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Re: gauge recommendations
Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:50:15 -0900
...mounted above the headlight switch. (to be added with Turbo Audi 3A engine) Cyberdyne fuel pressure gauge, manifold boost pressure gauge, air temperature gauge...
Re: Switching to synthetic oil?
Historical mailing list - mike
Fri, 8 Jun 2007 07:53:54 -0700
...when making the switch? The van >> doesn't currently leak any oil and I haven't had any oil pressure troubles, >> I would just...
Re: 1.9l with 23psi @ 4000 rpm
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 3 Jan 2012 18:25:17 -0800
...heard of anyone >> >>> having an old >> >>> switch that was still responding, but just at too high a pressure >> >>> (if >> >>> anything I would expect them...
Oil Pressure
Historical mailing list - Samuel Scott
Wed, 22 May 2002 20:33:12 EDT
...High-speed driving has often led to oil warning buzzer and light going off as I'm returning to idle on exit ramp. Switching...
Re: 1.9l with 23psi @ 4000 rpm
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Thu, 5 Jan 2012 19:54:40 -0500
...heard > >> of anyone having an old switch that was still responding, but just at > >> too high a pressure (if anything I would expect them...
Re: Brake Light Switches
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:46:26 -0500
...the float switch for the brake fluid >>> reservoir rather than the pressure difference like the 3 prong wiring >>> used. I highly doubt that the...
Re: 2.1 oil leak revisited.
Historical mailing list - jimt
Mon, 4 Jul 2005 18:29:33 -0600
...or the oil pressure switch > amongst other possibilities. I single these out because this problem > seems related to extented high RPM chugs up grades...
Re: High idle w. A/C on... please help
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 18 Oct 2014 16:31:48 -0400
...A pressure gauge set on the AC will confirm the fan switch operation. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 6 Sep 2017 21:49:31 -0700
...The result, a gauge sender >>> that works just fine, and both low and high pressure warnings working >>> also. The original set up is not...
Re: 1.9l with 23psi @ 4000 rpm
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
Tue, 3 Jan 2012 19:05:22 -0800
...heard of anyone >> >>> having an old >> >>> switch that was still responding, but just at too high a pressure >> >>> (if >> >>> anything I would expect them...
Re: 2.1L WBX -oil pressure light flickers at idle
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 1 Mar 2015 09:47:13 -0500
...pushrod tubes were replaced on the side opposite the oil pressure >> switch. That switch was undisturbed. When the van was again put on >> the...
Re: Was-Still got the Drips-Now Oil pressure switch?
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:45:08 EDT
...ONE MORE TIME ........There is NO need to remove anything to change the high oil pressure switch. Use a 1/2" drive deep well...
Re: oil light question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:29:41 -0500
...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: junkyard alert
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Mon, 13 Feb 1995 08:48:12 -0800 (PST)
...seat of popout windows, guages, switches >>n stuff. > > >Those gauges wouldn't happen to include a oil pressure and temperature >..would they? Sorry, just...
Ok so this is what it was....Ed's ok now :-}
Historical mailing list - Gina Godat
Sat, 20 Feb 1999 02:08:56 EST
...that pressure cap, the fan switch was bad,(only turned on low, not high) thermostat wasn't opening or whatever it does...ummm and...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:12:21 -0500
...It it doesn't, I'll replace > > the high-pressure sensor switch (assuming I can get to it). > > > > After that... I don't know...
Re: Rad Fan isn't working properly
Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
Sat, 10 Apr 2004 20:23:17 -0700
...It was a few days later when I was replacing the .9 bar oil pressure switch when I siphoned off the coolant from the...
Re: 1991 Carat - the drama continues
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 14:35:13 -0500
...shop installed the right switch in the right place > ? > Are you totally confident that they understand the high rpm switch is the > one with...
Re: 1.9l with 23psi @ 4000 rpm
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 3 Jan 2012 20:26:49 -0800
...heard of anyone >> >>> having an old >> >>> switch that was still responding, but just at too high a pressure >> >>> (if >> >>> anything I would expect them...
