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Date:         Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:04:31 -0400
Reply-To:     Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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"Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> said:

> the contact at that sensor too............I have messed with 1.9 waterboxer > engines for a long time, only to eventually find the problem was poor or > intermittent contact there, although it's a much better connector on the 2.1. > and you're sure it was the ECU temps sensor you played with, and not the > gauge temp sender ?

I recall reading, somewhere, that VW used a contact enhancer called Stabilant at the factory. Does anyone use this?

Here's where I read about it (link below) it's a page about Digifant "tune ups" mostly specific to the I4 engines but I'd guess the electrical connection engineering would be very similar on a Vanagon.

http://members.tripod.com/~fuelie/tuneup.htm

Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL


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