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return to ol' blue - the diesel to gas conversion
Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
Sat, 14 Sep 2002 17:36:28 -0700
...in the gas motor has a pressure switch in it as part of the dynamic oil pressure system. Sorry for the long email, but...
Re: hidden oil leak ??
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:18:20 -0600
Sounds like the oil pressure switch. Mine did the same and was hard to detect, but stopped after replacement. Will look forward to others...
Re: Was my Vanagon Trying To Tell Me Something?
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Tue, 29 Jul 2003 08:50:39 -0700
...to the pressure regulator. To make all the special rubber fittings and hoses last a longer life, keep them cleaned of oil and dirt...
Re: My van's home again!!!
Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
Sun, 3 Jul 2016 15:32:13 -0700
...The > builder had already verified that the engine had good oil pressure. > > I took the van in for its 500-mile post-break-in...
The price of air conditioning
Historical mailing list - Philip R. Hanlon
Mon, 23 Dec 1996 22:04:08 -0600
...Why do the dryers fail? Pressure relief so something else doesn't blow up, but then the question is, why did the pressure rise...
Re: Power & MPG Summer/Winter
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 10 Nov 2015 19:44:00 -0600
...It's showing an oil pressure fault that appears to be a sensor system malfunction rather than a problem with the engine. Hope to...
Re: Update: Is my Compressor Broken?
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:22:08 -0400
...If the pressure is low enough, the safety switch disables the >> compressor to prevent it from running without the proper oil >> circulation. Do you...
Re: Trip and tire report
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 6 Jul 2015 22:34:46 -0700
...installed an transmission oil circulating pump and a small fan right on the face of my oil cooling radiator...switched them both manually so...
Re: My van's home again!!!
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Sun, 3 Jul 2016 22:10:50 -0400
...The > builder had already verified that the engine had good oil pressure. > > I took the van in for its 500-mile post-break-in...
Re: Grover's recovery thus far
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:39:40 -0400
...There are a few minor tweaks remaining involving the exhaust and the oil pressure switch wire, but nothing substantial. The clatter and power loss...
Re: Top 3 Oils for 2.1 Again
Historical mailing list - Jim Lieb
Mon, 7 Mar 2011 10:25:37 -0500
...No HG leaks yet, but > > compression is slipping and oil leaks preclude expensive oil in the > > crankcase. Oil pressure is still well above the...
Re: Best Practices for Engine Rebuild Break In Process
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 6 May 2009 15:17:34 -0700
...These engines have a �wet sump,� and as long as the oil pump >> pick-up does not starve for oil, oil pressure in the...
Re: Tiico oil filter, DO IT RIGHT!
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Mon, 6 Jan 2003 09:14:44 -0800
...I use the standard Vanagon oil filter on my Tiico. Fits fine and I > had several in my inventory (still got a couple from...
Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 7 Sep 2009 14:29:25 -0400
...New oil pump (not needed, mistake). New motor mounts. New drive belts. Oil pressure monitoring system redone, including new sensors, new wire to gauge...
Re: Mystery fried wire-oil pressure switch!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 22:39:51 -0400
...During maintenance such as oil changes disconnect the coolant level probe and make sure the low coolant warning works also. In the event of...
Plug fouling & gas in oil problem....
Historical mailing list - Alan Cady
Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:03:00 -0800
...Auxiliry Air Regulator Full Throttle Enrichment Unit Residual Fuel Pressure Unit Throttel Valve Switch Vacume Regulator I need this van drivable really bad. I...
Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 31 Dec 2015 10:56:46 -0700
...That high oil pressure was gonna blow out something, I'm just glad that it was a $6 oil filter. Otherwise, $75 for the...
Re: how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:18:37 -0400
...I retained the original low pressure switch by adding a tee. There are some picture at http://neksiwel.20m.com/ . Good Luck Ken Lewis
Re: 85 Vanagon q's
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 15 Jul 2004 14:26:52 -0500
...When parked, if the filter doesn't have enough spring pressure on the relief valve in the filter, it allows the oil to drain...
Re: Thoughts on running Mobil-1 Synthetic oil
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 4 Oct 2007 20:26:46 -0700
...that oil > light to flicker at idle (1000RPM). I know that the electric VDO sender > is semi accurate but still. > > Before switching to Mobil...
Re: issues with oi; alarm and temp light
Historical mailing list - A J I
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:09:50 -0400
The switch I got from bus depot was 068-919-081 oil switch 11187. Since I told them what it was for, model and...
Re: just had to share the good news! (naah, no babies or marriages...)
Historical mailing list - Billy Hirt
Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:02:28 -0400
...It was as fun as it was trying at the end of the weekend with that stupid oil pressure switch. Billy On 10/12...
Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:39:58 -0600
...very strange, we are stumped. >>>>> >>>>> What we have already tried: >>>>> Grounds are clean >>>>> Temp sensors and oil pressure sensors( new o2 sensor going in...
AW: AW: Help with diagnosis (please)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Mon, 16 Sep 2002 09:45:55 -0700
...the oil drained out from a lost sump plate stud. After refilling, the motor ran three more years before blowing. A pressure switch could...
Re: Got a new Vanagon!
