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• Re: FRAM specualtion re pressure
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Aug 1996 23:56:42 -0400
  ...It does this by allowing oil to escape out of the pressure system when it exceeds a certain level. As an oil filter only...
• Re: Update: permanent fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:55:44 -0600
  ...DM&FS At 10:59 AM 3/14/2006, jake beaulieu wrote: >Last week I proposed installing a VDO oil pressure sender in the...
• Re: No oil pressure, was: Here's one to rack your brains............
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 10 May 2000 08:36:43 -0400
  Bulley wrote: > > Try removing the oil pressure relief spring, and the spark plugs (so the > motor will spin faster) then crank the motor over...
• Re: Weird Stuff----
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 12:14:46 -0600
  David Richoux wrote: > > David Katsuki wrote: > > > > Where is there a coolant pressure sensor in the system? I've never seen > > one and don't...
• Re: OIL warning light up
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:38:07 -0400
  "The Westy man" <thewestyman@GMAIL.COM> said: > OK, I will check the pressure then change the switch if I have to. > 140k on engine...
• Re: Oil Pressure Kit
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Mon, 23 Apr 2018 14:29:28 +0000
  I just installed the RJE Oil Pressure Manifold on an 84. All he does is drop a plug into the additional port used for...
• Re: Fuel pressure regulator - acceptable pressure readings?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:52:33 -0700
  ...Fuel pressure regulator - acceptable pressure readings? Well, it is a USG (US Gauge) pressure gauge. You can't be doubting those readings can you...
• Re: home made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:05:59 -0400
  I own and use both a Motive pressure bleeder, as well as the $19.95 HF vacuum bleeder. They both can do the job...
• Re: No Start 83.5: Fuel pump test?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:59:30 -0700
  ...A pressure gauge would be best Don. Have you tried blowing back through the lines? Say pump to tank and motor to pump? On...
• Re: leaky injectors
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 08:54:58 -0600
  Ken, did you get the pressure guage at Lowe's? and is it a wet type? This sounds like a really good diagnostic tool...
• Evans NPG+ non-aqueous coolant - was: blue vs green vs orange coolant
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 9 Aug 2006 09:32:25 -0700
  ...How does the 'no pressure' aspect work? Does one put a pin hole in the expansion tank cap?? Or is it that this special...
• Where is the oil pressure sender on VW Rialta?
  Historical mailing list - Hawk
  Sun, 27 May 2012 10:41:36 -0500
  Got a visitor stuck in Minonk, IL. Fixed coolant hose. Now, oil pressure light on after revving engine.
• Re: tire pressure - How to calculate
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Sat, 24 Oct 1998 00:13:18 -0400
  Good analysis! I would just add that although the pressure formula is self-correcting, the effect of low pressure is that the outsides of...
• Re: Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:52:45 -0500
  ...Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon > > > > > Can I take the pressure switch off the high pressure line in the DS...
• Re: oil pressure buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 00:22:30 EDT
  ...Once I accelerate back over 2200 rpm's the buzzer > stops. > > My mechanic tested the actual oil pressure and assures me it's fine...
• Re: 2.1L WBX -oil pressure light flickers at idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:44:54 -0600
  ...I have never had a low oil pressure indication before. But the engine was out of service while the oil cooler seal was replaced...
• Re: Tires - Yokohama Y370 195R14 - Progress Report
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:30:47 -0700
  If tire pressure is too low, stability is decreased. Lots of info in archives regarding tire pressures. :) I'm running Yoko 370 tires. http...
• Re: Tire Pressure - what's on the sidewall or what's on the van?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:51:38 -0700
  Sidewall pressure is nearly always the MAX pressure for the tire, and if the tire is the correct spec for the vehicle, then using...
• Oil pressure question 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 20 Aug 2013 17:38:29 -0500
  ...The owner says he is getting 22 pounds of oil pressure on the gauge at 70 miles an hour. This seems about half what...
• Waht was that about lowering tire pressure on ice?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Dec 1996 14:54:37 GMT
  With winter officially announcing its presence last night, I am recalling a thread a few weeks ago about using lower tire pressures to drive...
