

| Subject: | Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together |
| From: | OlRivrRat |
| Date: | Fri, 12 Dec 2014 19:32:07 -0700 |
Good to know DB ~ Thanks ~ On 12 Dec , 2014, at 7:26 PM, David Beierl wrote: > At 09:04 PM 12/12/2014, OlRivrRat wrote: >> I have had 2 encounters recently with Vanagons that >> displayed the BlinkingCoolantLight@StartUp & Quite ByAccident on > > This is a common experience when the timing cap inside the gauge is > leaking but not quite enough to fail hard and just blink all the > time. Both the key on, wait, key off part and the sensitivity to > temperature and especially to humidity. Given the symptoms it's not > likely to be anything else. Van Cafe has the gauges for > tach-equipped vans and in a pinch I can fix them if you can't, or > can't get it done nearby. > > Yours, > David
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