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Re: New instrument cluster in '84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Wed, 14 Dec 2005 19:02:34 -0500
...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: Spooked!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 5 Jun 2011 08:27:37 -0500
...I hit the switch, the engine > started right up, oil pressure light went out. I noted no strange > sounds, and the oil pressure alarm...
Re: Spooked!
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Fri, 3 Jun 2011 19:45:31 -0500
...I hit the switch, the engine started right up, oil pressure light went out. I noted no strange sounds, and the oil pressure alarm...
Re: Oil Pressure Switch ....gone
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 10:21:04 -0400
At 09:09 AM 3/31/2012, Paul wrote: >intense. I better stop rambling or Ben will ban me. Yeah, we're never happy...
Re: Fuel Pressure Gauge?
Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
Fri, 14 Aug 1998 19:32:48 -0500
...oil pressure sender to the engine (on the fuel rack, of course) and wire it to the oil pressure gauge with a switch to...
coolant presure
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Sun, 21 Dec 1997 12:44:32 -0600
...I installed a couple of extra senders for the electric oil pressure gauge and a switch so I can now monitor my oil, fuel...
Re: oil pressure warning system anomaly?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 3 Dec 2010 14:33:53 -0500
...that I unhooked the 2 pin >connector but bridged the low pressure switch wire ends between the >two connectors so just it was still...
Re: Oil Pressure Gauge Kit
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 11 Mar 2018 05:33:22 +0000
...Oil pressure is lost along the crankshaft, and drops with wear. > > > > What you want the gauge for is to monitor trends in oil pressure...
new bearings but no change in oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Doug Mahone
Sat, 14 Jul 2001 22:39:25 -0500
I was very surprised to see the oil pressure warning light come on after installing new main, rod and cam bearings. It came on...
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...
Re: 2nd go through on Oil pressure alarm problems problems--this is a good one for any one up for a challenge.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:58:28 +0000
...I > have not actually checked the oil pressure although I have > absolutely no > signs of an oil pressure loss (no lifter noises, rough running...
Re: 91 vannie oil lite and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:37:39 EDT
...thank you for the reply new engine 25 miles on it, new sensors,german, new bearings, oil pump etc, great oil pressure. rune great...
Re: 1991 Carat - the drama continues
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 14:35:13 -0500
...did not install NEW $6.95 oil pressure switches and > make sure the wiring to those two switches are in PERFECT condition. > Better tell...
Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 15 Aug 2015 00:05:28 -0400
...If the engine sounds good you may be able to increase oil pressure by installing an oversized oil pump. Depending on the pressure switch...
Re: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 7 Dec 2015 22:20:01 -0600
...2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal > > I use a basic Snap-On 24mm deep socket. The non-impact version (thinner > walls). No...
Re: .5 Bar ? VDO oil pres Sender okay?
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Fri, 22 Oct 1999 20:33:00 -0400
The switch turns the light off after the pressure reachs 7 lb.'s. The other switch in the system, sounds the buzzer. Eric 86...
Re: 1.9l with 23psi @ 4000 rpm
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:03:46 -0600
...So I've ordered parts to install an oil pressure gauge. > > >> > > >> I realize there's a lower threshold (blue) .25 bar switch that VW...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Herb Harmison
Mon, 9 Nov 2015 22:35:15 -0600
...Oil pressure light and buzzer > > Thanks, guys. I think I have a bad switch, judging from the way the system > is behaving. Tomorrow I...
Re: Oil Pressure Warning Buzzer
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 22 Aug 2000 08:19:35 -0700
John, See my post today on using an oil pressure gauge. This is not "a buzzer problem," this is a bearing problem! It sounds...
Re: oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
Mon, 5 Jul 1999 21:03:56 -0500
...I would check the pressure relief valve and spring. Are you getting oil on your spark plugs? �� John Scheckel wrote: > Well this weekend, just...
Re: Speedometer/Odometer connections
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 10:14:20 -0700
That is for the "dynamic oil pressure warning system". 86+ has 2 oil pressure switches and a logic board inside the speedo that they...
