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Re: Temperature gauge reading wrong?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 17:03:43 -0500
...The switch simply >monitors fluid level in the reservoir, not temperature. Overheating may or >may not cause coolant loss, thus low level in the...
Re: Vanagon overheating on trip
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:48:40 -0400
...Coolant levels. The coolant level in the tank is at the min, which is lower than I remember it being a week ago. The...
Re: Expansion tank under pressure when cold?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 17 Feb 2016 12:50:30 -0500
...So when I look at my expansion tank coolant level is just above the upper hose inlet. Last time I did any maintenance to...
Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
Historical mailing list - Sunshine
Tue, 8 Sep 2009 18:43:04 -0500
...when the coolant level >>> in >>> the expansion tank is low, then I noticed a leak around the coolant >>> expansion tank coolant level sensor and...
Re: Das Blinkenlights
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 24 Nov 2005 22:23:01 -0600
...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: need help, oil in coolant (bit long)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 18 Jan 1999 21:51:24 -0500
...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: Overflow reservoir
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 26 Feb 2023 14:33:56 -0800
...As the coolant cools it will contract and the level > will drop. As it contracts without the recovery tank some air will get > drawn...
Re: flashing LED
Historical mailing list - Karl
Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:44:48 -0400
You meant to say coolant temperature gauge, right? ;-) If that is flashing it's probably the coolant level is low or the sensor not...
Re: Is John right about the temp gauge
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 8 Jun 2004 18:12:07 -0700
...My 87 clearly has the coolant sensor > unrelated to the temperature sensor when the coolant > level is low in the tank. The temperature gauge...
Re: Coolant light mystery
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 10:35:38 -0600
Pretty darn sure that that Coolant Level Probe in the Expansion Tank is nothing more sophisticated than a simple Switch > When the Probes are...
Re: Temp Gauge High on Startup + Blinking Light
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Fri, 6 May 2011 18:42:48 -0600
...Check the coolant level in the pressure tank. If your coolant is low, you may have a leak somewhere in the system. bob
Re: Late night - blinking light
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 6 Sep 2009 13:42:53 -0400
...Late night - blinking light At 9/6/2009 12:39 AM, John Rodgers wrote: >I've got a coolant level sensor light that comes...
Flashing coolant LED was Re: Tweak yer heater output!
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Mon, 18 Nov 2002 18:56:02 -0600
...It has been my > >understanding that the LED would blink when the coolant level in the > >expansion tank was low, not when the temp...
Re: Red Blinky Light Issue
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 10 Jan 2001 08:08:47 -0600
...Simple, > right? Just replace the coolant-level sensor. I'm going to. The funny > thing is that the light comes on after I go...
Re: Weird Stuff----
Historical mailing list - David Richoux
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 09:48:49 -0800
...related to coolant in the Bentley I have (1980-1984) - the Temp gauge Sender located on the thermostat block and Coolant level warning switch...
Re: Catastrophic failure of coolant level sensor
Historical mailing list - Steven Smith
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:03:41 -0700
...I seem to remember that unplugging the coolant level sensor would cause the temp gauge to bury itself to the hot side no matter...
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...
Expansion tanks
Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:27:59 -0700
...bullet proof, but I do like the ability to check the coolant level in the expansion tank just by looking through the plastic. Suggestions...
Re: HELP Flashing red temp light!
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 25 Apr 2001 17:52:42 -0700
...It will flash if the engine temp gets too high and also if the coolant level is low. There is a large third possibility...
Re: Acceptable level of change in coolant in refill tank
Historical mailing list - ChuckKuecker
Tue, 31 Mar 1998 07:48:17 -0600
...I >don't seem to be losing coolant but I do notice that the level in the >refill tank (that's the one visible...
Re: flashing LED
Historical mailing list - Sunshine
Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:35:54 -0500
...I do realize what the gauge is for and the LED, the COOLANT TEMP and LEVEL. Where I thought it might be the oil...
Re: Testing coolant level sensor
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:50:52 -0500
...if you go to the archives and look for: "coolant resistance thru coolant level probe" my post from 27 July 2001. Larry A. On...
