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  • Re: oil pressure
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Tue, 10 Oct 2017 12:42:32 -0700
    ...Oil temp, pressure, and voltage. Can’t vouch for accuracy of the temp and pressure, pressure gauge will read low pressures (10 psi). Voltmeter...
  • Re: Someone must know what tire pressure do use in Agilis 51 tires!
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Thu, 23 May 2002 14:10:57 -0700
    Terry, every tire has a MAX pressure on it. Are you saying every vehicle owner should ignore the vehicle manufacturer's pressure chart and...
  • Re: Tire pressure question (again)
    Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
    Thu, 12 Aug 2021 10:48:00 -0700
    Syncros came with tire pressure stickers inside the driver door opening. Always shows lower pressure in front tires than rear. Not as big of...
  • Re: Best Tire Pressures?
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
    Sun, 25 Jan 2004 09:44:05 -0800
    --- tabe johnson wrote: > Hi All, > > The little label inside the door has a pressure listed for 185s and > 205 tires. The 185 pressure is...
  • Re: Cooling System Pressure Gauge
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 1 Feb 2001 18:10:39 -0500
    I think this needs work -- cooling system pressure ranges from a slight vacuum to close to 15 psi when the cap starts venting. All...
  • Re: Tire pressures
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Wed, 4 Oct 2006 08:30:38 -0700
    ...Why did VW increase the tire pressure recommendation in later models? Any reason I should not run higher pressures (the tire max is 65psi...
  • oil pressure test guage?
    Historical mailing list - John Schaper
    Fri, 31 Mar 2000 07:37:28 -0800
    Is there a tool available that can be used to measure oil pressure? For example, unscrewing the oil pressure sensor, hooking up a guage...
  • Re: fuel pressure gauge
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Sat, 20 Jan 2001 18:58:11 -0800
    ...Any suggestions for which sending unit might work? > Would an oil pressure sender work? Pressure is pressure, right? Pressure is pressure... right.... BUT the...
  • Re: oil pressure
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Sun, 8 Oct 2017 11:03:49 -0700
    As I understand it, a low oil pressure can result from mechanical failures, such as worn bearings or cases, worn oil pump ( rare), or...
  • Re: tire pressure
    Historical mailing list - David-M
    Wed, 21 Oct 1998 09:11:39 -0400
    Susan Cote wrote: > > Dear Subscribers: > > Can anyone give me some advice on tire pressure. My new tires state 65 > psi max.. Do I still...
  • Use Fuel Pressure Tester to Test Cooling System Pressure? (engine running)
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sun, 21 May 2017 12:31:10 -0700
    Hi all I've been reading up on DIY type cooling system pressure testers. I plan to re-use a broken WBX blue coolant...
  • Re: head gasket problem ?
    Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
    Fri, 21 Sep 2001 11:27:18 -0700
    ...So, as the engine runs, the cooling system pressure gradually builds until the pressure cap relieves the pressure. But, the gasses leaked from the...
  • Re: 215/70: Cold Tire pressure
    Historical mailing list - don spence
    Wed, 10 Mar 2004 17:15:55 -0700
    Wouldn't increasing the front tire pressure INCREASE the under-steer? On Wednesday, March 10, 2004, at 04:47 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote...
  • Re: oil pressure
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Tue, 10 Oct 2017 14:13:12 -0700
    ...Oil temp, > pressure, and voltage. > > Can’t vouch for accuracy of the temp and pressure, pressure gauge will > read low pressures (10 psi). > > Voltmeter...
  • Re: TIICO oil pump / Logical Circle Jerk of the Day
    Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
    Mon, 5 May 2003 13:14:15 -0400
    On Sun, 4 May 2003 15:02:30 EDT, George Goff <THX0001@AOL.COM> wrote: >how on earth does an oil pressure warning light...
  • Re: Measuring fuel pressure
    Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
    Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:57:38 -0700
    ...My well pump runs higher pressure than regulated fuel pressure and the gauges last for many years of continuous use. The fuel pressure gauge...
  • Re: fuel pump relief valve?
    Historical mailing list - ROBERT O UELTZEN
    Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:20:37 -0700
    Isn't the fuel pressure regulator doing what you expect the fuel pump relief valve to do? That is, when the fuel pressure exceeds...
  • Re: Gauges
    Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
    Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:04:28 -0700
    Sorry to waste the bandwidth, but... > Sea level pressure IS assumed as the "0" reading on every pressure > guage designed for automotive use. Only...
  • Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Mon, 3 Mar 2014 17:49:28 -0800
    So I'm running residual pressure tests with a fuel gauge installed. The system holds pressure for 10 minutes then very slowly drops. After...
