Date:         Tue, 8 Jun 2004 19:05:36 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Is John right about the temp gauge
Comments: To: gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
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On the '83-85 Vanagons, the low coolant circuit basically works by
gorunfing out the temp sensor, causing both the light to flash and the
needle to rise rapidly. The '86 and later vans, the light will flash for
low coolant or high temp. The gauge will only rise on temp.

Dennis


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of gary hradek
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 4:05 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Is John right about the temp gauge

John,
     Perhaps there a few machines that are wired this
way but it makes no sense.   In any case it can easily
be tested by everyone by pulling the wires to the
coolant sensor.   My 87 clearly has the coolant sensor
unrelated to the temperature sensor when the coolant
level is low in the tank.   The temperature gauge
reads the temperature of the sensor at the thermostat.
 If the coolant is hot it reads hot until all the
coolant is gone and then the gauge begins to drop
because there is no hot coolant in contact with the
sensor.   I think we need to reconsider what is being
suggested.   gary
Date:    Tue, 8 Jun 2004 00:29:09 -0400
From:    lauterba <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject: Re: Overheating problem

Jack, please note that when coolant sensor thinks
there is low coolant,
the
temp gauge goes to H even though the engine may be at
or even below
normal
operating temperature.

John
Macon, GA
'84 7-passenger





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