[Vwdiesel] sensor fire

[Andrew .Libby]

Is this on a Grumman Kubvan?

Andrew

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 5:22 PM, peter blake <pila47 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>  Today I detected the smell of burning plastic.  At first I thot that
> it was due to the fact that I was traveling thru an industrial area.
> My opinion changed when I noticed wisps of smoke coming fm under the
> hood.  I pulled over and investigated.  I found a sensor on the trans-
> mission smoking, I pulled it apart and sparks and flames burst out of
> the now broken and melted sensor.  It has two wires, one black and green,
> and the other brown or black.  Does anyone know what it is?  My parts
> guy, who is very knowledgeable and specializes in VWs didn't have a
> clue, neither do I.  I haven't noticed anything not working so I'm at
> a loss as to what it is or what to do about it.
> Peter
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