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Subject:Re: Temp sensor II
From:Angus Gordon
Date:Fri, 6 Oct 2000 14:10:13 -0400

>help! my 88 vanagon stalled during cold start and runs fine when warm. is
>it temp sensor II? please advise.

Good possibility. Check the resistance of the temp sensor. It should be a
few thousand ohms cold and a few hundred ohms when hot (about 2500 ohms @
room temp). I substituted a fixed resistor to get my engine started when
the sensor quit on a very cold morning last winter.
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Angus Gordon                       '89 Carat
Delta, Ohio                            '86 Syncro

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