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• the mysterious flash of the coolant light
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 28 May 2012 18:38:09 -0400
  ...Since we first bled the coolant system after the engine swap our coolant level has been completely consistent, with no loss or need to...
• Re: Blinking Red Light
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 01:37:38 -0700
  ...flashing red light, "slow" clock, and the coolant level/temperature off the scale and no apparent coolant temperature range excess. Before replacing the voltage...
• Re: Suspected leak ???
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 13:12:42 -0700
  ...Is it normal to add coolant here and there...or >should the coolant always stay at the same level ? > >Thanks >Alain Thibault >Westfalia 1991...
• Re: 1.9 l question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 May 2001 09:15:07 -0400
  ...I can't tell if "left" is hot or cold in your case -- if hot, then check the wiring to the coolant level sensor...
• Re: 85' GL Pesky Coolant Light has a life of it's own
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:15:27 -0700
  re Take a paperclip and jump the two connections in the connector at the top of the coolant tank. Turn the van off and...
• 85 flashing coolant indicator
  Historical mailing list - Byron MacIntyre
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 11:50:13 -0700
  ...The heads were recently redone and I've had it back to the mechanic who assures me that the coolant levels etc. are fine...
• Re: My van makes coolant!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:48:18 -0400
  ...Let the engine cool, and noticed that engine had sucked in a bit of coolant so I added a taste to bring the level...
• Re: Coolant level sensor - repeat breakage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:41:50 -0500
  ...Jim On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 9:54 AM, John Reynolds <kayakjr@comcast.net> wrote: > I had a coolant level sensor develop a...
• Red Blinky Light Issue
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 23:53:52 -0500
  ...Simple, right? Just replace the coolant-level sensor. I'm going to. The funny thing is that the light comes on after I go...
• more coolant blinker probs.
  Historical mailing list - Jerome & Melissa Little
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 07:53:03 -0700
  ...Coolant level seems fine, V-belt seems fine, I don't know about the fan. What else? Jerome
• Re: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 10:19:08 -0700
  ...I filled the coolant reservoir (the round container with the level sensor) just above the minimum mark. Additionally I filled the overflow coolant tank...
• Re: My van makes coolant!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:09:12 -0400
  ...Hurray! > > This morning, I saw that the coolant level was well above the max > line, so > I siphoned some out. Took it for another...
• Re: REPAIR SAFETY - COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 06:49:28 -0500
  ...REPAIR SAFETY - COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR (LONG) >Fun speculation > >Frightening story John. Let me ask you to speculate about how that coolant >was propelled out...
• Re: Re Stopping the flashing coolant light for good
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:51:59 -0400
  ...I am not losing coolant, the system moves coolant throughout, and >the reservoir shows appropriate levels. The mech here who I trust without >question...
• Thanks Mark! (dreaded cooling light)
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 09:23:35 -0400
  ...On 87 models there is easy access to the "coolant level warning relay". It is in relay socket #3 and has a large "43...
• Re: Coolant/Heater
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 20:03:30 -0600
  ...Coolant/Heater > Hi All, > > Last month I drove my 1987 Vanagon Syncro from my home in the > northwest corner of Oregon (at sea level...
• Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:27:11 -0700
  ...stop and check the fluid level in the coolant system. You can run an inline with low coolant for a lot of miles. I...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
  Wed, 8 Aug 2018 18:35:25 -0700
  ...one for the ECU and the one for the coolant gauge and the coolant level sensor too... because the van was neglected for at...
• Blinking coolant light, again
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Tue, 8 May 2001 07:47:39 -0400
  ...This time, I have confirmed that there is plenty of coolant. The temperature is in the correct range. Is there another input besides level...
• Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:22:50 -0700
  ...that. > it's in the Level Sensor Control Unit �I think. .......something like that. Thanks Scott. This coolant low warning light would be a...
• noisy wasserboxer valves, what to do?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Mar 96 08:52:16 EST
  ...My oil level is the same as before the trip and the coolant level is a little lower. The stain on the cardboard was...
• Re: Temp light on for no apparent reason (90 vanagon)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Nov 1996 07:12:42 -0800
  The level sensor (in the top of the left tank) is basically two prong electrodes inserted into the coolant. The sensor looks for a...
• Re: blinking coolant light
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:03:07 -0500
  ...That is the "overflow" tank which has a nice "Max" on it but it doesn't effect the coolant level blinking light. The main...
• Re: Bleeding coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:44:42 +0000
  Are you checking the coolant level in the overflow tank, (behind the license plate), or the important tank, the pressure tank which is the...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:19:12 -0600
  ...I concluded that any plausible coolant mixture was conductive enough to satisfy the level sensor. Pure distilled water in a clean container would be...
• Re: Water Level Indicator Red Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 16:09:23 -0800
  ...Compared to the coolant indicator lamp this is still simple... The coolant level warning lamp is driven by the coolant loss detector (a relay...
• Re: Strange water temp happenings
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 10:32:18 -0700
  Thanks for all the help! Investigation of the expansion tank revealed telltale deposits around the coolant level sensor. Since when I had the system...
• Re: need help, oil in coolant (bit long)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Rodriguez
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 20:02:18 EST
  ...I pulled >over, saw no leaks, noticed that the coolant level was just low enough in >the expansion tank to cause the coolant level...
• Re: A Different Coolant Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 07:44:04 -0400
  ...Sometimes, the coolant level is so high that coolant sprays from the vent hole on the top of the tank. The tank slowly goes...
• Re: Anyone ever rigged up a Coolant Pressure Gauge???
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 09:29:12 -0400
  ...I'd actually be concerned if I *weren't* seeing coolant pushed into the bottle, since to me that would suggest low coolant level...
