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• Re: '87 Transporter Overheating - Second Try
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 10:36:04 -0700
  ...If the fan comes on when you jump it, you're almost certainly looking at a bad switch. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig...
• repost of message (replacing expansion tank, plus some wire questions) [long]
  Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
  Sat, 5 May 2001 20:57:30 -0700
  ...the second wiring oddity traces back out from the throttle valve switch. the connector that comes out of this switch connects to a connector...
• Re: Spooked!-temp gauge-oip pressure problems.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 10:11:11 -0500
  ...Oil dip stick measures halfway between the marks, >> and the coolant level is up. I checked the rear oil pressure switch, >> and the wiring...
• Re: Oil light & buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Brad Fowler
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 19:48:28 -0800
  ...a great VW mechanic) > > 2) The coolant was below minimum line. (Fixed this) > > 3) The oil level was slightly above the max line. (I...
• Re: Newbie question: coolant/anti-freeze
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:02:42 -0700
  ...There's a pressure switch so if it's low on fluid the compressor clutch won't engage, pretty sure. On coolant temp - running...
• Re: Final Oil pressure result
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 6 Dec 2014 13:00:19 -1000
  ...Is this coincidental or just another new problem? Could something been unplugged during the oil pump problem? I'll look at the coolant level...
• Re: update on overheating issues (by request)
  Historical mailing list - turbodieseltrooper
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 22:08:56 -0700
  ...To start the investigation, I warmed up the engine and > double-ch= > ecked that the coolant system was bled correctly by slowly unscrewing the...
• Re: Best Practices for Engine Rebuild Break In Process
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Wed, 6 May 2009 13:29:34 -0700
  ...top of the piston. > > 5) Maintain and regularly check the coolant and oil levels. Do not > overfill > the crankcase. 4.5 quarts for oil...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 7 Sep 2009 17:59:19 -0700
  ...No steering play, no vibration or bounce. > Wheel bearings good, newly greased. > New radiator, new radiator temperature switch. Complete flush. New > phosphate free coolant...
• Re: 86 Westy Camper w/automatic : list of emergency gear
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 21:04:05 -0800
  ...fuel pump relay, fuel pump, ECU, hall sender or spare distributor, spare water pump belt, ignition switch (cheap). Those 2 relays in the box...
• Re: Bluestar project progress-Crankcase vent heater.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 1 May 2013 22:19:39 -0400
  ...to the > coolant level sensor with nowhere to go. Wire colors are black and beige. > The label says "air intake hose switch". > It seems...
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
  Tue, 8 May 2007 00:17:48 -0700
  ...What is strange is that the change from the >>> 0.3bar switch to the 0.9bar switch occurs at 2600rpm and not at 2000...
• 83.5/84 connector to 85+ panel checklist
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 17:16:21 -0400
  ...switch, brown) combine and go to pin three. Pin four (high beam, blue/white) moves to pin two. Pin six (coolant temp/level, twin...
• FS: Various '87 Vanagon Parts
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 11:28:56 -0500
  ...I'll sell mine with the switch for $70.00. 2) '87 Vanagon Coolant Expansion Tank w/Level Sensor and Cap - good condition - no...
• shop recommendations in Atlanta
  Historical mailing list - Wilson Sweitzer
  Mon, 25 Dec 2000 08:48:01 -0700
  ...When I check it, the coolant level is usually quite a bit above the max line, but not about to boil over. often, the...
• Re: Not starting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:59:00 -0800
  ...And you just keep doing that level by level. First level is getting in cranking, from the back, then from the front, and so...
• Re: anyone added a tach/digi clock cluster to a '85 Non-GL or Transporter????
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 15:30:10 EST
  ...I'd guess you are seeing the blue/green wires for the coolant > level switch. What colors are the wires on either side of...
• Re: Failed emissions for third time-Some helpful hints.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 Jul 2013 20:19:26 -0400
  ...the connectors with the warm up regulator instantly destroying the switch. For the coolant temp sensor there are two, one for the ECU and...
• Re: rising cost of Vanagon parts...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 12:03:34 -0800
  ...and with all your new gauges you'll keep the low coolant level red LED warning function somehow ? that system worked perfectly for me...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 7 Sep 2009 19:04:54 -0700
  ...No steering play, no vibration or bounce. >> Wheel bearings good, newly greased. >> New radiator, new radiator temperature switch. Complete flush. New >> phosphate free coolant...
