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Well, I decided I'd had enough so I bought a VDO gauge on Ebay. Using the VW sender, on a try-out it reads 90C as the thermostat opens. That's close enough for me, so I think I'll just be disconnecting the original gauge and using the bolt-on replacement. Thanks to all for the advice, particularly A...

I would measure the resistance across the gauge with everything connected as normal but with the LSCU module 43 removed and gauge reading high. You can do this at the LSCU module 43 socket but instead of inserting a dummy resistor across the terminals I referred to )in the post that you read about ...

i'd say there's a fault on the front to back wiring and the sender wire is earthing out before the multiplug at the dash as if you earth the sender wire it goes to full and lamp flashes that's the quick test for the guage are you on the right sender ? black for guage, blue is ECU temp 2 signal, if ...

I took another look at everything. At 104 ohms test resistance, (using a potentiometer as a resistor) the needle is directly over the red light on the temp scale. When the engine feels warm, not hot, the sensor has a resistance of around 98-100 ohms but the needle is up near the top of the scale. Th...

Your gauge is reading slightly high by a couple of needle widths at 100 ohms calibration test (unless you tested the gauge calibration with the coolant sender still connected). I disconnected the sender at the white junction block in the engine bay..... unless... thinking while write, maybe I split...

Hi All, I've had what I think is a temp gauge problem for a while. The gauge rises as the van warms up. It goes right to the top and the red light starts flashing. I don't think there is any overheating- the thermostat is a new genuine replacement. Coolant changed two years ago, expansion tank full ...

There's one on Ebay for 99p. I've found a used one for £19.95 from a breaker, can't see one for 99p. Really, I was hoping to get a new one, looks like there's no such thing! Cheers Richard http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Volkswagen-VW-T25-T3-relay-43_W0QQitemZ330354961844QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehic...

grumpyoldgit wrote:There's one on Ebay for 99p.

I've found a used one for £19.95 from a breaker, can't see one for 99p. Really, I was hoping to get a new one, looks like there's no such thing!
Cheers
Richard

This is the voltage stabliser for the low coolant level light- looks like a relay with '43' printed on the back. VW part no 191 919 376. The local VW dealer says it has been obsolete since 1997, no alternative offered. I understand there's a replacement but don't know the part no. Can I buy a 43 any...

Found the right picture! Page 12 shows my system exactly. The hoses are NOT connected wrongly on my van! Must just be the gauge problem, fingers crossed.
Thanks
Richard

Thanks Mike, Looking at the diagrams,the feedpipe to the top of my radiator is plastic integral with the radiator, otherwise same layout. I'm convinced that the hot feed is to the base of the radiator which must be wrong. However, the hoses are neatly lined up parallel to each other so I don't see h...

I've just fitted a new thermostat to my 2.1 injection engine and whilst checking around I have discovered that the radiator warms up from below. Can this be right? Is it possible that the hoses are connected the wrong way round? The hot water feed from the engine goes into the radiator via a straigh...

Hi all, My 2.1i starts first time every time when cold. When at normal running temp., it takes two or three goes. When hotter than that, it won't start at all-totally dead, no misfires or anything, unless left for five or ten minutes, when it's back to normal. The engine was a VW rebuild 40k miles a...

I've renewed my pipe. Send me your email address and I'll send you a couple of pics. TR That would be vey useful, thanks, but I don't know how to send you my email address. Can you put a pic up here? I've made no progress since I started the topic, all that's needed is to replace the centre section...

My van was dragged off to a garage with a burst clutch pipe, above the petrol tank where you can't see it (of course). A week later, they say they can't find a stockist of the right unions because of the age of the van (E reg, is that 1988?). Can anybody tell me where I can get these bits, as far as...