On Mon, 10 Jun 1996 SyncroHead@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 96-06-07 17:55:32 EDT, raven@halcyon.com (Mark McCulley) > writes: > > >I'm having a difficult time finding a replacement for the coolant temp > >sensor on my '87 syncro. The VW part (025 906 041-A) doesn't fit my rig. It > >appears that I have a slightly different thermostat housing. The standard > >part is larger in diameter and is held in with a clip. My part screws into > >the housing. I've talked to two dealers and one reputable shop and nobody > >has seen this situation before. The part number on my part appears to a be > >Bosch part number, it is 0 280 130 026. Anyone encounter this before? Any > >idea why my syncro would be unique? One strange clue is on page 24.49 of > >Bentley where there is a diagram of how the sensor fits into the thermostat > >housing. It says the retaining spring is not used on syncro vehicles. This > >implies that syncros have a different sensor and thermostat housing. But > >everyone tells me this is not so. > > > >-Mark McCulley > > Hmmm?? I don't reallt have an answer for you, but I do have a little more > data that might help you get to the root of the mystery. > A while back I replcaed the engine in my '87 Syncro with the engine from a > '90 non-Syncro 4 speed. My original '87 Syncro engine had an aluminum > thermostat housing and a screw-in temperature sensor. The 1990 engine had a > plastic thermostat housing and the temperature sensor with the "clip". The > wiring connection on the sensor was different than my original also. > Perfering aluminum to plastic and not feeling like changing the electrical > connection, I just swapped the whole t'stat housing assembly, complete with > sensor. I figured the difference was a change between 87 and 1990, not a > Syncro / non-Syncro thing. Maybe it's both a Syncro & a model year > difference. > > Hope this helps. > > Jim Davis > 87 GL Syncro > 88 GL Wolfsburg > My Syncro (86) has the AL housing. My 2 wheel has the plastic. that's the same on my friend 87 2 wheel and his Syncro. I wander if they are interchangable?? ERic
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