Date:         Sat, 23 Aug 2003 08:56:13 -0400
Reply-To:     flminor@MILLKERN.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Forrest Minor <flminor@MILLKERN.COM>
Subject:      about that temperature sensor

> Date:    Fri, 22 Aug 2003 20:48:18 +0000
> From:    Joseph Fortino <fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET>
> Subject: temp sensor

> why does the temp sensor not allow the van to start? what i hear is this
> part fails alot, my trouble of no start and stalling as now pointed me in this
> direction, but my plugs were fouled out and a dirty fuel filter have been
> replaced does this get send a signal from the ECU to the injectors.

   When that famous sensor started failing on my '85, it was an intermittant
failure.  Maybe once every 3 months or so; when it became a more solid failure
I caught it, and changed it.  No more flooded conditions.  Why does it cause
this condition?  According to the temperature versus resistance chart on page
24-32 in the Bently, at around 70f it should read about 2000 ohms.  Mine
read some 60,000 ohms, which told the computer the temperature was REALLY
cold, (-300f?)  and it reacted with a REALLY rich mixture.

                                                Forrest