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• Re: 88 vanagon battery/water level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 13:54:39 -0700
  ...88 vanagon battery/water level sensor the little switch on the sink consul no longer tells me how much water I have or batttery...
• Re: Oil Level Again
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 18:43:34 -0400
  Jay; About a year ago a list member claimed lower oil temperatures by running a lower oil level because of this reason. If I...
• Ethylene Glycol Facts
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 22:31:24 -0500
  The only reason one should use distilled water in their coolant mixture is because their well is so hard or has high levels of...
• Automatic Trans. problems; Advice Needed!
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 05:03:36 +0200
  ...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: transmission, final drive oil level
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:11:05 -0500
  ...Bentley stated that for 1987 Westy level of transmission oil is >>> >> to >> >>> bew 15 mm below the lower lip of filling hole. But 2...
• Re: sharing a trick
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 1 Feb 2015 12:56:13 -0800
  ...sharing a trick *how to check oil level properly on vanagon...* some of you don't have this problem but I do... any time...
• Re: H2O warning light
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 18:59:21 -0400
  Greg, Check your coolant level in the tank that is inside the engine bay with the pressure cap (blue or black). This light comes...
• Re: Propane Gauge for Westy - The Final Word? Probably not. hehe.
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 08:02:05 -0700
  Don't know about the Eurovan but the late model Westys did not have any kind of propane level indicator. Perhaps you are referring...
• Re: Syncro fuel level sensor
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 8 Sep 2020 08:48:52 -0700
  ...Mark Gilles H Turmel wrote: > Hi, > > Il I have to change the fuel level sensor on my Syncro, do I have to get the...
• Coolant Level vary with heat?
  Historical mailing list - Stebbins
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 13:15:12 +0200
  ...Do you guys actually SEE the level of coolant going up and down in the overflow (secondary) tank as the engine heats up?? Thanks...
• Re: LP tank level detection proposal, its Friday..
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 08:05:01 -0700
  ...Something wrong?] so I'd definitely be interested in some way to tell what the level is. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ezra Hall" <ehall...
• Re: 84 coolant light.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 1 Sep 2009 20:36:09 -0700
  if by 'loop the circuit' you mean jumpering the two wires at the connector for the level circuit -that won't work as you...
• Re: Trouble in Turboland. or... drain line woe's
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:45 -0400
  Paul- The oil return on our TD Jetta appears to be a bit lower or just at the oil level in the pan. Why...
• Re: LP tank level detection proposal, its Friday..
  Historical mailing list - David Greenland
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 08:26:51 -0700
  Doesn't the Eurovan have a propane level sensor in it's tank ? I had a quick tour of this guys EV Westy a...
• Global Warming My Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:45:45 -0400
  ...Melting polar ice caps mean rising > sea levels. Rising sea levels mean more beaches. More beaches mean more > girls in thong bikinis sunning themselves...
• Battery voltage levels, Westy LEDs
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sun, 29 Nov 2015 09:35:01 -0800
  ...Can anyone tell me the voltage levels represented by the asserted/de-asserted conditions of the Green, Amber, and Red LEDs (on the stove...
• Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 06:14:49 EDT
  ...It was Dennis who initially brought up this idea of keeping the oil level at the mid way point between the MIN and MAX...
• Re: Automatic Trans. problems; Advice Needed!
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:40:31 -0700
  Hi list I see there is a reference to checking auto trans fluid " cold level" I don't remember that ---sure would be easier...
• permanent fridge damage
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 14:53:32 -0700
  ...The RV Mobile tech explains: "The reason out of level causes problems is that gravity returns liquids back to the boiler. If down hill...
• ATF level too high - cause?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Tue, 11 Jan 2005 21:18:14 -0500
  I finally got around to checking the ATF level in the 1988 GL. This van had been sitting for 3-4 months for an...