Re: fwd: Re: Re.: Hot Start Phase II
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 19 Aug 94 16:04:21 CDT
...You mentioned checking the thermo switch and the pressure valve. >The pump was replaced about 2 years ago. I guess I should check for...
Re: cheap gauges from JC Whitney
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 21 Jun 2004 06:52:25 -0500
...I'll put the fuel pressure gauge after the pressure > regulator. You're right. I need to get the same pressure that is > going...
Re: Plumbing a second LP tank.. help!
Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
Tue, 11 Nov 2003 12:02:58 -0700
...high pressure. I run each tank separately. That is, I run everything off of one tank until it is empty and then switch to...
Re: A/C compressor not turning
Historical mailing list
Mon, 13 May 1996 19:51:57 -0400
...There are also high & low pressure switches. If the freon has leaked out the pressure will be below the minimum required to engage the...
Re: 2.1L Engine: Oil Pressure Senders faulty reading
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sun, 12 Dec 2004 15:25:54 -0700
...my mechanic, I suggested that either he had (a) switched > the high and low pressure senders, (b) installed two of the same type, > or...
Re: Oil light problem
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:26:19 -1000
...once you have that off you'll see the oil pressure switch under there .. and that is where you'll attach your flex line...
Re: oil light question
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Wed, 1 Jan 2014 11:44:09 -0500
...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: Oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 10 Jul 2015 08:35:02 -0700
...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: '91 Carat AC Inoperative.
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 26 Apr 2017 21:02:14 -0500
...I >> could >> hear a whistling sound, an on checking, I discovered that the trinary >> switch which is essentially the high/low pressure switch, had...
Re: fan speed (How-to Test your fan setup)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 22 Oct 1999 10:51:03 EDT
...do with refrigerant pressures, etc making the fan come on at low and high speeds according to the refrigerant pressures in the system. Really...
Re: Oil pressure
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 9 Jul 2015 21:00:56 -0500
...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: Still doesn't add up, was: Re: [Syncro] Oil pressure mystery--Now: you're normal!
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 1 Oct 2002 17:51:00 -0700
...would switch to mineral based 20w 50 oil, it is physically thicker than the 15w 50 synthetic and should give you higher pressure. Try...
Re: Oil light flicker
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 18:50:24 -0400
...low speed or at higher engine speeds? If at low speed only, you may have low pressure, a bad switch, or the wire is...
Re: Oil Pressure Gremlins
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Mon, 6 Mar 2000 02:14:39 -0800
...Check also the engine compartment oil switch harness connections- all of them. The second pressure switch is in an awfully inaccessible spot to the...
Re: AC Troubleshooting - No Blower
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sun, 11 Sep 2005 17:01:00 -0500
...Get to the rear D pillar and check the power relays and fuses, high and low pressure switches. Make sure the system has penty...
Re: OIL LIGHT AND BUZZER/wire protection idea
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Sat, 12 Aug 2000 20:37:46 -0500
...The >first time, the pressure switch wires on the engine came in contact with the >exhaust header, melted the insulation and grounded out. Second...
Re: Tachometer retrofit: 85 to 86 (Long Message)
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Wed, 10 Jul 2002 09:22:25 -0400
...Obviously the Oil Pressure switch behaved in the normal "LED On" for low pressure. The Cooling LED flashed the same as the 89 LED...
Re: oil light
Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty
Wed, 1 Nov 1995 20:19:09 -0600 (CST)
...The oil pressure sender is really quite amazing on the Vanagon. It consist of two pressure switches that must respond in the correct sequence...
Re: A/C hose blew!
Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:05:35 -0700
Hi Bill, Do you think the high pressure switch would be disabled / non functional in a conversion like mine? If the switch is part...
Re: 1.9l with 23psi @ 4000 rpm
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:03:46 -0600
...heard > > >> of anyone having an old switch that was still responding, but just at > > >> too high a pressure (if anything I would expect them...
