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• Re: How Tall is Tintop Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 27 Apr 2014 12:10:09 -0700
  Best way to measure is to park on level ground, get a ladder, a straight 8' 2x4 (or something else long and straight), a...
• levelling etc
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 22:01:41 -0800
  ...I have a couple of little plastic "bull's eye" levels in the trough of my Westy, I con usually find one to set...
• Re: removal of coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 13:39:48 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Lee Kouns wrote: >I'm getting coolant leakage around the coolant level sensor in my '87. >I'm guessing...
• Re: 1990 Blinking Coolant Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 08:17:32 -0800
  ...It falls under the heading: "a false reading of a drop in the main tank" This can also be from a bad tank level...
• Re: ye olde blinking coolant level warning light
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 12 Nov 2018 10:26:40 -0500
  ...Now from this short run the coolant will expand some and > maybe after the restart the level will stay high enough to keep the...
• Re: how much oil in 82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 13 May 2002 18:50:42 -0700
  ...The 2wd diesel oil pan is designed to offset this tilted engine/tranny position and still have the oil pan level to the ground...
• Re: Auto-tranny fluid level
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Oct 2021 22:00:21 -0500
  ...Auto-tranny fluid level > > Transmission in PARK? Transmission in Neutral? Which? > > On Sun, Oct 3, 2021 at 2:29 PM David Beierl <dbeierl@gmail...
• Re: replaced tranny but no move. What next?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 20 Dec 2005 08:23:41 -0500
  ...I use a carpenter's level on the back deck and boards under the wheels until I get it pretty level. Then check the...
• Re: My fridge wants to know if it's level enough...
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 23:23:01 -0700
  ...Should level ground parking be unavailable, it is best to > discontinue operation to prevent overheating of the core which can lead to > permanent damage...
• Re: coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 13 Nov 2015 17:55:42 -0600
  ...Jim On Nov 13, 2015 5:42 PM, "Stan Shapiro" <mail@stanshapiro.com> wrote: > When you replace the coolant level sensor in the expansion...
• Re: iphone vanagon leveling APP
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:35:33 -0400
  ...I use cheap-ass levels purchased as a pair from Big Lots. Pried bubbles from plastic holders, one glued to the driver door, t...
• Re: Lowering Busses, etc (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 17:37:03 -0400 (EDT)
  > Yeah, but only if you can tell me of a better way to level my Vanagon I tried to avoid continuing this thread... But...
• Re: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 11:54:46 -0500
  ...It will also blink if your fluid level is low. > >Just a thought. >-- >Hotch >hotch@netaxs.com The sensor is simply a level sensor...
• Re: Frydae notsofunnies Nigerian businessmen
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 09:26:17 -0700
  ...On level ground at 8000' ASL into a 25mph headwind what should one expect for top speed in a fully loaded 89 westie? at...
• Connector for Syncro fuel level sending unit
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 20:55:41 -0400
  Hi, Can someone tell me where is the connector for the two wires that goes to the fuel level sending unit on a Syncro...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 01:25:06 EST
  ...I have found that the errode quickly and can give a faulty > reading. > > hi bruce...its not a low coolant level prob..just coolant...
• Re: Reed Switch/water level sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:38:39 -0400
  ...http://www.altex.com/Philmore-Open-Reed-Switch-SPDT-On-On-30-17154-P148426.aspx >Here's a link to repairing the level sensor...
• blinking coolant light on 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 08:08:30 EDT
  ...Should the coolant level warning switch be replaced? If this coolant level sensor is failing, could this be the cause of the low temp...
• LP tank level detection proposal, its Friday..
  Historical mailing list - Ezra Hall
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 08:40:01 -0400
  ...I searched the archives for info on detecting Liquid Propane level in the Manchester tank. It seems there are no elegant solutions. Pressure is...
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  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 15:31:20 -0700
  ...Tape is level with oil pan as is the builders level. Input shaft is cut! Thanks again! Neil. On 10/2/17, vw_van...
• Re: 87 Syncro no temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 18:45:31 -0400
  ...While you're back there, disconnect the low coolant level sender in the coolant pressure bottle and verify that this causes the gauge blinking...
• Re: 85 octane in Colorado and 'windage trays'
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 16 Jul 2002 06:29:34 -0400
  I have thought of this and I do run the oil level near the bottom line on the dip stick but I am afraid...
• Re: My auto transmission troubles
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:35:26 -0400
  ...I check the non running level, and it is high, like normal. Start the engine, the dripping starts again, check the level, and it...
• Re: Diesel na is breathing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:12:48 -0500
  On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:43:36 -0600, ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM> wrote: "...add coolant mix to desired level and glycol level...
• Fuel Level
  Historical mailing list - dan rick
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:46:53 -0700
  ...Does that automatically mean I need to replace my fuel level sending unit? Is there a way to know the sending unit is bad...
• Re: Air Filter Intake Assembly
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Sun, 11 May 1997 17:24:34 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The vanagon (water cooled at least) stalls once the water level is about an inch deep over the floor in the passenger seats (and...
• Re: coolant level sensor o-ring
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:42:56 -0400
  ...In an '88 Westy AT, is the seal for the coolant level sensor in the expansion tank a >special o-ring, or just an...
• Re: Trouble in Turboland. or... drain line woe's
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 00:51:31 -0400
  ...Keep the return line outlet well above the oil level. I can see Bulley's point, the bearing is pressurized, so you shouldn't...
• cognitive dissonance and refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:35:08 -0700
  ...1) Some say that it is _imperative_ that the vehicle be level any time it is in operation, otherwise the unit will be damaged...
• coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 17:28:21 -0700
  ...always a way to get busy :) Anyway, I pulled the connector plug on the top of the coolant level sensor and the contacts inside...
