VANAGON archives -- August 2002, week 1 (#95)

Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 22:14:37 -0500 Reply-To: minor35@JUNO.COM Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> From: Bill Minor <minor35@JUNO.COM> Subject: Re: Normal 2.1L opreating temp Comments: To: afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

Third way. FYI, here's some info that was posted to this list by David Preston (who in turn obtained this info from VDO) about 3 years ago. If you think your sender is good and your gauge is inaccurate, you can check it like this:

********************************** How To Check 300 degree Oil Temp Sender Disconnect wire from sender. Check the resistance between the terminal and ground

322 Ohms = 120 Degrees 105 Ohms = 180 Degrees 64 Ohms = 210 Degrees 35 Ohms = 250 Degrees 18 Ohms = 300 Degrees **********************************

Seems there are only 2 ways to really know what temp your van is running at. One is to install a better temp gauge and the other is to use an Infrared

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