Felder wrote:
> Got my head is back on, coolant in and went for a short test drive. Ran
> OK, but since I've never driven it or any other diesel before, I'm just
> guessing. Noisy!

They are noisy.  But make sure you have the air intake snorkel all put
together.  It helps a lot.

> The temp needle went up to the right of the LED, a
> situation I'm not used to seeing on my Waterboxer. So, I eased back
> into the driveway and shut it off. After allowing it to cool for a few
> minutes, I started and idled and watched the gauge swing back up. I
> don't know how high it would go, and it rises very slowly. But I didn't
> want to take any chances so I shut it off and wrote this email. It
> SEEMED to stay about one needle's width to the high side of the LED.

Mine runs just to the left of the LED, usually with the needle just
touching the edge of it.  But there are a lot of variations in these
temperature senders.  (Also, I'm told for some years the temp senders
for the glow plugs and for the temp gauge are different.  Make sure you
don't have them swapped.)

The only way to be sure is to either install a calibrated aftermarket
temp gauge, or buy an infrared temperature gun.

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David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si