> Afterward, the coolant temperature gauge just sits at the bottom of
> the scale. The red coolant warning light blinks when I first turn on
> the key.
>
> If it helps with the puzzle, the speedo/odo light has stopped working
> (bulb appears to be okay) and the fuel gauge hasn't gone below the
> half-way point in several tanks.
>

Well, judging by the proximity of all those to one another in the dash pod,
I'd start at the instrument cluster connection and work backwards from
there.

--
John Bange
'90 Vanagon
"Keine Bange, wir holen die Zange!"