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• Re: '85 temp warning light won't turn off.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 16:00:24 EST
  You could probably test the sender with an ohm meter or continuity tester. Remove the sender from the tank and dry it. Put the...
• temp sender clip
  Historical mailing list - BillM
  Sat, 1 Nov 2003 17:17:32 -0500
  When removing the clip to replace my blue temp sender in the thermostat housing , the cllip broke. Anyone have a source for a new...
• Re: installing oil pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 08:26:48 -0400
  The other sender is a better location in my opinion anyway. Easier to get at. I have never used the hose installation. 1/8...
• Re: New Dash Pod/Dynamic Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 15:02:45 -0500
  ...The stock oil pressure senders only give a digital OK/not OK signal, not an actual oil pressure signal. IMHO, the solution with the...
• Re: 2.1 waterboxer oil temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 22:54:55 -0800
  ...1) this is a good location for a temp sender 2) a common sender will fit Here's the pict again. Note that the...
• Re: Oil buzzer problem.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 18:25:45 -0500
  ...If there is no ground, how can >the light and buzzer work? LP sender opens on pressure. HP sender *closes* on pressure, so you...
• Fuel gauge or sender question
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:31:22 -0400
  ...I'm PO'd at myself for not changing the sender when I did a 100% fuel line and clamp swap two years ago...
• Need source for Hall Sender ASAP!
  Historical mailing list - David Ohlemacher
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 14:27:19 -0400
  Please help, looking for a source for a hall sender. The parts store and dealer (local) want me to buy the whole $300 distributor...
• Re: Oil pressure sender & VDO gauge upgrade, anyone of you guy did the conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 17 May 2002 16:07:48 -0400
  Finally!!! I found a good site with plenty of good explanation on gauge and sender for the Westy Good job Bus-Boys http://www...
• NEEDED : Fuel sender
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 20:28:07 EDT
  Anyone have a fuel sender unit for a syncro. I can buy one new for 135. but I am lookin for a used one...
• Re: '80 air-cooled power loss
  Historical mailing list - Nina Flynn
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 10:16:13 -0700
  Replace the #2 temp sender (very small sender by #3 cyl.) make sure its seated correctly and use the small spacer that comes with...
• Re: Which is the ground for the Hall sender?
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 13:14:26 -0400
  VAG hall senders are usually marked on the black plug. You will see "+" and "-". The third pin is the output signal, usually in the...
• Re: dead oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:40:50 -0500
  ...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: Syncro Temp II sender O-ring size?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 8 Aug 1999 23:45:22 -0400
  ...First they sent the wrong Sender II for the > Syncro; then they told me I was wrong; then the List pointed me to the...
• Re: Temp Gauge calibration with Subaru engine
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:39:32 -0700
  You are correct, I don't know what would happen to the VW gauge alert circuit if the subie sender gets too hot. I...
• Re: [Syncro] Nedd Help With Gauge Cluster
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:40:56 -0700
  ...But the senders for the individual gauges are what was used of the time period. But the senders are the following are compatible (or...
• Re: oil light question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 19:29:39 -0500
  ...Follow the wire from the after sender and you'll find it. > > With it unplugged, the side sender should show open circuit to ground...
• Re: hall effect sender output characteristics?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:04:33 -0700
  ...While the engine is spinning, what would the output of the hall effect sender look like on an oscilloscope? Then if this pattern could...
• what did i do? tempII sender
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 17:26:46 -0500
  ...so i went and pulled off my temp II sender on thermo housing to inspect. maybe i should not have, but i then proceeded...
• Re: TiiCo Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 20:21:11 -0800
  ...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: Broken Hall Sender
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Mon, 7 Jun 2021 15:34:36 -0700
  ...Broken Hall Sender The hall ender on my '91 Carat distributor is broken. It works, but the plastic part that sticks out of the...
