Date:         Tue, 29 May 2012 09:21:46 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: the mysterious flash of the coolant light
Comments: To: pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com>
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Took my '88 out for a spin after doing some work on it. Since purchasing
this Westy, prior to any work done by me, the coolant LED either:

went out after a few seconds
stayed on for quite a while.

Last night it did the latter, staying on for some time. Restarted van,
light went off. During further inspection of ground wiring condition
etc., pulled the connector at expansion bottle. Noticed coolant puddle in
male connector on bottle. Not good I think. Regardless.......

Maybe have a look there? That said, IF a small puddle of coolant at the
male connector is shorting connector out at that point, would this affect
the controller thus behaviour of the LED?   Seems to me a redundant thing
as the probes are immersed in coolant.

Neil.


On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 5:09 AM, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks for these suggestions.  My instrument cluster connector is a bit
> suspect so I will examine that side of things.  Am I right that the coolant
> tank level sensor can't make the light blink for just a few seconds, even
> if the sensor is malfunctioning?  I.e., that even on a 1.9, the light would
> have to blink for close to 20 seconds before turning off?
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 7:29 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Keying my CB would cause the coolant LED to flash on.
> >
> > On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 4:02 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > > ..... A sudden electrical surge can trigger the blinker
> > > circuit in the gauge.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil n
> >
> > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly  http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp
> >
> > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named.
> >
> > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> >
> > Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group:
> >
> >
> >
> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
> >
>



--
Neil n

65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly  http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp

'88 Slate Blue Westy to be named.

'81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/

Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group:

http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines