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Replacing Thermostat... and gas mileage
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Mon, 7 Sep 2015 18:49:39 -0600
...Also, would the engine running "cool" affect the gas mileage? I know there's a temperature sensor (Temp II?) that feeds the coolant temperature...
Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Tue, 4 Apr 2017 17:47:19 -0400
...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: coolant leak story-using the warning light/gauge.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:19:11 -0500
...The low coolant light not only indicates a significant loss of coolant but most likely a loss of pressure also. The level sensor is...
Re: Water Temperature Light
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 8 Feb 2007 21:15:52 -0500
...As the coolant warms up it is expanding so it will cover the sensor probes and turn the light off. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
Re: fan switch or sensor, a busdepot question
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 1 Oct 2003 08:06:03 -0700
...It's the old pv equals nrt equation. > If > > T temperature goes up than pressure and or volume > > goes up and coolant goes pissing...
Re: Coolant temp warning lamp glitch?
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:23:28 -0700
...Coolant temp warning lamp glitch? > I searched the archives with "temperature warning red" and "coolant > warning red" as the seeds before posting this. **************** Better...
Re: Temperature Sensor Light/Difficulty Starting
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Mon, 13 Dec 1999 10:52:22 +0100
...PerL 87 Syncro 112i Tony Peet wrote: > The coolant is always around the line in the reservoir. > > The light will blink when the coolant...
Low-Level Coolant Blinker
Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
Sun, 23 Jun 2002 22:08:33 -0400
...coolant (I'm using regular Prestone). I've bled all the air from the system. Reservoir is full to the cap. The temperature gauge...
87 Vanagon Engine Overheating problems
Historical mailing list - Edwin Francisco Canessa Amador
Tue, 5 Sep 2006 12:55:45 -0600
...I have changed most parts related to the cooling system (thermostat, temperature sensors 1 & 2, coolant distributor, water pump, expansion tank, several tubes and...
Re: Oil Pressure Sensor/Pump?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:20:31 -0400
...50 PM, Karl wrote: > >> The coolant level sensor should definitely have an o-ring on it. The >> sensor will crack easily if overtightened, I...
RE: Followup: engine cooling non-problem
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Thu, 21 Mar 1996 13:32:00 -0800 (PST)
...Thanks again for the help, friends! :^) >Steve especially, > >Your test verified that coolant is circulating, your new fan switch works, >and that your temperature...
Re: Flashing Coolant Light Sensor Test
Historical mailing list - william landsman
Wed, 21 Jun 2006 10:50:19 -0700
...Flashing Coolant Light Sensor Test >Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:08:03 -0400 > >First, the flashing light due to improper coolant mixture is...
Re: cold run problems
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Wed, 22 Nov 2000 14:09:00 -0500
James, I know you said various temperatures but have you checked temp two sensor when it's stone cold? Also is it possible the...
Re: Coolant Temp?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:07:27 -0500
...Mike Houlton, Maine Geza Polony wrote: > Hello all, > > Trying to diagnose a closed-loop erratic idle, I measured the coolant temp > in the expansion...
Re: making a Tach
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Mon, 31 Jan 2000 06:56:34 -0600
...They also offer various temperature sensors. The output from the various sensors could be made selectable to display on a lcd display/ digitool/ or...
Re: Changing fuel injection temp sensor
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Fri, 11 Jul 2003 12:40:19 -0700
...fuel injection temperature >sender (the one by the thermostat) on my '86 Westy. When I yank the thing out >will coolant gush forth like...
Re: distilled water
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Tue, 29 Aug 2000 16:52:25 PDT
...In any case, isn't the sensor just trying to get a reading of the coolant mix upon start up - and maybe, per another...
Re: Weird Stuff----
Historical mailing list - David Richoux
Mon, 11 Feb 2002 09:27:39 -0800
JKrevnov@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 2/11/02 12:57:37 AM, tubaman@WOMBAT.NET writes: > > << coolant temperature/pressure sensor >> > > ????? if...
Vanagon idle hunting --FIX
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Apr 94 10:27:38 EDT
...Cold temperature performance was just fine. Joel wrote the following in response: > Now THAT's the behavior of a bad temp coolant sensor! and...