• Re: Need source for Hall Sender ASAP!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 09:12:05 -0100
  > Please help, looking for a source for a hall sender. The parts > store and dealer (local) want me to buy the whole $300 distributor...
• Fuel Tank Sending Unit range of motion / Gauge compatability
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:37:17 -0500
  ...Firstly, would there be a difference in the gas gauges between a syncro and a 2wd van? The senders themselves are different, but would...
• [Fwd: 85 VW Westfalia Camper]
  Historical mailing list - Richard Kurtz
  Fri, 29 Dec 1995 18:10:17 -0600
  ...Date: Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com> From: Subject: Was out cruising net-news and saw this. Richard Kurtz -----------------------------267462251010907 ========================================================================= Date: Sender: Vanagon...
• [Fwd: '80 Vanagon]
  Historical mailing list - Nato Dean
  Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:32:33 -0600
  ...Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com> From: Subject: Forwarding this post from Air-cooled list for those not so subscribed... --------------1C8158E5450B ========================================================================= Date: Sender...
• oil pressure sender socket size?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Thu, 10 Jul 1997 15:55:46 +0000
  I remember reading (can't find in archives) that the .3 bar oil sender requires a 23mm deep socket; is that correct? -Karl Karl...
• Re: Fwd: RE: VDO Oil Pressure sender specs
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 12:52:31 -0800
  Unfortunately, I actually tested my VDO dual sender on the engine I blew up. The red light came on at about 3 psi, the...
• Re: Can sender unit cause it?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 14:34:10 -0500
  On Mon, 10 Jan 2005, jbange wrote: > At 10:55 AM 1/10/2005, you wrote: > >check the resistance of the coolant sender with...
• Oil gauge sender mounting questions for Air-Cooled engines
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 03:35:07 +0200
  ...For an early '80s AC vanagon, where on the engine would oil pressure (mechanical type, not electric) and temperature senders be installed? Looking at...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:52:07 -0700
  "I must have been thinking of the gauge sender." Aye, that one is a Faston here. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto...
• Re: hall sender vs points
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 17:22:10 -0800
  You can still buy Hall Senders for the air-cooled engines and they're designed to be reinstalled without removing the entire distributor. The...
• 1.9 oil sender
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 26 May 2004 08:42:29 -0700
  hello and good morning, my 1.9l looks like it only has one sender under the tin on the oil filter side, the 2...
• Re: Dual Sender for VDO Oil Pressure Gauge...Install Suggestions Needed
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 22:25:29 -0400
  When I installed the dual sender I also bought the adapter kit from Bus Boys and it works well for me. I made a...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 15:58:11 -0700
  Hi, I made a manifold and relocated the two pressure switches plus added a pressure gauge sender. Pics etc here https://shufti.blog/2012...
• Re: installing oil pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 03:22:46 -0500
  ...I took a single post VDO sender and a conglomeration of 1/8 " npt brass nipples, 45's and T's to tuck both...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:56:15 -0400
  ...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: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:45:57 -0700
  ...signal from sender. and ground. check each of those. if the wire from the sender is grounded anywhere .. that will make the gauge to...
• High pressure oil sender part number?
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 06:25:50 EST
  Can anyone provide me with the part number for the high pressure oil sender used on the 2.1 enignes? Gary Gary McEachern, Reading...
• Re: Help! Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 18 Dec 2000 07:42:25 -0800
  ...Could the hall sender have anything to do with it? I believe so.... but still, I'd check those wires a couple more times...
• Re: VDO Coolant Temp Gauge Sender...where to put???
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 16:45:03 -0400
  ...reservoir? I realize the bottle itself flexes, but there's another sender in there already, so it's within the realm of the possible.
• Hall Effect Sender? Speedo question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Thu, 29 May 2008 06:45:08 -0700
  Hey everyone, Putting an aftermarket VDO speedo in my van and it requires a "Hall Effect Sender" input. What the???? The van is an...
