At 12:18 PM 1/6/2011, J Stewart wrote:
>I wouldn't doubt that it was. FWIW, my previous Vanagon, an '84
>Westy, never did have a properly working temp gauge. I bought it
>with a seized engine, so I don't know if it worked before. I stuck a
>used 2.1 in it and at first it worked. Then the temp gauge and the
>fuel gauge would drop to zero in unison. When one started working,
>so would the other one. I checked every connection, replaced the
>resistor on the instrument gauge, the gauge itself, the sending
>unit-nothing ever fixed it. Both gauges worked maybe 20% of the
>time. And yes, it is scary driving a waterboxer without a working
>temp gauge! Jeff

Tell the new owner to get in touch with me.

Yours,
David