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article on A/C retrofit to R-134a (new freon)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 26 Aug 94 00:09:25 CDT
...1988-93 all except below Receive-dryer~, high $150-190 plus $35 for pressure switch if high-pressure cutout needed switch 1988-92 Eagle...
Re: Rislone Ring Seal and Other Oil Pressure Thoughts
Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
Sat, 12 Oct 2002 13:03:06 -0400
...increaser - changed oil pressure switch with a new one. - changed wiring for oil pressure switch and traced insulation - took out oil pressure relief valve...
Re: Was-Still got the Drips-Now Oil pressure switch?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:29:10 -0400
...Was-Still got the Drips-Now Oil pressure switch? Thanks for the clarification. When I looked at the Bentley at the mechanic shop, it...
Re: Euro-Elec: 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, idiot lights, oil light
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Sat, 15 Jan 2000 09:59:45 -0800
...switch. This did not change anything. I >have not checked the actual pressure because I do not have >the necessary adapters for my oil...
Re: New engine question revisited
Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
Sun, 4 Jan 2004 23:02:30 -0500
...oil pressure light comes on under 1100rpm. I'm > running 20w50 with a good filter and it has already had the 0.3bar > switch...
Re: Oil pressure ?
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Sun, 23 Nov 2014 09:56:21 -0500
...installed. >> >> One thing I would do is get the rear oil pressure switch from the dealer. >> The aftermarket ones including the OEM looking Meyle...
Re: oil pressure switch question 1.8 bar?
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
Sun, 26 Jan 2003 21:03:15 +0000
Hi Dylan, The 1.8B switch appeared in later 2.1L WBRs and just raised the 0.9B check point to 1.8B @ 2K...
Re: Oil pressure
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Thu, 9 Jul 2015 22:00:37 -1000
...Oil pressure > > I've got two oil pressure guage setups. One takes pressure from the pressure switch that monitors oil pressure at the cam...
Re: Oil Pressure Switch Removal
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:59:28 -0500
...read some where those plumber sockets work well to remove oil pressure > switches > > > http://www.homedepot.com/p/Eastman-5-Piece-Plumber-s-Socket...
Re: <diesel> oil pressure light at idle/ goes away once engine is warm
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 12 Jan 2004 18:04:43 -0500
It is probably a bad switch. At higher pressures, oil leaks past the diaphragm inside and gets to the other side, canceling out the...
Re: Yeppers -- failed oil pressure switch alright.
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 29 May 2011 11:34:22 -0700
...Failed switch. New one is now mounted on a bracket atop the engine in a little manifold alongside an oil pressure gauge sender. Won...
Re: Yeppers -- failed oil pressure switch alright.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 29 May 2011 13:50:50 -0400
At 01:28 PM 5/29/2011, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >My FLAPS have a replacement oil pressure switch. It is a BWD S4026...
Re: How to start a diesel engine after 5 years inactive
Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
Mon, 14 May 2001 09:34:45 -0400
...pressure bleeder set up you could send pressurized oil through the hole were the oil pressure switch is located. This would send fresh oil...
Redline Oil?
Historical mailing list - David Bayer
Sun, 7 Dec 1997 13:23:34 -0800
...Redline's 10-40W oil not producing enough pressure above 2000 rpm? Does anyone know if the .9 bar switch (or the L board...
Re: Oil sensor still buzz after going to Mahle oil filter, now what?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 9 Aug 2000 02:39:50 -0400
...You can unplug the wire to the second pressure switch (i.e. not the one between the pushrods) and rev the motor over 2000...
Re: oil light question
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 1 Jan 2014 08:56:11 -0700
...A clogged oil filter can also cause the low pressure light while the high pressure buzzer may not come on as that switch is...
Re: Vanagon oil pressure switches,or the lack thereof!!
Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
Thu, 7 Oct 1999 16:58:45 -0230
...Vanagon oil pressure switches,or the lack thereof!! >
86 vanagon Oil Pressure Switch
Historical mailing list - clerkin
Mon, 9 Jul 2001 18:34:33 -0500
...When the mechanic was called about the problem, he said that he must have put the wrong oil pressure switch in. It has been...
Re: Oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Mon, 10 Nov 2014 14:22:33 -0500
...oil pressure switch by the pulleys should be a brown wire. It comes up and meets with another brown wire from the other oil...