Re: oil pressure warning system anomaly?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 3 Dec 2010 06:28:48 -0800
What I was trying to say there was that I unhooked the 2 pin connector but bridged the low pressure switch wire ends between...
Re: Eric Caron is on the road! Oil pressure and the warning light.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 24 Jun 2013 23:35:08 -0400
...The 85 Vanagon has only one oil pressure warning switch. It is located to sense pressure at one of the lowest pressure points in...
Re: A/C compressor not turning
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Fri, 20 Jun 2014 08:24:48 -0700
...oil (or no oil flow) to the compressor, with dead compressor to follow. You can check the continuity of the low pressure switch. No...
Re: installing oil pressure gauge
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Wed, 23 Aug 2000 08:26:48 -0400
...installing oil pressure gauge Any advice on installing an oil pressure guage in my '89 westy? I got the VDO gauge, sender, and extention...
Dynamic Oil Pressure Sensor behind Speedo, how do they work, wiring diagrams, tachometer changes, etc
Historical mailing list - Chris Mundy
Mon, 30 Jul 2001 00:13:04 +1000
...circuit and they are remove the resistor, attach the dynamic oil pressure switch adaptor (circuit to the Speedo plug) to the circuit board. My...
Re: oil pressure woes
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Thu, 6 Mar 2008 21:25:54 -0500
...I have a new grey sender, and also an oil pressure gauge to hook in and see what the real pressure is. We'll...
Re: instrument panel
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:23:29 -0700
...one is your van and engine have a Dynamic Oil Pressure System ( see Bentley ) with two oil pressure switches. An 85 only has one...
Re: Swapping clock for Tach in an 84? a bit long.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:18:00 -0700
...The high pressure oil switch is reverse logic from a normal oil pressure switch. Normal ones have the light on when it sees ground...
Re: Oil Pressure Switch
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:58:41 -0700
...When I pulled the high pressure switch, I also removed the >> bushing >> to the block. I cleaned both and reinstalled bushing(old w/copper...
Re: Cold start oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 11 May 2021 21:06:03 -0400
...switching from Castrol 20W/50 to Mobil1 15/50 for the first time. Does synthetic oil make that much difference in start-up pressure?
Re: blinking oil light
Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
Mon, 19 Jun 2000 11:08:28 -0400
...Check on vanagon.com under "problems"...there's a description of the dynamic oil pressure system and whether the switch should be open or...
cooling air cooled vanagon's
Historical mailing list - Dr. D.W. Carment
Tue, 19 Jul 1994 16:22:24 -0400 (EDT)
...control oil temp (with a view to buying an oil thermostatic switch that comes on at 180f). This reults in increase oil pressure and...
Re: oil pressure buzzer
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Fri, 3 Jul 1998 10:43:15 -0400
...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: Can this do that?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sun, 22 May 2011 21:46:31 -0400
Test your low oil pressure switch sender. And, you are running an oil pressure and temp gauges, correct? Tencent has a nice setup, but...
oil pressure switch on 83 diesel
Historical mailing list - Andrew Lewis
Sun, 17 Sep 2000 00:52:21 +0100
Help! The thread around the oil pressure sensor has started to disintegrate. The sensor is secure for now, but if I wan to change...
Re: Switching to synthetic oil
Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
Fri, 8 Jun 2007 18:17:27 +0000
...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: AC converted to 134
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Tue, 19 Jul 2005 15:32:24 -0700
...The post '86 systems, although they have a high pressure switch, are not *legal* to convert either, in that the high pressure switch must...
Re: Oil pressure hose
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:56:54 -0700
...Oil pressure hose > Hi Volks, > > Can anyone confirm or deny if this hose will fit on the oil pressure > switch on my 1.9L...
Re: Oil Pressure Switch Removal
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Tue, 17 Nov 2015 14:04:08 -0700
...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: Yeppers -- failed oil pressure switch alright.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 29 May 2011 14:31:47 -0400
At 02:02 PM 5/29/2011, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > I'll take all of those I can get .. Go to your junkyard...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 10 Nov 2015 21:23:11 -0500
...Oil pressure light and buzzer > > Thanks, guys. I think I have a bad switch, judging from the way the > system is behaving. Tomorrow I...
