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• Re: ATF level too high - cause?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 02:04:06 EST
  ...NET writes: > Is there anything else that would cause a high level? differential fluid leaking into automatic part, seal between diff and auto gone...
• Re: Blinking coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 May 2010 22:32:44 -0400
  ...Bon soir Gilles, What year vehicle? Regardless, unplug the coolant level controller (#42 or 43, on the 1.9l it's hidden up above...
• Re: oil level question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 12:13:21 -0400
  ...If the oil level is between the two marks on the dipstick you're OK When the engine is warm and/or you've...
• Re: water level sensor in westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 20:51:03 -0700
  There were 2 types of level sensor used on the Westy water tanks. The first type has metal probes screwed through the side of...
• What is "Level"?
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Wed, 1 Oct 1997 10:54:00 -0500
  ======== Original Message ======== Instructions for the Dometic refrigerator specify not to operate it unless it is "level" or damage will occur. Does anyone know the...
• Re: Fuel Level
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:42:38 -0700
  ...Fuel Level My fuel gauge is not working. Does that automatically mean I need to replace my fuel level sending unit? Is there a...
• Re: basic skills for travel
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 15:07:15 -0400
  ...Check tire pressure & how to change a tire, Check the oil level - add oil. maybe change the oil & filter, Check the coolant level. Add...
• Re: Westfalia Water Tank Level Indicator Issues
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 24 Aug 2018 11:02:34 -0400
  ...Failing that you can modify the resistor network that sets the levels for the comparators. More on that later, gotta run. Yrs, d
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 23:20:41 -0400
  > > This is also known as the coolant level sensor? The big square 42 or 43 ? That's the coolant level controller. The sender is...
• Water Level Lights
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 10:01:17 -0400
  Only the full (green) light appears to work anymore on my water tank level indicator. They all worked up until sometime last year. Any...
• Ipod Plastic holder -leveling a Vanagon Camper w/ClinovintageLITE free application
  Historical mailing list - ren Gaudet
  Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:14:27 -0800
  Like everybody on the list who are enjoying their Vanagon camper, I like to sleep in a perfect level position. Of course I have...
• Re: My auto transmission troubles
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 23:45:46 -0400
  ...I checked the ATF level and final drive level (cold) and they were about where I left them last night. Start it up and...
• Re: Level sensor for water tank
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 20 Apr 2018 12:01:38 -0700
  ...Level sensor for water tank >> >>> Any one know where to get the level sensor for the water tank ? >> >> Here: >> > <http://www.busdepot.com/catalogsearch...
• Onboard water tank level
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sat, 7 Nov 2015 18:47:40 -0500
  Is there a way to repair the onboard water level sensor in the tank that runs water to the sink? The sensor is the...
• Re: 87 Westie: Overheat light comes on with midrange temp!
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Thu, 12 Dec 1996 23:51:52 -0800
  Steve-- Unless I'm mistaken, the light is a low level indicator, not heat. If your levels seem okay, you might try cleaning the...
• Re: Coolant light flashes until warm, sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 2 Sep 2005 10:45:11 -0500
  ...If it's all the way up, remove the level probe and clean it with CLR and stick it back in the tank. 9...
• Re: My auto transmission troubles
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:46:48 -0400
  ...I checked the ATF level and final drive level (cold) and they were about where I left them last night. Start it up and...
• Re: Syncro fuel level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Tue, 8 Sep 2020 11:49:15 -0400
  ...sympatico.ca> wrote: > Hi, > > Il I have to change the fuel level sensor on my Syncro, do I have to get > the > fuel tank...
• Re: My fridge wants to know if it's level enough...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 20:40:01 -0800
  ...Guess I better make some levelling blocks... Thanks Guys! Steve
• Re: [vanagon] RoadHaus - Coolant level LED Problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 19:32:03 -0800
  ...There is an easy test that eliminates the possibility of it being the coolant level sensor or its wiring and logic. There is a...
• Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:13:00 -0700
  Wouldn't we also need to level the fridge (to say nothing of the bunks) in this unlevel camper? Oh yeah - the table(s...
• Re: Temp gauge pegged to the right
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 12:41:33 -0400
  If your level sensor gives a low level warning (true or not), it may peg the guage on some model years. My '85 did...
• help with water level sensors/pump!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 08:51:50 -0500
  ...The spade connector on the short black wire that connects to the lowest fresh water tank level sensor broke off at some point. Here...
• Re: Automatic Trans. problems; Advice Needed!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 23:32:01 -0400
  ...I checked the ATF > level on the dipstick, and found the level to be very high, about > 5.5 inches above the "cold" level...
• Re: Catastrophic failure of coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steven Smith
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:58:02 -0700
  ...If this stops the occurrences of the blinking then the problem simply MUST BE in the coolant level circuit. If this does NOT stop...
• Flashing Coolant Light, mysteries revealed!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 18:37:17 -0800
  ...There are 2 (maybe even 3) different "coolant level low control units" that control the behavior of the LED when a low coolant level...
• Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:35:36 -0700
  ...I cook on pans -- cookware, and it is the leveling of the grill I am after, independent of the levelosity of the van itself...
• WTB water level probe
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 12:59:14 -0500
  anybody have a good used westy water level probe from an 87 or newer for sale? thanks jason 87 syncro westy so many roads...
• Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:12:28 -0600
  ...Even when the site is level they give a nice solidity underfoot. But if you really want to be picky about leveling the burner...
• Coolant down /No leaks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Tue, 26 May 1998 06:25:59 -0500
  ...It used to be it would fluctuate between the min and max level (usually at max when hot) then back down more towards the...
• Re: Bostig Oil Level Warning Light Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Fri, 20 Dec 2013 21:44:19 -0800
  ...Bostig Oil Level Warning Light Circuit The Bostig HC Oilpan comes with a low level float which triggers an = indicator light when the circuit...
• Re: Flashing Coolant Light, mysteries revealed!!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 18:47:49 -0800
  ...There are 2 (maybe even 3) different > "coolant level low control units" that control the behavior of the LED > when a low coolant level...
• Re: Auto-tranny fluid level
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 3 Oct 2021 15:29:31 -0400
  ...wrote: > What is the correct way to check the transmission fluid? > Level ground, tranny warm from a short run, tranny in park or neutral...
• Re: Blinking temperature light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:38:18 -0400
  >Open the engine hatch and check coolant level in the pressure >bottle. The system is trying to tell you that the coolant is below...
• Re: Between the notches -- rudimentary oil level question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 May 2011 17:34:30 -0400
  At 12:33 PM 5/22/2011, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >If the oil level is at the bottom notch on the dip stick...
• Battery & Water Level Indicator Panel Question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Elliott
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 17:39:51 -0700
  In a 1980 "Canadian" Westy can someone please tell me how to activate the Battery & Water Level Indicator Panel to the right of the...
• Re: Temp gauge needed
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:50:27 -0500
  Are you sure it's your gauge? Assuming your coolant levels are OK, have you cheked the sensor? Try pulling the plug to the...
• Re: blinking coolant light on 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 08:35:05 -0400
  At 08:08 AM 6/11/2002, Jeffrey R wrote: >Should the coolant level warning switch be replaced? If this coolant level >sensor is...
• Re: transmission, final drive oil level
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:48:29 -0700
  ...leveling) to get an angle that a drip out the fill hole would put the oil at the correct spot when all was level...
• Re: Surprising Syncro Sighting Part 2
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 13:49:58 -0500
  ...Steve, The crew-cab has it's bed level about 4"-5" above the regular engine cover level of a Vanagon. Did it stick...
