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  • Re: vdo cyl head temp sender
    Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
    Tue, 10 Sep 1996 12:23:45 -0400 (EDT)
    ...was rebuilt the mechanic > 'lost' the sender, i got the spark plug-ring-type 2-wire sender, but he > says i need a single...
  • Re: 2.1L Extremely Rough Running
    Historical mailing list - Dave
    Mon, 15 Mar 1999 15:32:13 -0600
    ...2 Temp sender (the blue one in the thermostat housing). I'd replace the fuel filter and the temp sender. The No. 2 sender...
  • Re: removing the harness from Hall sender?
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Fri, 9 Sep 2005 04:41:43 -0400
    ...I usually hold onto the hall sender while I am doing this to keep it from breaking as I pull the plug free. If...
  • Re: hall sender & cold start & tempII
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 25 Aug 2000 17:25:38 EDT
    The Hall Sender would probably not cause your van to run rich, it would just make the van stop running if it was dead...
  • Re: water temp. gauge
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 9 Nov 2002 00:39:13 -0500
    ...Does anyone know >which one is the sender pin? I want to hook up my aux. VDO on my new Tiico >and figure running...
  • Re: What are the symptoms of a failing TEMP II Sensor?
    Historical mailing list - Benny boy
    Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:24:09 -0400
    ...As oppose to the OS sender, the FI can NOT run without a coolant temp sender (or in some case, will run POORLY. The...
  • oil pressure
    Historical mailing list - John Scheckel
    Mon, 5 Jul 1999 14:48:29 -0700
    ...While I rebuilt, I didn't touch the sender, just disconnected it. Previous to rebuild oil pressure sender worked fine. Anxiously awaiting any reply...
  • Re: 84 GL fuel injectors?
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 31 Mar 2000 16:12:24 EST
    ...I changed the temp sender and the problem was magically gone. You can test this sender with a multimeter and the Bentley Manual (Digitool...
  • Re: hall sender in the audi 4000 same as vanagon 83-85 237-011-050 ??
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Tue, 15 Nov 2005 16:18:12 -0800
    ...hall sender in the audi 4000 same as vanagon 83-85 237-011-050 ?? I was just googling around for prices on a hall...
  • Re: tips for gas tank replacement in '78?
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 4 Jun 94 22:22:39 CDT
    You can replace the sender w/o removing the gas tank - I know , I did it (on my '77). What you do is cu...
  • seized temp II sender
    Historical mailing list - David Cooper
    Sat, 16 Sep 2000 18:04:57 EDT
    My temp II sender on my 82 Westy went bad. When I went to take out the old one I found it both frozen...
  • dead oil pressure light
    Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:26:04 -0400
    ...Would a bad sender stop the light on check. Too cold and wet here to mess with the sender now. Any suggestions thanks mike
  • Re: coolant level control unit location
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:27:55 -0400
    ...Yes, I mean the sender wiring shorting to ground between the sender and the gauge. A full short would very rapidly peg the gauge...
  • 91 instrument cluster, oil pressure led
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
    Tue, 1 Apr 2008 15:16:27 -0500
    ...http://www.oldvolkshome.com/late_van_cluster_install.pdf I fried my dual output oil pressure sender. The reason that it was fried (or...
  • Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge?
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:00:15 -0700
    ...https://www.busdepot.com/oil-temperature-sender Part Reference Number: 049919563A Brand: FAE I was wondering if the newer style sender also has an...
  • Re: Another VDO Gauge question: Oil Temp Sender doesn't fit in Drain hole?
    Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
    Fri, 13 Sep 2002 23:31:10 -0400
    ...Oil Temp Sender doesn't fit in Drain hole? The sender is supposed to be tapped into the secondary sump, at an angle on...
  • Re: fuel sender: replace with tank?
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:14:18 -0400
    ...The Sender at one end, and the gauge at the other. If the sender is OK, the problem is with the gauge, or possibly...
  • Re: Originator Names
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Wed, 12 Oct 1994 08:20:43 -0700 (PDT)
    >I have begun receiving messages which indicate the original sender as sender >rather than the vanagon list as sender. I don't know if...
  • Re: ? Is Hall Sender Available ?
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 1 Dec 2000 12:35:50 EST
    ...1.9l Hall Sender- $100 2.1l Hall Sender- $120 Both are Bosch. On another note: I also have parts that have been used...
  • TiiCo Gauges
    Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
    Thu, 3 Jan 2002 01:29:41 -0500
    ...The thing that I am not sure about is how to handle the senders and wiring (for press. and temp.). The senders I assume...
