Date:         Thu, 7 Feb 2008 16:15:09 -0500
Reply-To:     John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Coolant light keeps blinking when it's really cold.
Comments: To: Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu>
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On Feb 7, 2008 3:46 PM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:
> John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM> writes:
>
> > 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.
>
> You've verified that the level is not low, I assume?  I've had this
> happen when coolant level was borderline low, it would flash when cold
> but as soon as the engine warmed a bit the coolant would expand enough
> to open the circuit.
>

Thanks Allan, I should have mentioned that was the 1st thing I looked
at. No air in the expansion tank. The thing that mystified me was that
it will reset when I shut down and restart.

It looks like The Fix is a fairly delicate capacitor replacement in the
gauge cluster as detailed at
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=168239

I'll probably take Jake's advice "Don't worry, be happy!   :)" until
it's warmer around here.
--
John Meeks
'91 Multivan, '85 GL bits
Northern Michigan
KC8ZFN
Vanagon Rescue Squad
http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue_Squad74.htm