My gauge must be different than yours.  Mine when cold is full ccw... as it
warms up it moves cw.  When I had the wasserboxer it was just past the
warning light, now with the Audi 2.0L it is always just before the light.
This could be the different thermostat sender or perhaps the engine just
runs cooler.

The best way to check you gauge is to take the lead off of the sender... it
should go to the home position, then ground it and it should go the the
full position.

At 16:35 9/13/98 -0600, Blake Thornton wrote:
>My temperature gauge on my 84 westy has been acting funny the last few days
>and I'm starting to worry a little bit.
>
>normally the gauge (when the van is warm) sits just to the left of the
>danger light and if things are warm, maybe a bit to the right of it.
>lately, the gauge is sitting inside the box on the far left of the
>gauge.  so i'm thinking either the gauge isn't working correctly, or
>something is screwed up.  could someone tell me how to check?
>
>thanks for any help in advance
>
>blake
>(84 westy, salt lake city)
>
>

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