Finally got my 88 16v on the road!!

[marsden.eric at gmail.com (Eric Marsden)]

can someone please tell me where the coolant temp sensor is located.  I
thought it was the sensor on the radiator itself but I have learned instead
that it is the fan thermostat.  and the Bentley book doesnt make mention of
the coolant temp sensor anywhere that I can find.

Also here is another weird issue.  The coolant light on the dash willl flash
along with the alternator light until I rev up the engine then both shut
off...Any ideas on that anyone?



On 8/29/06, Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>
> --- Eric Marsden <marsden.eric@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 1.  When I first start the car up it runs really rough
> > and idles very low
> > until the temp needle moves a little bit then the idle
> > smooths out.  I
> > assume this issue is because the warm air deflector and
> > all associated parts
> > running into the airbox are missing.
>
> Nope - that crap can safely be scrapped.  It sounds like
> you've got a bad coolant temp sensor.
>
> > 2.  The car seems to have no get up and go in first gear.
> >  Put it in second
> > gear and it is very very lowgy almost stalling in out in
> > some cases.  I at
> > this point am attributing majority of that problem to the
> > fairly large leak
> > I have in the flex pipe.
>
> See problem 1.
>
> > 3.  Finally the fuel pump seems to stay on for a while
> > after I shut the car
> > off.  I wanna say somewhere in the realm of 30-45
> > seconds.  For this issue I
> > dont know if it is normal or not so I have no possible
> > cause.
>
> I'd be checking for hacked wiring or a faulty relay as
> that's definately abnormal and not good.
>
>
> Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
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