Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 21:05:07 -0800
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Coolant light keeps blinking when it's really cold.
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dear all
i recently had an issue with coolant and had to park the van facing up hill
run up to temperature and blead off excess air ...
when van was level there appeared to be enough air coolant in the system ...
my advice is not to drive it until failure occurs ...
my advice is to source out the problem ...
what year is this unit ...
is there air trapped somewhere in the system
as was the case with my rig ...
are the sensors working ...
well maybe but which ones are working ... intermittently ...
so questions are ...
when up to operating temp ...
is there constant heat from the front vents at the window ...
and the floor vents as well ...
not just when you turn on the fan ... but after you drive around a bit ...
hold your hand there as you drive...
does either vent get cold ...
mr. meeks ... please dont drive your van to failure ...
the return trip is very taxing
yours
On Feb 7, 2008 1:15 PM, John Meeks <vanagon@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>
--
roger w
There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
Picking up garbage and telling people things.
Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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