Date:         Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:35:54 -0500
Reply-To:     Sunshine <vwbusgirl@KC.RR.COM>
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From:         Sunshine <vwbusgirl@KC.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: flashing LED
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I already got that part down from reading my manuals when I first got
this vehicle up and running a year or so ago.  I do realize what the
gauge is for and the LED, the COOLANT TEMP and LEVEL.  Where I thought
it might be the oil pressure is when the gauge was reading normal and
there was NO LED flashing (as of when I drive it's this way) and the
audible alert beeping was sounding as I would round corners or hit a
bump, this led others to believe it might be one of the oil pressure
sensors.

The LED is no longer flashing after bleeding the coolant lines for air
this morning.
Have yet to see if the alarm will go off again or not.

THANKS!
Peace, Love & VW Grease,
Sunshine
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
'89 Vanagon GL - Wolfsburg Weekender Edition ("Stella Blue") *Daily
Driver*
'87 Vanagon GL ("Parts Van")

On Sep 9, 2009, at 8:23 AM, mcneely4@cox.net wrote:

> 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