• oil pressure warning alarm
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 18:10:25 -0700
  Is the buzzer used by the oil pressure warning circuit separate from the seat belt warning buzzer? Looking at the wiring diagram in the...
• A/C pressure
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Fri, 12 May 2000 22:29:52 -0700
  ...It's a 86 GL Westy Automatic, The Bentley Lists the amount of R-12 to use, But not the pressure the system is...
• Re: PSI? Cooling system Mods, OK? THANKS!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 11:06:15 -0800
  > I also will be checking the pressure rating on the lines I installed. The > one line I'm sure will be fine. It's...
• coolant pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 21:29:41 -0600
  ...Egad, first there was a 3 psi drop in > coolant pressure then the onset of that sweet ethylene glycol aroma. So, does this mean...
• Re: oil temp or oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 18 Oct 2015 19:22:20 -0500
  ...oil temp or oil pressure hi, if you have to chose between an oil temp gauge or an oil pressure gauge for your vanagon...
• Re: Fuel Pump Problem '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Philcox
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 17:44:17 -0500
  ...I hope you didn't throw away the old pump. =:-o John; As far as I know pressure is pressure. An oil pressure gauge...
• Possible FAQ? (warning: kinda long)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Aug 97 12:06:12 -0700
  ...The high pressure switch looks pretty much like the low pressure one (except for having a different color of plastic end) and is located...
• Re: Adaptor to pump ...
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:13:53 +0200
  Maybe you don't even have to rip the guts out of the cap, because that cap has two pressure valves in it, one...
• Re: Use Fuel Pressure Tester to Test Cooling System Pressure? (engine running)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 21 May 2017 17:46:38 -0400
  A gauge for coolant pressure should have full scale reading of at least 20-25 psi since you're expecting readings up to 15...
• Brake Problem....on '84
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 20:59:39 -0400
  ...Left sitting idling for a bit and pressure is nil. Have applied pressure to the system, push in clutch and can feel pressure drop...
• Re: oil pressure relief valve spec
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 10:18:14 -0400
  ...oil pressure relief valve spec I wonder what's the oil pressure relief valve spec (i.e. what's the max allowable oil pressure...
• michelin agilis tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Sat, 10 Sep 2005 00:00:11 -0400
  ...I want to run at a pressure that is best for gas mileage and tire longevity as I don't do much off-road...
• Re: fuel pressure gague
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:12:10 -0800
  ...Tuesday, October 31, 2006 12:04 AM > Subject: [VANAGON] fuel pressure gague > > > > need to buy a fuel pressure gague for an 84 vanagon... > > anyone...
• Re: 2.1l high oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Fri, 24 Apr 2015 07:06:03 -0400
  It's got to be a stuck pressure relief system right? How does one fix that? -craig > On Apr 24, 2015, at 6:55...
• Oil Pressures
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Thu, 15 Sep 2005 13:41:12 -0400
  Hi Paul, As you know, oil pressure is a hard one to judge. I think the removal of oil pressure gauges in more modern...
• Re: michelin agilis tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 10 Sep 2005 05:46:02 -0700
  I run my Agilis tires at the pressures listed on the silver sticker in the driver's door jamb. You may eventually adjust up...
• Re: Significant improvement: Less wind deflection
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:51:03 -0700
  Your tire's stiff sidewalls are working like they should - really contributing to stability, And at those kind of pressures ( measured cold ) having more...
• Re: Cooling System Comments
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 23:52:33 EDT
  ...1) The system pressure doesn't rise sharply as the engine heats up in the morning. 2) Minimum cold overnight pressure doesn't go...
• Re: Tire Pressure Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 Dec 2011 08:10:48 -0500
  ...Tire Pressure Question > > Dennis, > > The rear tires are 195/70 R14 and are marked load range D with a max > cold pressure of 65...
• Re: any guesses on oil light woes
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 05:44:21 -0800
  ...Mark Jay L Snyder wrote: > > In my opinion, the dynamic oil pressure system fails more often than > indicating a real oil pressure problem. My...
• Re: Brake Pressure Bleeder - Cheap and Easy
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:48:42 -0600
  ...Daryl > > He is saying he used the tire air pressure instead of a bicycle pump. Actually mentioning the older bugs that used the air...
