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• Re: Miss at idle?
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Fri, 13 May 2016 11:47:26 -0400
  ...had marked the main pully with white > paint. > > Yes, I lubricated the felt. :-) > > Temp 2 sensor is < 1 year old > > Probably easier to start...
• Re: O2 sensors: 1-wire to replace 3-wire?
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 12:38:10 -0400
  ...temp. ratings. Anyway, does anyone here know the deal for sure? I've asked a few parts stores for a generic 3-wire sensor...
• Re: WHAT JUST HAPPENED???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:06:47 -0800
  Dennis, Where are you getting that if the ecu sees an open Temp II sensor it provides lots of extra fuel ??????? Are you just...
• Re: FW: Diesel No Start?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 10:26:43 -0400
  ...Diesel No Start? > > > Fellow Dieselers, > > There is a coolant temperature sensor in the water > outlet > (inlet?) on the transmission end of the cylinder head...
• Re: Running Rich, need help (and wierd fuel pressure)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 14:12:30 -0700
  ...Anyone ever see this? > >I guess the next thing to try is swapping out my temp sensor. Maybe I'll >give that try right...
• Re: overheating warning light flashes immediately on 83.5 V'go
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:06:12 -0700
  ...out around the probe sensors and the light goes off. 8.35-85(?)'s blinker relay (original) does the temp gauge pegging routine. I...
• Re: timing tyro
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 00:35:29 EST
  ...Where is the "ECU temp sensor?" I know where the >"temp 2 sensor" is; are they one and the same? Yes, It is the...
• temp II sensor turned red, plus other stuff...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Fri, 18 May 2007 20:36:03 -0400
  ...My next order of business was to change the thermosat and temp II sensor. I am having some cold running problems, like she will...
• O2 Sensor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 15:27:59 -0400
  ...I checked and cleaned the AFM, made sure there were no air leaks, replaced air filter, and put in a new Temp II sensor...
• Temperature Related Performance Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Sep 1995 13:30:16 -0500
  ...I tested the coolant temp sensor once for resistance (chart in Bentley manual) at whatever the temp was that day--probably 80 F--but...
• Re: Idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:36:27 EDT
  ...the temp II sensor, the resistance measurements were at the specifications at the temperature ranges specified in the Bentley manual. I checked the temperature...
• Re: Syncro stutter
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:43:23 -0800
  Funny - I was having similar problems and closely watching this post...I > replaced the O2 sensor and found the symptoms returning a few days...
• Re: O2 sensor in gutted cat question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:44:21 -0400
  ...that the O2 sensor in the stock position in a 2.1 wb will not get to optimal operating temp if cat is gutted...
• Re: Strange water temp happenings
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 10:32:18 -0700
  Thanks for all the help! Investigation of the expansion tank revealed telltale deposits around the coolant level sensor. Since when I had the system...
• Re: Temp Warning Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 20 Sep 1998 16:36:11 EDT
  What would Murphy say about this? A sensor shorted out by a fluid it is designed to be submerged in! Drive Safely & Good Luck...
• Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 11:45:54 -0500
  ...At normal operating temperatures it should not make much difference, since the thermostat should help keep the temperature up (that's what it is...
• Re: Blinking coolant light - fixed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:41:19 -0800
  ...On those if the level sensor goes off, the needle still reads what the real coolant temp is. . Mr M. D. and others know...
• Re: Weird idle problem continues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 15:50:46 -0400
  ...If it is flooding look at the Temp 2 sensor. The original sensors rarely go bad. What does go bad is the connector and...
• Re: Running Hot?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 13:51:19 -0400
  ...I replaced >the temp sensors in the back to no avail.... Any help or input will be >greatly appreciated..... > >Thank You
• Re: Repairing a coolant hose
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 11:18:26 -0600
  ...I put it on 2 of my O2 sensors right at the wire coming out of the sensor, and within a couple heat cycles...
• Re: Poor power until warm
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 17 Aug 2018 20:54:33 -0700
  ...I'd think it's the O2 sensor, the one sending data to the ECU, (not the coolant temp gauge sender) - driver side of...
