Darrell,
I think the idea of a thermoresistor was offered as a way of getting around
installing a coolant pressure gauge. Have you installed a coolant pressure
gauge? Can you tell me/us about it?
Thanks,
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Darrell Boehler <midwesty@MIDWEST.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2000 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: Overheat thought

>Hi David,
>    Easier yet install a coolant pressure gauge. You will know at the first
>instant the coolant system springs a leak. Long before the coolant blinker
>notices an anomaly.
>Darrell Boehler
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 12:54 PM
>Subject: Overheat thought
>
>
>> It just occurred to me -- We have engines that are prone to catastrophic
>> LOCAs and the temp gauge does not warn b/c it's reading coolant that no
>> longer exists -- although if the expansion tank empties it ought to
>> indicate *that*.  Hmmm -- does it, and people just don't notice in
>> time?  If that's the case, a super-bright LED would answer nicely -- but
>it
>> would require drilling out the rivets that hold the face onto the gauge,
>> and maybe more delicate surgery after that.  Why not put a button-type
>> thermoswitch (like the one on the reefer fins for you Westy types)
>directly
>> onto some hot part of the engine, and use it to trigger a light, buzzer,
>> siren, whatever.  Wouldn't even have to run the wires to the front if you
>> use a loud alarm...
>>
>> david
>> David Beierl - Providence, RI
>>   http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
>> '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
>> '85 GL "Poor Relation"
>>
>