Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2021 22:10:16 -0500
Reply-To: "Jim. Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: "Jim. Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Weird little electrical problem
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Neil, you may be on to a something. But a few comments:
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> On Apr 25, 2021 at 2:39 PM, <Neil (mailto:musomuso@gmail.com)> wrote:
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> Assuming water in fuel or slightly low coolant level weren't at fault.....
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> I can’t say about the water in the fuel—though it would still be in there, and the symptom hasn’t occurred since that night—but the coolant level was and is tip top.
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> Fault in 15 circuit (e.g. ignition switch) caused fuel cut off
> solenoid to close which in turn caused a subtle electrical design
> difference in the Vanagon.org foil to make the coolant light flicker?
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> I suspect this is likely the issue.
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> Here is where I think you have tied things together.
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> After 4 hours driving, excess water in engine bay would likely have
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> Water fouled connections at sensor that connects to glow plug relay
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> connects to solenoid via pin at glow plug relay)
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> Arm chair theorist,
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> Neil.
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> On 4/24/21, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I went on a week long birding/photography trip about a thousand miles long.
> > Except for the first two days it rained pretty much all the time on the gulf
> > coast. I got flooded out of a campsite and drove down dozens of flooded
> > streets. Nothing happened then but on the way home, after about four hours
> > of driving, the temp light flickered on and off at times, usually 5 or ten
> > minutes apart. The gauge showed normal the whole time. I stopped to make
> > sure everything was normal under the hatch. Twice the engine stumbled while
> > the red light was on but quickly recovered.
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> > I figured it was wet wiring. Since I got home and things have dried out I
> > have not been able to reproduce any of these problems.
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> > I drive a 1983 turbo diesel 5-speed with Vanagon.org dash foil replacement.
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> > Jim
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> Neil n
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