Date:         Fri, 7 May 1999 09:12:41 -0400
Reply-To:     Bill Knight <bill@NS.ESC.STATE.NC.US>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bill Knight <bill@NS.ESC.STATE.NC.US>
Subject:      Re: Help me Please--Temp Gauge light Blinks non stop
Comments: To: Munga Correa <mungareyes@HOTMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <19990507122835.87482.qmail@hotmail.com>
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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


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