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Date:         Sun, 5 Dec 1999 10:45:46 -0500
Reply-To:     Frank Miller <fmiller01@SPRYNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Frank Miller <fmiller01@SPRYNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Coolant sensor LEAKING? (84 vanagon)
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When I worked for an automotive OEM several years ago, we would put just a drop or two of some magical superglue-type stuff from Locktite in the connector area of coolant sensors to prevent exactly this from happening. Sorry, never did know exactly the name or composition of the stuff, just that it was an isocyanurate (sp?) of some kind, so I suspect retail superglue will do the same job. It was very thin to flow down into the minute spaces between the metal conductor and plastic insulator. Once it set in a minute or two, we tested them up to 120 psi without any failures. You might want to try superglue as a field expediant to get back on the road in a hurry.

Frank Miller

At 11:34 AM 12/1/99 -0700, Gerald Masar wrote:

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<excerpt><excerpt><bigger>Right, right and right. You can replace it yourself. Get one from a dealer or list vendors, they are less than $20, incl. a new 'O' ring. It will last for another few years. In my case, when it was leaking, by cappilary action, it was finding it's way into the black junction box on the left front engine bulkhead.</bigger><fontfamily><param>Arial</param><color><param>0606,0000,0000</param> <bigger>Jerry in central Arizona</bigger> ----- Original Message ----- <bold>From:</bold> <<mailto:steveelf@SPRYNET.COM>Steve Elfelt <bold>To:</bold> title=vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <bold>Sent:</bold> Wednesday, December 01, 1999 9:45 AM <bold>Subject:</bold> Coolant sensor LEAKING? (84 vanagon)

<bigger>I pulled the electical lead off the sensor in my coolant reservoir for testing.</bigger></color> <bigger>I then noticed there was 1/2 teaspoon of coolant pooled on the outside of </bigger></fontfamily> <bigger>the tank around the sensor itself (which was still in place in the tank). The</bigger><fontfamily><param>Arial</param> <bigger>rubber boot of the lead had coolant up inside it, a few drops even flowed out</bigger> <bigger>when I turned the thing toward the ground.</bigger> <bigger>Lemme guess...... exposed coolant in this area indicates a leak, right? It</bigger> <bigger>isn't SUPPOSED to do that, right?</bigger> <bigger>.</bigger> size=2>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

</fontfamily></excerpt><fontfamily><param>Arial</param>Steve E <bigger>Lansing Michigan</bigger> <bigger>84 Vanagon............................................. (when *will* it be a van again?)</bigger>

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