Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:47:42 -0700
Reply-To: Steve Macaulay <smacaulay@INFINTIUM.COM>
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From: Steve Macaulay <smacaulay@INFINTIUM.COM>
Subject: Re: Request for Service Bulletins (The little red light)
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I haven't checked, but I believe you will find these bulletins along with
many others in one of the files available from the vanagon ftp site. Go to
www.vanagon.com and following the mail list link. From there follow the
file archive link to the ftp site. The technical directory there has many
service bulletins in it all combined into a single file called
VW-Technical-Bulletins.txt. Here's the direct URL
ftp://gerry.vanagon.com/pub/technical/VW-Technical-Bulletins.txt
If you haven't checked out this ftp site, take a look. There is a lot of
good stuff there.
Hope this helps,
Steve
89 Westy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of Noto-Gaudette
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 1999 12:34 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Request for Service Bulletins (The little red light)
>
>
> I don't suppose anyone has these technical bulletins...?
>
>
>
> Affected model: ALL Water cooled
>
> Model years: ALL
>
> Order number:90-92-03
>
> Electrical System
>
> Coolant Indicator LED is Flashing at Normal Temperatures
>
>
>
> Affected model: ALL Water cooled
>
> Model years: ALL
>
> Order number: 90-87-03
>
> Electrical System
>
> Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
>
>
>
> And (possibly related):
>
>
> Service Bulletin Number: 93-04 [I'm unsure of order # and group #; I got
>
> this one online and it's not in my index]
>
> Bulletin Sequence Number: 036
>
> Date of Bulletin: 9311
>
> NHTSA Item Number: SB035163
>
> Make: VOLKSWAGEN TRUCK
>
> Model: VANAGON
>
> Year: ALL
>
> Component: ENGINE:OTHER PARTS
>
> Summary: REPLACING COOLANT TEMPERATURE (ECT) SENSOR. *TW
>
>
> A brief summary of their contents would be greatly appreciated. My local
> VW of A claims they don't have them on their CD ROM--only newer
> bulletins. I know I can purchase them by calling 1-800-544-8021, and
> will if nobody has them. I have an index of VW service publications, so
> if you're looking for bulletin order numbers, let me know.
>
> Why am I so obsessed with this little red light? When my looonnng
>
> coolant hoses started leaking, my van lost a lot of coolant very
>
> quickly, and the temperature went up nearly as rapidly. If I had been
>
> negotiating directions (or dinner plans) with my wife, I might not have
>
> noticed the blinking light and thus the temp gauge, and might have
>
> damaged the engine. I have other coolant hoses & pipes that don't look
>
> so great, but I have other repair work which I should do before I
>
> replace them. And finally, because it blinks so often (even on startup
>
> of a cold engine w/plenty of coolant in the expansion tank), I ignore my
>
> blinking red light half the time--and my temp guage indicates low
>
> anyhow, which makes on-the-road diagnosis difficult.
>
>
>
> -George
>
> 83.5 Westy
>
>
>
> > >
> > > > Hi all! My 86 Vanagon, Stella, has recently regained
> consciousness (her
> > > > transmission was rebuilt). Anyway, I've noticed that the
> warning light
> > > > for the coolant has been staying on after I start her up.
> The problem
> > > > usually resolves itself after I turn her off, and restart. I have
> > > > checked the coolant levels, and all is fine. I had the
> sensor replaced
> > > > in March or so. Any suggestions on why this crazy little light is
> > > > pestering me?
> > > >
> > > > Peace, Love, and Granola
> > > > Kat
> >
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