My Coolant Runneth Over
Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
Tue, 25 Jan 2000 18:44:04 -0700
On an 83� water-cooled Westy the coolant level repeatly rises and ultimnately overflows. The system has been carefully bled per instrucitons in the...
coolant light stays flashing
Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
Thu, 16 Oct 2003 11:42:10 -0500
...The car doesn't get hot faster than normal or anything, and my coolant level is fine. It seems like the sensor is just...
Re: Backup lights not working all the time
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Thu, 6 Nov 2014 18:43:17 -0500
Low coolant level. Yes the warning light and buzzer did come on. Now I know about that part of the system warning etc. Wow...
Re: '87 Coolant Woes
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Thu, 24 Feb 2000 19:16:51 EST
...87 Weekender that has a coolant problem. >He is >currently seeing dramatic level changes in his overflow tank. Coolant >filling back into the tank...
Re: 84 temp. gauge and idle stabilizer electrical problem
Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
Fri, 11 Sep 1998 10:44:42 -0400
...Then, when I pulled off at an exit ramp and slowed down the coolant level in the main tank would drop way down causing...
Re: Logan Pass - blew the expansion tank temp sensor
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 9 Jul 2015 10:43:34 -0700
...I just put it back, tighten the clamps top up with coolant and go. just be sure, check the level on the big coolant...
mixing coolants?
Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:42:57 -0500
...Everything seems to be running well, but the coolant level in the overflow tank is a little low, and I'd like to top...
Re: Fw: Uh oh....No coolant in the tank
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Sat, 14 May 2005 09:08:16 -0700
...Uh oh....No coolant in the tank I was checking all fluid levels today after a drive on the freeway...Van ran great....but...
the other head gasket leak...
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Dec 1995 10:10:36 -0500 (EST)
...also i almost forgot, but this problem can and does make the coolant level indicator come on and flash sometimes, because the coolant level...
Re: Mixing green and pink coolant
Historical mailing list - madsen
Thu, 27 Jan 2000 23:27:17 -0500
I think it would be ok to top up the coolant level in the filler tank with other types, but not any more than...
Re: Coolant level warning light - '88 GL - 2.1 WBX
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 6 Jan 2017 17:47:13 -0500
In your case you also had a leak of some sort consuming coolant. Otherwise the level would have stabilized below the top of the...
Fw: Uh oh....No coolant in the tank
Historical mailing list - Tim Kasher
Sat, 14 May 2005 11:20:34 -0400
...Uh oh....No coolant in the tank I was checking all fluid levels today after a drive on the freeway...Van ran great....but...
Re: Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 28 Jul 2001 22:11:02 -0500
...Had a small crack in the pressure tank between the pressure cap > > > and the coolant level sensor. Since I had to disassemble things anyway...
Re: coolant blinking, refresh my memory...
Historical mailing list - Steven Smith
Mon, 3 Dec 2007 06:47:52 -0800
...Not overheating Coolant level sensor checks out .but getting intermittent blinking that often resets with a ignition restart. I seem to recall there is...
Re: Blinking coolant light - fixed
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:41:19 -0800
...On those if the level sensor goes off, the needle still reads what the real coolant temp is. . Mr M. D. and others know...
Re: VW Camper Cooling problems
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Sun, 10 Nov 1996 19:16:35 -0500 (EST)
...even more coolant)? I would expect this to > be an ongoing and relentless problem. It is now staying at a "normal" level? I would...
Re: What could have gone wrong?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 5 May 2008 09:09:01 -0400
...If the needle stays in the middle, temp > is fine, and the red light indicates level too low. Level was OK, so > sensor is...
Re: "Troll" posting: Rescue Tape still in place...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:09:40 -0700
...I just monitor my overflow tank to check my coolant level at every gas stop, as I check my oil level. I scan my...
Re: coolant light / temp sensor - need advice please!
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:24:31 -0500
There is very little that can go wrong with a coolant level probe. I am always mystified when someone reports that replacing it solved...
