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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: paolomarks on June 08, 2011, 06:04:05 am

Title: temp sender calibration on diesel vanagon
Post by: paolomarks on June 08, 2011, 06:04:05 am

So I have a 82 diesel vanagon.  Can anyone with both the stock temp gauge and an auxilliary temp gauge tell me how hot the coolant is when stock needle is dead center.(directly infront of the warning light.) Thanks, Paolo

Title: Re: temp sender calibration on diesel vanagon
Post by: Mark(The Miser)UK on June 09, 2011, 07:45:10 am

Not possible, too big a variation between indicators. Also thermostat, and heater valves [if there are any] changes reading and relationship to head temperature.

 Use some form of thermometer to check.

Gauge is merely for showing 'change from usual'

Title: Re: temp sender calibration on diesel vanagon
Post by: R.O.R-2.0 on June 09, 2011, 01:42:46 pm

different gauges on different VWs show a different reading for the same temperature FWIW..

Title: Re: temp sender calibration on diesel vanagon
Post by: paolomarks on June 10, 2011, 04:54:34 am

thanks for the response. I understand now that there is no standard gauge/temp relationship.  At what water temps are the AAZ's most happy at?  Paolo

Title: Re: temp sender calibration on diesel vanagon
Post by: R.O.R-2.0 on June 10, 2011, 03:23:01 pm

~195*f

about what the other diesels like.. the AAZ is not special,. it doesnt need a special certain temp to run right..