• refer madness update
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 18:00:08 -0700
  ...Of the green/black pair I found that these are connected to the water level indicator and varying finger pressure using my body as...
• Water reservoir level sensor float? (87 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 11:25:31 -0700
  I've figured out part of the problem with the level sensor inside the water reservoir: the magnet (? that big gray blob that runs...
• Re: blinking coolant light with full coolant
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 25 Feb 2006 13:08:16 -0800
  ...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: WTB water level probe
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 17:32:51 -0800
  --- Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > anybody have a good used westy water level probe from an 87 or newer for sale? SOme peopel...
• Re: Couple o' electrical questions ('87 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 14:41:33 -0400
  ...ANyone know where >I might find a schematic? Look on my website -- there are two drawings for water-level and flame detector circuits. Flame...
• Re: Tough driving(thin air)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 09:58:00 -0500
  In the aviation world engine power is usually expressed based on standard sea-level atmospheric pressure (29.92 inches) and a standard day ( as...
• Re: vanagon trans R+P R&R
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 12:33:26 EDT
  ...While you don't have to be a 30-year journey-level master mechanic to do this it isn't a job for the...
• Car Lifts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 24 Feb 2015 08:52:11 -0600
  ...slightly beyond, the vehicle goes over center, tilting to level and making the vehicle level, then the vehicle is moved slightly forward to stabilize...
• Re: Sagging on one side - Westys
  Historical mailing list - Stan Dur
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 06:29:50 +0400
  ...Every time I saw a Eurobago parked, which were few and far between, I would scramble to check its level. Invariably, these other campers...
• Re: Temp Gauge High on Startup + Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 3 May 2011 18:12:51 -0700
  ...it's purely about the temp guage, the level sensor function ..and a control unit for the level funcion. You can see the control...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 16 May 2019 22:57:51 -0400
  ...The level indicator system works perfectly after replacement of sensor. On Thu, 16 May 2019 22:04:09 -0400, Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM...
• Fw: 88 Westie: Intermittent "Level Indicator" Lights
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 11:08:08 -0800
  ...Intermittent "Level Indicator" Lights > Date: Sunday, November 22, 1998 10:42 AM > > Chris, > There were quite a few posts regarding this LED indicator panel...
• Re: Westy Water/Battery Level Display Panels Available Again
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Fri, 7 Nov 2014 09:29:17 -0500
  ...around the display on your cabinet > that shows tank water level, battery level, and whether your stove is lit. > On many Westies these are...
• Re: Camping in Vermont???
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 12:57:24 -0500
  ...Take your existing jack, and use it to level one axis of the van. Buy another jack, to level the other axis. If you...
• Re: Floor boards
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 11 Nov 2016 11:25:02 +0000
  ...I have used t in some places for sound desdening, but this floor leveling for carpet would be different. What think The List? John
• Re: Expansion tank level; was RE: temp light blinking.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:24:42 -0700
  ...On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@gmail.com>wrote: > --snip-- > Levels still full pressure tank , high as in...
• Re: Temperature gauge reading wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Hugill
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 16:50:45 -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: High Altitude Issues??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Galoob
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 13:04:40 EST
  ...Upon moving to sea level in Rhode Island it ran terrible until I upped the octane of the gas. It ran fine on 86...
• Temp Guage problem
  Historical mailing list - Baja Leo
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 21:34:03 -0700
  ...David Beirl pointed me towards the coolant level relay that resides behind the dash. I replaced it with a new one from Ken at...
• Fuel sender free
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 17:12:49 -0800
  Volks, I have a fuel level sender to give away. When replacing the vent lines on top of my fuel tank I got a...
• Re: CA SMOG, Fred's Garage, and valves
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 07:24:22 -0400
  > HC levels are between 500 and 1,000 (max is > around 200). How is the CO level? High CO (with or without high HC...
• Re: O-ring Size for Coolant Level Warning Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Mon, 8 Jun 2015 19:22:59 -0500
  ...Only the OE VW o-rings work well. > > Van Café has them: > > > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1416_904/coolant-level...
• Re: Help on Westy water level lights
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 5 Jul 1995 21:03:14 -0700 (PDT)
  So David Garth says: > Drat! The water tank level indicator lights stopped working today. None > of the lights light, no matter what the water...
• Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 2 Mar 2015 19:50:14 -1000
  ...A/T problems -- fluid level high >>>> >>>> After having the auto transmission in my '87 2WD overhauled last >>>> month, I noticed the ATF fluid level...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 13 Dec 2014 07:24:21 -0400
  ...The mechanic had filled the system to barely reach the minimum level in the reservoir (in August). Come winter, the level was not quite...
• Re: Temp Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:38:36 -0400
  ...Early watercooled Vanagons had no coolant level > warning system but still had the flashing light, same gauge. The coolant > level circuit was added by...
• Re: Automatic Transmission sometimes has to wake up...
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 12:02:21 -0700
  At 10:01 AM 4/19/2005, you wrote: >high ATF level and the symptoms you describe could mean the seal between the >differential...
• Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:28:54 -0700
  ...more rustic types, rustle up a > mess-a griddlecakes--then a level cooking surface really helps a lot. > Use and egg ring..... (But doesn...
• Re: Battery voltage levels, Westy LEDs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Dec 2015 18:24:14 -0500
  ...Can anyone tell me the voltage levels represented by >the asserted/de-asserted conditions of the Green, Amber, and Red LEDs (on >the stove...
• Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 May 2019 15:28:18 -0400
  I have, once again, replaced the 251 919 372 Coolant Level Sensor to fix the blinking red light in the Coolant Temperature Gauge in...