water temp light

84 westy · Post by **84 westy** » Thu Mar 20, 2003 7:00 am

i have a 1984 vanagon gl westfalia wolfsburg edition with a 1.9l wbx. it runs good but when i start it the water temp warning light flashes and the guage shoots the needle to the highest temp. if i wait about 5 minutes it'll go back down and the light will turn off but i am wondering if this is a problem. and info would be a great help. thanks

Pillow · Post by **Pillow** » Thu Mar 20, 2003 9:42 am

Sounds like a electrical grounding issue to me on the gauge itself.

Any electrical guage goes bananas when not getting a good ground.

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Adrian Pillow
'66 VW Westfalia
'79 Porsche 911 SC - FS
VolkSport Kafer Gruppe

84 westy · Post by **84 westy** » Thu Mar 20, 2003 10:37 am

Thanks for the speedy reply and help. i will check the grounds and get back to you. thanks