Re: Coolant temp warning light

[Dan Ruddick <druddick@vt.edu>]

At 08:59 AM 9/3/96, you wrote:
>I have an 88 16v which I purchased about a month ago to replace an 87 16v 
>which was totalled in an accident.  As this is my 4th Scirocco, I'm quite 
>familiar with the "learning curve" of figuring out all the quirks of a new VW.
>
>About three days ago, my coolant temp warning light began flashing while I was 
>driving.  But the car is not over heating.  I've checked the coolant level and 
>the belts, and all seem fine.
>
>When I first bought the car, I had to rebuild the odometer.  My thinking is 
>that I may have damaged something on the instrument panel which is causing 
>this light blink.  The first couple of times the light started blinking, I 
>turned the car off and on again and the light stayed off.  This no longer 
>works.
>
>Has anyone had this problem before or any suggestions as to what it might be?  
>I'd like to avoid taking the car in to the dealer.
>
>Thanks, Behdad.

Behdad,

        I've got the same problem with my 87 8V, the shop said it was the
ground for the sensor.  They tied the wire out ot the way and that fixed the
problem, but it slopped again and I don't know which on it is.

--
To subscribe or unsubscribe, send email to scirocco-l-request@privateI.com,
with your request (subscribe, unsubscribe) in the BODY of the message.