Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:48:18 -0600
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From: walkingboss <walkingboss@COMMUNICOMM.COM>
Subject: Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
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Hello List,
Anyone out there that can help Woody out with the temp gauge curse info?
I'm not at my computer to get the check procedure.
Thanks
Howard
----- Original Message -----
From: "Woody Halsey" <WHalsey@sya.org>
To: "walkingboss" <walkingboss@communicomm.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 1:36 PM
Subject: RE: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
That all makes so much sense!
I found David Beierl's note about dismantling the temp gauge in the
archives ... but I don't think that operation is within my meager
abilities with a soldering gun.
Are their other articles you'd recommend in the archives?
Woody
W. W. HALSEY II
President
T 978.725.6828 ext.115 M 978.204.5795 www.sya.org
439 South Union Street, Lawrence, MA 01843
SCHOOL YEAR ABROAD
-----Original Message-----
From: walkingboss [mailto:walkingboss@communicomm.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 2:33 PM
To: Woody Halsey
Subject: Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
Ultra sound maybe, but not much sound from the flow of water in there. A
temp probe is what I use when I suspect a blockage, find to hot/cold
difference and you have your blockage. If the temp gauge goes to full
hot
right away and the light blinks from a cold start, it can't be the
engine.
Takes longer than that to heat water on your stove........right? An
engine
isn't as good of a stove, for heating water quickly, just gets hotter.
Howard
----- Original Message -----
From: "Woody Halsey" <WHalsey@sya.org>
To: "walkingboss" <walkingboss@communicomm.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 1:23 PM
Subject: RE: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
Thanks, Howard. Will do.
What do you think about listening to the pipes with a stethoscope?
W. W. HALSEY II
President
T 978.725.6828 ext.115 M 978.204.5795 www.sya.org
439 South Union Street, Lawrence, MA 01843
SCHOOL YEAR ABROAD
-----Original Message-----
From: walkingboss [mailto:walkingboss@communicomm.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 2:15 PM
To: Woody Halsey
Cc: vanagon list
Subject: Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
Change mechanic, its electrical. Common problem with the printed circuit
to
the gauge/control unit. Search the archives
Howard
----- Original Message -----
From: "Woody Halsey" <WHalsey@SYA.ORG>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 1:02 PM
Subject: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
Well, after a couple of years of minimal use and maximal body work (my
wife says that the V'gon is like an aging woman with a lot of face work:
beautiful on the outside but ...) I decided to fix the
overheating/pegging temp gauge problem once and for all.
New thermostat, temp sensors, water pump, radiator and fresh fill of
coolant have NOT solved it. The mechanic who is doing the work for me
now says he thinks a head gasket job is in order. Does this make sense?
* There is no leaking around the gasket.
* The expansion tank is filled to the brim.
* The temp gauge pegs over and the red light starts flashing as
soon as the engine is turned on. Can it be "overheating" if it is not
even "warmed up?"
* Mechanic states there is no flow of coolant through the system.
(Is it possible to check that with a stethoscope?)
* Mechanic insists that the problem is mechanical, not electrical.
Awaiting your wise suggestions before spending any more money,
Woody
83.5 V'gon
Haverhill, MA
W. W. HALSEY II
President
T 978.725.6828 ext.115 M 978.204.5795 www.sya.org
<http://www.sya.org/>
439 South Union Street, Lawrence, MA 01843
SCHOOL YEAR ABROAD