• Re: Expansion tank level; was RE: temp light blinking.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:53:29 -0500
  ...The air works through to the expansion tank with it's coolant level sensor and pressure cap, and any air is burped out through...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 16 May 2019 14:35:22 -0700
  ...again, replaced the 251 919 372 Coolant Level Sensor to fix > > the blinking red light in the Coolant Temperature Gauge in my '86 > > Westy...
• Re: expansion tank wierdness
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Sun, 20 Sep 1998 17:06:48 -0500
  ...As you probably know, there are two coolant tanks ---- one expansion, the other for over-flow. The expansion tank has a level sensor and...
• Re: Coolant Fairies - Another Q
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 11:38:35 -0700
  ...no leaking coolant & >coolant level was normal & has remained so. >*Is gurgling coolant, if that's what I heard, a warning sound? >Thanks, > >Phaedra...
• blinking temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Ian Steele
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:50:10 -0500
  ...1) I've checked the coolant level switch in the fluid reservoir by taking plug off and, after first confirming that ground side indeed...
• Engine warning alarms
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 22:29:26 +0000
  ...For coolant level you have the coolant level relay. There are a few versions of gauges-operations approach. The earlier vans operate the light...
• Re: '85 temp warning light won't turn off.
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 10:18:58 -0600
  On Mon, 1 Mar 1999 KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > I have had similar problems with Jettas (which use basically the same coolant > level sender...
• coolant leak after long idle
  Historical mailing list - Damon Lowe
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:06:56 -0400
  ...I checked the coolant level in both tanks, the main tank was full and the other was between min and max, the same level...
• Re: Tweak yer heater output!
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 11:57:11 -0500
  ...It has been my understanding that the LED would blink when the coolant level in the expansion tank was low, not when the temp...
• flashing coolant light
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 10:13:44 -0700
  Recently David Beierl and others offered advice on remedies for a flashing coolant light when the coolant level in the expansion tank is normal...
• Re: mystery of the missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 09:16:39 -0500
  Deborah Walters wrote: > > I'm losing coolant while parked. Can't find any leaks anywhere, coolant > level is normal in the refill tank just...
• Re: 87 Vanagon Coolant Light?
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 00:39:29 -0400
  Yes check the obvious things first, such as your coolant levels, possible leaks, and the electrical connections in the dash. shawn Rob Keener wrote...
• Re: blinkin' light
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 03 Mar 1997 22:26:56 -0500
  ...Check your oil level too...if it looks like a milkshake creamy...then you found out why you level of coolant is down. Look...
• forgot to change subject line - coolant level control unit
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:35:39 -0700
  ooops........sorry, forgot to ge the subject line right. see my just posted post. scott
• Re: Coolant change
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 21:47:20 -0500
  ...is open and coolant is circulating.Watch the > > > >coolant > > > >tank. if there is a bubble the tank will burp, the level will drop a...
• Re: Re Stopping the flashing coolant light for good
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:08:13 -0400
  ...I am not losing coolant, the system moves coolant throughout, and >>the reservoir shows appropriate levels. The mech here who I trust without >>question...
• need help, oil in coolant (bit long)
  Historical mailing list - David Most
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 09:33:57 -0800
  ...I pulled over, saw no leaks, noticed that the coolant level was just low enough in the expansion tank to cause the coolant level...
• Re: Telemetry (was Re: Coolant pressure test... video.)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:43:47 -0500
  ...I pulled over, >checked the coolant level and it was low. I could not see a leak because >the coolant level had already dropped...
• Re: blinking coolant light with full coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 25 Feb 2006 15:16:48 -0600
  ...If the > blinking problem stops when the relay is out, the fault causing the > blinking MUST be in the coolant level circuit. However if...
• Re: 84 Wasserboxer Coolant Level Light (U)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 07:07:29 +0000
  ...Checked 14 point connector at panel, tightened > nuts on gauge, replaced both sensors on thermo housing and sensor in bottle. > Coolant level (Sierra) full...
• Re: Coolant loss in expansion tank but not fill tank
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 16:58:52 -0500
  Pam, For the purposes here, lets call the tank where the coolant level sensor is the Expansion Tank. The tank where the hose from...
• Re: HELP Flashing red temp light!
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Ryan
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 17:45:12 EDT
  ...The other ( worst case) is that you have leaking heads that are pressurizing your coolant system and driving the level of coolant down through...
• Re: Coolant light mystery
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 16 Sep 2022 05:57:37 -0700
  Doesn't the coolant light indicate the level of coolant, not the temperature? I have actually had it come on when I hit a...
• 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: Purging Cooling System
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jan 95 12:16:05 PST
  ...I refilled it and found out a few days later that the coolant level went slightly lower. It remained at that level since then...
• Re: 87 Westie: Overheat light comes on with midrange temp!
  Historical mailing list - david kao
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 20:57:48 -0800
  ...The pressure of the combustion gas forces coolant back flows into the reserve tank. In a normal car low coolant level creats a vacuum...
• Re: Both temp light and gauge not working
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 27 Mar 2017 10:27:21 +0000
  ...Triggering caused by coolant below mid-level in the pressure bottle or open circuit anywhere in the level sender line to the controller, usually...
• Re: Coolant Sending probe shrunk and fell out!!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 06:27:43 EDT
  ...The aftermarket coolant level sensors I have that come through Auto-Camping are perfect. Never had a problem with any of them. From my...
• Re: need help, oil in coolant (bit long)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 09:02:44 -0800
  ...I pulled >>over, saw no leaks, noticed that the coolant level was just low enough in >>the expansion tank to cause the coolant level...
• Re: Too hot or not?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 14:14:20 -0400 (AST)
  ...If this happens at high RPMs you have an airbubble in the coolant loop that the pump pressure is collapsing, hence lowering coolant level...