I have now driven Vanagons for so long that I can no longer separate the
problems I have had in past years from problems I read about on the list ; )

I am having a problem now where on a warm day, I have to shut down my
engine after starting and restart to get the blinking light to go off. This
gets worse as it gets colder to the point that in the 30Fs, I might have to
wait a minute or two and restart as many as three times. It always goes
off, though.

I have had problems before similar to this, but to my recollection not
exactly line this. Compounding that is the fact that coolant light blinking
is such a common problem that  a problem I had 12 or 15 years ago sounds
suspiciously like what I was reading about a week or two ago. I don't
remember if my previous blinking light problem had anything to do with cold
weather but this one seems to.

In any event, it's a common problem.

My sensor is clean, my connections are good, my coolant is properly mixed
and fresh and I have pressed the back of the temp gauge while the car is
running and no change. My grounds are good and in fact I have an extra
ground or two.

Any ideas? Come on, help me fix it QUICK while it is the only thing wrong
with the car!

Jim