VANAGON archives -- February 2005, week 4 (#302)

Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 22:58:52 -0600 Reply-To: rrecardo@WEBTV.NET Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> From: Robert Cardo <rrecardo@WEBTV.NET> Subject: Re: Temp gauge on hot at cold startup Comments: To: Dieselslave@WMCONNECT.COM In-Reply-To: Gary Goldey <Dieselslave@WMCONNECT.COM>'s message of Sat, 26 Feb 2005 18:58:19 EST Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII

Make sure the expansion tank, and reservoir are both filled with coolant.

If this doesn't solve the problem clean the level sensor probe with CLR. It just may be full of crud and not working properly.

This is a pretty common happening if either of the above isn't right.

<<Subject: Temp gauge on hot at cold startup My temp gauge needle is shooting all the way up on cold startup. Also the red dummy lite is blinking on and off. I have plenty of fluid, and symptoms occurred on cold start-up---any ideas? Thanks----G.>>

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