• Re: Michelin Agilis Report
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 09:39:36 -0500
  ...Maybe they need >more pressure. > >It would seem logical to me to LOWER pressure to achieve greater >stability. Seems like overpressure would cause just...
• INTERMITTENT FLASHING OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WHEN COLD -- 1984 1.9L ENGINE
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 12 May 2017 12:30:58 -0400
  Oil pressure light will intermittently flicker on when engine is cold. Flickering stops within a minute or so, and sometimes does not happen at...
• Re: Plugged Cat/muffler/oil pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 13:07:46 EDT
  Hi Jay, When a Cat and/or Muffler plug it causes a tremendous amount of back pressure. The engine over heats and then the...
• Re: glowing oil light
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 08:46:57 EST
  ...Pull the oil pressure switch on the left side of the engine case and plug in a GOOD mechanical pressure gauge. Only then will...
• TiiCo manifold pressure sensor specs - seeking any references or info
  Historical mailing list - James Adams
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 07:54:20 -0700
  My mechanic is currently unable to find the specs he needs for the "duo sensor" (the air intake temperature sensor and the manifold pressure...
• Re: High pressure tire valves - do I need 'em?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 08:08:43 -0500
  you wrote: "Folks, Just ordered a new set of Kumho 852's today, and Discount Tire recommends getting high pressure valves @ $4.50 each...
• Re: Oil pressure switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 16:23:08 -0400
  I think that my page as most of the information you need. http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/oil_pressure_sender.htm Ben 87GL
• Re: Best Tire Pressures?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 10:46:29 -0700
  ...Best Tire Pressures? > For 15 years I've been debating the same question on my 88 GL with 195/75 > tires. The posted pressure...
• Re: OIL PRESSURE LIGHT
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 13:35:01 -0500
  ...a length > of wire > and connector to the high pressure oil switch. > > The oil pressure switch looked original. > > Soon after, I had a similar...
• Re: TiiCo, high oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 06:42:35 -0800
  Sean, You're kidding, right? Getting 25 to 30 psi oil pressure, especially in the summer when the engine is hot, is a dream...
• Re: Fuel Pressure Question...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 19:58:56 -0500
  ...i rechecked the fuel > pressure. Seems that i run at right around 30 psi during idle but if i > rev the engine.. or hold...
• resolved, was: oil pressure warning system anomaly?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 17:23:24 -0800
  The odd oil pressure led behavior became normal after I replaced the small circuit board for the dynamic oil pressure warning system. Referred to...
• Re: 1.6L , 1.9L, 2.1L Pressure plate Q??
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 7 Nov 2008 20:24:38 -0500
  > Can some one tell me what the difference if any on the 1.6L Vanagon > Pressure Plate vs the 1.9L pressure Plate and...
• Re: oil pressure problems,still
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:44:15 -0400
  I have purchased an M-10 X 1.0 to 1/8 NPT 27 adapter for installing my oil pressure gauge extension hose which...
• Re: my bucking/lurching running issue - solved?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 30 Aug 2013 08:59:49 -0700
  ...I started up engine again, pressure up, engine off, pressure now held. Strange eh? Then instead of starting engine I jumped the fuel pump...
• Re: 86 Vanagon GL Oil pressure warning
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 20:58:23 -0400
  ...86 Vanagon GL Oil pressure warning My oil pressure buzzer and light went on recently when i was driving over a mountain pass. Pulled...
• Re: Oil Pressure Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Nick DeAngelis
  Thu, 2 May 2019 15:50:02 +0000
  ...Mount the pressure gauge > on the dash wherever you want and it is done. Plus it is cheaper if you > care about that. The...
• Re: Blinking oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 7 Dec 2020 09:28:45 -0500
  VW dealers sometimes give you the wrong sensor when you replace the high pressure one. If you still have the original sensors, try putting...
• Re: ok to use pressure washer on westy top?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 13 Aug 2017 08:31:31 +0000
  ...Don't use too high a pressure or a narrow angle spray head. I've done it on mine with no ill effects. Todd...