Date:         Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:06:29 -0400
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Subject:      Re: Re Stopping the flashing coolant light for good
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net>
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DOn,
     Its really easy to wire in.  The sensor is built into the newer
style expansion
tank on the Jetta/Golfs.  Just like the original 86-91 vanagons tanks.
I believe
the GOlf/Jetta started using these in 1988 thru present.  The bottle is
perfectly
round.  Look up  a 93 Jetta.   ALthough I've seen other style sensors in the
expansion tanks, this looked to be the best style.  Avaliable in scrap yards
everywhere.
                                                                    JOE. w



Don Hanson wrote:

> OK, that makes it official.  I will now go back to the drawing board with
>my flashing coolant level light and make it work...A testimony like that
>one...who can argue with that?  Though I do monitor my coolant temperature
>gauge closely, I could miss it as it goes HOT..then goes back cool (because
>all the coolant is gone and it is reading nothing...)  Saw that behavior
>when I blew a coolant hose..and then blew the headgasket...
>  Don Hanson
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "*****************" <vw4x4@verizon.net>
>To: "Don Hanson" <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
>Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 9:31 PM
>Subject: Re: Re Stopping the flashing coolant light for good
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>>This flashing light save my Inline 4 this past weekend.  It even got me
>>to a stop
>>before I lost must of the fluid.  I'm glad that I hooked it up and to
>>have it.
>>                                    Joe. W.
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>>Don Hanson wrote:
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>>>Mine (84 I-4 conversion faux-Westie) was flashing when I bought it.
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>Likely a function of it being converted to the I-4 motor..I tried and tried
>to get that sucker to stop flashing...Until I finally took out the whole
>clock and made a nice little ovoid piece of black electrical tape.  Put that
>right over that bulb and re-assembled the instrument in the dash.  You can't
>even see that black tape in there, and the light?  Probably still flashing,
>but who cares?
>
>
>>> Don Hanson
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