Vince,
if IRC...
on the 1.9 engines and the Scyrno's the temp sender 2 unscrews, but on the
2.1 liter 2 wheel drive engines it's simply held in with a clip and o-ring...

Mike

At 02:07 PM 3/26/2003 -0500, Pernice, Vincent wrote:
>Looking at the engine compartment, on the left side toward the rear
>bumper, you will see a metal intersection of the 2" coolant hoses. On this
>metal thing, you will see one wire going into it on the right, that is
>your temperature sensor, to the left of it, you will see a 1" rectangular
>plastic thing with wires coming out. That is your temp 2 sensor. It
>unscrews clockwise, and there is a rubber grommet / gasket that might need
>to be replaced one you take it out. Of course the engine needs to be cool.
>Vince
>'85 Westy "Moe's Tavern"
>http://www.geocities.com/pernicev/Westfalia/index.html
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Richard Brassaw [mailto:sendmeanemail@earthlink.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 1:45 PM
>To: Pernice, Vincent; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: RE: Subject: No low end Power
>
>
>Newbie here.  Where is the temp 2 sensor located?  I have an '85 GL.
>
>Richard
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>Of Pernice, Vincent
>Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 6:09 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Subject: No low end Power
>
>Dan, I had a similar problem in my 85, Over time I found that when the
>oxygen sensor goes bad or if there was any tinkering with the the
>mixture, the spark plugs sometimes foul up more than the ignition system
>can clean up, leading to all kinds of intermittent hesitation problems.
>I would pull your plugs, check to see if they are the proper plug for
>your van, clean them with a wire brush (or replace them all together)
>and set the gap. This and a new set of heavy duty plug wires will do
>wonders. If your cap, rotor, oxygen sensor and temp 2 sensor are all
>taken care of, then this might be the way to go.
>Vince
>
>
>Date:    Tue, 25 Mar 2003 12:34:28 -0800
>From:    Dan Romano <vwtelledanoromano@YAHOO.COM>
>Subject: No low end Power
>
>Howdy,
>
>I seem to always be posting things and get great responses with the
>exception of the list I posted with like six problems.  So I figure I
>will just focus on what I would like to take care of first.
>
>I have got no low end power out of first and second gear and then when
>climbing hills in the road.  It seems to lug off the line and then when
>the rpms hit about 2000 to 3000 it kicks in and goes good.  Then I have
>to shift into second and it happens again.  Then third and no problem it
>goes great.  When climbing hills I end up shifting into second just to
>go 25 mph I know the car is a vw but it had more power before the last
>fixes which were new oxygen sensor and wire rebuild and a new temp
>sensor.  Any help to get the power back would be great.
>
>Thanks again
>
>Dan Romano
>
>
>
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