Date:         Sat, 7 Jan 2012 22:42:17 -0800
Reply-To:     BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: temp gauge shenanagins
Comments: To: Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net>
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Yeah, Mike. What year is your 87 Vanagon Syncro which used to be a 2.1 Wasserboxer powered Country Homes camper that now has a Westy poptop and has a 1.9 TD AAZ from a white Canadian Mk3 Jetta? I can't tell what year Jetta that might have come from.;-)


BenT
sent from my 89 Syncro w/ AAZ conversion

On Jan 7, 2012, at 10:04 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:

> hi Mike,
> you could say what year and model vanagon this AAZ is in,
> and what you are using for a temp gauge sender..
> 
> and what's the status of the level sensor and connector ...
> it's tied into the temp gauge..
> 3 versions that I know of ..
> 'none' in 82 Diesel vanagon ,
> a system that pegs the needle when the level sensor goes off, 83 and 84,
> and 85 and up that doesn't do that.
> 
> 
> a 'short' in wiring can cause anything..
> though actual 'shorts' are rare..
> commonly there are 'opens' ...and mis-wiring possibly.
> Short to ground can happen ...but not that common generally.
> 
> and if it's a new conversion ..
> how are things wired ?