Thanks to everyone for the info.  I wasted an hour digging through the
Bentley manual trying to find any mention of the sender.  (Anybody seen it
in there?)  Should have come to the information source first!
-Hans

----- Original Message -----
From: "Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD" <gstylia@TEMPEST.COEDU.USF.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] 87 syncro water temperature sender

> oops, apologies to Mark in order. I read everything except "This info
> does not all apply to 2wd Vanagons, only Syncros"
> Thank you Dave!
>
> gs
>
> MilosKitchen wrote:
>
> >Hello Georgios,
> >As Mark pointed out, on a Syncro it is a different, smaller sensor. It
> >threads into the housing with pipe threads (no O'ring) and has one wire
> >only. It is not the one pictured on the provided Bus Depot page.
> >Dave Milo
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> >Of Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
> >Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 10:24 PM
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Re: 87 syncro water temperature sender
> >
> >
> >dittos on Mark's description with one exception. The Temperature Sender
> >to the Gauge has 2 wires (Yellow/Red, Brown) with two terminals and the
> >Temp II Sender has 3 wires (2 white wires #10 & #48 and 1 brown wire)
> >with two terminals.
> >The Temp to Gauge is black & round and the Temp II is blue & square.
> >
> >I had the exact same problem. My Temp Sender to Gauge was 20 years old
> >and it got bad (leaking through). In my case, one of the terminals was
> >half broken off too and they are not easy to find. I have an 86 vanagon.
> >
> >The Temp Sender to Gauge is located 90 degrees straight forward from the
> >Temp II on the thermostat. Make sure you change the o-ring too.
> >
> >Check Busdepot.com with a picture   at
> >http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=251919501
> >
> >If it is not the Sender, it may be the Instrument Voltage
> >Regulator/Stabilizer on the dashboard.
> >http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=357919803
> >
> >georgios
> >
> >---
> >It is a separate sender for the gauge. It is very small and threads into
> >the lower metal half of the thermostat housing. It is difficult to see
> >from the engine compartment. You need to lie on your back under the
> >driver's side cylinder head area. The housing bolts to the front of the
> >head, front being front of the car. The gauge sender is 1 wire, the Temp
> >II uses 2 wires and is nearby. The same single wire sender is used on
> >millions of other VWs from the early/middle 80s so they cost little and
> >are easy to find. This info does not all apply to 2wd Vanagons, only
> >Syncros.
> >
> >Mark
> >---
> >
> >Hans Achter wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Hi all,
> >>My temperature gauge quit working and I am trying to figure out where it
> >>
> >>
> >gets the signal from.  I always thought that there was a temperature
sender
> >and the Temp Sensor II was a separate temperature sensor for the fuel
> >injection.  Does the Temp Sensor II also send the signal for the dash
> >temperature gauge?
> >
> >
> >>-Hans
> >>87 syncro
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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