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Subject:Re: Water temp increase after changing hoses, thermostat, and plastic parts
From:SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Date:Thu, 1 Oct 2015 11:55:03 -1000

please share your tricks for dgrading a connection , besides adding a
resistor.

On 10/1/2015 6:26 AM, Jim Felder 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
>
> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 11:15 AM Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks---yep, coolant was coming out and I truly believe the system is
>> bleed completely.
>>
>> Thanks for your vote that the needle is OK/normal when it sits within the
>> top of the LED.  That is just not a normal position I am used to seeing.
>>
>> Harold
>>
>> Harold Teer
>> 1991 Westy -- VANGAUX
>> Harrisonburg, VA
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 5:17 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 30 Sep , 2015, at 2:51 PM, Harold Teer wrote:
>>>
>>>> I drove it once for about 35 miles,
>>>> parked it on a steep slope with the engine running, opened the bleed
>>> valve
>>>> on the radiator and had no air escape
>>>          I Hope You did that with the Nose Down ~ Otherwise You May have
>>> Let Air In rather than
>>>
>>> Air Out ~ If Fluid was Escaping & You Closed the Bleeder while Fluid was
>>> Escaping, then You are
>>>
>>> Probably OK ~
>>>
>>>
>>>