Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 07:07:28 -0500
Reply-To: Dan Lamb <vanagongramps@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Dan Lamb <vanagongramps@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Vanagon Electrical Puzzle 2
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There’s also the possibility that the gauge is faulty. I fought the intermittent “blinking red light of death” for over 2 yrs and read that the gauge fails. Bought a new one, opened the tack cluster, replaced the gauge and all’s well for last 8 yrs or so. Good luck on yours.
Dan
Country Homes Camper, the Huckleberry Sky
> On Apr 24, 2022, at 11:34 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
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> Thanks You Guys for the input & thank You Mark for the HeadsUp on
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> the Temp 1 Snsr ID ~ I've had Vanagons in My life for 29Yrs & for most of
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> those Yrs have IDd the Temp Gauge Snsr as Temp! probably due to it being
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> the nextdoor neighbor of the Temp 2 & I’ve never even considered that the
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> IATS had a Temp Snsr # ~
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> I’ve always thought it strange that the Temp 2 Snsr is IDd as #2 since
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> it seems play the Most Important roll of the 3 as far as Engine Performance
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> is concerned ~ I've long felt that Temp2 should be Temp1, the IATS should
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> be Temp2 & the Gauge Sender/Sensor should be Temp3 ~
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> So back to Original ? > What in the Temp3 Snsr connection would allow
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> it to send Good (& Norm OpTemp) Data to the Gauge while @ the same time
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> cause the LED to blink ~ I have accidentally created this condition twice on 1
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> friends Van & have another that is doing similar but have not gotten My hands
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> back on that 1 yet to try to see if the LED will stop blinking by making sure that
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> the connection is optimal ~
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>
>> On 24 Apr , 2022, at 12:25 AM, Mark Drillock <madvws@COX.NET> wrote:
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>> The answer is that temp gauge led is first and foremost an "over
>> temperature warning" led.
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>> The coolant level warning aspect was added on later as a secondary
>> function of the same led.
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>>
>> Also the coolant gauge temp sender is absolutely NOT the Temp 1 sensor.
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>> The Temp 1 sensor is in the AFM to tell the ECU the intake air temp.
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>>
>> Mark
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>>
>>> On 4/22/2022 1:06 PM, OlRivrRat wrote:
>>> ..........
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>>> & part of question that I forgot to ask > Why would the Temp 1 Snsr have
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>>> any influence on the LowLevel LED ~
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