Yup - that is what mine did right before the waterpump started leaking alll over the ground. The expansion tank was still full, but the light was blinkin away. It may go away for a couple of weeks, but it'll be back :( --- Bill Knight <bill@NS.ESC.STATE.NC.US> wrote: > That light indicates low coolant in the primary > coolant tank (the one in the > engine compartment, not the one behind the license > plate). If the tank is > full, then you either have a bad level sensor or a > poor connection to the > sensor (which is common). Fill the tank and clean > the sensor plug contacts. > BTW if the tank is low on coolant, you have another > problem... > > Bill Knight > Raleigh, NC > 84 Westfalia Wolfsburg 2.1L > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List > [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf > Of Munga Correa > Sent: Friday, May 07, 1999 8:29 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Help me Please--Temp Gauge light Blinks non > stop > > > I need some help here---this is the situation. I > have an 85 Westy 93330 > miles on him. I just got the Westy about a week and > a half ago and have been > driving the van very lightly..light miles..light > speed..pretty much babying > the thing. Well yesterday I may have driven the van > 6 miles total..parked it > for about and hour or so..came back out and went to > start it and the temp > gauge kept blinking..it usually blinks at the > beginning and then shuts off. > What does this blinking mean? How can it be sensing > engine heat if I haven't > even been driving it? Please someone help me out..I > am in a bit of a > bind..Thank you--Adam > > > _______________________________________________________________ > Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit > http://www.msn.com > === Mark 87 Westfalia Gl 84 Scirocco 8v http://members.tripod.com/~jehanno _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com |
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