Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:23:40 -0400
Reply-To: mcneely4@COX.NET
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From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject: Re: flashing LED
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That little led is not for oil pressure, and that temperature gauge is
not oil temperature. Check your manual and you'll find that that gauge
is for coolant temperature (sender is on the thermostat housing), and
the led responds to both coolant level (in the expansion bottle) and
coolant temperature (when overheated).
Dave Mc
On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 8:35 PM , Sunshine wrote:
> Then again, this is the LED on the oil temperature gauge I'm speaking
> of, not the one next to the little oil can icon on the instrument
> panel.
>
> Peace, Love & VW Grease,
> Sunshine
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> '89 Vanagon GL - Wolfsburg Weekender Edition ("Stella Blue") *Daily
> Driver*
> '87 Vanagon GL ("Parts Van")
> '77 Westfalia Bus ("Sunshine Daydream")
> '74 Transporter Bus ("Buddy")
> On Sep 8, 2009, at 6:50 PM, Karl wrote:
>
>> The coolant level sensor should definitely have an o-ring on it. The
>> sensor will crack easily if overtightened, I usually just smear a
>> light
>> coat of silicone grease on em and snug down by hand with a socket, no
>> ratchet attached. (or if it's an old one I'll put a small bead of
>> black
>> RTV on the oring)
>>
>> Check your oil if the buzzer goes off in turns and bumps, maybe it's
>> really low? :-)
>>
>> karl
>>
>> Sunshine wrote:
>>> The buzzer, now that I think about it, only goes off when I round a
>>> corner or hit a bump. I'm thinking I might have pinched it while
>>> replacing one plastic white coolant pipes because it blew off at
>>> where
>>> it connects w/ the rubber radiator hose....the plastic end popped
>>> off,
>>> therefore shoving the metal piece into the rubber part of the hose,
>>> see
>>> this article for more reference:
>>>
>>> ANYWAY I think when I lowered the spare tire to get at the hose to
>>> take
>>> the old one out and install the donor one from my parts vanagon, I
>>> might
>>> have pinched the wiring and therefore grounding it out when I hit a
>>> bump
>>> or turn and causing the buzzer to sound.
>>>
>>> NOW, I tightened the coolant level sensor down a bit and it still
>>> seems
>>> to be seeping coolant, although not as bad, anyway I did order a new
>>> coolant level sensor but it didn't call for an o-ring to seal it and
>>> the
>>> old one doesn't have one, so I'm not sure if I should just maybe
>>> clamp
>>> the coolant hose and take out the expansion tank again to retighten
>>> down
>>> the coolant level sensor?
>>
>>
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