  • Re: Can sender unit cause it?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 10 Jan 2005 18:29:34 -0500
    ...Can sender unit cause it? I have the gauge high still. New radiator, new engine, flushed system, etc. But I still have the old...
  • Re: oil pressure woes
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Fri, 7 Mar 2008 02:03:43 -0500
    Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> writes: > I think the wrong sender may be in there under the pulley, from what > I've read...
  • Re: [WetWesties] Hall Sender Broken, Puget Sound Area
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Sat, 28 May 2011 07:54:29 -0700
    ...REPLY TO THE ORIGINAL SENDER, NOT ME. > Anyone around Seattle have a spare dizzy for a 2.1L (or a Hall sender) to > get...
  • Oil Relief Plug
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
    Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:08:22 -0700
    I recently installed the GWesty oil relief drain plug with GWesty temp sender and hooked it up to an Intellitronix digital gauge. Through my...
  • Cold start oil pressure
    Historical mailing list - Gene P
    Mon, 10 May 2021 20:43:48 -0700
    ...As part of a recent project, I pulled the sender between the pushrod tubes and put that with the VDO sender on a tee...
  • Re: oil pressure/temp sensor location
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 2 Aug 1996 20:21:49 -0400
    ...I have a couple of questions that I hope someone can help me out with: >> I repalce the pressure sender switch between the pushrods...
  • Re: Wonky temp gauge
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 2 May 2015 23:47:57 -0400
    ...If the gauge still pegs, unplug the gauge sender back at the engine. If it still pegs, unplug the panel connector and look for...
  • Re: Hall Effect Sender? Speedo question
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Thu, 29 May 2008 16:55:40 -0400
    You have a hall effect sender in your distributor. I would say it is looking for an input from your green wire on your...
  • Temp 2? Where?
    Historical mailing list - Ed
    Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:43:06 -0700
    ...Were is the Temp 2 sender on a 2.1? I have been looking all over around my water pump and there are no...
  • Re: VDO Oil Pressure Gauge
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sun, 17 Oct 1999 11:16:20 -0700
    ...The sender on the boxers looks to be the same thread as the Rabbit senders... -- David Marshall - - Quesnel, BC, Canada -- -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80...
  • Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Fri, 8 Apr 2011 17:56:07 -0500
    ...I got the kit with sender, so as to be sure that the kit and sender match. It can replace the high pressure sender...
  • How's this idea for diagnosing overheating?
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Fri, 22 Jul 2005 03:31:31 -0500
    ...That is to take my existing water temp VDO cockpit gauge and set up 4(or however many) separate senders throughout the cooling system...
  • Re: Hall Sender Connector "Loose"
    Historical mailing list - Tom Young
    Mon, 12 Oct 1998 17:53:55 -0700
    I drove many years and many miles with the sender connector loose, so it doesn't seem to be too sensitive. At some point...
  • Re: VDO wiring help needed!
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Tue, 18 Apr 2006 07:50:41 -0700
    On 4/18/06, Doug <vanagons@cox.net> wrote: > > Folks, > Am installing a VDO oil pressure gauge and sender. Need help with the > connections...
  • Re: Coolant leak(again)
    Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
    Fri, 27 Mar 1998 12:48:49 -0800
    ...Also, make sure to replace the *special* (silicone rubber?) O >ring under the sender. > >Austin > > The sender could be "screwed" too. I have had...
  • Re: Can sender unit cause it?
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Mon, 10 Jan 2005 11:08:22 -0800
    At 10:55 AM 1/10/2005, you wrote: >check the resistance of the coolant sender with a multimeter and compare >your values to...
  • In search of syncro fuel tank sender
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:59:47 -0400
    I need a syncro fuel tank sender for a customer. Anyone have one? If so how much would you want for it? Please contact...
  • Re: Oil Pressure Light
    Historical mailing list - Ben huot
    Tue, 16 Apr 2002 01:45:14 -0400
    ...to understand how the sender works. and put 20w50 oil, that help too. http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/oil_pressure_sender.htm No connection...
  • Re: Oil pressure sender thread size?
    Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
    Sat, 5 May 2007 12:47:04 -0700
    ...Oil pressure sender thread size? I think the metric size is 10mm, but I've never had leak troubles using standard US 1/8...
  • Re: New distributor missing hall sender?
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:00:14 -0400
    Todd, as I think about this a little more, I wonder if that is the correct Hall Sender for the Vanagon distributor. All of...
