Date:         Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:10:27 -0700
Reply-To:     Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Coolant temp warning lamp glitch?
Comments: To: Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <412A6197.4040409@adelphia.net>
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I'll be interested to see what the wise members of the list say on this one.  Often my van's 'red
blinking light' does not go out at all (a bid differernt than your situation).  I check that the
coolant reservior is full and that the belts are OK & no air in the rad.  The Temp guage dose NOT
go above normal when this happens (same as your situation).

What I know is that if the balance of coolant to water (50/50) muxture is off a bit, the sensor on
top (in) the coolant reservior will send an 'empty' message to the dash, causing the red light to
blink.  Also the 'blinking red light' control unit on the fuse box can give a false reading
(that's in the archives).  My mechanic says: just drive and forget it.  That's tough, but in about
a 1/2 hour the bllinking red light goes out.  This happens about twice a year.

Also the vanagon gods love your wife, as she was smart enough to pull over, turn off the engine
and call for help.  Good for her.  :-)    M

--- Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET> wrote:

> After about  5 minutes the red coolant warning lamp under the temp gauge started
> flashing. The temp gauge was in the normal, midway location.



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