Date:         Sat, 26 Jan 2002 20:50:13 -0500
Reply-To:     Arthur Sauerhaft <kivka@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Arthur Sauerhaft <kivka@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Diesel: Temp gauge gone crazy
Comments: To: Gnarlodious <Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET>
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Rachel,
My '82 Diesel has a coolant level circuit, just no sender setup so perhaps
that is shorting out on you.
The sender near the thermostat is the one that you need to be concerned
with.( The other sender has something to do with your glow plugs I think)
let me know how it works out,
Arthur
'82 Vanagon Diesel (the Beast)
A BioDiesel project

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gnarlodious" <Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: Diesel: Temp gauge gone crazy


> Entity David Beierl spoke thus:
> > your sender is internally shorting to ground, or the sender wire is
> > shorting to ground somewhere along its length.
> OK, I understand.
> There appears to be two sensors, one at the flywheel end of the head and
> another in the outlet where the thermostat is. What is the difference
> between these two sensors since they look the same and have the same
> connector?
>
> Thank you
>
> Rachel http://www.gnarlodious.com