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• RE: Wasserboxer cooling (was:Re: aftermarket instrumentation)
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 12:58:47 -0700
  It was interesting to monitor oil temperature during my recent trip to the Canadian Rockies. In a nutshell, what I observed was that oil...
• 87 syncro water temperature sender
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 19:09:59 -0400
  Hi all, My temperature gauge quit working and I am trying to figure out where it gets the signal from. I always thought that...
• Warning Lights and Gauges
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 14:01:14 -0500
  ...Manifold vacuum Compass Altimeter Exhaust temperature (L & R) Oil temperature Oil Pressure Fuel quantity Fuel Temperature Fresh Water quantity Fresh water temperature Fresh water...
• RE: Is a cooler thermostat better for the heads?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 09:15:21 -0700
  ...4) If the cooling system is working normally, during warm up the temperature rises smoothly to the design temperature and then stays there. (I...
• Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:17:27 -0400
  ...Oil temperature starts climbing proportionately with outside air temperature when the temperatures are above 85. When it is 95 or higher outside my oil...
• Temperature Gauge, calibration
  Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 16:12:57 -0700
  On the early and late model temperature gauges there are marks that give a general sense of higher temperature and lower temperature. Does anyone...
• Re: Thermostats - 87 degree vs 80 degree
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:40:28 -0500
  ...It will stay closed until the set temperature is reached, open, and remain open unless the temperature drops below the set temperature. With the...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:39:09 -0500
  ...I don't have an oil temperature gauge. After the external cooler, pressure still varies with speed, rpms, ambient temperature, and duration of driving...
• temperature guage on 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 09:20:52 -0700
  David, My temperature gauge started reading low and now it does not work at all. In all other ways the van is working fine...
• Re: Thermostats - 87 degree vs 80 degree
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:03:00 -0700
  ...It will stay closed until the set temperature is reached, open, and remain open unless the temperature drops below the set temperature. With the...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:31:16 -0500
  Of course, hot is a variable temperature. I guess that's why people put in oil temperature gauges. If pushed, at high ambient temperatures...
• Re: Repost: Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timingproblem?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 08:55:59 +1000
  I've looked at the "bus-boys.com" website discussioin of VDO oil temperature gauges and I'm not impressed by the over-simplified...
• Re: Reduced oil temperatures..
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 22:56:28 +1000
  ...With the engine correctly tuned, I have found that ambient temperatures have a significant bearing on the oil temperature. On the open road during...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:40:47 -0500
  ...starts dropping proportionately with oil temperature. > Oil temperature starts climbing proportionately with outside air temperature > when the temperatures are above 85. When it is...
• Radiator performance and replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 11:19:06 -0400
  ...Note that if the temperature of the return coolant remains low and the temperature of the radiator feed coolant or the engine temperature rises...
• Re: At long last protype waterbox bleeding, draining and purging installed and operating
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 20:51:24 -0400
  ...the temperature indicator never reaches the >warning light... at 2000 to 2500 the temperature settles in at about 40% of >gauge ... when the rpms...
• Re: Repost: Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timingproblem?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Thu, 4 Jul 2002 18:57:50 -0400
  ...Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timingproblem? > I've looked at the "bus-boys.com" website discussioin of VDO oil > temperature gauges and I'm...
• Outside Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:59:54 -0500
  When we're camping I'm always curious about the outside temperature. Has anyone installed an outside/inside temperature gauge that they're happy...
• RE: Followup: engine cooling non-problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 13:20:01 -0700
  Steve especially, Your test verified that coolant is circulating, your new fan switch works, and that your temperature gauge seems OK. However, in an...
• 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...
• Oil temperature again
  Historical mailing list - Tonks D
  Mon, 24 Jun 96 08:38:00 BST
  Given all the possible problems with inaccurate calibration, perhaps the best approach with temperature gauges is to monitor big changes and ignore absolute levels...
• Water Temperature Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Rodrigo Bonilla
  Wed, 7 Jul 2004 21:58:43 -0500
  I have a vanagon 83 water cooled, the engine is not working properly, I need the Water Temperature Sensor, Do you know if other...
• Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 11:45:54 -0500
  ...At normal operating temperatures it should not make much difference, since the thermostat should help keep the temperature up (that's what it is...
• heater, interrupted
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:12:26 -0800
  ...Then, when I take off again, the temperature gauge goes back down, and the temperature of the heater air goes back up to nice...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:13:18 -0700
  ...Oil temperature starts climbing proportionately with outside air temperature when the temperatures are above 85. When it is 95 or higher outside my oil...
• Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 10:06:46 -0600
  ...On that note, what temperature range would the coolant be running at when the engine is "up to temperature". I'm considering getting an...
• Re: Propylene glycol (Sierra)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Nov 1996 18:05:31 -0500
  In a message dated 96-11-22 11:51:19 EST, wigs@cc.wwu.edu (Neil Wigley) writes: << >- Freezing temperature of these coolants is...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:46:30 -0600
  ...I guess that's why people put in oil temperature gauges. If pushed, at high ambient temperatures, no supplemental oil cooler, probably most of...
• LVC digital multimeters for temperature measurements
  Historical mailing list - john Lauterbach
  Mon, 14 Apr 2014 13:34:48 -0400
  A few months ago when there was a discussion on digital multimeters, someone brought up temperature measurement. My scientific consulting business needs to do...
• Re: WAS: Purpose... "Voltage Stabilizer" NOW: quick REPORT
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 6 Jul 2008 15:06:55 -0400
  ...That is, as you said, the _opening_ temperature. i.e. the temperature at which the thermostat just starts to open. It has to get...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:34:52 -0500
  What the external oil cooler will do is help to keep the oil cooler at a given ambient temperature and load than it would...
• Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 13:01:50 -0600
  Hi, The problem is that the temperature drop doesn't happen "briefly"... the temperature guage stays reading low until I turn off the heater...
• Re: question on oil cooler for 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:46:45 -0700
  ...One has to realize that the OE cooler isn't really a cooler, rather it is an oil temperature regulator.� The fact that coolant...
• Re: Thermostats - 87 degree vs 80 degree
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:14:55 -0700
  ...It will stay closed until |the set temperature is reached, open, and remain open unless |the temperature drops below the set temperature. With the...
• Re: cyl head temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
  Wed, 12 Oct 1994 13:31:19 -0700 (PDT)
  Cylinder head temperature guages (and most other high temperature measuring devices) use thermocouples as sending units. A thermocouple is a junction between two dissimilar...
• Oil Temp questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Tue, 9 Jul 96 16:12:49 UT
  ...Is there a 20 degree delta or more? When one says max oil temperature is that max temperature reached regardless of measurement location? Or...
• Re: Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 11:10:15 -0700
  > Adding a wetting agent to your coolant will NOT change the operating > temperature of your engine, that is controlled by the thermostat(s). This...
• Re: Operating temperature? (temp gauge needle, etc)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 4 May 2008 18:44:56 -0400
  ...I suppose the term "Low Temperatures" is relative. Maintaining normalish (likely they'll be slightly higher) running temperatures is important. Too cool can be...
• Re: Computerized Gauges.
  Historical mailing list
  07 Jan 97 07:46:10 PST
  ...A guage is available for direct reading of temperature. Requires conversion from analog to digital for input to a laptop. Resistance temperature measurement (typically...
• 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...
• Acceleration versus temperature sensor
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sun, 19 Apr 1998 14:18:59 -0700
  ...Could it be the temperature sensor #2 ? Fuel pump ? (gas filter looks new).And BTW,could somebody explain me the difference between Temperature sensor...
• Re: Weird Stuff----
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 12:14:46 -0600
  ...BTW a thermocouple is a junction of two different metals which produces a small voltage which increases with temperature, not used in stock vanagons...
• Temperature fluctuations
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Thu, 16 Jan 1997 21:54:10 -0000
  How should one interpret temperature fluctuations when you would not expect it from the weather or driving conditions? Since renewing the coolant in my...
• Steering linkage sticking
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:32:31 -0800
  ...Trying to determine what is freezing up in my steering linkage as the temperatures drops. Here in Alaska we are having 50� daytime temperatures...
• Re: Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 00:13:24 PDT
  >This is why, in the upper ranges of air temperature and work load (when the >thermostat is constantly open), the wetting agent will lower...
• Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 15:32:06 -0400
  ...The thermostat will take some time to respond and close to get the engine back up to temperature. Coolant temperature can vary significantly. The...
• Tachometer and oil temperature indicator
  Historical mailing list - thomas agus
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 11:12:52 +0700
  Hi Volks, I am looking for engine tachometer and oil temperature sender including temperature indicator for my '74 air cooled bus. If you have...
• Re: Ladies Crossing the US
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 20:51:15 -0500
  ...Lubricating properties of motor oils begin to degrade > at temperatures beyond 240F, and the typeIV engine in a bus frequently > reaches these temperatures during...
• Re: Thermostats - 87 degree vs 80 degree
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:20:14 -0500
  ...It will stay closed until the set temperature is reached, open, and remain open unless the temperature drops below the set temperature. With the...
• Never fill your oil to max mark!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 09 Jul 94 23:50:42 EDT
  I have done extensive testing of oil temperatures vs. oil level in my 90 Vanagon syncro and my 87 vanagon syncro. I use a...
• Temperature needle
  Historical mailing list - Solange B�rub�
  Sun, 29 Jun 2003 09:04:22 -0400
  ...My coolant temperature needle on the front board is not moving anymore. I've changed the temperature sensor at the motor without success and...
• Re: [VB] Tachometer and oil temperature indicator
  Historical mailing list - BUS BOYS INC
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 10:05:11 -0700
  ...Monday, October 16, 2000 9:12 PM Subject: [VB] Tachometer and oil temperature indicator > Hi Volks, > I am looking for engine tachometer and oil...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:41:12 -0600
  ...Oil Temperature?? > > I have a 91 2.1 WBX that just turned 300K miles on this past trip to FL. > The oil pressure is...
• RE: Rebuilt alternator for my 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 08:17:13 -0700
  ...Actually external regulators get it wrong as well because what counts is battery temperature, not air temperature. So, if the mechanic measured 13.75...
• Re: Drivability Problems with Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - bob tickle
  Thu, 10 Oct 1996 21:36:42 -0400
  OK, I'm willing to put in a new temperature sensor to try and solve my Vanagon Driveability Problems. I have the shop manual...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:46:34 -0400
  ...Oil temperature starts climbing proportionately with outside air temperature when the temperatures are above 85. When it is 95 or higher outside my oil...
• Temperature Gauge for 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 07:24:20 -0400
  Does anyone know where I can find a replacement temperature gauge for my 84 Vanagon? Mine appears to be malfunctioning because the built in...
• pressure and temperature gauge
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Joseph Petrini
  Mon, 15 May 1995 19:38:06 -0400 (EDT)
  where can i purchase a pressure and temperature gauge? kevin 74 camper
• Re: temperature gauge under reporting temperature
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 21:20:06 -0700
  ...temperature gauge under reporting temperature > Thanks for the replies, guys. > So, if the thermostat is "sticking", does that mean I need to replace > the...