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EV A/C Preventative Maint.
Historical mailing list
Thu, 13 Jun 1996 17:38:43 -0500 (EST)
...My problem was with the pressure relief valve located on the receiver/dryer (the silver looking beer canned sized piece) located in the right...
pressure-relief doohickey
Historical mailing list
Tue, 14 May 1996 11:56:34 +0100
...the pressure-relief start, for buses and/or bugs? >Where- in the master cylinder? It is sometimes referred to as bottom valve. Look at...
Re: High falutin oil filters/ westy interior
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 5 Apr 2001 22:40:52 -0400
...so there's a relief valve, what does it do? Is it >just designed to "let >go" if the pressure get's too high...
Re: Oil pressure question
Historical mailing list - James Creech
Thu, 22 Mar 2001 10:11:03 -0500
...Speaking of the oil pressure relief valve, is it a good idea to replace it as routine maintenance after so many miles or years...
Re: Coolant leak...the story continues...
Historical mailing list
Wed, 7 Dec 1994 06:04:34 +0300
I made a quick fix washer out of a matchbook cover, on the same pressure relief valve while on the road this summer. The...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 30 Jul 2017 16:10:18 +0000
...Oil pressure light and buzzer On 30 Jul , 2017, at 9:39 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > The oil pressure relief valve begins to relive...
Re: Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer?
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Thu, 3 Oct 2002 11:53:11 -0400
>>dino oil or even (double gasp) motor honey as your motor nears the end What is motor honey and is there any downside to...
Re: temperature-oil pressure (rather long)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 9 Aug 2009 10:49:21 -0700
...increasing oil pressure relief valve spring tension will not produce oil pressure where there isn't any, or make OP higher when the oil...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 30 Jul 2017 09:54:38 -0600
On 30 Jul , 2017, at 9:39 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > The oil pressure relief valve begins to relive excess pressure somewhere around 45...
Re: Oil pressure buzzer
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 3 Oct 2002 01:09:50 -0400
...I'm thinking along the >line of the pressure relief valve sticking when some conditions are >right. Doesn't make sense to me, the...
Re: Sandwich oil cooler adapter question
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 27 Sep 2001 07:33:25 -0500
...The sandwich adapter has its own > relief > valve, which has a tougher spring and therefore a higher relief > pressure. > This is necessary because line...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Mon, 31 Jul 2017 01:37:18 -0400
...Oil pressure light and buzzer > > On 30 Jul , 2017, at 9:39 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > > > The oil pressure relief valve begins to relive...
Re: Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Thu, 3 Oct 2002 14:54:05 -0400
The oil pressure relief valve would have no reason to open after the initial start up. It opens when the oil is cold and...
Leak at oil pressure relief valve and pushrods
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Sun, 11 Aug 2002 18:55:08 -0400
Hello folks, I've got an oil leak coming from my oil pressure relief valve plug. I'm a fairly new Westy owner and...
Re: Fuel pressure too high
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 4 Mar 2018 21:36:59 -0500
...of how hard the pump will push before its internal pressure relief valve starts sending some of the pump output back to the input...
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: High falutin oil filters/ westy interior
Historical mailing list - radish150
Thu, 5 Apr 2001 19:59:07 -0700
...so there's a relief valve, what does it do? Is it > > >just designed to "let > > >go" if the pressure get's too high...
High falutin oil filters/ westy interior
Historical mailing list - radish150
Thu, 5 Apr 2001 19:25:43 -0700
...so there's a relief valve, what does it do? Is it just designed to "let go" if the pressure get's too high...
Re: oil pressure problem
Historical mailing list - Michael Y. Feng
Mon, 13 Sep 1999 09:00:22 -0400
...I managed to get the oil pressure relief valve out, and everything was there. As a matter of fact the valve just fell out...
'66 bus w/ flickering oil light [Part Two]
Historical mailing list - nick mcree
Sat, 9 Apr 1994 16:49:36 -0500 (CDT)
...Pulled the pressure valve and the relief valve. Wouldn't you know? The relief valve plunger is stuck. While the ol' screwdriver trick works...
Re: Zero valve settings
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Mon, 6 Apr 2015 19:14:11 -0700
...As one turns the engine when assembling, maybe the oil pressure relief valve is affected. Happened once years ago. What to do if it...
