When people talk about the running temp after one guy just talked about
replacing his Temp Sensor II, which is for temp sensing for the ECU, which
has zip to do with what temperature the engine runs at, 
It makes me wonder if people understand the difference between the temp
sensor for the ECU, and the temp sensor for the gauge, and even what the
thermostat does.   I'm pretty sure almost everyone understands the
functioning and purpose of the thermostat.

But no amount of changing the Temp Sensor II has any affect on what temp the
engine runs at.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Daniel L. Katz
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 6:37 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: No start after temp II replacement - conclusion

james:

is she coming up to operating temp now?

if not, an open thermostat could be the ultimate source of difficulties.

dan

On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:31:52 -0500, James Reed-Jones
<jjones04@UOGUELPH.CA> wrote:

>Hey all,
>
>Just in case anyone was wondering what ever happened with my starting
>difficulties I am pleased to report that I am now back on the road.
>
>As far as I can tell it was just a coincidence that the day it
>wouldn't start happened to be the day I changed the temp sensor.
>
>The engine had been running very rich the day previous to the no start
>and just wouldn't warm up - even after cruising along at 80 kph for
>about 45 min. This is why I thought that perhaps the temp sensor was
>faulty.
>
>So low and behold, when I checked the plugs this weekend they were
>absolutely covered with soot. In addition, they weren't gapped
>properly and looked like they hadn't been serviced in some time.
>
>I think in the end it was a combination of extreme cold and the bad
>plugs that wouldn't allow it to start.
>
>After replacing the battery (which it desperately needed) and changing
>the plugs she started up with no hesitation at all. And even though
>its -16 C. right now she seems to be running normal again (no more
>black exhaust) so maybe the temp sensor cleared that problem up as
>well - I will have to wait and see.
>
>I would also like to say a big thank you to everyone for there help with
this.
>
>
>James