Not sure what the problem is, but the aftermarket ones have issues.  Van
Caf� has had real issues with them.

Cheers, 

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: David Beierl [mailto:dbeierl@gmail.com] On Behalf Of David Beierl
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 10:37 PM
To: Jeff Schwaia
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Sometimes it does not ...

At 11:22 PM 10/19/2011, Jeff Schwaia wrote:
>The cheapo coolant level sensors are known to be unreliable right out of
the
>box.  I would try another to make sure.  A German one if possible.

Jeff, what's to go wrong with them?  They're just a pair of stainless 
steel pins half an inch apart...

Yours,
David