Re: oil pressure at startup in diesel swapped inline 4
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Mon, 15 Apr 2002 00:42:32 -0700
...Is there a oil pressure checkvalve somewhere that loses the oil >or >prime. >TIA Possible that the oil pressure relief valve in the pick...
Re: How the heck to prime oil pump?(Saga continues, pics on www)
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 10 Jul 2001 02:41:07 EDT
...Or you are running valve grinding compound there. A good machinist can easily remove the back cover of the oil pressure relief valve to...
Re: low compression problem
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Thu, 4 Mar 1999 12:04:19 -0500
...If the oil pressure relief valve should stick shut the oil pressure goes to max. This in turn MAY cause the lifters to pump...
Re: Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer?
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Thu, 3 Oct 2002 11:36:57 -0700
...Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer? > > Stuart, > > I am having this issue on occasion, with similar conditions: heat > soaked, i...
Oil pressure buzzer
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Wed, 2 Oct 2002 21:56:30 -0700
Ben, I have recently got the oil pressure buzzer. I'm thinking along the line of the pressure relief valve sticking when some conditions...
Re: Oil pressure update.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 29 Apr 2001 21:10:16 -0400
...true pressure >drop, if it fell kind of suddenly, it might be the valve letting go at an >inappropriate time? The relief valve is...
(No Subject)
Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
Mon, 14 Jan 2002 13:51:17 -0800
...The pressure relief valve was sticking. If someone is doing an I-4 conversion they might want this for the pickup tube. It is...
oil pressure relief valve leak?
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Sun, 21 Sep 2003 11:17:03 -0400
...nbsp; anyways, if i remeber correctly this is the oil pressure relief valve.  it seems to be leaking so i am pulling the...
Oil pressure update.
Historical mailing list - radish150
Sun, 29 Apr 2001 16:39:33 -0700
...What do other peoples op readings start out at with cold engine? The only thing that's left is that relief valve, I suppose...
oil pressure relief valve
Historical mailing list - Pabst Michael
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 17:26:44 +0200
For my 80 camper I used my largest screw driver bit inserted in the right socket driven with a torque wrench. All that I...
Re: Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 3 Oct 2002 12:28:25 -0700
...Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer? > > Stuart, > > I am having this issue on occasion, with similar conditions: heat > soaked, i...
Lifters don't compress ...
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Sat, 27 Feb 2016 00:39:12 -0800
...I can think of the oil pressure to be too high. Took the ‘oil pressure relief valve’ out and can’t find anything wrong...
OIL PRESSURE RELIEF PLUG
Historical mailing list - John Cooper
Sat, 27 Jan 2001 14:37:38 EST
...to be able to put it back after I check the relief valve spring. I tried a large scewdriver, but started to booger up...
Re: oil temp up
Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
Thu, 20 Jun 1996 14:43:11 -0500 (CDT)
...Quickly checked the oil pressure relief valve this morning, but it seemed fine; at least the plunger fell out easily... So what's left...
Re: Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer?
Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
Sat, 5 Oct 2002 16:13:42 -0400
...Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer? >>dino oil or even (double gasp) motor honey as your motor nears the end...
Re: LP Regulator Life Expectancy?-be careful!
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:33:42 -0700
Those much newer tanks have a separate pressure relief valve in a bung welded to the tank while the old tanks have the relief...
propane rebuild and safety
Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:41:02 -0400
...valved tank handle expansion of the propane? Did the old fill valve and or regulator have some kind of relief valve for increased pressure...
Re: YIKE! Lost 3 qts oil... [follow-up]
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 13 Sep 2000 09:22:04 -0700
...to install an oil pressure guage to monitor the situation. Even thought the mechanic overhauled the press relief valve (which, BTW I had thought...
Re: Oil pressure question
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 21 Mar 2001 23:57:51 -0600
...pressure situation, there is an oil pressure relief valve. The valve helps to stabilize oil pressures, but generally opens to prevent an over pressure...
