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Re: more oil temp
Historical mailing list
Sun, 23 Jun 1996 00:12:49 -0400
...un-screw the sender from th engine 3. screw the new sender in 4. plug in the oil pressure and oil temp wires 5...
Re: Dual Sender for VDO Oil Pressure Gauge...Install Suggestions Needed
Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
Fri, 19 Jul 2002 22:25:29 -0400
...Dual Sender for VDO Oil Pressure Gauge...Install > Suggestions > Needed > > > I'm going to have my local VW Guru install a VDO Oil > Pressure...
re Installing Oil Temp and Pressure guages in an '81
Historical mailing list
Sun, 10 Mar 1996 20:36:27 -0700
> Just last week I bought an oil temp sender and an oil pressure sender >from Rocky Mountain Motor Works. I removed the sump plate...
Oil gauge sender mounting questions for Air-Cooled engines
Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
Tue, 26 Apr 2005 03:35:07 +0200
...For an early '80s AC vanagon, where on the engine would oil pressure (mechanical type, not electric) and temperature senders be installed? Looking at...
Re: .5 Bar ? VDO oil pres Sender okay?
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Fri, 22 Oct 1999 11:43:19 -0700
...a VDO DUAL CONTACT Oil Pressure Sender and VDO oil >> pressure gauge. On of the contacts on the dual sender is to be connected...
Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:57:35 -0700
...Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender? I was wiring up my new VDO volt gauge and accidentally shorted the (+) feed to my oil pressure gauge...
Re: 90 Vanagon oil leak, HELP!
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Fri, 26 Mar 2004 16:31:32 -0500
...http://www.benplace.com/oil_pressure_sender_overview_location2.htm Here is some more info on that problem http://www.benplace.com/oil_pressure...
followup to post regarding oil pressure false alarms
Historical mailing list - d t
Wed, 21 Jul 1999 19:47:20 MDT
...Since I have just replaced the oil pressure sender units with original ones, it seemed like either a bad L-board or more probably...
RE: 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Wed, 29 May 1996 17:35:48 -0700
...installing VDO oil pressure and temperature Gene Berg instructions say to NEVER use Teflon tape on the senders. Don't recall the reason, whether...
Oil pressure light 87 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - vwelkers
Thu, 12 Feb 2004 07:14:30 -0800
...I use 20W-50 oil and Mahn oil filter. I removed the 0.3 bar sender and measured oil pressure. It is 45 PSI...
Oil pressure sender thread size?
Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
Fri, 4 May 2007 22:10:32 -0700
Could anyone please tell me what the exact engine case threads that the oil pressure sender screws into. I would like to make a...
Re: 2.1L Engine: Oil Pressure Senders faulty reading
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 12 Dec 2004 17:36:17 -0500
...Oil Pressure Senders faulty reading Hello all. This is my first post to the list, I've been reading for about a month. My...
Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
Historical mailing list - Ry
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:25:57 -0500
Well i was out there messing with my problem oil pressure gauge/sender. Trying to measure the ohms at the sender using my multimeter...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 6 Sep 2017 21:53:38 -0700
...Pics etc here >> >> https://shufti.blog/2012/07/05/vanagon-oil-pressure-sender-relocation/ >> >> Jeeze, been 5 years now, the set up works fine...
Re: Somewhat ignorant oil pressure switch question..
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:15:25 -0300
I believe the dual terminal sender has the low pressure switch set at .5 bar. This will make your oil light flicker at idle...
Re: VDO Oil Pressure Extension Adaptor
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 12 Feb 2003 14:34:14 -0500
On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Laurence Smith wrote: > I purchased the VDO oil pressure sender extension hose from Bus-Boys > (about US$27). Only...
Re: Oil Pressure Light Flickering
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 19 Feb 2014 17:22:23 -0600
...the oil sender is the correct one. Sometimes the wrong sender is installed. If so, it may indicate low pressure when the pressure is...
Re: Oil pressure hose
Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:00:02 -0400
...Then hook up the gauge to the Cariolet sender, and your original "idiot light" wire to your original oil pressure sender. Pascal '84Westy
Re: 2.1 waterboxer oil temp gauge?
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Mon, 27 Dec 2004 22:54:55 -0800
...Since I don't need the .9bar sensor, does anyone know if I can unscrew the pressure sender and drop in a VDO oil...
Oil temp wire.
Historical mailing list - Tarheel
Mon, 22 Jan 2001 12:38:04 -0500
...have a oil pressure gauge, and thus I know my pressure without worrying about the light. I have a 2 pole sender attached to...
