Have no idea exactly where the errant currant came from or exactly where and how it went. I would love to find out. But in answer to the second part, yes, my 37 year old diesel powered bus has all the modern upgrades : )
  

  
I am driving it almost daily, and none of this bed stuff is happening.   
  

  
  

  
  
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> On Apr 25, 2021 at 10:22 PM,  <Neil (mailto:musomuso@gmail.com)>  wrote:
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>  Cool. And yes, good point on water in fuel.  
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> I know you're a very experienced Vanagon owner so assumed coolant  
> level was fine but I've had the coolant low light come on while  
> coasting down a long long steep hill. But in my case, as a less  
> experienced owner-operator, in fact, the coolant was low.  
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> Just a WAG though but do you think power fed back through the cluster?  
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> Has your van been upgraded to the later style coolant low module?  
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> On 4/25/21, Jim. Felder  <jim.felder@gmail.com>  wrote:  
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> >>  On Apr 25, 2021 at 2:39 PM,  <Neil (mailto:musomuso@gmail.com)>  wrote:  
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> >>  Assuming water in fuel or slightly low coolant level weren't at  
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> >>  I can’t say about the water in the fuel—though it would still be in  
> >>  there, and the symptom hasn’t occurred since that night—but the coolant  
> >>  level was and is tip top.  
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> >>  Fault in 15 circuit (e.g. ignition switch) caused fuel cut off  
> >>  solenoid to close which in turn caused a subtle electrical design  
> >>  difference in the Vanagon.org foil to make the coolant light flicker?  
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> >>  After 4 hours driving, excess water in engine bay would likely have  
> >>  evaporated off but.....  
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> >>  Water fouled connections at sensor that connects to glow plug relay  
> >>  which in turn caused issue in 15 circuit to fuel cut off solenoid? (15  
> >>  connects to solenoid via pin at glow plug relay)  
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> >>  On 4/24/21, Jim. Felder  <jim.felder@gmail.com>  wrote:  
> >>   >  I went on a week long birding/photography trip about a thousand miles  
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> >>   >  Except for the first two days it rained pretty much all the time on the  
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> >>   >  coast. I got flooded out of a campsite and drove down dozens of flooded  
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> >>   >  streets. Nothing happened then but on the way home, after about four  
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> >>   >  of driving, the temp light flickered on and off at times, usually 5 or  
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> >>   >  minutes apart. The gauge showed normal the whole time. I stopped to  
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> >>   >  sure everything was normal under the hatch. Twice the engine stumbled  
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> >>   >  the red light was on but quickly recovered.  
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> >>   >  I figured it was wet wiring. Since I got home and things have dried out  
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> >>   >  I drive a 1983 turbo diesel 5-speed with Vanagon.org dash foil  
> >>   >  replacement.  
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> >>   >  Jim  
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> >>  --  
> >>  Neil n  
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> >>  VE7TBN  
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> >>  1988 Westy 50º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/yap5hpwt  
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> >>  1981 Westy 15º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/y9n4xob8  
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> >>  VAG Gas Engine Swap Group  <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>   
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> --  
> Neil n  
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> VE7TBN  
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> 1988 Westy 50º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/yap5hpwt  
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> 1981 Westy 15º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/y9n4xob8  
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> VAG Gas Engine Swap Group  <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>   
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