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• Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
  July 31, 1987
  Flashing coolant temperature light may be caused by: - Low coolant level. - Coolant level indicator. - Electrical connections on gauge. * Check coolant level, top up if...
• Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
  July 31, 1987
  Flashing coolant temperature light may be caused by: - Low coolant level. - Coolant level indicator. - Electrical connections on gauge. * Check coolant level, top up if...
• Re: Telemetry (was Re: Coolant pressure test... video.)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:38:58 -0800
  ...All Models CONDITION Coolant overheat / low coolant level indicator LED is flashing at normal coolant temperatures. SERVICE Check the coolant indicator LED according to...
• Re: Blinking Red Light--solved?
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 17:31:31 -0400
  ...All Models CONDITION Coolant overheat / low coolant level indicator LED is flashing at normal coolant temperatures. SERVICE Check the coolant indicator LED according to...
• Coolant Indicator LED is Flashing at Normal Temperatures
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Indicator LED is Flashing at Normal Temperatures
  February 29, 1992
  CONDITION Coolant overheat / low coolant level indicator LED is flashing at normal coolant temperatures. SERVICE Check the coolant indicator LED according to the list...
• Coolant Indicator LED is Flashing at Normal Temperatures
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Indicator LED is Flashing at Normal Temperatures
  February 29, 1992
  CONDITION Coolant overheat / low coolant level indicator LED is flashing at normal coolant temperatures. SERVICE Check the coolant indicator LED according to the list...
• 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...
• RoadHaus - Coolant level LED Problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 18:20:33 -0500
  ...The Coolant Refill Tank is at proper level. I'm guessing it may be a bad coolant level sensor. Any other ideas? Larry Chase...
• Re: Flashing coolant level lamp
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:53:03 -0400
  ...The expansion tank is where the low level sensor is and is the tank to check for coolant level when the light flashes. Mike...
• Coolant Level
  Historical mailing list - DABredesen
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 18:26:59 -0400
  ...Checked the coolant level on the '91 over the weekend (while all was cool), the coolant was at the Minimum Level. Drove the '91...
• 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
  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...
• Flashing coolant level lamp
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 09:12:25 -0700
  ...With engine cooled, I checked the coolant level again: right between "min" and "max." Drove down today, mostly downhill or flat, NO flashing coolant...
• Coolant low-level warning control unit location?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 15:00:03 -0500
  Does anyone know the physical location of the coolant low-level warning control unit in an 84 Vanagon? Is it possibly built into the...
• Re: Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 00:26:22 -0500
  ...Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe > I decided to take the coolant level sensor and attempt the definitive > study of the resistance of various...
• 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...
• Re: coolant leak story
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:32:57 -0800
  Dunno I guess I misunderstood you when you said you thought the low coolant indication from the coolant level indicator 'could be indicating a...
• Re: RoadHaus - Coolant level LED Problem
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 19:09:42 -0800
  ...no > change. > The Coolant Overflow Tank is full to the brim. > The Coolant Refill Tank is at proper level. > > I'm guessing it may...
• Re: What could have gone wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 5 May 2008 09:54:21 -0400
  ...Yes indeed the level will come back up. That's the same reason that, when filling the coolant system, you rev the engine to...
• 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...
• Re: Random flashing of temperature light
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:45:45 -0500
  How is the coolant level in the expansion tank? Frequently, when this level gets to a critical level( for the level sensor)the light...
• 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...
• O.K., I admit it... I deleted the mail on coolants...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Sep 94 23:28:19 EDT
  ...Would this have anything to do with the coolant level light? I am keeping the coolant level correct at the overflow tank, by adding...
• 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...
• Coolant Level
  Historical mailing list - Tim New
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:41:09 -0800
  I've got an 86' GL and the coolant level in the refill tank seems to be low. The expansion tank level is fine...
• 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...
• 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...
• coolant....
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL POPE
  Thu, 29 May 2003 20:17:12 -0400
  I just went out and checked on her coolant level is fine now..when she is warm and I pull over the expansion tank...
• 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: '85 Temp. "Warning Light of Doom" - Question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 12:28:07 -0400
  ...I then religiously check the level of >coolant in the main and recovery tanks (both OK), and even check the >radiator bleed screw (no...
