Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 08:43:51 -0500
Reply-To: David Devere <vwpub@ONWORDBOUNDBOOKS.COM>
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From: David Devere <vwpub@ONWORDBOUNDBOOKS.COM>
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Subject: Re: Coolant gauge calibration
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David,
My 87 Synrco Westy temp needle runs a needle's width from the top of the
warning light. In 90 degree weather or 20 degree weather it runs the same.
If I have a slight leak in the front hose (the wormgear clamp there comes
loose a bit) it will run slightly hotter. Tighten the clamp and I'm back to
normal position again. With a tail wind the needle will sit right smack on
the warning light. Sometimes the needle won't register at all or be too
high and I'll go to the temp sensor in the back and scrap the corrosion of
the contact and it will return to working properly. As for temperature, I
believe the fan kicks on at 85 degrees and at that time the needle is a full
width above the warning light. If it ever goes above a full width which is
almost the top of the gauge I stop and find the problem, the only time this
has happened is when the t-piece broke and I was out of fluid. Luckily I
was next to Lake Superior and filled the van with lake water for the return
trip home.
Hope this helps, -Dave Two Harbors MN
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Marshall" <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 10:32 PM
Subject: Coolant gauge calibration
> In the course of doing my engine conversions I notice that the coolant
gauge
> is never in the same place when I am done. The TDIs always read higher in
> the gauge as compared to the wasserboxer would read. The coolant gauge is
> neat, but it doesn't tell how hot the water really is, it is more or less
an
> indication of how hot things are and to me, that really isn't good enough!
> :-)
>
> AHU TDI / AAZ TD / ABA 2L [Jetta III]
> Normal temp has the needle above the LED with just enough space to say
there
> is some space there. This would be looking at a coolant gauge in a
> tachometer equipped Vanagon. With VAG-COM [diagnostic tool] I can see
that
> this level is about 97C and 80C being at the LED or just slightly low on
the
> LED.
>
> ALH TDI / AWD 1.8T / AEG 2L [Jetta IV]
> These tend to make the gauge read even higher, to the point where the LED
> starts flashing at you, indicating that the temp is too high. In reality
> VAG-COM reports a nice 97ish Celsius degrees. Installing a 100 to 150ohm
> resistor brings the needle down to where the LED is and the LED stops
> flashing.
>
> CALIBRATING THE NEEDLE
> To make the needle read lower, all one has to do is insert a resistor
inline
> with the coolant sender. The more resistance, the lower it makes the
needle
> in the gauge. My questions to the list are:
>
> - Where does your wasserboxer coolant needle 'sit' when driving on a
normal
> road, normal weather and everything is just 'normal'?
> - What really is the wasserboxer's coolant temperature when you are
driving
> and everything is normal?
> - Does the needle sit at different places on different years of
production?
> - At what temperature is the 'too hot' LED supposed to come on at?
>
> Thanks in advance for your answers!
>
>
> David Marshall
>
> Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
> 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road
> Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3
>
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