Fwd: Coolant Sensor and other strangeness

[scirocco16vr32 at gmail.com (Chris Bennett)]

Oh and the most important mod of all today... I finally applied the
scirocco.org sticker to the 85.  I screwed up though.  I used a little
windex to make sure that I had good adhesion.  The sticker and
surrounding couple inches looks great.  It's just the rest of the
glass looks like shit.  In the immortal words of Ripley; "Oops I made
a clean spot."

Since posting the first time, I drove it this evening for a few... and
the GREEN LED oil temp gauge LOOKS GREAT... if only the oil temp gauge
would work.  ;)  I think I have a loose connection.

Other thing was that the two lights that blink when the key is turned
on (but not started) came on a few times when I was driving it.  I
listened to the radio all afternoon so I am hoping that the battery
was just a little low.  I have always have that blink when I start
before I rev the engine--probably the exciter right?  I will drive it
to work tommorow to see how she does.

I am wondering if that sticker jinxed me.  LOL

Speaking of stickers... Cathy have you had a chance to mess with the
rear glass Scirocco sticker yet?  You got a rubbing ya know... and you
haven't reciprocated.  (I couldn't resist that one!)

Thanks all
G'nite
Chris


On 10/16/05, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> On 8:48:00 pm 10/16/05 Chris Bennett <scirocco16vr32@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Ok as I mentioned when I hijacked Daun's thread temporarily I was
> > going to do a few things to the 85 as it is driveable again.
> >
> ><snipping for the digesters>
>
> > Now about this damn coolant sensor... I found a break and one of the
> > wires is VERY brittle.  So I attempted to strip the wire and pulled it
> > free of the connector so I have to go to a junkyard tommorow and see
> > if I can find one to splice in.  I was very angry.  I followed the
> > wire back to where it wasn't brittle or corroded and stripped it there
> > and tried what someone suggested with shorting them together.  No
> > luck, light still blinks.  Also for grins I put a meter on the sensor
> > in the coolant resevoir.  It is something in the Meg-Ohm range but it
> > wouldn't settle on a number.   Any thoughts anyone???
> >
> > TIA
> > Chris
>
> I have no clue, but mine acted up today, and did so about the same time
> last year, in my case I think the coolant drops just a wee bit this time of
> year due to the ambient temp/ "shrinkage". It may also be crud on the
> sensor, who knows. I added like 3mL of coolant and it went away. I bet a
> fresh plug may just do the trick, sure can't hurt. I could go toss a meter
> on mine if you like. Regardless, congrats on a day's worth of resolving
> that small annoying shit, it's so hard to get to that stuff, and it makes
> such a difference once it's done! I have a ton of similar stuff I need to
> get resolved.
>
> cathy
>
>
>


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My new mantra:
Keep it out of gear.
Disable that @#$% remote starter.
Don't be a dipshit and try to stop a rolling car.
Keep fingers by keeping them to myself.
Remove the F'ing screwdriver from my back pocket.