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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
  ...Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously Model(s): All Models, all Model Years Flashing coolant temperature light may be caused by: - Low coolant...
• Is John right about the temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 13:04:34 -0700
  ...My 87 clearly has the coolant sensor unrelated to the temperature sensor when the coolant level is low in the tank. The temperature gauge...
• Low readings from gas gauge and temp gauge..84 tintop
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:14:08 -0700
  ...my coolant temperature gauge showed "cold" I bad a fright... thinking I could have no coolant...(I gave up on my "coolant level" Warning...
• Coolant Temperature Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Pal, Robert
  Wed, 12 May 1999 15:16:27 -0500
  The needle on my coolant temperature gauge does not move. It never comes up into view. Does that sound like I need to replace...
• 87 Westy Coolant Temp Puzzle
  Historical mailing list - John W. Parkins
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 20:14:01 -0400
  ...Can anyone else confirm this? I see from the Bentley wiring diagram that the low level coolant electronics are connected to the gauge temperature...
• 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: Is John right about the temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 19:05:36 -0400
  ...My 87 clearly has the coolant sensor unrelated to the temperature sensor when the coolant level is low in the tank. The temperature gauge...
• Re: Blinking Red Light--solved?
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 17:31:31 -0400
  ...Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously Model(s): All Models, all Model Years Flashing coolant temperature light may be caused by: - Low coolant...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:44:48 -0400
  You meant to say coolant temperature gauge, right? ;-) If that is flashing it's probably the coolant level is low or the sensor not...
• Re: Low readings from gas gauge and temp gauge..84 tintop
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:45:43 -0700
  ...my coolant temperature gauge showed "cold" I > bad a fright... thinking I could have no coolant...(I gave up on my > "coolant level" Warning...
• low coolant indicator lamp
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 12:02:33 EDT
  The red blinky on my temperature gauge sometimes refuses to go out after startup even though the sensor is immersed in coolant. I understand...
• Re: 87 Westy Coolant Temp Puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 20:37:26 -0400
  ...87 Westy Coolant Temp Puzzle My gauge temperature sender went bad (open circuited), and temperature always read cold. Replaced the sender. Now at normal...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:35:54 -0500
  ...Check your manual and you'll find that that > gauge is for coolant temperature (sender is on the thermostat > housing), and the led responds...
• temperature gauge under reporting temperature
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 19:03:42 -0400
  After topping up my coolant with a bit of water, my temperature gauge is under reporting my temperature by A LOT. On two 11...
• Re: temperature gauge under reporting temperature
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 21:20:06 -0700
  ...wrote: > > > >> After topping up my coolant with a bit of water, my temperature gauge is > >> under reporting my temperature by A LOT. On two...
• Coolant Temp Indications
  Historical mailing list - Jim Meade
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 14:06:58 -0600 (CST)
  ...Could this mean in intermittent dead-short or intermittent open? The coolant temperature warning light sometimes flashes when the gauge needle is showing max...
• Re: Fuel Gauge inaccuracy
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 15:47:59 -0700
  Additional information, normal operating temp according to the coolant temperature gauge is above the warning light... since the voltage stabilizer serves both gauges, looks...
• Sensors for accessory gauges
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 12:58:06 -0700
  If anyone has added an accessory coolant temperature gauge, I'd be interested in knowing where they installed the temperature sensor for the gauge...
• Flashing Coolant Light
  Historical mailing list - Russell Talbot
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 06:56:32 -0500
  A little while ago there was considerable conversation around whether the coolant light could come on without driving the temperature gauge way up. Unfortunately...
• Re: Another heating/cooling question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 11:44:37 EST
  Agreed, The coolant pressure gauge readily shows the overnight residual vacuum (~ 1 to 2 inches), air in the system (rate at which pressure rises...
• RE: eurovan alert
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Apr 1996 19:55:37 -0400
  ...the air that replaced the coolant as a result of the loss. This resulted in the temperature gauge reading just a little of the...
• Temp gauge function
  Historical mailing list - John Patton
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:36:08 +0000
  Hi, If the temp gauge reads high on an engine truly at "normal operating temperature" it can only be the following: The voltage stabilizer...
• Coolant temp gauge not working
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:39:11 -0700
  ...I am thinking of getting this coolant gauge replacement at VC ( http://www.van-cafe.com/temperature-gauge) what else I have to do...
• Re: Low readings from gas gauge and temp gauge..84 tintop
  Historical mailing list - Liberte, Joel
  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 21:58:27 +0000
  ...my coolant temperature gauge showed > "cold" I bad a fright... thinking I could have no coolant...(I gave up on my > "coolant level" Warning...
• Re: temperature gauge under reporting temperature
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 19:18:37 -0400
  ...Mike Wesley Pegden wrote: > After topping up my coolant with a bit of water, my temperature gauge is > under reporting my temperature by A...
• Re:Coolant Temp Indications
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 20:16:22 -0800
  > The coolant temperature warning light sometimes flashes when the gauge > needle is showing max temp, and sometimes when the needle shows normal > temp. I...
• Re: After-Market Temperature Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:31:23 -0700
  ...After-Market Temperature Gauge Volks, Since he can't cure my ailing stock temperature gauge, my tech has installed an after-market gauge. If...
• Re: gauge recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:08:13 EST
  ...coolant reservoir tank. (in the dash panel same height as radio, mounted on either side of dash) vacuum gauge (left), combination Exhaust temperature gauge...
• Vanagon Water Temp Gauge - Temperatures?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:08:35 +0000
  ...Has anyone ever determined what the coolant temperatures are at those points of the gauge? Thanks in advance Ric _________________________________________________________________ See what people are saying...
• What does the temp gauge measure?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:05:43 -0500
  On the 2.1 engine, what coolant does the temperature gauge measure? The inlet from the radiator circuit? The engine's coolant loop? Thanks...