• Bentley page 24.45
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Dec 1996 19:51:46 -0800
  ...What I am specifically after is the "resistance dependent on temperature of air flow sensor" chart for digifant injection. Thanks! Jim
• Re: Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:28:10 -0500
  ...C > > at this temperature the reading should be 3000 ohm to 3500 ohm. > > I also checked at the temp 2 sensor, it was 3178...
• Re: Temp 2 sensor installation question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 3 Sep 2015 15:56:29 -0400
  OK install of temp sensor complete. A little spill of coolant and didn't lose the retainer clip luckily. I tried to get a...
• Re: A/C cycling
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 04:33:39 -0400
  ...1) The temp guage is wrong and the van really is overheating. (the sensor for the guage has nothing to do with turning on...
• Re: Possessed Temp Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:25:30 -0700
  The early type of coolant level sensor relay pegged the needle and flashed the led whenever it thought the coolant level was low. During...
• Re: Van Stalls Easily when totally cold.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:26:26 -0400
  Hi Wes, Have you checked the resistance of the temp sensor against the values shown in the Bentley? An "extra" may or may not...
• Re: Is Your Oil Pressure Buzzer Too Quiet?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:55:10 -0700
  ...Yeah, I have oil temp and pressure gauges. Given the sensors and their locations (cheap little VDO pressure sensor and drain plug mounted temp...
• Re: '91GL Remains Dead
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 22:55:31 PST
  ...herbh@iastate.edu> writes: > >Checked continuity for the O2 and coolant temp sensors > > >Any ideas you could offer would really be appreciated. > >Thanks, > >Herb...
• CO questions
  Historical mailing list - Bob Whitby
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 21:27:04 -0700
  ...I replaced my temp II sensor and the cold performance of my 87 improved dramatically, however that idle hunting is driving me crazy. Bob...
• Re: AFM
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 21:39:54 -0500
  ...ohms >change as sensorflap is opened > measure through wiper arm >(flap must move freely) >6 and 22 intake air temperature sensor ohmmeter >reading should...
• Re: Gauged Animals?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 09 Nov 1995 18:55:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...sensors... > >A casual perusal of an old issue in my office reveals: single CHT (Cylinder >head temp) guages, single EGT (exhaust gas temperature) guages...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 09:41:27 -0400
  ...anyway, the rad sensor and the dash temp sender need to be check or replace.... I have seen that kind of stupid vanagon problem...
• Re: try the temp 2 sender
  Historical mailing list - WVVW
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 14:57:11 -0400
  ...I changed the temp 2 sensor and the O2 sensor recently (within the last 4 weeks) when I fixed an exhaust leak. With all...
• Re: HELP!!! 87 Syncro loss of compression (puttputtputt....)
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 17:51:25 -0600
  ...I experienced similar troubles that were rooted in the coolant temp sensor that goes to the brain. After I replaced the sensor, it continued...
• Help! Still hesitating and gasping for air
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 17:31:35 -0800
  ...I have replaced the Temp II sensor (first culprit). Swapped the Temp I and AFM (second guess) . New air filter - all clean and dry...
• head temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 22:45:32 EST
  ...Each sensor's display would be a ten LED bar graph. What kind of temperature range should it monitor? I will probably make a...
• Re: How to test the Temp I Sender?
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:29:34 -0400
  ...How to test the Temp I Sender? > Does anyone know how to test the Temp I sender for a 1.9L or Syncro engine...
• Re: Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:40:16 -0400
  ...Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L) > > > > This might seem a bit crazy, but right now I am having a hard time...
• Re: NEED HELP IN FLORIDA!!!
  Historical mailing list - A.P. Hajasz
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 18:55:49 -0800
  ...It actually > sounds like the temp. sensor > II is not right. If the alternator was replaced it > is possible that the wire > to the...
• Re: Some thoughts Mansi Speed products. Moving onto to coolant temperature possible problems or gauge readings.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 1 Jun 2021 09:01:11 -0700
  ...Worse example was the technical service bulletin > (TSB) to change the oil temp sensor on some GTI and Sciroccos. It is > important to consider...
