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• Re: 83 temperature gauge goes berserk
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:27:39 -0700
  There are 2 coolant temp sensors and 1 coolant level sensor. Which of the 3 were replaced? Mark Barb Cotton wrote: >mark drillock <drillock...
• Re: Vanagon Electrical Puzzle 2
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sun, 24 Apr 2022 23:15:28 -0400
  I think your problem may be the coolant level sensor. After many years this sensor no longer functions correctly and must be replaced. Part...
• Coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:03:03 -0500
  Hey Volks, I'm trying to determine if I need to replace my coolant level sensor or the entire expansion tank. Here are the...
• Re: removal of coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 13:31:24 -0500
  In every instance I've expereiced the coolant around the coolant level sensor, the sensor itself had a crack in it. Give it a...
• Re: Master cylinder leak and coolant leak at pressure tank
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Thu, 12 May 2005 09:33:34 -0400
  > >My coolant leak is kind of stange. Coolant puddles around the coolant level sensor on the coolant pressure tank. My coolant pressure tank is...
• Coolant level sensor problem
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rehkugler
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 22:14:40 -0800
  ...I have a small coolant leak at the coolant level sensor. It looks as if the coolant is leaking up the 2 poles into...
• testing coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 13:20:45 -0400
  I have been wondering whether my coolant level sensor is faulty, since I don't remember every seeing it come on when I've...
• Re: coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 22:40:02 -0700
  ...does this mean replace the coolant level sensor? Not sure how it could be leaking into the connector since the sensor seems to be...
• Re: Telemetry (was Re: Coolant pressure test... video.)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:38:58 -0800
  ...Properly dispose of * * used coolant. * **************************************************************** * reconnect sensor connector * check coolant level control unit using wiring diagram NOTE The control unit is located on top...
• Coolant Level Sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 14:41:57 -0600
  Does anyone know if the coolant level sensor system has any other function that to sense and indicate when the coolant is below minimum...
• Coolant level sensor lite dimly lit
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Scharff
  Fri, 22 May 1998 16:58:52 -0400
  While pulling my '85 Westy out of my dark garage I noticed that the coolant level sensor light was on but very dim. The...
• Coolant Indicator LED is Flashing at Normal Temperatures
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Indicator LED is Flashing at Normal Temperatures
  February 29, 1992
  ...Properly dispose of * * used coolant. * **************************************************************** * reconnect sensor connector * check coolant level control unit using wiring diagram NOTE The control unit is located on top...
• Coolant Indicator LED is Flashing at Normal Temperatures
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Indicator LED is Flashing at Normal Temperatures
  February 29, 1992
  ...Properly dispose of * * used coolant. * **************************************************************** * reconnect sensor connector * check coolant level control unit using wiring diagram NOTE The control unit is located on top...
• Re: Master cylinder leak and coolant leak at pressure tank
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Thu, 12 May 2005 07:20:28 -0700
  ...Coolant puddles around the coolant > level sensor on the coolant pressure tank. My coolant pressure tank is > two > years old and I just replaced...
• 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: Expansion Tank Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 15:37:06 -0800
  It's a coolant level sensor. It causes the LED to blink when the coolant drops below a certain level. Mine blinks incessantly, as...
• Leak at coolant recovery tank
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 13:05:07 -0700
  ...At least some of the leak is coming from around the coolant level sensor at the primary coolant reservior tank. When the head gaskets...
• removal of coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 07:36:07 -0700
  I'm getting coolant leakage around the coolant level sensor in my '87. I'm guessing that I need to replace the seal (o...
• coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 17:28:21 -0700
  ...does this mean replace the coolant level sensor? Not sure how it could be leaking into the connector since the sensor seems to be...
• coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Fri, 13 Nov 2015 16:42:31 -0700
  When you replace the coolant level sensor in the expansion tank, do you screw it in dry, or do you need to put some...
• Re: Blinking Red Light--solved?
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 17:31:31 -0400
  ...Properly dispose of * * used coolant. * **************************************************************** * reconnect sensor connector * check coolant level control unit using wiring diagram NOTE The control unit is located on top...
• Re: Possessed Temp Gauge
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:25:46 -0700
  ...If you suspect the sensor, plug a 2K ohm resistor into the connector in place of the level sensor at the coolant bottle (everyone...
• Re: Coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:36:30 -0400
  At 07:03 PM 8/12/2009, Andrew Philbrick wrote: >I'm trying to determine if I need to replace my coolant level sensor...
• Re: Leak at coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 13:57:50 -0600
  ...Leak at coolant level sensor > > > Until I got my '86 Diesel DoubleCab, I had never had a coolant level > sensor on > > the coolant expansion...
• Re: coolant temps
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 21:55:06 -0700
  ...There was NO low coolant sensor in the main coolant tank. Later the coolant tank level sensor was added and VW decided to use...
• coolant blinking, refresh my memory...
  Historical mailing list - syncro.carboncow
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 00:30:11 -0500
  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: Catastrophic failure of coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:07:02 -0700
  ...CAN'T be in the coolant level circuit. Mark Steven Smith wrote: > Ironically, the reason I changed the sensor in the first place was...
• Re: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 10:31:53 -0700
  ...level sensor, not a magical glycol sniffer. > > > > > Bo Kersey > '89 Westy - 65k miles > Actually, the sensor is two little wires sticking into the coolant...
• Re: Replacing coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 08:58:07 -0700
  Shawn, Not sure if your van has the same setup in that the coolant level sensor is on tope of the coolant bottle. What...
• Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
  July 31, 1987
  ...by: - Low coolant level. - Coolant level indicator. - Electrical connections on gauge. * Check coolant level, top up if necessary. * Check coolant level sensor for continuity...
• Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
  July 31, 1987
  ...by: - Low coolant level. - Coolant level indicator. - Electrical connections on gauge. * Check coolant level, top up if necessary. * Check coolant level sensor for continuity...
• Re: 82 diesel coolant tanks $99 each
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Sat, 30 May 2015 06:11:21 -0700
  So far mine is holding up well, but I'd really like to rettrofit a coolant level sensor into it. There is a reinforced...
• Replacing coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 21:19:07 -0700
  ...coolant leak - the coolant level sensor in the left hand tank. There was a pool of coolant around it, and signs of crusty coolant...
• cleaning coolant level sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 06:30:35 -0400
  ...suggestions about the cause of my flashing coolant level light. I am hoping it's the sensors. Can anyone tell me how to clean...
• coolant level sensor o-ring
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:29:57 -0700
  In an '88 Westy AT, is the seal for the coolant level sensor in the expansion tank a special o-ring, or just an...
• Getting coolant level warning to work on '82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Wed, 21 May 2008 12:26:05 -0400
  ...When I got it last fall, my '82 had the old-style coolant reservoir. It had no level sensor, but there was what appeared...
• Re: coolant LED issues
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:53:56 -0800
  ...Coolant level OK and >temperature OK. New temps sensor recently and opening or closing the coolant >level circuit (bad sender?) has no effect on...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 16 May 2019 22:04:09 -0400
  I don't understand why anyone would replace a coolant level sensor, unless it was broken and leaking. The prongs can simply be cleaned...
• Re: Expansion Tank Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 15:49:07 -0800
  It's a coolant level sensor. It causes the LED to blink when the coolant drops below a certain level. It will also blink...
• Re: Leak at coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 13:24:13 -0500
  ...Leak at coolant level sensor > Until I got my '86 Diesel DoubleCab, I had never had a coolant level sensor on > the coolant expansion...
• Re: removal of coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 12:01:26 -0700
  ...PM >>> >In every instance I've expereiced the coolant around the coolant level >sensor, the sensor itself had a crack in it. Give it...
• 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...
• Re: coolant level sensor qs??
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 21:01:22 -0700
  ...coolant level sensor qs?? > hi all - got my subi van running today! one word, WOW!! > > this thing hauls a**!! > just a quick question for...
• Re: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 18:23:30 PST
  ...sensor is simply a level sensor, not a magical glycol sniffer. >> >Bo Kersey >'89 Westy - 65k miles > The level sensor "senses" coolant level , not...
• Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 23 May 2005 16:25:01 -0400
  ...moving the sensor to a lower point in the system? The light should flash as soon as the coolant level sensor hits nothing but...
• Re: Coolant light flashes until warm, sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Fri, 2 Sep 2005 11:39:44 -0400
  ...If it is good, check the connection to the tank level sensor on top of the tank and/or remove and clean the sensor...
• Re: Coolant Tank Sensor popped out...how to tighten? Need answer asap.
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 07:22:56 EDT
  Spend the time and money to get the correctly sized coolant level sensor O-ring from the dealer. A couple of years ago I...
• Coolant level sensor - repeat breakage
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:54:41 +0000
  I had a coolant level sensor develop a split late last year, I replaced it and now with less than 1,000 miles since...
• Re: Blinking coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 May 2010 22:54:20 -0400
  ...Blinking coolant level light Hi, What resistance should I measure between the 2 pins of the burp tank sensor? The light is always blinking...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 16 May 2019 22:57:51 -0400
  ...again, replaced the 251 919 372 Coolant Level Sensor to fix >> the blinking red light in the Coolant Temperature Gauge in my '86 >> Westy...
• Re: 83 temperature gauge goes berserk
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:54:40 -0400
  ...Check the Go Westy or Bus Depot web site for a coolant level sensor, and you can see what this sensor looks like.Roger
• coolant LED issues
  Historical mailing list - carboncow
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:07:18 -0500
  So I'm guessing sensors, relays and electrical are not vw strong point. The coolant temp/level LED is flashing non-stop. Coolant level...
• 84 Wasserboxer Coolant Level Light (U)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 08:24 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Checked 14 point connector at panel, tightened nuts on gauge, replaced both sensors on thermo housing and sensor in bottle. Coolant level (Sierra) full...
• Re: RoadHaus - Coolant level LED Problem
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 19:09:42 -0800
  ...the brim. > The Coolant Refill Tank is at proper level. > > I'm guessing it may be a bad coolant level sensor. > > Any other ideas...
• Re: Catastrophic failure of coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steven Smith
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:58:02 -0700
  ...CAN'T be in the coolant level circuit. Mark Steven Smith wrote: > Ironically, the reason I changed the sensor in the first place was...
• Coolant temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sun, 4 May 2008 17:37:42 +0000
  Can anyone tell me if the coolant gauge temperature sensor (in thermostat housing - not the level sensor in the expansion tank) uses an O...
• Re: 83 temperature gauge goes berserk
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 05:14:07 -0700
  This could be the coolant level sensor. The main coolant tank has a sensor to warn you if the coolant level is getting low...
• Re: Coolant light flashes until warm, sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 2 Sep 2005 10:45:11 -0500
  ...9 times outa 10 the probe is coated with fromunda, and isn't reading the coolant level right.
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Chayan Srisawat
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:08:05 +0700
  From Transporter manual, page 41: "If the lamp flashes when driving, either the coolant temperature is too high or the coolant level is too...
• Re: Coolant tank
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 11:20:02 -0700
  ...I >also need the coolant level sensor. Any one has a spare tank to sell I >would appreciate a response. Mine too. I've...