Before you take to the emory, my mechanic suggested cleaning the
sensor in vinegar, to get the gunk out.
Thad Dabrowski
> Hugo. I believe you are speaking of the light at the bottom of the
> guage, just below the coolant temp gauge. It is indeed a low coolant
> level warning. Topping off the cooling system will, (or should) make
> the light go off. Be sure you refill the system properly...ie...suspend
> the coolant recovery bottle, loosten the bleed screw on the upper hose,
> and fill the system through the bottle until coolant flows out of the
> screw.
>
> I have had problems with my sensor over the years...the contacts (the
> little copper tongs) get gummed up. A little emory cloth will fix this.
>
> Ray
>
> > ----------
> > From: norgo@casagrande.com[SMTP:norgo@casagrande.com]
> > Sent: Monday, June 22, 1998 12:34 AM
> > To: peugeot@padui.org
> > Subject: Radiator warning light
> >
> > Fellow Peugeotists,
> >
> > A radiator warning light came on my '87 505 STX today. I'm assuming
> > this
> > light is a low coolant warning light (I topped the cooling system off
> > and
> > the light went off). Is this assumption correct, or is it something
> > more
> > than this, such as the car telling me that I need to spend yet another
> >
> > grand on it?
> >
> > Hugo
> >
> >
>
>