  • Re: Fuel Regulator pt 1 of 3
    Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
    Fri, 11 May 2001 23:26:58 EDT
    ...It is the fuel pressure regulator that determines the initial pressure that then is acted upon by the manifold pressures, not the pump. The...
  • Oil pressure switch question (air cooled)
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Wed, 6 Aug 2008 13:44:33 -0700
    ...I may have the incorrect Jetta oil pressure switch (1.8 or .9 bar "high" pressure switch) connected to my air cooled Vanagon oil...
  • Fuel Pressure rail valve on 82
    Historical mailing list - misemefein
    Sat, 11 Nov 2006 14:55:52 -0500
    Does anyone know what kind of valve is on the fuel pressure rail of an 82 Vanagon CV engine? Can I get an adapter...
  • Re: dumb fuel injection question
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:13:35 -0400
    ...Because of that the injector passes a constant amount of fuel per millisecond even though the manifold pressure varies over a range of close...
  • Re: fuel pressure gauge
    Historical mailing list - mike miller
    Sat, 20 Jan 2001 19:20:10 -0800
    ...Any suggestions for which sending unit might > work? > > Would an oil pressure sender work? Pressure is pressure, right? > > Pressure is pressure... right.... BUT the...
  • Anyone know thread size of coolant bleeder bolt on radiator?
    Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
    Thu, 15 Aug 2002 22:33:14 -0700
    As per Darrell Boehler's suggestion for a coolant pressure sender location, I'm considering installing it in the coolant bleeder bolt hole on...
  • Re: Where is the oil pressure sender on VW Rialta?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Sun, 27 May 2012 09:55:06 -0700
    ...On VW's using two oil pressure switches, the high pressure switch kicks in when engine revved past 2K RPM. That said, on a...
  • Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
    Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
    Sun, 4 Jul 2004 15:50:20 -0700
    ...There is little pressure change when I close the fuel pressure regulator line. Also, I tried disconnecting the vacuum line that controls the fuel...
  • Re: Pressure releife valve
    Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
    Wed, 7 Sep 2011 11:14:40 -0700
    ...Pressure releife valve > sure, there must be all kinds of adjustable pressure relief valves you > could > adapt. > A common house water heater has one...
  • Re: Oil Pressure Light went On...Abort Trip?
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Sat, 21 May 2005 11:48:34 EDT
    ...If that seems kosher, pull the pressure switch and plug in a mechanical pressure gauge to see with what you are dealing. If the...
  • Re: Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon
    Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
    Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:31:07 -0400
    ...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: vacuum and the fuel pressure regulator?
    Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
    Mon, 28 Aug 2006 23:24:16 -0500
    ...vacuum and the fuel pressure regulator? > It correlates manifold vacuum to fuel pressure. High vacuum (idle), low > pressure; low vacuum (open throttle) high pressure.
  • Re: Fuel Pressure
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Thu, 9 Jun 2005 07:50:06 EDT
    ...Could this be grunge in the intake coming from the tank . . . >> Max, I imagine you are using the fuel supply pressure test point to...
  • Oil pressure question
    Historical mailing list - Jeff and Tamara Nelson
    Wed, 21 Mar 2001 22:23:28 -0700
    With all this talk about oil pressure I was wondering if someone could inform me of just what oil pressure is and how it...
  • Re: tire pressure
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Thu, 8 Jun 2000 09:08:46 -0700
    > > For tire pressure, always go by the door sticker and what it says > for the > > specific tire size you have put on the van...
  • Re: syncro-tire pressure
    Historical mailing list - Chris S.
    Wed, 21 Jul 2004 07:00:50 -0700
    The only truly "correct" tire pressure is that which causes the tire to evenly distributes the load across the tread width as it contacts...
  • Update: permanent fuel pressure gauge
    Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
    Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:59:09 -0500
    Last week I proposed installing a VDO oil pressure sender in the fuel rail and hooking it up to my oil pressure gauge. Some...
  • Re: Fuel Pressure
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Thu, 9 Jun 2005 09:01:01 -0600
    ...That was actually in the instructions for one pressure checker I had. jimt On 6/9/05 5:50 AM, "George Goff" <THX0001@AOL...
  • Fuel pressure regulator question?
    Historical mailing list - John Andrew
    Sun, 27 Aug 2000 20:49:34 -0600
    Hi again, Now I have a fuel pressure regulator question. I am trying to trace a power loss problem on my 1984 1.9...
  • Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
    Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
    Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:49:35 -0400
    >actual low oil pressure... (...caused by a pressure relief valve that didn't seat properly when coming off of high engine rpm in hot...
  • sears pressure gauge
    Historical mailing list - walter bahm
    Thu, 25 Jan 2001 01:24:04 -0800
    could someone please clarify what type of gauge (air pressure, water pressure, or fuel-line specific) was being referred to when discussing the measurement...
  • Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
    Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
    Fri, 13 Jul 2001 19:08:00 -0400
    Hi Larry, We tested the old pressure cap and found it failed on the weak side - not holding any pressure at all. My mechanic...
  • Re: Ethnicity of Oil Pressure Switch
    Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
    Thu, 18 Apr 2002 00:01:15 EDT
    In a message dated 4/17/02 10:34:30 PM, ssblackh@QWEST.NET writes: << Which color corresponds to which oil pressure switch? >> Any...
  • Re: the cat did it (solved)
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Tue, 5 May 1998 09:14:43 -0400
    ...Maybe the oil pressure sensor was damaged by the too high oil pressure. I like Joel Walker's explanation of too oil pressure because...
  • oil filter and oil pressure on cold start
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Mon, 1 Feb 1999 09:51:44 PST
    I've noticed that my oil pressure seems to come up much more slowly since my last oil change. On a cold start, the...
  • Re: Cooling System Pressure
    Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
    Wed, 15 Mar 2000 11:48:23 EST
    In a message dated 3/15/00 7:38:36 AM, kdlewis@JUNO.COM writes: << Forget the pressure test, it's pretty useless. The...
  • Re: Tire pressures
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
    Fri, 22 Mar 2002 11:56:36 -0500
    ...Pressures should be always measured when tires are COLD, because the pressure rises when hot. Most car tires have a max inflation pressure of...
  • Re: How does a leak down tester work???
    Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
    Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:56:16 -0500
    ...A leak down tester applies a regulated pressure to the cylinder > under test and the resulting pressure in the cylinder is read as a...
  • Re: Vanagon 2.1 Oil Pressure
    Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
    Sat, 4 Apr 1998 03:20:26 EST
    ...The dynamic oil pressure monitoring system gets inputs from two pressure switches. One switch is closed with no oil pressure and opens when oil...
  • Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
    Historical mailing list - John Connolly
    Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:36:02 -0700
    1) increased stroke doesn't increase cylinder pressure (it increases displacement and leverage). 2) increased bore increases displacement and allows the potential for valve...
  • Re: oil pressure switches
    Historical mailing list - Karl M.
    Sat, 2 Jun 2001 23:43:43 -0400
    The sensor between the pushrod tubes is the low-pressure one. Sounds like it is working correctly. The high pressure switch is located below...
  • Re: repost - basic a/c hose connection question.
    Historical mailing list - Owen
    Thu, 7 Aug 2003 12:01:01 -0500
    ...Low pressure gas goes to compressor > > and the hold thing starts all over again. > > > > Eric > > > Hot, high pressure gas out of compressor to condenser...
  • Re: Euro-Elec: UPDATE 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, idiot lights, oil light
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 18 Jan 2000 12:58:44 EST
    Your oil pressure numbers sound good. Bentley says that 19psi at 2000 rpm when the engine is warm is the lower limit. So your...
  • Re: Fuel pump pressure
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:05:40 -0400
    ...I don't remember the exact numbers, but the gallons per hour and max pressure ratings are VERY similar. I recall that the vanagon...
  • Oil Pressure Light
    Historical mailing list - timnew
    Mon, 15 Apr 2002 14:14:52 -0400
    Dear list members, My oil pressure light has been periodically coming on and off. I wasn't leaking anything and the level seemed fine...
  • oil pressure vs. oil temp gauge?
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 7 Jun 96 17:02:51 EDT
    ...question is...hmm, which one? wouldn't an oil pressure gauge be better? if the pressure is going down, then wouldn't that mean...
  • Re: Need some Oil Pressure help
    Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
    Sun, 24 May 1998 01:56:45 EDT
    In a message dated 98-05-23 12:05:53 EDT, KENWILFY@AOL.COM writes: <snip> > Anyway I just installed a 'wet' oil pressure...
  • Hot oil pressure norms
    Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
    Mon, 14 Oct 2002 03:51:23 +0000
    Hi Craig, I have a new, low mileage VW Canada long block with oil pressure & Temperature gauges. Using 15-40W oil, At full hot...
  • Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:44:24 -0500
    Can I take the pressure switch off the high pressure line in the DS side rear D pillar and pop the new one in...
  • Re: inflate tires up to max pres?
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
    Sun, 16 Mar 2003 02:29:20 -0800
    The tire pressures shown in the door jamb are for the tires that originally came with the van. If your tires match the specifications...
  • Re: Brake hydraulic pressure
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:07:37 -0700
    ...Brake hydraulic pressure > Does anyone have a feel for how much hydraulic pressure is in a > Vanagon's brake lines during hard braking? > > Mike