Re: Engine Oil Pre-Luber
Historical mailing list
Thu, 28 Dec 1995 12:03:54 -0500
...To hold the spring in the oil pressure relief valve in. The engine has to have a pressure relief valve. When you first start...
stalling when engine is cold
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Fri, 02 Sep 94 17:30:28 CDT
...If the oil pressure relief valve sticks, oil pressure could rise to over 200 psi when you accelerate to drive off. With pressure that...
Re: Eurovan A/C leak
Historical mailing list
Wed, 03 Jul 1996 06:59:04 -0500 (EST)
...Attached to the r/d is a pressure relief valve which is in the line of fire for any debris comming off of the...
copper washers??
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Oct 1994 12:46:15 -0400
...I took apart my oil pressure relief valve the other day, for cleaning/inspection. I didn't know that copper crush washers were a...
Re: New engine question revisited
Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
Sun, 4 Jan 2004 23:02:30 -0500
...I replaced the oil pump in the BMW since the pressure relief valve in integral to the pump to fix the problem. I noticed...
Re: vanagon Digest - 27 Jul 2003 (#2003-764)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Mon, 28 Jul 2003 23:40:29 -0700
...The high volume pump is just that, it flows more oil- even the pressure relief valve plunger is bigger. Robert 1982 Westfalia 1986 Westfalia...
Re: LP Regulator Life Expectancy?-be careful!
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:01:59 -0700
...have a separate pressure relief valve in a bung > welded to the tank while the old tanks have the relief valve as part of...
'91 GL Campmobile
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:42:57 -0400
On my '91 Vanagon GL Campmobile, I have an oil drip from the oil pressure relief valve screw port. A mechanic here advised me...
Re: Pressure releife valve
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Wed, 7 Sep 2011 12:07:29 -0500
The radiator cap is a pressure relief valve and it's more efficient than anything you might add because of the volume of steam...
Need to replace a pushrod
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Wed, 21 Aug 2002 12:05:38 -0400
Hi all, I wrote earlier that I had an oil leak coming from my oil pressure relief valve, which is still present and I...
Fixed!: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Fri, 12 Oct 2001 12:45:23 -0700
...The oil pressure relief valve in the oil pump pickup tube was indeed stuck in its bore. Thanks to the many vanagon list members...
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Historical mailing list - Various
Sat, 20 Sep 2003 13:41:36 -0300
...BTW, has anyone had the experience of a faulty oil pressure relief valve, or had to repair or replace one? Fred aka Bleu Schtroumpf
Starting porblems caused by oil release valve
Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
Fri, 16 Oct 1998 16:36:41 -0400
My mechanic told me that the starting problem on my 87 Westy was caused by the oil pressure relief valve sticking. Sounds strange to...
Re: 1983 Westy Propane Tank Question
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Sun, 20 Mar 2011 09:00:55 -0600
...can pressure lock and then you have a harder ti= > me if the guy doesn't know how the pressure relief valve works. That...
Re: FRAM specualtion re pressure
Historical mailing list
Thu, 1 Aug 1996 23:56:42 -0400
...if the bypass valve has any effect. >> The bypass or actually relief valve in the engine controls the oil pressure. It does this by...
Re: 82 diesel 1.6na- Blowing out filters
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 17 Jun 2015 18:10:24 +0000
I've serviced the pressure relief valves in the Diesel oil pimp pick-tube before. You can remove the end cap, the plunger and...
Re: BAD OIL Again!
Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
Tue, 11 Feb 2003 09:23:00 -0800
...Turned out that my oil pump�s pressure relief valve was stuck. Replaced the oil pump and problem solved. Scot _____________________________________________________________ Get 25MB, POP3, Spam...
Direction of OP Relieve Valve
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Sat, 28 Sep 2002 14:04:18 -0400
...Which direction does the oil pressure relief valve go when you insert it into the engine - hollow end up or flat end up? When...
Re: Oil Pressure Springs and Pressure adjusters
Historical mailing list
Thu, 01 Sep 1994 13:14:17 EDT
...Thinking about it now, I realize that the stringer spring goes in the pressure relief hole. That valve does not open until the pressure...
RE: '87 Oil pressure NEED HELP!!
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Thu, 25 Jul 1996 17:55:30 -0700
...oil pressure checked with a gauge. Typical healthy engine should hold about 10 psi per 100 rpm up to the relief valve setting, (engine...