• 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 warning light switch
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:16:46 -0700
  Can someone please tell me what the socket size is for the coolant level warning light switch for a 1986 2.1? Thanks BT
• Coolant Level Lightfix
  Historical mailing list - Lund
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 01:02:37 -0700 (PDT)
  The relay for the coolant level light is located above the fuse panel and sits just about on top of the driver side fresh...
• Re: Catastrophic failure of coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:07:02 -0700
  ...If this stops the occurrences of the blinking then the problem simply MUST BE in the coolant level circuit. If this does NOT stop...
• Re: Coolant Level
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 16:31:54 -0700
  ...Checked the coolant level on the '91 over the weekend (while all was cool), the coolant was at the Minimum Level. Drove the '91...
• Re: coolant refill overflow tank
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:38:59 -0500
  ...Then top off your expansion tank, and put in just enough coolant into the overflow tank to reach the bottom to mid-level marker...
• Re: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 10:31:53 -0700
  ...It measures level by allowing the coolant to short these two wires out. The wrong mixture (usually too much antifreeze) will not pass enough...
• Coolant down /No leaks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Tue, 26 May 1998 06:25:59 -0500
  ...The manual states to add coolant when it gets below the min level, but not to check for leaks or take it in. So...
• Re: More Diesel Coolant questions
  Historical mailing list - mwsnow
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 21:16:01 +0300
  ...Any leaks in the hose or connections negate the value of the level tank as an indicator of overall coolant level. If there is...
• coolant LED issues
  Historical mailing list - carboncow
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:07:18 -0500
  ...The coolant temp/level LED is flashing non-stop. Coolant level OK and temperature OK. New temps sensor recently and opening or closing the...
• 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.
• 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: coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 22:40:02 -0700
  ...coolant level sensor Not enough to do today, I guess... Poking around in the engine compartment... always a way to get busy :) Anyway, I...
• Coolant Level Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Charlie Swanson
  Thu, 12 May 2005 10:15:06 -0700
  My 85 GL coolant level light flashes sometimes and it's driving me nuts. On startup, it flashes a few times as usual, then...
• Re: 84 coolant light.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 06:38:32 -0700
  At 08:36 PM 9/1/2009, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >...the level is up where it belongs in the coolant pressure bottle, >not...
• 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...
• troubleshooting coolant level warning light
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 22:44:25 PDT
  Anyone have any experience troubleshooting the coolant level warning light circuit? My warning light won't go out, it blinks all the time now...
• Re: [vanagon] RoadHaus - Coolant level LED Problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 19:32:03 -0800
  ...no change. > The Coolant Overflow Tank is full to the brim. > The Coolant Refill Tank is at proper level. > > I'm guessing it may...
• 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: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 23:20:41 -0400
  > > This is also known as the coolant level sensor? The big square 42 or 43 ? That's the coolant level controller. The sender is...
• Re: coolant leak after long idle
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:51:08 -0400
  ...coolant level should rise when engine is warmed up, as hot coolant flows into the refill tank from the expansion tank, then fall back...
• 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...
• Re: Blinking coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 25 May 2010 11:52:00 -0700
  ...Blinking coolant level light Burp tank! Now that is a new term. The only resistance you should measure is that of the coolant itself...
• Re: '85 Westy Camper: What to watch for?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 19 Aug 1998 08:49:52 -0400
  > <snip>The coolant level gauge started on empty the first drive and the > second. On the second drive, it slowly rose to an acceptable...
• Re: '85 Temp. "Warning Light of Doom" - Question
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 19:07:18 -0500
  ...I then religiously check the level of >>coolant in the main and recovery tanks (both OK), and even check the >>radiator bleed screw (no...
• Blinking coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Mon, 24 May 2010 21:54:54 -0400
  Hi, What resistance should I measure between the 2 pins of the burp tank sensor? The light is always blinking and the coolant level...
• Re: Coolant Level too High..What does this mean?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 10:06:36 -0700
  ...Coolant Level too High..What does this mean? > Hello--I am having a problem with my coolant tank..it usually reads right at > the...
• 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: Coolant Level
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 12 May 2002 00:03:57 -0400
  ...Coolant Level > Hi all- > > My temperature gauge seems right on the money at the LED light, but I notice > that I occasionally have to...
• Coolant level relay/light part 1 (LONGGGGG)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:24:47 -0400
  Since my Red van coolant level/high temp light (the one behind the temps needle in the cluster) did blink for ever this morning...