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Re: Changed thermostat - temp gauge still reads stone cold
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:25:42 -0800
...I do like the idea of readily being able to switch in some value that will take sensors out of the picture temporarily. I...
temp 2 sensor
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 5 Sep 2001 12:25:32 -0700
What is the status of the temp 2 sensor in model years 88 and 89. Ekta list the part in 87 but it does...
Re: Losing power...update
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:56:04 -0700
...The ECU ignores the O2 sensor until the Temp2 sensor tell the ECU that the engine is warmed up. Then the ECU monitors the...
Re: You need a spare temp 2 sensor NOW!
Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:36:05 -0400
Yes I know about the O2 sensor issues as well but this time is was the temp 2 sensor not functioning properly. I don...
Re: Cold start 3 cylinder stalling and bucking idle insanity!!!
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 3 Feb 2005 07:18:56 -0500
I would check Temp I in the air flow meter. You test it the same way you test temp II sensor. Use the Bentley...
anyone know the resistance/ohm out put of a temp sensor on perfectly running vanagon?
Historical mailing list - shawn feller
Tue, 6 Jun 2006 17:32:52 -0400
...my temp gun and mind tell me I'm not! I want to put a tester/ohm on my (new) temp sensor to determine...
Re: temp2 sensor?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 7 Mar 2009 14:03:41 -0800
...temp2 sensor? >I have the same problem with my 85. Should probably have a spare on > board. > > I upgraded to a Boston Bob 2...
Re: VW T3 On-Board Computer?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 6 Nov 2018 10:17:43 -0800
...In addition to the standard built-in sensors, you only need indoor and outdoor temperature sensors, as well as a sensor that outputs a...
Re: Difficult starting, smell gas, fires when pedal down (more air flow)
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Mon, 12 May 2008 22:32:43 -0400
...Jetta and it was > the temp2 sensor. > > Anyone remember a temp related problem that wasn't the temp2 sensor > in the last year? > > Rob...
Re: What Should I See On the Temperature Gage?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Fri, 9 Oct 2009 00:03:44 -0700
Did your mechanic check the temp sensor for you? It is most likely the cause of the problem. Hacking the temp gauge is not...
Re: coolant temperature sensor
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Wed, 6 Jun 2001 23:55:29 -1000
...coolant temperature sensor > >Volks... Daddeo went into the shop to have front rotors replaced > >yesterday. While we were at it I had my guys...
Re: 88 Temp gauge problems
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Sun, 18 May 2003 02:16:39 -0400
...Otherwise, maybe the sensor is failing when it gets to a certain temperature (a cracked connection + thermal expansion?) or maybe it's losing its...
Re: 87 HELP!!!
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Fri, 15 Nov 1996 06:35:56 -0800
>1) Trying to replace coolant temp. sensor for FI. Part given to me is >#025 906 041A. Part I think (or thought) in van...
Re: Temp sensor II replacement
Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
Sun, 23 Sep 2001 16:15:32 -0600
...know if I replace the Temperature Sensor II if I should expect a > gush of coolant? This sensor is the one on the thermostat...
Temperature Gauge for 84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - George Averill
Mon, 8 Jun 1998 07:24:20 -0400
...sensor resistance goes down with increased temp. or (2) the low water sensor circuit applies a low resistance path to ground. In either case...
idle speed controller and temp II sensor?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Hosick
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 22:36:42 -0800
...and where the thing is located) and what/where is the tempII sensor.Also looking for rear bumper and speedometer or whole instrument cluster.
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...
Re: New Vanagon Owner!
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Fri, 11 Jun 2004 07:46:12 -0500
...Are you sure you don't want it instead? ;-) I'd check everything, to include fuel filter, temp sensor and temp sensor connections. Do...
Re: Temp Warning Light Mystery
Historical mailing list - Steve Bergin
Sat, 19 Sep 1998 23:40:50 -0500
...it stops. > > Many volks have suggested that the contacts on the temp sensor may be > dirty, so I removed the connector (at the coolant...
Re: 87 Westy Engine Running Warm---At Wits End
Historical mailing list - *****************
Thu, 5 Jul 2007 21:23:02 -0500
...Temp gauge sensor is at 75 Ohms. (I have tried 3 different temp gauge >sensors with the same results.) >4. Coolant temp in reservoir...
Re: 87 HELP!!!