  • Re: Temp 2 sender connectors
    Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
    Wed, 2 May 2007 11:09:12 -0300
    ...and they show the sender(s) but not the plugs. Already did the senders, now I need to fix those brittle wires. Anybody? Thanks...
  • Re: VDO oil sender with untapered threads?
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:59:22 -0800
    ...Thursday, December 08, 2011 6:52 PM >>> Subject: [VANAGON] VDO oil sender with untapered threads? >>> >>> >>> >>> I ordered an M10 threaded VDO oil sender, and...
  • Re: temp gauge not working right...
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 13 Aug 2018 07:49:19 -0400
    ...Remove and reinsert either the sender or the housing bolt(s) depending, making sure they are seeing clean metal. Or you could use a...
  • Re: Can sender unit cause it?
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
    Mon, 10 Jan 2005 13:55:37 -0500
    check the resistance of the coolant sender with a multimeter and compare your values to the ones in the manual. additionally check the resistance...
  • coolant temp sender connection and another broken coolant hose
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:25:24 -0700
    ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/vanagon-coolant-temp-sender-wire-repair-and-another-broken-hose/ alistair
  • replacing 0.9 bar oil sender
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Tue, 4 Mar 2008 22:27:05 -0500
    I have a new sender on order, supposed to arrive tomorrow. Will I need to drain the case to change this out, or is...
  • Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 2 Dec 2010 21:56:52 -0500
    ...It cannot be that such a thing could be triggered by the second sender, since it's normal for that sender to indicate a...
  • Re: No gas? No gauge.
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
    Thu, 16 Jun 2005 16:51:40 +1000
    ...Especially in light of the fact that the sender unit was replaced 4 years ago... I checked and no the wires were still attached...
  • Re: low temp gauge reading need ideas...
    Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
    Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:38:28 -0600
    ...BUT, likely the sender will be okay. You can easily test the temp sender while in place. Just take the wire harness connector loose...
  • Thanks for all the advice re: my VDO oil temp sender!
    Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
    Mon, 16 Sep 2002 12:50:54 -0700
    Thanks to all for the replies regarding the VDO oil temp sender not fitting my 2.1L Drain Hole. BusBoys sells a sender that...
  • VDO Oil Temp Sender plate!
    Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
    Mon, 21 Sep 1998 21:42:55 -0500
    Somebody told me that the cyl.head temp sender I was looking for was available as a seperate item from BusBoys, and while I...
  • Re: Important - oil pressure query
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 3 Nov 1999 21:31:09 EST
    I have suggested that my customers (who have purchased the later model dashes from me) hook the lead from their oil pressure sender directly...
  • Re: Rough Running 1.9L
    Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
    Wed, 6 Oct 2004 12:14:11 -0700
    ...If high, sender is bad or bad > contact or bad ground. If close to zero, turn off ignition, unplug the > sender, ignition on again...
  • Re: Update: permanent fuel pressure gauge - Source!
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Wed, 15 Mar 2006 18:07:01 -0800
    > > > As to your temperature gauge statement, my experience with the sender > types I described stands. > Indeed, I am guilty of replying before reading thoroughly...
  • Re: VDO wiring help needed!
    Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
    Tue, 18 Apr 2006 07:31:57 -0700
    ...Barrett '88 Wolfsburg On Apr 18, 2006, at 5:37 AM, Doug wrote: > Folks, > Am installing a VDO oil pressure gauge and sender. Need...
  • Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems
    Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
    Thu, 2 May 2013 23:54:43 -0400
    ...As such, it has a METAL thermostat housing and a temp gauge sender that just has one wire (fits like a nail head on...
  • Re: Fuel leaking from Sender Unit on Replacement Fuel Tank
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Wed, 19 Oct 2016 19:31:40 +0000
    ...Fuel leaking from Sender Unit on Replacement Fuel Tank  Yes, the VDO sender unit was supplied with a new o-ring.  From: Stuart MacMillan...
  • oil temp sender success!
    Historical mailing list - Linda J. Bartnik
    06 Jul 96 18:03:55 EDT
    ...I guess most of you remember my unfortunate accident when drilling my sump plate ('78 bus) for the VDO oil temperature sender. I drilled...
  • Re: no oil pressure, new engine, need help!
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
    Tue, 18 Mar 2003 16:53:14 -0500
    ...so where's the temp gauge sender? what you described is the vdo oil pressure dual sender. don't know why he's got...
  • Re: oil coming out of sensor
    Historical mailing list - Benny boy
    Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:41:17 -0400
    ...http://www.benplace.com/oil_pressure_sender.htm (bottom of page) Remove sender and replace, pretty easy. 24mm socket. Oil won't drip when...