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- Subject: Re: [W] Need advice on water guage
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- Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1993 02:03:36 GMT
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- In article <1k9f10INNrm8@shelley.u.washington.edu>, bacs1@hardy.u.washington.edu (Kevin Harper) writes:
- >I just bought an 87 Scirocco 16V, and haven't received the owner's
- >guide or Bentley manual from the previous owner yet. (big mistake--get
- >everything before you write the check!).
- >
- >I'm ignoring the cold start problem for now :-), but a new problem
- >just cropped up.
- >
- >The idiot light periodically starts flashing on the water temperature
- >guage, and because I don't have the owner's guide, I'm not sure what
- >it means. I'm assuming that it's the coolant overflow-tank level
- >sensor and that the light being on means that the coolant level is low.
- >Is this correct? It's gone on before the engine has even come up to
- >full temperature, so it doesn't appear to be related to high coolant
- >temperature. Based on these assumptions, I'm concluding that the
- >switch is faulty, since I don't think I'm loosing coolant. Am I right?
- >Are these switches known for failing?
- >
- The light will flash on/off for the first few seconds after you
- start the car to let you know the light functions. You may
- want to check your connections at the overflow tank to make sure
- that is functioning properly. The gauge should sit near the middle
- or slightly on the high side of middle when at proper operating
- temp.
-
- Ric
-
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-
-
- >While on the topic, where should the water temperature guage be when
- >the engine is fulling warmed? Are these guages consistent between
- >cars, or do you have to get a baseline specific for the particular car?
- >
- >Thanks in advance.
-