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Subject:Re: hall sender & cold start & tempII
From:Bill Davidson
Date:Fri, 25 Aug 2000 16:06:34 -0700

Ken,
as Matthew asked...
any idea how much coolant you loose when pulling the temp 2 sensor?
Thanks,
Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: <KENWILFY@aol.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: hall sender & cold start & tempII

> The Hall Sender would probably not cause your van to run rich, it would
just
> make the van stop running if it was dead, or it would sputter (missing) at
> the very mildest.
> The temp II sender is probably your running rich culprit as it will cause
> this.  You can test it with the Bentley manual to see if it is in spec
before
> you put out the money for a new one.  I have the Bosch ones for $40.  I
don't
> think VDO makes these.  The VDO ones are for the 2.1l Vanagons and are $9
but
> won't work on your van (or syncro vans either, they take the earlier style
> sender too).
> Hope this clears this up for you.
>
> Thanks,
> Ken Wilford
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