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Mon, 18 Nov 1996 00:11:15 -0500 (EST)
...connection from the sensor. Measure with an Ohm meter the resistance. At a given temperature you should measure specific Temps. temp. Ohms 212 200...
Syncro temp gauge
Historical mailing list - Tom Myers
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:01:25 -0400
...So i have a new gauge temp sensor and F.I. temp sensor and a new thermostat on the way. Is there anywhere else...
Re: Installation of Engine Oil Temp. Sensors
Historical mailing list
Sun, 14 Apr 1996 20:25:05 -0400
...the oil pressure relief valve gallery. >I have installed my oil temperature sensor in this location because: it was > i find this location works...
Re: intermittant rich running problem
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Tue, 26 May 2009 14:15:40 -0400
...I am fairly confident (after years of chasing) that when I experienced this it was in the connection to the Temp II sensor. I...
Re: o2 sensor question again sorry
Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
Sun, 9 Feb 2003 07:57:58 -0500
...o2 sensor question again sorry my van was running really bad no power or anything. so i replace the temp sensor no luck . than...
Re: New Temp 2 sensor don't fit ?
Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
Thu, 15 Mar 2001 19:13:09 -0500
...I go to plug >in the > > NEW temp 2 sensor into the wire leads and the new sensor plugs are >much > > bigger then the...
blinking coolant light...
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Sat, 4 Sep 1999 13:58:07 -0400
...It's not also hooked to some temp sensor, right? My coolant temp gauge and my Digifant tool tells me the temp II sensor...
Re: Vanagon Electrical Puzzle 2
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 24 Apr 2022 10:34:10 -0600
...Temp2 should be Temp1, the IATS should be Temp2 & the Gauge Sender/Sensor should be Temp3 ~ So back to Original ? > What in the Temp3...
Re: '84 won't start after used for awhile
Historical mailing list - Rob
Thu, 1 Jul 2010 09:59:21 -0700
...with the temp of the engine (either warm or cold) are common on this list and very often (usually) the temp2 sensor is the...
Re: Temp II sensor
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Sun, 2 Jan 2000 18:25:38 -0500
...confirm a resistance measurement > for the Temp II sensor. I am getting 2800 ohms at an ambient temperature > (presume van is at ambient since...
temp 2 sensor "for the novice eyes only"
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Mon, 13 Aug 2001 09:51:47 -0700
to the shade tree mechanic If you have not changed your temp 2 sensor and it has not been changed for several years this...
Warm Start Issue Likely Solved (+ temp sensor test results)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:51:08 -0700
...The suspect temp sensor bench tested out of spec mid range. This coincided with what I saw at coolant temp gauge when hard to...
Re: FI questions on 84 1.9
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Fri, 3 Jan 2003 15:47:18 -0800
Replace the temp sensor 2. Located to the left of the temp guage sensor on the thermostat housing. The one with the square connector...
'81 Westy Cold Hesitation
Historical mailing list - RRR RRR
Tue, 14 Dec 1999 19:21:43 -0800
...So far I have replaced the fuel pump and filter, blocked off the EGR, Checked the AFM/temp sensor with a multimeter, auxiliary air...
Re: Another operating temp question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 23 Dec 2001 22:43:47 -0500
Where is your Temp gauge sensor mounted? If this is an actual oil temperature, be happy. You engine is running well and your are...
Re: running poor when cold, OK when warm
Historical mailing list
Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:34:28 -0400
John, I would check the resistance of the TEMPII sensor when it is cold. Instead of trying to interpolate the chart in the Bentley...
O2 Sensor is NOT a thermistor - I stand in error
Historical mailing list
Thu, 6 Jun 1996 22:43:01 -0700
After nearly a month I am reminded that I mistook an exhaust gas temperature sensor for an O2 (oxygen sensor). They are two different...
Re: Overheat thought
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Thu, 17 Feb 2000 15:46:05 EST
...Thermistors are tiny bits of semiconductors with highly temperature sensitive electrical resistance. Kinda like a temperature sensor. Your answering machine at home has one...
2.1 new sensor and still no cold idle...
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Sun, 13 May 2007 16:04:28 -0700
Zoltan, is this a Temp II sensor? Cold idle is also a iffy one, while is true the iSV is the device, It can...
Re: Temp guage not reading anymore 89
Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
Tue, 21 Jun 2005 16:04:40 -0400
...contacts on the sensor to see if it falls within the spec. in the Bentley manual. There is a resistance/temperature chart in the...
Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:43:21 -0700
...ditto temp > sensor. O2 sensor and, > > though to a much lesser extent, temp sensor, are > high impedence, low > > current devices, so in this context...
Re: Some thoughts Mansi Speed products. Moving onto to coolant temperature possible problems or gauge readings.
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Wed, 2 Jun 2021 16:52:46 +0000
...Interesting about the coolant temp readouts you get with the aftermarket FI system Dennis. It has a separate coolant temp sensor? Where is it...
Re: Digifant electrical/fuel problem; kinda long.
Historical mailing list - David Bayer
Sat, 18 Apr 1998 13:14:01 -0700
...It could be a numer of things including your temp II sensor (the blue one), your O2 sensor, and your air meter. You should...
Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 3 Apr 2017 12:23:04 -0600
...to those Temp' Changes ~ But ~ Also To Be Considered > Since Our Temp'Gauges & Temp'Sensors Only Supply Us with the Temp' of the Coolant...
Re: DEAD in my garage on New Year's Day
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sun, 2 Jan 2000 19:37:57 EST
John; The best way to check the TEMPII sensor is with a digital ohm meter. Take the measument first thing in the morning before...
intermittant rich running problem
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Tue, 26 May 2009 16:45:04 EDT
Thanks guys I will check the wiring from the temp II sensor to the ECU and maybe try a shot of water dispersing WD40...
Re: 84 Red light problem again
Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
Thu, 2 Jul 1998 09:06:58 -0500
...however, I have seen (thrice) my coolant level/temp sensor fail, causing this blinking. The sensor cracks between the two contacts (small crack, almost...
Re: Van dies while coming to a stop
Historical mailing list - tom ring
Sun, 16 May 2010 18:35:37 -0500
I agree that temp sensor 2 is suspect. My own experience is not that it failed. I cleaned the connector (all of them actually...
Water Temp Sensor
Historical mailing list - Paul Gordon
Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:08:26 -0500
Any suggestions from the list as to a pickup point for water temp sending unit? VDO auxiliary gauge.
Re: air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp?
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Thu, 6 Feb 2014 18:17:09 -0800
...On 2/6/2014 5:55 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: > My '78 van had a #3 cylinder head temp sensor in the casting as...
Re: Temp. Sensor II Placement Question
Historical mailing list
Fri, 26 Apr 1996 20:17:13 -0400
...I put the Temperature Sensor II >in the wrong place (by cyl #4 instead of #3). Now I know that # 3 is the >hottest...
Re: running problems, 2.1
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Wed, 18 Jan 2006 16:14:04 -0500
...http://neksiwel.20m.com/photo5.html You will find some O2 sensor troubleshooting tips there also. I would also suspect the TEMPII sensor. Ken...
Re: TEMP SENDER!
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 3 Sep 2003 08:26:28 -0700
Larry, I was able to replace the temp 2 sensor without draining the system. You think if I work fast I can just swap...
Re: more oil temp
Historical mailing list
Sun, 23 Jun 1996 00:12:49 -0400
...plug in the oil pressure and oil temp wires 5. start engine, watch it heat up. >> Now this is the Sensor instalation that is...
Re: Temp gauge reads high....
Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
Fri, 6 Sep 2002 13:45:17 -0600
...Apparently VW changed the specs on the coolant temp sensor and if you replace your sensor with a current one it is likely your...
Re: question about bad temp2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:04:11 -0500
Joe, While I can't verify for sure that my issue was the Temp2 sensor I replaced mine and the symptoms went away (could...
Re: Cracked head/temp sensor...
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Fri, 24 Aug 2001 13:33:16 -0700
...Your temp sensor (Temp Sensor II) screws into a hole (might be blind or might be drilled through) in the finned area of the...
Re: Coolant temp warning lamp glitch?
Historical mailing list - jbange
Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:37:48 -0700
...I'd still unpack the back and eyeball all the sensor plugs (.9 bar oil, coolant level, temp sensor) and other connectors just to...
Re: Running rough, dies as temp gauge starts to register
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:29:44 -0800
Mark, Unplugging the temp II sensor doesn't test anything. You need to check the sensor resistance vs temperature to determine if it's...
Re: vanagon syndrome plus poor gass economy
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Tue, 4 Aug 2009 11:03:16 -0400
...I found that my issue was the Temp II sensor - and also possibly the wiring that goes to the Temp II sensor. Once I...