I have had 2 encounters recently with Vanagons that displayed the BlinkingCoolantLight@StartUp & Quite ByAccident on

the 1st 1, found that if I turned the Ignit'Switch to the RunPosition & then waited 20-30Sec's before starting, the BlinkinLight

would act as it should ~ Tried the same trick on the next 1 & it worked ~ You might want to give it a try ~

        Also ~ The only Prob' I see with not having another SmallHose From the XTank OutFlow to the TStat is when the Heaters

Valves are closed then that Loop is Blocked ~ May not be an Issue ~

                                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 12 Dec , 2014, at 10:35 AM, Jim Felder wrote:

> 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