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Date:         Thu, 7 Feb 2008 13:12:05 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Coolant light keeps blinking when it's really cold.
Comments: To: John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <d81c42190802070951j6c198bfdkf2ca76146ce4cf4e@mail.gmail.co m>
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Could be a sensor going bad, but more likely a capacitor in your
temperature gauge is failing.


http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=168239


Also see last post here:
http://tech.bentleypublishers.com/thread.jspa?messageID=260166


At 12:51 PM 2/7/2008, John Meeks wrote...
>Hi List,
>
>The last few times when it's >= 5 degrees (F) ambient, my coolant
>light just keeps fast blinking until I shut her down and restart.
>After a restart the light acts normally.
>
>Has this happened to anyone else?
>
>Is it a sign of impending DOOM?
>
>TIA
>--
>John Meeks
>'91 Multivan, '85 GL bits
>Northern Michigan
>KC8ZFN
>Vanagon Rescue Squad
>http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue_Squad74.htm
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