Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2021 06:57:28 -0400
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From: Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM>
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It’s the new Coolant temperature gauge sensor not the temp 2 sensor causing
the high reading is what I was trying to say in my broken English haha.
Gowesty sells this kit to correct the issue too.
https://www.gowesty.com/product/-/23433/temperature-gauge-calibration-kit-?v=
Saw it yesterday when I was researching my response. It uses the thermos
switch to calibrate the temp apparently.
On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 6:41 AM Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sweet!!! The world needs to know how crappy those temp sensors are a guy
> on fb was trying to tell people it’s the temp 2 sensor that’s causing the
> high reading. Tried to tell him it was the other temp sensor and he didn’t
> wanna hear me. Oh well.
>
> On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 11:59 PM Tom Neal <tneal4242@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Well, bless your heart Thomas for posting this. And of course thanks to
>> Dennis for the info. After 315K miles the temp was reading low and was
>> intermittent. Replaced thermostat, radiator, the usual suspects, made
>> measurements. Engine seemed to run fine but a cooling problem can fry an
>> engine quickly so it’s best to have it all operate correctly. Nothing made
>> sense…until replacing the temp sensor……which then started reading close to
>> the top white line. Grumble, grumble. Last week measured about ten things
>> with temp gun and digitool during warmup and concluded temp was ok. Am
>> planning to temporarily “swap” temp sensors, t1 and t2, using jumpers since
>> the resistive element is supposed the be the same, and will probably find
>> they aren’t the same cold or at operating temp. A years long saga may be
>> coming to an end. May put a resistor in series to get needle back just
>> under the LED. Super thanks.
>>
>> I posted a somewhat related item a while ago that adding a water pressure
>> gauge has been a very effective engine monitoring, disaster avoiding, and
>> troubleshooting tool. Tapped off the heater hose junction near the bottom
>> of the radiator with a flushing T. A $100 pressure checker has helped to
>> find some of the 40 leaks over 34 years.
>>
>> JODTAA, (Just One Darn….) Tom
>>
>> From: Thomas Casal
>> > If you had your coolant temp gauge sensor replaced that may be the
>> reason for the high reading. The new sensors aren=E2=80=99t calibrated
>> right so they run high even though the vanagon is running at normal
>> temperature. Per Dennis I sourced the part luckily from VW….
>>
>
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