Karl,

It is full.  I checked it when the light wouldn't shut off.

I think its leaking because I can see a small puddle of coolant on top of
the resevoir where the sensor is.  yes, it would make sense to be low, but
I can see the coolant up to the top of the resevoir.

blake

On Tue, 2 Sep 2003, Karl Wolz wrote:

> Most likely your coolant is a bit low, and filled the reservoir as it
> heated up.  Check it when cool - you'll probably need to top it off.  If
> you just replaced the sensor, why do you suspect a leak there?
>
> Karl Wolz
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Blake Thornton
> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 3:46 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Flashing light
>
> I started up my 84 today to have the coolant light flash for about 5
> minutes before finally turning off (the flashing light there by the temp
> gauge).  There is no way my van was overheated (it hadn't been running).
>
> Any ideas?  My sensor that is in my coolant resevoir is brand new with a
> new o-ring (and is possibly leaking, but not much).
>
> Thanks for any thoughts!
> Blake
> St Louis
>