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Subject:Re: Water temp increase after changing hoses, thermostat, and plastic parts
From:vw_van_fan_Mark
Date:Thu, 1 Oct 2015 11:32:44 -0700

There is no direct connection between the level sensor and the temp
gauge. The level sensor just has a wire to the coolant level control
warning control unit "relay". That relay then has an output wire that
feeds the temp gauge sender input. The relay isolates the level sensor
probes and level sensor wires from the temp gauge.

Mark

Harold Teer wrote:
> Will check all the connections and the probe.  Am about to leave town for a
> week (not in the Vanagon) and will check the Vanagon cooling situation next
> week when I return from the trip.
>
> Thanks all,
>
> Harold
>
> Harold Teer
> 1991 Westy -- VANGAUX
> Harrisonburg, VA
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 12:26 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> In my experience you could change the position of the needle by
>> changing--improving or degrading--any of the connections between the sensor
>> in the tank and the instrument on the dash. Just slightly.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>>
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