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Historical mailing list - Aaron O
Thu, 7 Jan 2021 19:25:41 -1000
...I > have oil temperature and pressure gauges. I noticed on my drive that the > coolant and oil temperatures began to rise and the oil...
Re: Some thoughts Mansi Speed products. Moving onto to coolant temperature possible problems or gauge readings.
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Tue, 1 Jun 2021 09:01:11 -0700
...I prefer the GoWesty as it has a shroud > around the level sensor. This helps avoid the sensor being satisfied from > the coolant spray...
Grounds
Historical mailing list - John Houser
Sat, 12 May 2001 17:00:46 EDT
...When I bought it, the gas gauge, the coolant level light and the temperature gauge didn't work and the brake warning light stayed...
Re: blinking temp gauge
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:04:44 -0400
...2) Temperature sensor seems to work properly as gauge temperature goes >from cold to mid-scale as engine warms. > >3) Replaced coolant level relay...
Re: Blinking temperature light
Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:36:14 -0600
...What I think the gauge was telling me was the system is saying "GIVE ME COOLANT!" I've also learned that ambient temperature has...
Re: '84 GL NOT in the woods
Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
Mon, 5 Feb 2001 15:27:56 -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: Flashing dash LED
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 19:10:15 -0700
Also,,,, if the coolant sensor goes bad the light will blink after the start up blinking sequence. Bill -----Original Message----- From: John Rodgers <inua...
Re: Temperature guage
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 8 Apr 2001 22:56:37 -0500
...Temperature guage > > > While driving, my temp guage usually stays over the coolant sensor led but > > sometimes it goes just over it (still over the...
Pulsing idle UPDATE
Historical mailing list - Marcus Schaper
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 01:14:11 EDT
...BOS 11929 OXYGEN SENSOR (OEM) $64.10 this is the stock OEM replacement. prices from www.fastgermanauto.com - check the coolant sensor - check the...
Re: I'll Try Again... Advice on VDO Cylinder Gauge on a 2.1L????
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Tue, 1 Jul 2003 08:45:15 -0400
...I suppose the cylinder head sensor might save you if you had a total coolant loss, since the water temp sender on wasserboxers isn...
Re: low temp gauge reading need ideas...
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Mon, 23 Jan 2006 18:10:26 -0700
...VW engineers should be ashamed of the location of the coolant temp > sensor and thermostat housing! >
Fwd: Re: Blinking coolant light
Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
Wed, 6 Oct 1999 18:26:10 PDT
...On my '91 Vanagon, the light will blink with the temperature guage in the normal range if the coolant level in the MAIN tank...
Re: Re(2): Re(2): Rough running when Hot
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Tue, 7 Jan 1997 23:07:15 -0500 (EST)
...I am going to check out the O2 sensor, > coolant sensor, vacuum lines, and air mass sensor first. I'll keep you posted, > after...
Re: Late night - blinking light
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 6 Sep 2009 22:27:25 -0500
...John Rodgers 88 GL driver Rob wrote: > At 9/6/2009 12:39 AM, John Rodgers wrote: > >> I've got a coolant level sensor...
Re: Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:12:46 -0400
...My personal experience is that after switching to Dex-Cool in a '91 Jetta I developed coolant leaks around the temperature sensors and between...
Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:42:04 -0800
...reasonable temperature, but It's also probably a highly optimistic reading. It's a long run to the sensor, and the sensor is in...
O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor-follow up, still having problems
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:17:12 -0500
...I replaced this sensor about 4 years ago and I am sure that it is the correct sensor (not the coolant gauge temperature sensor...
Re: adding resister to center 1.9 coolant temp gauge?
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Tue, 6 Jul 2010 17:43:47 -0700
...coolant temp sender died. > > I replaced it with a new one. Now the gauge reads high, about 65%-70% when normal operating temperature instead...
Re: Coolant leak(again)
Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
Thu, 26 Mar 1998 09:26:47 -0500
...When I checked it the > tank was wet on the outside, and there was coolant in the tank indent where > the coolant level sensor...
Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
Mon, 23 May 2005 13:13:02 -0600
...Unfortunately, once the coolant is gone, the temperature sensor has no way of knowing what the temperature of the engine is, since air doesn...
