sensor to > fix >>> the blinking red light in the Coolant Temperature Gauge in my '86 >>> Westy.Â...
[Fwd: "How hot is it?"]
Historical mailing list - John
Thu, 14 Oct 1999 10:42:57 -0400
...I have meters reading Voltage, oil pressure, oil temperature and coolant temperature. I have temp sensors on both sides of the thermostat revealing the...
Re: Temp gauge problems too
Historical mailing list - Rus
Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:13:23 -0700
...least APPROACHING engine > temperature. It's fed by the > black sensor on the thermostat housing which always > sits in the coolant > circuit regardless of...
Re: adding resister to center 1.9 coolant temp gauge?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 6 Jul 2010 23:19:14 -0700
...The sender is a temperature-dependent resistor? Speaking of which.... A while back I suspected that my temp sensor was going haywire. (the half...
Wasserboxer cooling (was:Re: aftermarket instrumentation)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 15 Jul 1996 15:26:32 -0400
...s coolant temperature sensor for the temperature gage at the engine. While it would be a bad idea to measure coolant temperature at the...
Re: Temperature guage reading wrong?
Historical mailing list - Mike Hugill
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 10:14:26 -0500
...from the hot coolant in the overflow bottle in the engine compartment. > > I assume that I have a bad sensor, but, when I dug...
Re: Temperature Gauge Going Crazy...
Historical mailing list - Brooks Chapin
Sun, 21 Jul 1996 16:19:26 -0400
...the coolant light is hooked to a sensor that not only detects low coolant, but measures the conductivity of the coolant to assure that...
Re: temp 2 sensor readings
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 4 Oct 1999 16:19:47 -0500
> My temp 2 sensor reads approx 2k ohms when cold and 400-500 ohms when hot. Is this a normal reading or is there...
Re: Last call for overheating help
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 13 Jun 2001 07:35:05 -0500
...one of > those external hose temperature sensors that nasa developed. Maybe becasue > of internal hose deterioration the coolant temp at the engine is hot...
Re: Dealer Disaster (Update #2)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 6 May 2003 19:28:19 -0400
...The coolant temperature sensor indicates the "bulk" coolant temp of the water flowing through and out of the engine. When the coolant stops flowing...
Re: Summer's coming and my van is getting hotter than ever!!
Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
Mon, 26 Apr 2004 17:14:40 -0400
...get, borrrow, or pay someont to >take your vanagons temperature with a thermal IR sensor to find out if its >really running hot and...
Re: Coolant out episode this aft.
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:57:13 -0700
...and see if I can get the coolant level sensor warning system to actually work. The temperature gauge, while it does work, sort of...
Re: Temp Warning Light Mystery
Historical mailing list - Steve Bergin
Sat, 19 Sep 1998 23:40:50 -0500
...The > coolant level and composition is correct, the engine runs fine, and the > temperature is perfectly normal, but once in awhile the temp warning...
Re: Request for Service Bulletins (The little red light)
Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:47:42 -0700
...REPLACING COOLANT TEMPERATURE (ECT) SENSOR. *TW > > > A brief summary of their contents would be greatly appreciated. My local > VW of A claims they don...