VANAGON archives -- September 1998, week 3 (#294)

Date:         Fri, 18 Sep 1998 08:55:33 -0400
Reply-To:     Bill Knight <bill@NS.ESC.STATE.NC.US>
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From:         Bill Knight <bill@NS.ESC.STATE.NC.US>
Subject:      Re: Strange water temp happenings
Comments: To: Vanagon@vanagon.com
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Clean the contacts in the wire connector on top of the
main coolant tank.


> -----Original Message----
>
>
> I was driving my '88 Westy the other night and had the
> experience of the red
> water-temp light start to maddly flash at me. The temp gauge
> read normal.
>
> Panicking with visions of leaking heads.... I pulled over -
> turned off the
> engine... then started it again. The light passed the
> diagnostic and stayed
> out. I'v driven since with no reoccurance of the problem.
>
> Was this a fluke? Or should I check something in the cooling system?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Todd
>

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