The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 6 Sep 2015 08:51:03 -0700
...sensor so that when your van begins to heat up from low coolant or an air lock in the cooling system the gauge temperature...
BD popseal: where I yam what I yam: coolant sensor crack
Historical mailing list - Carol Sussman
Thu, 30 Sep 1999 02:35:46 EDT
...DON"T use much force when you install/tighten the coolant sensor in the expansion tank. Went to see Ken Wilford (Vanagain guru) today...
Re: Bleeding coolant
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:44:42 +0000
...Bleeding coolant To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Hi All, > > My temperature gauge light is blinking despite topping off the overfow > tank. What is the...
Re: Another leak
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Mon, 18 Jan 1999 16:45:06 +0100
...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: Logan Pass - blew the expansion tank temp sensor
Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
Thu, 9 Jul 2015 10:42:44 -0700
...Nothing unusual going up the pass except for slightly high > temperature. > > Steam and coolant spilling out the back and onto the parking lot. Tried...
Re: Temp Gauge
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:12:09 -0700
Actually, it is a temperature warning light first and a coolant level warning light second. Early watercooled Vanagons had no coolant level warning system...
Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
Historical mailing list - bernie
Tue, 4 Apr 2017 16:15:12 -0700
...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: Temp sensor II replacement
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:34:10 EDT
...go you can replace the Temp II with a minimum of coolant loss (a couple of tablespoons). Be sure the engine is really cool...
Re: Temp II Sensor, Engine Hot.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:49:41 -0700
...Based upon this from the Digifant Pro training manual: ------ "The coolant temperature sensor provides correction during engine starting and warm up." ..... The resistance signal...
Re: 1.9 fuel injection / O2 problem
Historical mailing list
Sun, 22 Jun 1997 13:42:46 -0400
...mine weep a little, but not serious) >>coolant temperature sensor >>ECU >>Air Flow sensor >>Oxygen Sensor >> >>The fuel pressure is OK (30lbs). >>Fuel pressure...
Re: 87 Vanagon Engine Overheating problems
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Tue, 5 Sep 2006 18:19:01 -0400
...I have >changed most parts related to the cooling system (thermostat, temperature >sensors 1 & 2, coolant distributor, water pump, expansion tank, several tubes >and...
Re: Trip Report & other data Oil temperature
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 10:35:07 -0700
...sensor most bets > are off. > > For idle and low speed operation if the oil cooler is getting flow oil > temperature will follow the coolant...
Re: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Sun, 21 Dec 2014 20:32:10 -0500
...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: Coolant Temp Sensor Test. Generic vs VW.
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 6 Oct 2009 09:30:39 -0400
My mechanic put a Jetta temperature sensor on my camper with 2.1 engine. He said they were the same sensor. Dave Mc On...
Re: Flashing Coolant Light Sensor Test
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 20 Jun 2006 06:08:38 -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: Replacing Thermostat... and gas mileage
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Mon, 7 Sep 2015 21:34:15 -1000
...gas mileage? I know > there's a temperature sensor (Temp II?) that feeds the coolant > temperature to the ECU, but have no idea what...
Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Sep 2003 to 1 Oct 2003 - Special issue (#2003-967)
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Wed, 1 Oct 2003 09:55:24 -0700
...If >>T temperature goes up than pressure and or volume >>goes up and coolant goes pissing our the back blue cap >>into the overflow...
Re: Vanagan Runs Too Cold
Historical mailing list
Mon, 8 Jan 1996 13:10:02 -0500
...out a reasonable amount of heat, then the problem is likely with the temperature sensor or temperature gage. Jim Davis 87 Syncro 88 Wolfsburg
Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
Historical mailing list - steve meassick
Sat, 3 Mar 2018 02:29:19 +0000
...It senses the coolant temperature at the sensor, but the problem is that the sensor is located in the thermostat housing. The problem arises...
Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
Mon, 23 May 2005 12:30:06 -0400
...Unfortunately, once the coolant is gone, the temperature sensor has no way of knowing what the temperature of the engine is, since air doesn...
Re: Cooling System Weirdness
Historical mailing list - t
Sat, 10 Jun 2000 20:43:23 -0700
...know...the one in the > temperature indicator gage on the instrument panel. You knoww....the > coolant level sensor indicator light.. > > I was tooling down...