• Re: Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Chapter Three
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 11:32:53 -0600
  ...The coolant led was on. > >Checked the fill bottle and a small amount of coolant had been >pushed out and the bottle was full...
• Re: Help troubleshoot my instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:30:10 -0800
  ...I know the coolant level is good. > > Things I've done: > > I acquired another cluster from another '85 van. > Symptoms are exactly the same...
• Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:01:35 -0700
  ...on a 4000km trip) with a few coolant pipe >> explosions - but these seemed resolved when I switched to a new pressure >> cap >> on the...
• Re: simple oil temp measurement.... will this work?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 12:31:02 -0700
  ...Just mark the sheath with the oil level markings, put a mini plug on the TC leads, and presto! Probe cost should be around...
• Re: what causes low oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 19:05:37 -0600
  ...In the later models, there are two systems that can make the light come on, the low pressure switch on the bottom between the...
• Re: Any Guesses ~~ Now For Sure Your Turn Please ~ Update
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 15 Jul 2021 23:27:21 -0600
  ...RadFan Switch is fairly new ~ >> >> >> >>> On 7 Jul , 2021, at 12:11 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Another Oddity > Coolant Level Warning...
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Mon, 7 May 2007 22:39:24 -0400
  ...What is strange is that the change from the >> 0.3bar switch to the 0.9bar switch occurs at 2600rpm and not at 2000...
• go over for '91 camper, mechanical soundness and reliability
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 09:32:47 -0400
  ...No steering play, no vibration or bounce. > Wheel bearings good, newly greased. > New radiator, new radiator temperature switch. Complete flush. New > phosphate free coolant...
• Cooling Systems
  Historical mailing list - Dan Aldrich
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 10:01:21 -0700
  ...Hope this helps. -Dan COOLING SYSTEM SERVICE SAAB 900 and 9000 > COOLANTS Engine coolant should be maintained to promote both its >effectiveness and the...
• Re: Help troubleshoot my instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:04:28 -0600
  ...I know the coolant level is good. >> >> Things I've done: >> >> I acquired another cluster from another '85 van. >> Symptoms are exactly the same...
• Strange" no start" symptoms(long)
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 04:34:59 -0600
  ...10 or so days, the expansion tank level will drop, and I'll add more coolant. I've got almost all of the 4...
• Re: Dash wierdness, was- Aux Battery.....
  Historical mailing list - David Gunning
  Sat, 27 May 2006 17:29:43 -0400
  ...My IR meter said coolant temp was okay and the burp >> tank level was good. So I finished the trip home. >> >> I checked the...
• (NVC)Re: Reliability over one year
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 14:23:42 -0800
  ...Temp2 sensor and a new throttle position switch. Also within > the first > > month I replaced the coolant reservoir (hairline crack) and the rear > > heater...
• Re: Oil leak...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:14:04 -0500
  To remove the switch you will need a socket of just the right length and you may have to improvise a way to turn...
• Seeing David, Dennis and others recently, was: Any Guesses
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 11 Jul 2021 20:59:03 -0400
  ...RadFan Switch is fairly new ~ >>> >>> >>> >>>>> On 7 Jul , 2021, at 12:11 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Another Oddity > Coolant Level Warning...
• Re: Trip Report -
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 8 Jul 2019 07:59:55 -0400
  ...little > rain the last 2 nights. > > The van ran very well - coolant level has not dropped in the refill tank > for awhile now and...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - michael szipszky
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 21:39:24 -0500
  ...coolant and I figured since I had been adding just coolant I would add just water. This brought my temp indicator to a level...
• Re: Hot Water Heater
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 24 Nov 1997 15:49:39 -0800
  ...rubber gromets for sealing water tank where coolant lines enter and exit -one lighted electrical switch -in line fuse -sealed (not loose) pipe insulation...
• Re: 1.9l with 23psi @ 4000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 3 Jan 2012 18:25:17 -0800
  ...I keep an >eye on the coolant level and don't worry about it. (then again, I'm kinda >secretly hoping that a catastrophic...
• conflicting cooling problem data...(this one is for the true experts...)
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 12:40:29 -0400
  ...Lastly I pulled the Coolant Level Warning sender last weekend and I forget where it goes in the relay/fuse box. Top row far...
• Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 2 May 2013 22:37:31 -0400
  ...to >>> the coolant level sensor with nowhere to go. Wire colors are black and > beige. >>> The label says "air intake hose switch". >>> It seems...
• Re: Stalls when hot. won't restart. 1.9 wbx
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:00:04 -0600
  ...But I'm new to vanagons. > Do you have a nice level of > bubble-free coolant in the two tanks? If the aux coolant...
• Re: Hot water system thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Avrea
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 03:07:27 EST
  ...The idea is to tap into one of the long engine-to-radiator coolant pipes underneath the van. Add in a short side trip...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 22:02:00 -0500
  ...Oil dip stick measures halfway between the marks, and > the coolant level is up. I checked the rear oil pressure switch, and the > wiring...
• Re: Read your manual: Oil pressure nonsense
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 19:48:16 -0400
  Maybe you have a bad switch? You need to consider the following: Since cruising speed affects the symptoms, you know oil temperature is an...
• Re: Where does Hella relay go?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:34:48 -0700
  ...3- coolant level control unit 5- rad cool fan relay 2nd stage 8- load reduction relay 10- intermitt. wash/wiper relay 11- rear window...
• Re: Any Guesses ~~ Now For Sure Your Turn Please ~ Update
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 15 Jul 2021 23:42:42 -0600
  ...RadFan Switch is fairly new ~ >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 7 Jul , 2021, at 12:11 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Another Oddity > Coolant Level Warning...
• Re: Oil light & buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 11:05:27 -0700
  ...a great VW mechanic) >>> 2) The coolant was below minimum line. (Fixed this) >>> 3) The oil level was slightly above the max line. (I...
• Final Oil pressure result
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 5 Dec 2014 06:57:37 -0500
  ...Is this coincidental or just another new problem? Could something been unplugged during the oil pump problem? I'll look at the coolant level...
• Re: Considering I4 swap: 1.8 89 Golf vs. 1.8 VW Fox (90?)
  Historical mailing list - Garth Woolstenhulme
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 13:07:30 -0700
  ...intake manifold meant for Rabbits-- carb fuel bowl would not sit level in normal driving conditions. He had an intske manifold custom fabricated, much...
• Re: Checklist for beginning Medium Vanagon Roadtrip
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 3 Oct 2019 01:01:48 +0000
  ...Ground level:  Did a tire shop last tighten the lug nuts/bolts on your wheels?  Make sure you can remove them with the lug...
• Re: 1.9l with 23psi @ 4000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Tue, 3 Jan 2012 19:05:22 -0800
  ...I keep an >eye on the coolant level and don't worry about it. (then again, I'm kinda >secretly hoping that a catastrophic...
• Re: Strange" no start" symptoms(long)
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 12:27:09 -0600
  ...10 or so days, the expansion tank level will drop, and I'll add more > coolant. I've got almost all of the 4...
• Re: Best Practices for Engine Rebuild Break In Process
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 6 May 2009 15:43:08 -0700
  ...top of the piston. >> >> 5) Maintain and regularly check the coolant and oil levels. Do not >> overfill >> the crankcase. 4.5 quarts for oil...
• Re: Help troubleshoot my instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:56:04 -0800
  ...I know the coolant level is good. > > Things I've done: > > I acquired another cluster from another '85 van. > Symptoms are exactly the same...
• Re: aftermarket tach
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 17:11:40 -0400
  ...switch, brown) combine and go to pin three. Pin four (high beam, blue/white) moves to pin two. Pin six (coolant temp/level, twin...
• Re: 1st Most important specialized waterleaker measurement device
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 02:03:19 EDT
  ...For installation (on my '82 Diesel converted to '90 8 V Digifant inline 4), I tapped a tube insert into the coolant tank level...
• Re: Seeing David, Dennis and others recently, was: Any Guesses
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 11 Jul 2021 18:04:58 -0700
  ...RadFan Switch is fairly new ~ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>> On 7 Jul , 2021, at 12:11 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Another Oddity > Coolant Level Warning...
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 May 2007 08:24:54 -0400
  ...What is strange is that the change from the >>>>0.3bar switch to the 0.9bar switch occurs at 2600rpm and not at 2000...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:56:39 -0800
  ...if we > need to): > > 2 analog inputs: coolant temperature & Hall sensor > 1 digital input: throttle valve switch > > 1 PWM output: idle speed stabilizer valve...