Re: HELP! Instrument Cluster Gremlins!
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:40:44 -0400
...Turning on the light switch kills the oil pressure warning and the water temp warning light flashes for a few seconds as if you...
Re: Continuing Saga of Oil Pressure light
Historical mailing list - James Benthall
Sat, 9 Jul 2005 11:13:20 EDT
...I went out and was checking the high pressure switch near the oil pump and discovered it was DISCONNECTED!! How it worked itself loose...
UPDATE Re: Oil Pressure System Confusion...
Historical mailing list - Ryan
Sun, 1 Jul 2007 15:33:17 -0400
...Oil Pressure System Confusion... > > >> Once the high pressure warning is activated, it remains on until the >> system see the high pressure switch satisfied or...
Re: 1991 Carat - the drama continues
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 19:55:02 -0400
It would be very rare for an oil pressure switch to completely fail out of the box. I've seen them be way out...
Re: 88 Vanagon - oil pressure alarm
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:46:58 -0800
...Need to remove that cover first , but >>> that's >>> the normal oil pressure switch, and I'd first see what oil pressure >>> warmed >>> up...
Re: Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:24:10 -0400
...pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon At 03:28 PM 8/10/2010, Jeff Schwaia wrote...? >"270 liters of oily...
oil light question
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:43:43 -0500
...I have seen other types of engines with low oil pressure and generally the oil light will start flickering at idle when the oil...
Oil Pressure Switch Leak test
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:29:50 -0500
Replaced the high pressure switch and want to test for leaks before putting my new belts back on. I have a couple of ?s...
Re: 86 vanagon Oil Pressure Switch
Historical mailing list - clerkin
Thu, 12 Jul 2001 19:58:40 -0500
...86 vanagon Oil Pressure Switch >> > >> > >> >> I have a 1986 vanagon with an oil pressure light and buzzer which comes >on >> >> when the vehicle is...
Re: Oil Light Discovery-Fram Filters
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Mon, 29 Dec 2003 08:50:47 -0500
...Maybe this would be a better place to connect the aftermarket reomte oil pressure sending unit. Leave the stock low pressure sender(4.4...
Re: Oil pressure switch
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 07:27:28 EDT
...ATT.NET writes: << What are the different applications for these two switches? >> Karl, The 0.9 bar is used on the 1.9L. engine...
Re: 1.9 oil light/preassure issue
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:08:48 -0500
...is a discrepancy in oil pressure > switch ratings on the 1.9 WBX. Bentley sez: Digijet '83 '84, '85 > switch is 1.8 bar...
Re: 2.1l high oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Fri, 24 Apr 2015 07:06:03 -0400
...This has been confirmed with a manual gauge ran >> from the oil pressure switch manifold. I pulled the oil pressure >> regulator assembly and cleaned...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Steven Sittser
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:59:01 -0400
...Still, maybe I should just change the oil and try a German filter. I could try replacing the two oil pressure switches. From what...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 18 Dec 2015 21:24:35 -0500
...As for the oil light/buzzer problem, seems as though changing out the high pressure switch did the trick. So far the light and...
Oil pressure LED
Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
Mon, 29 Oct 2001 10:37:43 -0800
...New pressure sense switch installed Sunday. No shorts in the wire. All clean. LED came on after about 40 miles of driving. I was...
Re: Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:15:37 -0700
...Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon At 03:28 PM 8/10/2010, Jeff Schwaia wrote... >"270 liters of oily...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Steven Sittser
Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:39:08 -0400
...Still, maybe I should just change the oil and try a German filter. I could try replacing the two oil pressure switches. From what...
Oil pressure lamp
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:56:44 -0800
...The oil pressure lamp did not go out. The oil pressure gauge I installed a couple years ago read normally (75 psi, cold engine...
Re: A/C guru's help needed
Historical mailing list - DaveC
Thu, 21 Jun 2001 08:42:35 -0700
>While trying to get my 318 A/C working I found that the low pressure switch >is in the open position causing the compressor...
Re: Oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:52:06 -0600
...oil pressure switch by the pulleys should be a > brown wire. It comes up and meets with another brown wire from the other > oil...
