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Subject:Fw: Temp 2 sensor
From:Martin
Date:Wed, 19 May 1999 07:00:28 -0500

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin <nitram@tbcnet.com>
To: vanagon <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 7:40 PM
Subject: Temp 2 sensor

>My Bentley shows that both sensors on the thermostate housing on a 87
>Vanagon to be for the fuel injection temp sensor and one of those two to be
>for the temp gauge as well. A misprint no doubt.  I think that the front
>facing sensor is for the injection.  true or false ?
>   When diagnosing for terrible mileage, if found that the coolant temp
>sensor read to the equivilant of 100 F too cold.  A minute latter when
>rechecking it, the reading was fairly accurate.  Do they fail in this
>manner, or would it be out all the time?  Is there a ground that could be
>intermitant, as my horn doesn't always work due to a bad ground some where
?
>
>Thanks for your help,
>
>Larry
>

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