• Re: engine compartment temp?
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 20:06:03 EST
  ...I would then use a heat > sensor/switch rated just above that maximum engine compartment temperature. > Ideally I would like an actual measured maximum...
• Embarrasment, ECU, Pressure Regulator and Temp Sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 21:49:30 +1000
  ...When the contact between the temp sensor and the head was poor (high resistance) the ECU enriched the mixture! I tightened the sensor, and...
• Re: '87 stumbling at idle/low speeds
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:31:27 -0400
  ...The first ones I would check would be the O2 sensor (disconnect it when warm and see if the condition changes) the Temp 2...
• Re: 2.1L coolant light problem
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 13:20:58 -0700
  ...I > > suspect the temperature sensor for the fan is > poorly > > placed. > > It's placed halfway through the radiator. That's an > odd but reasonable...
• Re: [info] stock temp guage & vdo guage (coolant)???
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 08:00:57 -0400
  I carefully drilled and tapped a hole on the thermostat housing for the VDO temp sensor, and it has to be grounded in order...
• Re: '89 Carat: Screaming at me in SoCal
  Historical mailing list - Danny Fuller
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 22:20:19 -0800
  ...Carat), also happened with the temp gauge sensor (needle pegged, light came on). The wires from these sensors pass through ports in sheet metal...
• Re: problems on the road
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 20:26:19 -0400
  ...oxygen sensor or temp 2 sensor.. but i would say oxygen sensor.. problem three.... new thermostat seems in order.. hope this helps... jesse 89...
• Re: I'll Try Again... Advice on VDO Cylinder Gauge on a 2.1L????
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 08:45:15 -0400
  ...I suppose the cylinder head sensor might save you if you had a total coolant loss, since the water temp sender on wasserboxers isn...
• Re: 82 westy, custom modifying circut to run cooler (?)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 21:49:43 -0400
  ...while searching online, the guy had ssold a van with > "New temp sensor and custom modifying circuit to keep van running >> cooler" > I tracked...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 22:02:27 -0500
  ...to say coolant temperature gauge, right? ;-) > If that is flashing it's probably the coolant level is low or the > sensor > not sensing / disconnected...
• Shakedown cruise
  Historical mailing list - James E. Ferree
  Thu, 15 Aug 1996 09:08:47 +0000
  ...The temp gauge stopped working, the oil sensor kept going on, the engine started running funny and the muffler seem to have developed a...
• Re: Which syndrome is this?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:45:37 -0400
  ...but I >believe that the Sensor on top of the coolant expansion tank is coolant >level, not coolant temp. >I may be wrong here...
• Re: 2.1 is NOT overheating...sensor popped out of Coolant Tank...diagnosis???
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 21:27:40 -0500
  ...found coolant >leaking and my Sensor popped out of my Coolant >Expansion Tank. > >I had been watching my temp gauge and it didn't...
• Bentley page 24.45
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 17:28:57 -0800
  ...What I am specifically after is the "resistance dependent on temperature of air flow sensor" chart for digifant injection. Thanks! Jim
• Re: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Jones
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015 22:08:20 -0700
  > I've never seen a hall sender fail in any other way than > completely though. I've only seen intermittent failure. The tach always...
• Re: Coolant light mystery
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Fri, 16 Sep 2022 11:33:50 -0400
  I believe the coolant light circuit measures resistance between the two pins of the sensor in the plastic tank. If the resistance is out...
• Re: temp. gauge warning light
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 21:11:49 -0500
  ...the temp gauge was not riding past the half > way point. I don't think the engine was overheating. Is there a > sensory component...
• Re: Stupid wire question...really... (temp 2 wire)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 15:03:28 -0700
  ...engine in my Vanagon) Pic of ECT (coolant temp sensor) ground and other wire (for temp gauge) http://lh5.ggpht.com/_VILbPC2UTU8/SspkjH3CLfI/AAAAAAAAABs...
• Re: Auto tranny cooling
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 22:18:20 -0400
  ...I believe that some volks have mounted a temp sensor on the bottom of the transmission pan. Larry A. On Fri, Jun 26, 2015...