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Date:         Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:29:25 -0400
Reply-To:     Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Diesel and WBX Coolant Temp gauges same?
Comments: To: neil n <musomuso@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <c4e7c5f90910231750m26cceec7k51abe2da569f7474@mail.gmail.com>
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The only help I can offer is telling you that the LED blinks and gauge goes to hot if the coolant level is low.

Sounds like a fun project. You'll feel great when you get it to work. :-)

2009/10/23, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com>: > Hi all. > > Am pulling my hair out wiring in a low coolant level sensor. Got it > all in, but light just blinks. > > Though the '85 WBX gauge/LED unit fit in, it dawned on me that the > foil circuit on my *air* cooled instrument cluster is different than > the WBX. I wired the low level warning controller as per a 1.9 WBX. > Likely I should wire things as per the diesel, which may mean no low > level coolant warning light. > > I chose this route as I wanted to rebuild my spare '85 cluster and use > the air cooled (and keep the analogue clock) in the meantime. > > Are the WBX temp gauge and Diesel temp gauges the same? > > Is it likely that my '81 air cooled instrument cluster foil is "wired" > as per a diesel? > > Much TIA. I have so little hair left to pull out! ;) > > Neil. > > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines >

-- Chris S. Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur"


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