Re: coolant light stays flashing
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Thu, 16 Oct 2003 13:12:57 EDT
...This is the electrical plug that plugs to what must be either a low coolant level sensor in the overflow tank or a low...
Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:46:45 -0400
...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: and coolant leak at pressure tank
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sun, 3 Apr 2005 12:24:39 -0700
...Master cylinder leak and coolant leak at pressure tank > > > My coolant leak is kind of stange. Coolant puddles around the coolant level > sensor on...
sensor in coolant reservir
Historical mailing list
Fri, 10 Nov 2000 14:16:57 EST
...Now I am wondering whether the sensor has anything to do with the temperature gauge or measures only coolant *level*. Also, a flashing light...
Re: FLASHING COOLANT LIGHT
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sat, 8 Jan 2000 14:17:37 -0500
...When you are driving along with engine warm and the coolant level sensor detects low coolant level, the red light starts flashing and the...
Re: Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe
Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
Sat, 28 Jul 2001 21:19:49 -0600
...Had a small crack in the pressure tank between the pressure cap >>>> and the coolant level sensor. Since I had to disassemble things anyway...
Re: 1985 Vanagon Cooling Problem after drive from Atlanta to Durham
Historical mailing list
Fri, 8 Dec 1995 20:04:52 -0500
...The LED indicates that you have a low coolant level in the primary tank. Once the sensor sees a low coolant condition, a latching...
Re: VANAGAIN
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Sat, 11 Jan 2003 06:09:57 -0800
...I simply raise the rear of the van so the top of the main coolant tank is at the same level as the bleeder...
Re: [Q] coolant light blinking/heating problem?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 4 May 2003 21:15:23 -0400
...Next time the low coolant light comes on, pull over and check the coolant level in the main expansion tank, (the one with the...
Re: Water/Coolant Pipe Info
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:37:09 -0400
Geo, I used JB Weld as an emergency repair on the coolant reservoir's level sensor. It held for about two months then let...
Re: flashing light on temp gauge
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Mon, 7 Apr 2003 15:57:14 -0400
...I found that the coolant level in the expansion tank was low, but being inexperienced with Vanagons, I was, at first, loosening the cap...
Re: Purging Cooling System
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Sat, 14 Jan 1995 16:19:14 CST6CDT
...Watch the coolant level take an immediate dip (rad cap off, peering inside filler neck) when the rad fan comes on! It resumes the...
Re: Never a Dull Day (Coolant Burp)
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Tue, 6 Jun 2006 10:37:04 -0700
...and there's enough hydraulic pressure > from the radiator being a few inches above the level of that tank > to force coolant past a...
Re: temp gauge
Historical mailing list - William Maxian
Thu, 27 Apr 2000 17:24:23 -0400
...Finally the primary coolant top popped off - spewing coolant all over. I refilled & noticed that primary pressure cap didn't seem to be level...
Re: Coolant Leaking, ok to drive?
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Fri, 11 Apr 2003 07:29:21 -0400
...summer vacation with a slow coolant leak? > How 'deadly' is this problem, if you keep the coolant levels filled? > > I'd appreciate any feedback...
Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
Mon, 23 May 2005 17:07:58 -0400
...If you have a slow leak, the expansion tank level sensor works to indicate a problem, but in a catastrophic coolant loss, it's...
My red coolant light is flashing
Historical mailing list - Craig Charles
Fri, 13 Nov 1998 17:01:33 EST
...Checked the anti freeze level. It's full. No coolant under the van but a slight oil? seepage beneath the oil filler tube. Any...
Re: My first Westy trip! Questions and Thank You!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 13 Apr 2004 08:26:50 -0500
...If it keeps blinking, (1) the coolant level is low or (2)you have a >defective sensor. > > Third possibility - your coolant mix is incorrect...
Re: blinking coolant light -- opinions on diagnosis needed
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sun, 9 Sep 2007 19:18:19 +0000
...Thin bit of coolant on the front lip of the > expansion tank (left side of engine, not the overflow). Level in expansion tank > looked...