• ATF levels
  Historical mailing list - Seastoner
  Mon, 16 Sep 1996 03:41:05 +0000
  Hi, I'm wondering if I've read the ATF level correctly on my 85 Westy. I drove the van about fifteen miles, had...
• Re: Lowering an 85'/
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 16:03:37 -0500
  ...Part of it is that while sites that are level front to back are rare, ones that are level side to side are fairly...
• Re: Attention automatic transmission owners; a little help!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:18:22 -0700
  ...and usually you would take the reading with the van sitting level, idling in Park, and Warm. ( fluid expands of course with heat ) in...
• Re: Help!! '67 transmission
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 22 Aug 1994 15:18:20 -0700 (PDT)
  > >> >> Also make sure the oil level is proper - not empty (since you're leaking) >> and not too full, since that will put extra pressure...
• Re: Auto trans problem
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:21:02 -0600
  The fluid levels are proper,being checked after the van is warm and while the engine is running. Motivates the van but fluid comes...
• Re: coolent level sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 09:54:17 EST
  ...I found that the wire to the level sender was broken. I spliced the wire back together and it fixed the problem. So, yes...
• Re: coolant refill overflow tank
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:38:59 -0500
  ...Then top off your expansion tank, and put in just enough coolant into the overflow tank to reach the bottom to mid-level marker...
• Re: When Gerry goes down...
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 22:46:33 -0700
  When Gerry goes down it is of paramount importance that the level of discussion be dropped to an insignificant level since contributions are not...
• Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Wed, 25 Feb 2015 07:04:24 -0800
  ...A/T problems -- fluid level high > > > > After having the auto transmission in my '87 2WD overhauled last > > month, I noticed the ATF fluid level...
• Re: Anyone glue a leaky expansion tank with good results?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:32:26 -0400
  ...coolant level sensor look > like? Is there an O-ring in there or what? > > > tabe johnson/87 westy Tabe, The coolant level sensor does...
• Re: Westy Water/Battery Level Display Panels Available Again
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 7 Nov 2014 08:34:48 -0800
  ...Westy Water/Battery Level Display Panels Available Again Felder Industries has been supplying replacement led graphics for years! They are self-stick, printed under...
• Re: Blending water and diesel on purpose :-)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 22:08:33 -0500
  ...The big issue being the NOx levels, David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor...
• Re: Weep No More For Me
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 22:45:30 -0000
  ...Of > coarse, the level is constantly changing and you would end up > with a simple > differential equation. > > Is it Friday yet? > > John >
• 1990 Auto Trans Differential...how to check fluid?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 09:04:43 -0700
  ...I was wondering how you check the fluid level in my 1990 Carats automatic trans differential? I assume it is that BIG allen screw...
• 1990 Blinking Coolant Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 5 Feb 2006 11:23:43 -0800
  ...If it does, that means that the coolant level circuit is causing the blinking. If it still does it with the relay out, the...
• Oil Level
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Sep 94 20:50:06 EDT
  If you guys will remember my post about excess oil level about four months ago I tested oil level vs. engine oil temp extensively...
• Re: tiico: oil level
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 17:18:11 -0800
  ...oil level > I'm having some issues with my oil level- > how much oil do people typicially add? How long are your dipsticks and...
• Re: Coolant Level
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 11 May 2002 22:32:34 -0700
  ...Coolant Level > Hi all- > > My temperature gauge seems right on the money at the LED light, but I notice > that I occasionally have to...
• Alternate water level sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:25:44 -0700
  Hello, Has anyone come up with a better water level sensor for the westy holding tank? I'm looking for something that will tell...
• Re: Global Warming My Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:45:24 -0400
  ...Ice floats with 10% of >itself above the level of water. Therefore 10% of the volume of ice >will contribute to raising the level...
• Re: Oil pressure gauges and engine life
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 May 2012 14:15:33 -0400
  The fluid level can be checked, added, and even changed. Just has to be done underneath. Keeps owners from overfilling and destroying the works...
