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Date:         Sun, 20 Sep 1998 08:09:34 -0500
Reply-To:     Stu Schwartz <sschwartz@OS2BBS.COM>
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From:         Stu Schwartz <sschwartz@OS2BBS.COM>
Subject:      Temp warning light Mystery
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On Sun, 20 Sep 1998 00:00:22 -0700, Automatic digest processor wrote:

>Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 22:59:19 -0700 >From: Todd Last <rubatoguy@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> >Subject: Re: Temp Warning Light Mystery > >Funny you should write this - I just replaced the sensor with a new one... >and now the light flashes ALL THE TIME!!!! > >Arrrrgh!!! > >Marty Wallace wrote: > >> Hi, Todd- >> >> FWIW, my temp light intermittantly goes through periods of flashing. The >> coolant level and composition is correct, the engine runs fine, and the >> temperature is perfectly normal, but once in awhile the temp warning >> light flashes for a few days or weeks, then, just as suddenly, it stops. >> >> Many volks have suggested that the contacts on the temp sensor may be >> dirty, so I removed the connector (at the coolant expansion tank), >> cleaned the contacts with some electrical solvent stuff, and re-attached >> them. The light continued to flash, but it quits much more often now. >> >> Another suggested that I "crimp" the connector to the sensor contacts. >> >> Finally, one fellow said that he solved this problem by replacing the >> coolant sensor, only to find that the problem returned within a month. >> >> In summary: ?????! >> >> I'm learning to ignore that flashing light. >> >> Marty Wallace (1984 Westy "Heisenberg") >> Chico, California >>

I also have an intermittent light. About once a month it just decides to light up on the highway and stays lit. I have "topped off" the coolant, but generally all that I need to do is stop the engine for about 5 minutes and when I start it behaves normally. But of course it is still a scary sight. --peace-- stu sschwartz@os2bbs.com --peace-- stu


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