Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:15:31 -0500 From: Fred W <malt_houndnospamo.com> Subject: Re: Coolant level warning
JohnO wrote: > When my son's serpentine belt and idler pulley flew off last week, his > system told him the coolant level was low. That was but one of an > Apollo 13-like series of warnings he saw that day. (Wouldn't it be > funny if some programmer actually put in things like 'Bus A > Undervolt' ?) > > Anyway, all the other warnings cleared up, but he's still got the > coolant level low warning. The temp gauge is fine, he's got heat, and > sometime today while they're having a snow day from school I hope he's > going to read the manual to learn how to check the coolant level. Then > do it. But...I suspect this warning simply needs reset somehow. > > Is there a reset for this? > > -John O > No. It's just a float type sensor with a switch in the coolant reservoir. But the switches have been known to go bad on occasion. -- -Fred W