With all the coolant plumbing a Vanagon has - and the one experience I had with sudden and rapid coolant loss once in my 85GL, I DO NOT EVER want to be without the two stage warning system that the light and temperature gage constitute. That light coming on when it did gave me enough time to realize the impending disaster, shut down and save the engine. Proper operation of the coolant level light is critical, and I consider it foolish to operate the Vanagons without it - given how they are designed. I've just got to get mine fixed properly. John Rodgers 88 GL driver
Rob wrote: > At 9/6/2009 12:39 AM, John Rodgers wrote: > >> I've got a coolant level sensor light that comes on at startup (as it >> should) but never goes out (as it should) after just a few seconds of >> running. > > On my '84 I pulled the low level relay and that cured the problem of > the 'always blinking' LED. The gauge LED still tests on start up and > works. > > > > Rob > > becida@comcast.net > Western Washington State, USA > > |
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