I never expect to see much out of the temp gauge if there's no load on
the engine.

what is the status of the t-stat ? ...new ? ..german ? ...old used/don't
know ?

middle belly pan....makes me think of the pan under the large
diesel-fueled heater in some models..usually Canadian. ( I have one for
sale btw ) ..
as for the main engine belly pan ..
I only put those on for major trips.
Ihave at least one of those for sale.

sounds like your temp gauge is working.

On 7/25/2013 4:35 PM, ralph meyermann wrote:
> When grounding the wire the needle goes up nd the red led starts flashing,
> I'll give it some run time and some drive time since we're still on Jack
> stands. Need to put the middle belly pan back on. But with the new
> tank and sending unit and 12-13 gallons of fuel the needle reaches under
> half?
>
> Velma 82 na diesel westy
> On Jul 25, 2013 6:12 PM, "ralph meyermann" <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I believe mine are blue and yellow? But I'll try that, thanks!
>>
>>
>> Velma 82 na diesel westy
>> On Jul 25, 2013 6:10 PM, "Scott Daniel" <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>>
>>>   possible but I doubt it.
>>> the two anti-seize compounds I use are aluminum and copper type.
>>> Both conduct electricity quite well.
>>>
>>> what happens when you ground your red/yellow gauge temp wire, and turn
>>> on the key  ?
>>> the temp needle should swing steadily toward max hot .
>>>
>>>
>>>   On 7/25/2013 3:49 PM, ralph meyermann wrote:
>>>
>>> I used all my na stuff anti seize may be a culprit for not grounding??
>>>
>>>
>>> Velma 82 na diesel westy
>>> On Jul 25, 2013 3:58 PM, "Scott Daniel" <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>    my guess is you connected your stock temp gauge wire to the AAZ temp
>>> sensor in the plastic housing on the side of the AAZ cylinder head.
>>> ??
>>> that may not work, or not without some fiddling or 'adjusting.'
>>> it's not air ..
>>> if you are reading temp at either possible place on the cylinder head..
>>> and you copied the stock DV cooling system *exactly*  ( there are two
>>> arrangements at the oil cooler .DV style, and jetta style ..has to be one
>>> or the other , but not mixed ) ...
>>> if you did that right..
>>> the cylinder head area is totally and immediately self-bleeding.
>>>
>>>
>>>   On 7/25/2013 1:40 PM, ralph meyermann wrote:
>>>
>>> My temp gauge ist working? Possibly more air to bleed out of the system.
>>> Now to build exhaust and intake
>>>
>>>
>>> Velma 82 na diesel westy
>>> On Jul 25, 2013 3:31 PM, "turbowesty" <turbowesty@gmail.com> <turbowesty@gmail.com> <turbowesty@gmail.com> <turbowesty@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>   Congrats!
>>> Gotta feel good about that one� next up will be a trip report :)
>>>
>>> Regards, Peter Kraikernextchapter.kraikerphoto.com
>>> Toronto, ON, Canada
>>> '82 L Westfalia 1.9 TD 5 Spd (Babe)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2013-07-25, at 4:29 PM, ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM> <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM> <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM> <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>   Velma 82 na diesel westy
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: "ralph meyermann" <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com> <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com> <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com> <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com>
>>> Date: Jul 25, 2013 3:28 PM
>>> Subject: It's ALIVE!!!
>>> To: <vwdiesel@vwfans.com> <vwdiesel@vwfans.com> <vwdiesel@vwfans.com> <vwdiesel@vwfans.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> Just finished getting the AAZ fired up and running!!! With only a down
>>>
>>>   pipe
>>>
>>>   its as quiet as my 1.6 na with full exhaust, but runs smoother with that
>>> added turbo whine!!!
>>> Velma 82 na diesel westy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>