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Date:         Tue, 8 Sep 2009 18:47:44 -0500
Reply-To:     Sunshine <vwbusgirl@KC.RR.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sunshine <vwbusgirl@KC.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
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oh WHOOPS I should have figured you'd be ON HERE Karl. KARL MULLENDOR of WESTY VENTURES has been my own personal "on call" as in via the telephone Vanagon guru since I began this wonderful water-cooled adventure. :o) Thanks Karl! 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 6:22 PM, Karl wrote:

> Sunshine! Good to see you here! The buzzer is for oil pressure, not > coolant level. Sounds like you have a new problem. Check the wire on > the oil pressure sender that resides down by the lower left of the > crank pulley. Then, if that's in place, check the 2-wire plastic > connector that both oil pressure senders go to, it should be somewhere > in the vicinity of the forward end of the AC compressor. Can't have > any corrosion if that. I assume that you put in good 20W50 oil when > you changed it last. And a proper VW/Mann/Mahle filter. If all is good > you might need to replace that rear sender, some vans came with the > wrong one installed from the factory. Should be a .9-bar sender IIRC. > > Karl > > Sunshine wrote:


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