Re: Radiator fan- '91 Carat
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 31 May 2016 22:49:49 -0400
...Then there is the radiator temperature switch, the speed resister, and of course the motor. For high speed radiator cooling there is another relay...
Re: Oil Pressure observation.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:47:16 -0400
...Very good stuff and will hold higher pressure than a 15w-40 Diesel oil. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
Re: Tachometer retrofit: 85 to 86 (Long Message)
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Wed, 10 Jul 2002 22:11:36 -0400
...Obviously the >Oil Pressure switch behaved in the normal "LED On" for low pressure. The >Cooling LED flashed the same as the 89 LED...
Re: Oil Pressure observation.
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:27:51 -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...
oil pressure buzzer
Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
Fri, 3 Jul 1998 03:03:31 EDT
...The oil pressure light and buzzer comes on, usually after highway driving when slowing down for a stop or a slower speed zone. A...
Re: PS Pump switch high idle question
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 5 Jan 2017 06:36:51 -0500
...PS Pump switch high idle question > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> Can someone school me on the way the PS pump switch affects the idle > speed? I have...
Re: Hot start problem
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:39:03 -0500
...Always losing pressure. I will check the throttle switch. Or, I'll ask my garage to check the throttle switch. I'm a better...
Re: Oil light flickering
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Tue, 8 Feb 2011 11:18:12 -0500
...s the switch; they certainly aren't expensive or hard to swap. But if we're talking about an older, high-milage engine, it...
Re: Oil Light
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:34:47 -0500
...Check to see that the connection at the pressure switches are secure. The easy one to reach is the one down by the crank...
Re: High and low pressure zones on a Vanagon - ideas for my intercooler anyone!?
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 8 Jun 2001 02:48:24 EDT
...Those measurements also showed a high pressure zone in the area of the axle shafts and above the transmission. This is with the diesel...
Re: Another operating temp question
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 24 Dec 2001 13:32:11 -0600
mounted in the oil pressure switch port, No! No! No!, its mounted in the oil pressure bypass port under the TYPE IV engine next...
Re: AC 134a refrigerant leak down
Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
Thu, 9 May 2013 09:37:12 -0700
...Sure the average pressure with R134a will be a bit higher (maybe 10%), but because the R12 pressure switches are still in place the...
Re: Best Oil Viscosity?
Historical mailing list - Bill H.
Tue, 2 Dec 2003 20:05:43 -0800
...The 10w-30 will cause oil pressure problems during extended highway travel. Better yet would be a synthetic such as Mobil 15w-50. The...
Re: Oil pressure ?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 23 Nov 2014 09:08:03 -0500
...The blue oil pressure switch (between the pushrods) does not affect the buzzer/light above 2,000 rpm. That switch is on the rear...
Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 1 Mar 2014 23:14:21 -0500
...pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters I know of engines that suffered a rapid oil loss that resulted in the single switch...
Re: New engine - Oil lite is red
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Sun, 6 Feb 2000 08:42:11 -0500
...John a couple of things come to mind did you replace both of the oil pressure switches and could it be that that there...
Re: Oil light comes up, 1.9 engine
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:47:39 -0800
...A traditional OP switch supplies ground if there is no pressure. The 'other' one - the high rpm/hi pressure one uses reverse logic from...
Re: Heater fan switch
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Sat, 23 Oct 1999 16:46:22 -0400
...The contact pressure is less, the resistance is more, the > contact gets hotter yet... > > I *love* relays...my switch on high speed is now...
Re: Brake Light Switches
Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:43:59 -0700
...the float switch for the brake fluid >> reservoir rather than the pressure difference like the 3 prong wiring >> used. I highly doubt that the...
Re: PS Pump switch high idle question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 5 Jan 2017 07:57:17 -0800
...PS Pump switch high idle question >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> Can someone school me on the way the PS pump switch affects the idle speed? I have...
Re: New Youtube video about radiator fan resistor
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Sun, 19 May 2013 19:04:13 -0400
...the A/C high-pressure switch through the A/C fan > relay and one part of the resistor. > > c) High speed from the rad...