Last week Roger Sisler referred to a voltage stabiliser in the instrument
cluster - any chance that is part of the problem?  I have the same problem,
which possibly coincidentally arose when I mucked around with the speedo
cable in there.

Anyone have a part number or more info?

Thanks
Jeff
85 Westfalia GL
Winnipeg

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rus" <rusb01@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: Temp gauge problems too

> OK I checked the radiator and its warm on both top and
> bottom........thank goodness.....so its getting
> circulation all the way around i guess.......thank
> goodness. I didnt think the thermostat was sticking
> cause i changed that too. i checked the wires at the
> black sensor and there is no power......so then i took
> the dash apart and checked for power to the gage no
> power there.....all fuses ok and so i guess ill see if
> power is coming from the fuse box and start there for
> a short. there is a test in bentleys for the gauge im
> gonna try. BUT if anyone has any thing else to add it
> would be appreciated.
> Rus
>
> Best way to check for
> > flow to the radiator is to get your hand on the
> > radiator itself and see if
> > it gets hot. Radiator flow or not, though, your
> > temperature gauge should
> > read something at least APPROACHING engine
> > temperature. It's fed by the
> > black sensor on the thermostat housing which always
> > sits in the coolant
> > circuit regardless of thermostat condition. Since
> > you've already changed the
> > sensor, I'd check the wire run and temp gauge.
> >
> >
> > --
> > John Bange
> > '90 Vanagon
> > "Keine Bange, wir holen die Zange!"
> >
>
>
>
>
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