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blinking water temp light



yeah, it seems that coolant gets pushed through the
middle of the sensor and into the contacts on the
plug.....bad contact means blinking dash
light....don't ask me how i know that one....and its a
new sensor in there too.
jeff


--- Larry Fry <rocco16@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> 
> Yep.
> If the coolant isn't actually low, check the
> expansion tank cap's sensor,
> and/or the relay.
> Larry
> 
> > That is a low Coolant level warning.
> >
> > Don
> > > I have a problem where sometimes about 2 seconds
> after I start my '88
> > > 16v rocco the water temp light on the dash will
> blink at me.  It wont go
> > > out if I just shut it down but if I wait for it
> to get up to temp, shut
> > > it off and restart it, no blinking no over
> heating.  If I don't shut it
> > > down and restart it after it gets up to
> operation temp the heat will
> > > just keep right on going up.  I replaced the
> radiator fan sensor with a
> > > lower temp one during the summer.  Any ideas
> where this electrical
> > > gremlin might be hiding?
> > >
> > > Brad
> 
> 
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