Date:         Tue, 21 Sep 1999 22:03:22 -0500
Reply-To:     Howard Fleming <hfleming@MOOSEBIRD.COM>
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From:         Howard Fleming <hfleming@MOOSEBIRD.COM>
Organization: Moosebird Internet Services
Subject:      Re: Expansion tank leak
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I ran into this on my 85 Vanagon awhile ago, changing the coolent
out fixed it for me.

I have found that the coolent sensor is very sensitive to the mixture of
coolent and water, too far one way or the other and will cause the
lamp to light.  I tend to run a 50-50 mixture, and this works well for
me (the orange Prestone stuff at the moment).

Howard

On 21 Sep 99, at 18:20, Stuart wrote:

> I have had that light stay blinking too, but only occasionally.
> Restarting has stopped it. I have not gone into it yet, but it must be
> something in the electronics, there is nothing wrong with my cooling
> system.
>
> Anybody fixed this gremlin?
>
> Stuart



hfleming@moosebird.com    Alexandria, VA   hfleming@moosebird.com
99 EuroVan MV - 97 Cabrio - 85 Vanagon - 84 Westy
84 Vanagon GL (spare parts that turned into a project)