Date:         Wed, 3 Sep 2003 18:35:30 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: temperature guage on 87 westy
Comments: To: gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
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At 12:20 PM 9/2/2003, gary hradek wrote:
>David,
>      My temperature gauge started reading low and now
>it does not work at all.   In all other ways the van
>is working fine,   Well not fine but normal.

Find sender and ground it *briefly* -- needle should head for the sky and
blinker should blink.  Don't ground for more than long enough to get a
full-scale reading.  If no joy, bad contact likely at panel connection
plug.  If success, check local ground and connections.  I think a sender
should be around 50 ohms (maybe 100, I forget which) for full-scale reading.

>     Ekta shows a 049 919 501, 1 pin black temperature
>sender for coolant temperature guage and a 251 919
>501, 2 pin black temperature sender for coolant
>temperature guage thermostat housing.  I recall a
>second sensor near the temp 2 sensor on the thermostat
>housing.   I am guessing that I want to order the two
>pin sensor???   What do you think?   Thanks gary

 From ETKA, if it screws in it's one pin; if it's a clip-type it's
two-pin.  FWIW, Bentley shows a two-pin.

If I left out something let me know, I'm running on fumes and oxycodone
right now.

d

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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"