Re: '86 2.1 Oil Pressure light coming on
Historical mailing list
Mon, 7 Jun 2004 10:44:09 EDT
...since it wasnt a oil pressure problem, and just a faulty sender - i grounded it out so it shut off the buzzer for a...
2.1L Engine: Oil Pressure Senders faulty reading
Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
Sun, 12 Dec 2004 16:59:00 -0500
...The temp gauge is now operative, but the oil pressure warning system is still faulty, but in a different way. I am confident that...
Re: '84 Vanagon 1.9 engine oil pressure switch etc. Now have voltage data on wire from oil pressure switch to instrument panel
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 28 May 2017 11:18:52 -0400
...and above, 0.01 volts oil pressure > light flashing > Ok, these are consistent with wrong sender. Oil pressure drops below 13 psi at idle...
Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
Historical mailing list - Ry
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:37:42 -0500
...Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender? > > > > I was wiring up my new VDO volt gauge and accidentally shorted the (+) >> feed >> to my oil pressure gauge...
.3 BAR oil pressure switch
Historical mailing list - Dan R. Hall
Tue, 29 Jul 2003 21:14:50 -0500
...Where to buy 0.25 bar oil pressure sender? I've got the "oil light flicker at idle" problem and would like to try...
87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature senders [long]
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Tue, 28 May 1996 23:13:10 -0700
This past weekend I purchased VDO gauges and senders to monitor the oil pressure and temperature on my '87 Vanagon syncro Westfalia. I'm...
Re: .5 Bar ? VDO oil pres Sender okay?
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Fri, 22 Oct 1999 20:33:00 -0400
...a VDO DUAL CONTACT Oil Pressure Sender and VDO oil > >> pressure gauge. On of the contacts on the dual sender is to be connected...
Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
Historical mailing list - Ry
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:47:14 -0500
...Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender? >> >> >> >> I was wiring up my new VDO volt gauge and accidentally shorted the (+) >>> feed >>> to my oil pressure gauge...
Re: Oil pressure summary
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Fri, 20 Sep 2002 12:18:04 -0500
...Congrats on the oil pressure gauge, all Vanagons should have one. Just be >sure to use the dual sender, that oil light will catch...
oil pressure
Historical mailing list - John Scheckel
Mon, 5 Jul 1999 14:48:29 -0700
...While I rebuilt, I didn't touch the sender, just disconnected it. Previous to rebuild oil pressure sender worked fine. Anxiously awaiting any reply...
Oil Pressure Test Results
Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
Mon, 6 Apr 1998 22:09:33 EDT
...You still would get a red light from the other sender if your oil pressure was truely low (like all the other VW before...
Re: Oil pressure sender thread size?
Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
Sat, 5 May 2007 12:47:04 -0700
...Oil pressure sender thread size? I think the metric size is 10mm, but I've never had leak troubles using standard US 1/8...
Re: oil pressure
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Mon, 5 Jul 1999 15:55:11 -0400
...I rebuilt, I didn't touch the sender, just disconnected it. > Previous to rebuild oil pressure sender worked fine. > > Anxiously awaiting any reply, even...
Re: Cell phone yakkers & oil sender solutions
Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
Sun, 6 Jan 2002 15:52:54 -0800
...She got out indignantly and shouted "I'm on the phone." > > Go figure. > > Now about oil pressure senders. It seems several people advocate a...
Re: oil press. sender relocation
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 8 Jul 2012 01:53:13 -0400
...sender relocation Had a go at making my version of a relocation "manifold" for low/high and gauge oil pressure senders (for WB). An...
Re: Oil Pressure Test Results
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 7 Apr 1998 20:19:21 -0400
...You still would get a red >light from the other sender if your oil pressure was truely low (like all the >other VW before...
VDO oil pressure & sender for sale
Historical mailing list - James T Boldway
Tue, 31 Dec 2002 19:47:55 -0500
New VDO oil pressure gauge and dual sender (for 1985). $30 for both (half price). Buyer to pay actual shipping. Email me OFF LIST...
Re: VDO Oil Pressure Gauge
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 17 Oct 1999 11:16:20 -0700
...Please tell me if there is a way to connect the VDO oil pressure dual >sender other than using the Hose Kit. Not sure...
Re: oil pressure
Historical mailing list - John Scheckel
Tue, 6 Jul 1999 01:50:50 -0700
...I rebuilt, I didn't touch the sender, just disconnected it. > > Previous to rebuild oil pressure sender worked fine. > > > > Anxiously awaiting any reply, even...
Re: Oil Pressure sensor
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:52:40 -0700
...Oil Pressure sensor Just purchased my first Westy with some oil leaking out of the oil pressure sensor. (81 air-cooled) Bought a new...