• Re: temperature gauge under reporting temperature
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 10:52:01 -0400
  Hello, you say that you got this problem after you topped off the coolant? My gauge(85 westy GL) read low by more than...
• Re: Coolant temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 4 May 2008 15:48:45 -0700
  ...On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 10:37 AM, John Reynolds <kayakjr@comcast.net> wrote: > Can anyone tell me if the coolant gauge temperature...
• Coolant temp mystery
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 15:47:17 +0100
  ...After driving less than 1 km (!) suddenly the red "check coolant" LED started flashing and the needle of the coolant temperature gauge rocketed. I...
• thanks on blinking water temp light and groups in Europe
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Sat, 13 May 2017 15:27:35 +0200
  ...2) Engine temperature exceeding about 15/16ths on the gauge. The coolant temperature sensor is a variable resistor. Its resistance DECREASES as the temperature...
• Re: Low readings from gas gauge and temp gauge..84 tintop
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:09:06 -0700
  ...my coolant temperature gauge showed > > "cold" I bad a fright... thinking I could have no coolant...(I gave up > on my > > "coolant level" Warning...
• Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 15:38:22 -0400
  ...the coolant gauge. This will happen briefly until the > warm coolant in the heater core reach the same temp. as the coolant in > the...
• Re: Temperature gauge reading wrong?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 17:03:43 -0500
  ...not temperature. Overheating may or >may not cause coolant loss, thus low level in the reservoir. Have you ever >seen your temp gauge pegged...
• Re: Sensors for accessory gauges
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 13:51:49 -0700
  ...Any other ideas out there??? --- Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM> wrote: > If anyone has added an accessory coolant temperature > gauge, > I'd be interested...
• Re: Wasserboxer cooling (was:Re: aftermarket instrumentatio
  Historical mailing list - VW Nut
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 12:59:02 PDT
  On 15 Jul 96 at 14:38, SyncroHead@aol.com wrote: > I expect that you'll say - "Ahhh, that's only coolant temperature, What...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:22:35 -0500
  ...Is that correct? I would expect oil temperature to run closer to coolant temperature with the external cooler than without, under load or at...
• Re: Temperature Gauge Going Crazy...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 20 Jul 96 17:46:01 CDT
  ...03 Electrical Coolant Indicator LED is Water-Cooled System Flashing at Normal Temperatures ALL ALL 90-87-03 Electrical Coolant Temperature Gauge Water-Cooled...
• Re: Low readings from gas gauge and temp gauge..84 tintop
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 18:39:31 -0700
  ...my coolant temperature gauge showed >> "cold" I bad a fright... thinking I could have no coolant...(I gave up on my >> "coolant level" Warning...
• sensor in coolant reservir
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 14:16:57 EST
  ...Now I am wondering whether the sensor has anything to do with the temperature gauge or measures only coolant *level*. Also, a flashing light...
• Re: sensor in coolant reservir
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 12:03:37 -0800
  ...Now I am wondering whether the sensor has anything to > do with the temperature gauge or measures only coolant *level*. > > Also, a flashing light...
• High coolant temperature 87 need help
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:40:23 -0500
  ...I am not only relying on the van gauges I have verified the reading and temperatures with a temperature probe.
• Strange Things Happening
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 19:20:57 -0500
  ...The temperature needle buries itself to the top of the gauge, and the red, low coolant indicator light blinks. Now, let's say I...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:27:13 -0700
  ...Your coolant temperature gauge is measuring and indicating the temperature of the coolant. Your oil temp gauge gives a better indication of the temperature...
• Re: gauge recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:48:32 -0800
  ...coolant reservoir tank. (in the dash panel same height as radio, mounted on either side of dash) vacuum gauge (left), combination Exhaust temperature gauge...
• How easy is it to .....
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 12:20:46 -0700
  ...AFM and the coolant temperature sensor? By 'coolant temperature sensor' I don't mean the sensor that controls the temp gauge, I mean the...
• Bleeding coolant
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:30:02 -0500
  Hi All, My temperature gauge light is blinking despite topping off the overfow tank. What is the proper procedure for bleedinging your coolant lines...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:12:35 -0700
  ...Is that correct? I would expect oil temperature to run closer to > coolant temperature with the external cooler than without, under load or at...
• Re: Low readings from gas gauge and temp gauge..84 tintop
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 18:57:59 -0600
  ...my coolant temperature gauge showed >>> "cold" I bad a fright... thinking I could have no coolant...(I gave up >> on my >>> "coolant level" Warning...
• Temperature fluctuations
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Thu, 16 Jan 1997 21:54:10 -0000
  ...renewing the coolant in my 84 GL the temperature on the gauge has oscillated between about 25% and 50% of the gauge, during the...
• Re: low coolant indicator lamp
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 22:10:04 EDT
  ...blinky on my temperature gauge sometimes refuses to go out after startup even though the sensor is immersed in coolant. I understand from the...
• Fuel and coolant Gauges not working?
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:41:02 -0700
  "Well, both the fuel gauge and the temperature gauge get their operating voltage from the voltage regulator in the dash pod. I'd look...
• Re: gauge recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:50:15 -0900
  ...coolant reservoir tank. (in the dash panel same height as radio, mounted on either side of dash) vacuum gauge (left), combination Exhaust temperature gauge...
• Re: What does the temp gauge measure?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 00:24:15 -0500
  ...What does the temp gauge measure? On the 2.1 engine, what coolant does the temperature gauge measure? The inlet from the radiator circuit...
• Re: Vanagon Water Temp Gauge - Temperatures?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:20:56 -0400
  ...of the gauge as well as the little "dots" >on either side of center. > >Has anyone ever determined what the coolant temperatures are at...