• Re: Coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:57:44 -0700
  ...Coolant level light > At 11:03 PM 4/11/2012, JRodgers wrote: >>problem. Anyone know what to do with this light? > > Unplug the coolant...
• Re: Leveling shims. Success report and mistakes to avoid.
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 20:12:07 -0500
  Frank, What is the time frame for this failure? I was considering doing this to level my van if it were to last a...
• Brake Warning Light Stays On
  Historical mailing list - Jerome Perkins
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 04:57:05 EDT
  According to the mechanic at the test centre there is no brake fluid level sensor fitted to my bus and the fluid level is...
• Das Blinkenlights
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Thu, 24 Nov 2005 14:08:59 -0800
  ...The coolant level looks fine to; no loss, no low level. Please explain. Yes, I'm too lazy on Turkey day to look it...
• Re: Dometic fridge on 110V?
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Sun, 25 May 2003 17:01:31 -0400
  Does the fridge rely on gravity or why does it have to be level? Is overheating the concern? I bypassed the thermostat and it...
• Re: Leveling a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 24 Oct 2004 12:50:55 -0400
  ...Chuck Reisinger wrote: > How do you level your Westy? Wal-mart wants $30 for the plastic > leveling blocks in a cute bag...I'm...
• Re: Diesel and WBX Coolant Temp gauges same?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:37:44 -0700
  If your VW temp gauge works as far as indicating temps, you can easily add the coolant level sensor wiring to make the led...
• Re: Global Warming My Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:53:56 -0600
  ...Melting polar ice caps mean >>> rising >>> sea levels. Rising sea levels mean more beaches. More beaches >>> mean more >>> girls in thong bikinis sunning themselves...
• Between the notches -- rudimentary oil level question
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 22 May 2011 09:33:44 -0700
  If the oil level is at the bottom notch on the dip stick, how much should I add to bring it back to some...
• Re: Looking for advice on leveling Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 15 Aug 2018 08:17:05 -0600
  Jim Adding 1 of those Pads to the DriveSide Rear will also help to Level the Front ~ In addition to that, the addition of...
• Water Tank - Display Panel Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Josh Greenberg
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 11:55:33 -0600
  ...When I fill my drinking water tank the yellow water level indicator light works at first and then drops down to the red level...
• Re: Coolant Level too High..What does this mean?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 11:28:16 -0700
  ...Todd '88 Westy Munga Correa wrote: > Hello--I am having a problem with my coolant tank..it usually reads right at > the max level...
• Oil light/Buzzer warning system - revisited and longish
  Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
  Sat, 4 Jun 2005 20:05:09 -0700
  ...I started checking oil level only when the van is on level ground. I don't add oil until the level is on the...
• Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 10:14:48 -0700
  85 has the brake fluid level switch in the cap just like 86+. The Bentley diagram for 85 mislabels the fluid level switch as...
• Re: Coolant Level
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 13:19:32 -0500
  At 11:41 AM 1/22/2001, Tim New wrote: >I've got an 86' GL and the coolant level in the refill tank...
• Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:16:46 -0700
  ...jack to > bring PS of engine up to get things level, measured level at tranny, > (many, many times!) measured how large the gap was...
• Re: Need advice: 88 Westy fuel gauge
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 13:51:42 -0800
  ...It registers fuel levels > accurately to about the quarter full mark. Then, the gauge goes back to > full. No, my wife did not fill...
• Re: 1984 Westy Cooling System Mysteries
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 13:26:57 -0800
  RE: '84 Mystery Overheating On earlier Vanagons the temp meter/indicator would rise/peg from errors at the coolant level sensor and turn on...
• Re: Westy Water/Battery Level Display Panels Available Again
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 7 Nov 2014 08:33:39 -0600
  ...around the display on your cabinet >> that shows tank water level, battery level, and whether your stove is lit. >> On many Westies these are...