Oil senders
Historical mailing list
Mon, 30 Jun 1997 09:31 -0600 (MDT)
Karl- The low(er) pressure sender operates in a manner most resemblingthe one we are all familiar with from our air cooled days. It...
Re: Fuel Pressure Gauge?
Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
Fri, 14 Aug 1998 19:32:48 -0500
Several people said they just add a second oil pressure sender to the engine (on the fuel rack, of course) and wire it to...
Re: Oil pressure
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Apr 95 21:23:00 EDT
...installed oil pressure gauges. There was lengthy discussion on this last fall. Generally speaking a 50 dollar vdo gauge with a dual sender (so...
Size of oil pressure sender?
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Sat, 3 May 1997 16:08:54 -0700 (PDT)
...I'm engaging in some wishful thinking and I'd like to tighten down the oil pressure sender in my '81. Trouble is, it...
Re: Arguments against using VDO oil gauges only?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 20 Jul 2003 22:58:06 -0700
...Personally I would disconnect only half of the factory oil pressure system. There is a 1.8 BAR and a 0.3 BAR sender...
Re: Oil Pressure Sender Questions
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sun, 29 Oct 2000 15:11:57 -0800
...Oil Pressure Sender Questions > Finally got around to trying to pull out the oil pressure sender on my '85 > 1.9l. Damn, they got...
VDO Fuel Pressure sender?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:46:41 -0500
Can I use my spare VDO oil pressure sender as a fuel pressure sending unit? I have used it for this purpose once to...
Re: oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
Mon, 5 Jul 1999 21:03:56 -0500
...I rebuilt, I didn't touch the sender, just disconnected it. > Previous to rebuild oil pressure sender worked fine. > > Anxiously awaiting any reply, even...
Re: Important - oil pressure query
Historical mailing list
Wed, 3 Nov 1999 21:31:09 EST
I have suggested that my customers (who have purchased the later model dashes from me) hook the lead from their oil pressure sender directly...
Re: 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature
Historical mailing list
Wed, 29 May 96 11:05:25 PST
...All of the fittings are used in mounting the oil pressure sender, none are required for the temperature sender. First, let me say that...
VDO oil sender extension hose
Historical mailing list - jimt
Mon, 16 May 2005 18:20:10 -0600
...get around placing the VDO dual output pressure senders on the aircooled or even the waterboxer engines. http://tactical-bus.info/oilextend.html jimt
Re: Tiico Oil Cooler / Aftermarket oil pressure gauges
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 26 Jul 2002 00:03:56 -0400
...I have found electric oil pressure gauge but NO metric threaded sensors/senders. the sender on one brand has 1/8" tapered pipe threads...
Re: oil press. sender relocation
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Sun, 8 Jul 2012 09:45:23 -0400
...An evening of mucking around got me > almost there. > > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/vanagon-oil-pressure-sender-relocation/ > > > alistair >
Re: Blinking oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 6 Dec 2020 16:51:31 -0800
...I check the sender wire, looking OK the white >> >> plastic connector is OK too. >> >> >> >> What else to check? Could the high oil pressure sender...
Re: Fwd: RE: VDO Oil Pressure sender specs
Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
Mon, 26 Mar 2001 10:57:28 -0800
...VDO Oil Pressure sender specs <DIV></DIV>>Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 09:15:57 -0500 <DIV></DIV>>Hey Brian, <DIV></DIV...
Mounting VDO sender
Historical mailing list - Rex Merriweather
Tue, 3 Feb 2004 08:35:36 -0800
...I have an 82 Diesel Vanagon and want to mount a VDO "Duel Sender" oil pressure sender. The question is: Where is the best...
Re: Oilpressure LEDs
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 8 May 2000 18:32:43 -0400
...the two oil senders, one of which opens circuit at 0.3 bar, and the other which closes at a higher pressure -- around 1...
Need Sender Advice (Step 1)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 8 Nov 1999 20:37:49 EST
...Oil pressure Oil Temperature Manifold pressure Head Temperature Voltage Amperage Water Temperature Coolant system pressure (Still debating this one) Air-to-fuel ratio Thanks...
Re: Cold start oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 11 May 2021 21:06:03 -0400
...ve had VDO oil pressure and temp gauges, senders on a sandwich adaptor at the oil filter. Start-up pressure has been just under...
Re: Oil Buzzer advice
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Thu, 1 Oct 2015 20:23:07 -0700
...VDO sender is "3 psi higher"? Does that mean that the VDO sender claims 3 psi higher pressure than the real oil pressure? Or...