• Re: checking oil on '90 vanagon gl
  Historical mailing list - Larry Burt
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 22:26:56 -0800
  Kari Williams wrote: > > when i try to check the oil level, i pull the dip stick thing out, wipe it > off, shove it back...
• No water indicator lights.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Sun, 7 Sep 1997 15:08:40 -0700
  ...My water level indicator lights (below the stove) do not light up on my '85 westie. The lights for the battery indicator and fridge...
• Attention automatic transmission owners; a little help!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:13:15 -0700
  I wonder if some of you fine folks would be so kind as to go out and check your transmission fluid levels with the...
• Question about Weekend Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Tue, 1 May 2001 08:04:03 -0700
  ...Those of you with Weekender rear seats that fold down - when folded, is the seat level with the rear floor of the bus, or...
• removal of coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 07:36:07 -0700
  I'm getting coolant leakage around the coolant level sensor in my '87. I'm guessing that I need to replace the seal (o...
• Re: coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 22:40:02 -0700
  ...coolant level sensor Not enough to do today, I guess... Poking around in the engine compartment... always a way to get busy :) Anyway, I...
• Re: [WetWesties] Troubleshooting drinking water pump
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 10:24:38 -0700
  ...All my sink and water level functions work fine... Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod" -------------------- At 03:37 PM 8/31/2003, you wrote...
• My auto transmission troubles
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:46:35 -0400
  ...I check the non running level, and it is high, like normal. Start the engine, the dripping starts again, check the level, and it...
• Re: Coolant Temp Indications
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 18:29:10 -0500
  ...Once the level drops below the sensor (if only for a moment like while going around a corner) the light gets latched on and...
• Re: 83 temperature gauge goes berserk
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:54:40 -0400
  Another possiability is the level sensor that is inside the bottle.How has your tempature gage been reading lately? Has the place where the...
• Re: ATF leaking into differential
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:53:59 EDT
  ...My auto tranny seems to be > working fine and when I checked the ATF level it seemed okay - checked it with > the van idling...
• Re: Automatic Trans. problems; Advice Needed!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:14:53 -0500
  ...I checked the ATF > level on the dipstick, and found the level to be very high, about > 5.5 inches above the "cold" level...
• Re: How much oil to use in a Vanagon TDI application?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 20:49:54 -0700
  ...I believe this will allow a higher oil level in the Syncro application before frothing. Mark Frank Grunthaner wrote: > > Actually, there are several, all...
• Re: Milestone
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 Jan 2019 15:09:16 +0000
  ...When I do oil-filter changes I pour in 4.5 quarts and only if the level drops below the lower dipstick mark I...
• Re: ye olde blinking coolant level warning light
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 12 Nov 2018 07:40:36 -0800
  ...If the blinking continues with this pulled out, no point in wasting time looking at coolant level or coolant level sender/wiring. Mark Edward...
• Re: female stuff on trips
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Sep 1994 20:12:14 -0400 (EDT)
  Martha querries how one checks the propane level... The same way you check the level in a 5 gallon gas can....unscrew the cap...
• tranmission oil level
  Historical mailing list - Blue Ridge CycleWorks
  Sat, 18 Mar 2000 17:43:17 -0500
  ...well, or do I still fill the 091 up to the level of the plug? Thanks in advance. Myron Lind Harrisonburg, Virginia 81 Westy
• Re: 12 mpg ???
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 1 Aug 2004 21:07:09 -0700
  Our new-to-us 84 Westy got 15mpg on a recent 500 mile trip -- sea level to 5,000 feet. Mike "Rocket J Squirrel...
• Re: Flashing Coolant Light, mysteries revealed!!
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 18:46:26 -0800
  ...There are 2 (maybe even > 3) different > "coolant level low control units" that control the > behavior of the LED > when a low coolant level...
• Dometic Fridge
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 May 1997 20:40:15
  Conventional wisdom says the fridge should be operated only when the vehicle is level. What does this mean, and for how long. Presumably it...