[Vwdiesel] coolant temperatures

[Ralph Meyermann]

My vanagon westy is prone to ground issues as well.

Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy
On Aug 11, 2014 10:51 PM, <dieseltdi at verizon.net> wrote:

> Follow up to the follow up.  Oil Temperature gauge and water temperature
> gauges are reading too high while oil pressure gauge and pyrometer are
> reading too low.  I think I have a voltage or ground problem to sort out.
>  Hayden
> On Aug 11, 2014, at 8:24 PM, dieseltdi at verizon.net wrote:
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> > Followup, I decided to go old school to check out my engine temps so I
> dug out my round faced dial thermometer that I use in my turkey fryer.
>  Result?  Radiator fan turns on right at 199F, just where it should.  After
> some further measurements, I determined  that BOTH my oil temperature gauge
> and my water temperature gauge and potentially my pyrometer are not reading
> the proper measurements!  Now to find out why!  Senders are all the correct
> ones so I must assume there is a voltage problem to the gauges. need to
> find a better hot side connection.  Hayden
> >
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