Re: help me stop my flashing light!!

[John Van Vuren <jiggervv@fdldotnet.com>]

Brandon Colvin wrote:
> 
>         Some time ago I posted about the coolant light on my '87 16v that remained
> flashing beyond the 5-10 seconds it is supposed to.  And YES, I did check
> the water level.  Many of you told me to clean or replace the sensor on the
> top of the little plastic coolant bottle.  Well I cleaned it and it still
> didnt improve and today I replaced it (8.95$ not bad) but it did NOT fix my
> problem.  Any more suggestions?  I plan on getting some contact cleaner and
> cleaning the contacts on the plug for it but they look fine so I doubt if
> it will work.
> Thanks in advance!
> Brandon Colvin

Did you check your coolant temp sensor?  Does your gauge work properly? 
If the sending unit is shorted to ground, the gauge will read hot and
the light will blink...

John

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