Re: oil buzzer buzzing all the time
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:10:38 -0500
...We figured it's > something about the oil pressure switch or associated wires - he's going to > do some searching and get back to...
Re: oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Fri, 2 Apr 2010 19:08:09 -0500
...2010 at 6:44 PM, jerry cantor <jerry233@gmail.com> wrote: > Oil pressure red light along with annoying alarm is going off > intermittently > in...
Re: Catastrophe???(Oil lite and oil alarm on!)
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Fri, 26 Jan 2001 12:49:17 EST
John; Replace the belts, check the connection to the oil pressure switch under the water pump, and start it up. Have someone keeping an...
Re: 1991 Carat - the drama continues
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 20 Jul 2016 20:04:38 -0700
...I had a nagging "high" pressure warning issue that AFAIK, was due to a corroded section of brown wire from switch to white connector...
Low Oil Pressure vs. Cooling System Efficiency (Long)
Historical mailing list - Mark Smith
Fri, 28 Sep 2001 15:18:16 EDT
...fan switch with lower temperature models with no improvement. After replacing the radiator I was simply amazed with the increase in oil pressure. Thus...
Re: rewiring '87 foil for an '85 single oil pressure system?
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:25:48 -0800
...Or resistor "out" so the foil uses the dynamic oil circuit board found in 86-91 vans with 2 oil switches. Here is a...
86-91 oil pressure switch for sale
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:41:03 -0500
Hi all Rooting through the Vast amount of VW parts and found 2 New german oil pressure sending switchs part number 068 919 081A...
Re: Oil Light Discovery-Fram Filters
Historical mailing list - Wes Ullrich
Mon, 5 Jan 2004 13:32:20 -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 Lamp? Denoument.
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Fri, 11 May 2012 07:14:42 -0500
...Coolant washed<BR>> over the oil pressure gauge sender and oil pressure switch which are moved<BR>> above the left head when...
Re: Swapping clock for Tach in an 84? a bit long.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:54:54 -0700
...The high pressure oil switch is reverse logic from a normal oil pressure switch. Normal ones have the light on when it sees ground...
Re: Oil Pressure observation.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:47:16 -0400
...interstate/highway |> sustained speeds...210f Oil temperature with oil pressure of |65psi at |> 3700rpm (60mph) With the other oil, I was seeing about 55psi...
Re: chronic valve tapping
Historical mailing list - George Jannini
Sat, 21 Apr 2001 09:30:10 -0400
...pump back up. >> I switched from using Castrol 20W50 oil to Mobil1 synthetic 15W50 after experiencing the dreaded oil pressure warning buzzer a few...
Re: Engine Oil Pre-Luber
Historical mailing list
Thu, 28 Dec 1995 12:03:54 -0500
> Where did you tap into the high-pressure oil feed to charge adn >discharge. We're guessing both heads and the crank need the...
Re: Let's Talk Oil....
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 7 Oct 2000 02:31:39 -0400
...suspicion would be the second pressure sender (the one that's *not* between the pushrod tubes). Oil sender switches act weird when the diaphragm...
Re: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Mon, 7 Dec 2015 17:15:03 -0800
...2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal Problem solved. I talked with the folks at Van Cafe today, and they told me the...
Re: Oil Pressure Switch ....gone
Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
Sun, 1 Apr 2012 15:20:46 +0000
...Oil Pressure Switch ....gone > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > the clutch slave bleed valve is easily reachable from the engine > compartment on a 2WD...
Re: Summer Oil pressure drop + higher temperatures with oil error (Was: Is 20w50 Oil OK in the winter?)
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 26 Dec 2002 18:46:58 -0800
...The second most common fix I've run into was a bad oil pressure switch. The last Vanagon I fixed with a flickering oil...
Re: Thought problem for Friday
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:35:15 -0700
But if I'm not mistaken, the brake light switch is just a switch; its open or closed. Similar to an oil pressure switch...