• Fuel gauge sender problems
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 12:35:15 -0800
  My TriStar Syncro is always reading full, when I unplug the electrical connector from the sender on the side of the tank the gauge...
• Question: '79 bus oil temp/pressure guage installation and wiring
  Historical mailing list - R.D. Robertson
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 17:49:37 -0500
  ...I've installed the senders, but have yet to install the guages or wiring to the cab. BTW, the oil temp sensor is mounted...
• Re: Our beloved digifant
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 11:14:07 EDT
  Yes, I sell these senders and recommend them for anyone who isn't electrically inclined (I have spoken with folks using wire nuts to...
• Re: Adding oil pressure and temp gauges?
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:45:22 -0400
  ...http://www.42draftdesigns.com/product/vdo/42004.htm This option also allows you to put two senders in one port. I kept the original...
• Oil pressure sender
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 17:12:22 -0500
  ...Can any one tell me the size of the socket I need to locate to remove the oil pressure sender between the pushrod tubes...
• Re: Good Mechanic Info
  Historical mailing list - janetda
  Sun, 03 Aug 1997 12:23:23 -0700
  I haven't had him work on my van yet but he has quoted me 150.00 to replace the fuel sender and replace...
• Gauge ID#s
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Jun 95 23:44:48 EDT
  ...Does any one knwo what might be the difference between a 0-80psi sender and a 0-150 psi sender. What if they were...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: 3 suggestions for installing a VDO Coolant Temp Gauge Sender
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 23:44:08 -0700
  Joel, how about the obvious? Why not use the sender already in place? If you have a Cockpit or other standard VDO temp gauge...
• Re: junk mail response (lengthy but not loooooooong) so please read members
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 15:29:30 -0500
  ...Date:2/17/01 Sender: 8J4J5EeSY@LYCOS.COM Subject: The TRUTH About Online Success! Date:2/17/01 Sender:mrbmms_00@WORKMAIL.COM Subject...
• Re: VDO oil sender with untapered threads?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 16:09:11 -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: Heat Related Ignition Failure
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:56:47 -0700
  ...Now this - symptoms that are the same as the old broken sender. > I considered that the hall sender might be failing - but I wasn...
• Fuel gauge wiring diagram
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Sep 94 10:55:06 bst
  ...The diagram shows one wire from the sender to the gauge, the gauge is grounded, so is the sender and the regulator doesn't...
• VDO sender unit sump plug
  Historical mailing list - Bob Lessard
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 09:29:02 -0800
  Hi, You can buy a new sump plate pre-drilled for that sender. I think BusBoys has them. It is worth the 15 dollars...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 20:04:05 -0800
  ...Any suggestions for which sending unit might work? > > Would an oil pressure sender work? Pressure is pressure, right? > > > John, > Yup, pressure is pressure. Try...
• Re: Hall Effect Sender? Speedo question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Thu, 29 May 2008 14:32:30 -0700
  ...where to find a hall effect sender: without my Bentley close to > hand, I seem to recall that the distributor on post-86 buses...
• Need to know thread size- oil pressure sender- H20 boxer
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Aug 1996 12:31:43 -0500
  Could someone tell me the thread size of the oil pressure sender unit on a 1.9 H20 boxer ( 10M x 1k, or 12M...
• Re: HELP: problem with temperature gauge (or something)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 22:03:47 -0400
  ...You have a ten-volt positive supply, goes through the gauge, then through the wire to the sender, through the sender, back to ground...
• Re: Dual Sender for VDO Oil Pressure Gauge...Install Suggestions Needed
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 14:24:48 -0400
  I believe the dual sender is trouble, since the dynamic oil pressure whatever is going to be buzzing because it is not compatible. A...
• Re: Question about VDO oil pressure sender?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:23:13 -0500
  ...On 7/30/07, Thomas Pfrommer <pfrommer@phas.ubc.ca> wrote: > Hi Anthony, > WK goes to the original oil pressure sender (0.3bar I...