Re: Oil light/buzzer
Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
Sun, 17 Aug 1997 23:39:51 -0700
...I'd replaced all the oil pressure switches (the turbo uses different switches than the other engines). To this day, it does the same...
Re: 1991 Carat - the drama continues
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 23:00:39 -0400
...Simply wiping the contacts or moving > the wires where crimped in those connector terminals did the fix. > > The connector for the oil pressure switches...
86-91 oil pressure switch
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 30 Aug 1997 20:49:42 CDT
for those of you who have the pleasure of replacing your own oil pressure switch, the high-pressure one, at the back of the...
Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Sun, 2 Mar 2014 10:43:43 -0800
...That brings my oil pressure up a little too. > > I've seen my oil pressure decline a few psi as my motor accumulates > mileage...
Oil pressure light and buzzer.
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 18 Dec 2015 07:34:59 -0600
...As for the oil light/buzzer problem, seems as though changing out the high pressure switch did the trick. So far the light and...
Window molding question & Hazard switch update & Oil pressure buzzer (long).
Historical mailing list - Joe in NH
Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:32:37 EST
...I also had my low oil pressure buzzer and light go off yesterday. I was slowing down from about 65 MPH down an off...
Re: Resolved: Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:41:16 -0500
...The oil buzzer is operated by > >>> the high (.8 > >>> bar/11.3 psi) switch. This switch closes when oil pressure is > sufficient. > >>> If the...
Re: Oil light/buzzer
Historical mailing list
Mon, 18 Aug 1997 19:16:38 EDT
...You have two oil pressure sensing switches. The low pressure switch (4.4) must open between 2.2 and 6.5 psi. It is...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Wed, 6 Sep 2017 16:49:21 -0700
...the two pressure switches plus added a > pressure gauge sender. Pics etc here > > https://shufti.blog/2012/07/05/vanagon-oil-pressure-sender-relocation...
1988 Westy low Oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Banks
Sun, 28 Jul 1996 13:52:42 -0400 (EDT)
...He brought his van in to a shop and had a gauge hooked up and indeed he has low oil pressure, so the switches...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 8 Nov 2015 14:14:12 -0600
...head how the dynamic oil pressure warning > system is supposed to work. I have an intermittent fault where the oil > warning light and buzzer...
Re: Oil Pressure observation.
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 30 Jul 2011 08:16:11 -0700
...interstate/highway sustained speeds...210f > Oil temperature with oil pressure of 65psi at 3700rpm (60mph) With the > other oil, I was seeing about 55psi...
Euro-Elec: 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, idiot lights, oil light
Historical mailing list - "Richard Meissenheimer (by way of Derek Drew )"
Sat, 15 Jan 2000 09:51:46 -0500
...switch. This did not change anything. I have not checked the actual pressure because I do not have the necessary adapters for my oil...
Re: Oil pressure low limit
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Mon, 9 Mar 2009 21:49:50 -0400
...I thought the boxers had a bit lower idle pressure than that. The low pressure warning switch is only 0.3 bar which is...
Re: permanent fuel pressure gauge
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Tue, 7 Mar 2006 17:07:09 -0500
...The only other addition > would > be a switch to toggle between the fuel pressure and oil pressure > senders. > For those of us who already...
Re: Euro-Elec: 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, idiot lights, oil light
Historical mailing list - Sean Cole
Sat, 15 Jan 2000 10:56:49 PST
...switch. This did not change anything. I >have not checked the actual pressure because I do not have >the necessary adapters for my oil...
Re: New instrument cluster in '84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Wed, 14 Dec 2005 15:45:33 -0800
...The dual oil switch > circuit board never ignores the low pressure switch. It does ignore the > high pressure switch when the engine is at...
Re: the cat did it (solved)
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Tue, 5 May 1998 09:14:43 -0400
...but it should have popped the dipstick off > > > or blown oil out somewhere. ?? > > Except that BOTH oil pressure switches indicate when oil pressure is...
Re: Oil Pressure Gauge Kit
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 7 Mar 2018 09:13:48 -0800
...Oil pressure is lost along the crankshaft, and drops with wear. What you want the gauge for is to monitor trends in oil pressure...
Re: Oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Tue, 11 Nov 2014 06:31:40 -0500
...oil pressure switch by the pulleys should be a > brown wire. It comes up and meets with another brown wire from the other oil...