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Wed, 29 Jul 2020 11:28:49 -0700
...Switch > > Grease&Adj' Frnt WheelBear's > > Brakes? > > RadiusRod Bushings? > > Front Upper BallJoints? > > Wheel Alignment? > > WiperBlades > > > > Upgrades ~ ShudDo ~ or Know It's BeenDone > > Oil Pressure...
Re: WAS: Comprssion Tester Question. NOW: Tester/engine results Report
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:39:31 -0800
...feel any obvious > > play at rockers. (valves closed) > > > > Also hinky; oil pressure switch not connected. And I can't find the > > wire/connector. (??) > > > > Time...
Re: Post winter storage sticky valve noise
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Sat, 11 Apr 2015 15:06:41 -0400
...A combination of low > oil pressure, worn lifter guides, and clogged lifter check valves. They > pump up eventually as long as the lifter internals...
Re: Fw: '86 Westy Oil light flickers briefly...other basic ?'s
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 9 Oct 2004 01:25:56 -0500
...Could be pressure switch, could be worn out engine, could be wrong oil type ( but that has been addressed) could be oil filter related...
[Fwd: "How hot is it?"]
Historical mailing list - John
Thu, 14 Oct 1999 10:42:57 -0400
...I have meters reading Voltage, oil pressure, oil temperature and coolant temperature. I have temp sensors on both sides of the thermostat revealing the...
Re: Road trip from Florida to Pennsylvania
Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
Mon, 6 Mar 2017 20:01:16 +0000
...switch, ignition, oil change, coolant system flushed and bled. We also fixed a missing link in the coolant system and replaced the coolant pressure...
FS: 2.1L engine from 1987 Syncro
Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
Mon, 2 May 2005 13:04:42 -0400
...It is running Castrol 20W-50 and a Mann filter, I never got any low oil pressure warnings. Engine comes with complete digifant wiring...
Re: Electrical connection prep.
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:22:52 -0700
...Its switching speed is too slow to allow it to be used in the more traditional semiconductor applications; however, this means that signals at...
Re: Coolant BLeeding/Thermostat/Fan Switch
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Wed, 21 Aug 2002 09:06:48 -0700
...Fill the pressure tank full. Start it up. Run at 2000 rpm while topping up the pressure tank. Open the radiator bleeder to purge...
100 Mile House: Hesitation & more(longish)
Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
Sun, 1 Nov 1998 22:24:21 -0800
...Anyway I sprayed some penetrating oil around the switch and hoped some would get at the cam. The problem never reappeared, but then again...
Re: inadequate cooling
Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
Sat, 7 Sep 1996 20:15:21 -0700
...I've put in a manual switch for the fan and I run it on high a lot, probably more than I need to...
Re: Dimensions for A/C hoses
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Wed, 26 Oct 2016 14:36:37 +0200
...prefer the later style hoses, with the trinary pressure switch >> instead the separate hi/low switches. >> I like to check the A/C myself...
Re: Best Practices for Engine Rebuild Break In Process
Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
Wed, 6 May 2009 13:29:34 -0700
...These engines have a �wet sump,� and as long as the oil pump > pick-up does not starve for oil, oil pressure in the...
moreandmore questions of my 75 westy..
Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
Sun, 26 May 1996 23:02:15 -0400 (EDT)
...hundreds of leftover wires is the one that hooks t the oil pressure sender.. there is more, but i cant quite remeber it now...
Re: Oil Pressure Switch ....gone
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:52:18 -0500
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 24px"><DIV><FONT size=2>And if it's really nasty and you have a...
82 Diesel coolant temp sender location
Historical mailing list - Pete Geisen
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:12:38 -0400
...to the coolant temperature gauge sender; blue arrow to the oil pressure switch; and green arrow to the glow plug relay sender. There is...
Re: No Clock & No Temp Gauge?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 9 Mar 2011 07:17:13 -0500
...and 12 which are the alternator D+ and the high-pressure oil switch. I would not expect a problem to result from that. >The...
Re: 86 intermittently cuts out -MN
Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
Wed, 15 Jan 2003 14:17:55 -0800
...pressure. It also could be an electrical problem, if it coincides with incorrect readings on the gauges. Check your battery contacts, grounds, ignition switch...
Re: lifter problems
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 13 May 2004 14:32:06 -0500
...and many Porsche folks who have switched to it >have found it created a multitude of engine oil leaks. >In a turbo engine where...
Re: Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Tue, 2 Jul 2002 14:22:07 -0400
...My oil pressure would be more or less equal to my rpms(3800 rpm...38psi) and my heads would run between 300-350f. > >Now...
Re: Got a new Vanagon!
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:43:51 -0600
...Switch > > Grease&Adj' Frnt WheelBear's > > Brakes? > > RadiusRod Bushings? > > Front Upper BallJoints? > > Wheel Alignment? > > WiperBlades > > > > Upgrades ~ ShudDo ~ or Know It's BeenDone > > Oil Pressure...
Re: TenCentLife TPS experience??
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 5 Oct 2010 16:45:47 -0700
...He's thorough about break instructions and break in oil..and so forth. About the electro/pneumatic switch. On this particular van and engine...
Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 4 Oct 2014 12:40:52 -0500
...It did not show low oil pressure even when the tapping sound occurred or at idle when I pulled over. Oil pressure on the...
Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:13:55 -0500
...dynamic oil pressure warning system detects this. No a Mann or Mahle filter does not fix it. Especially since the sending switch for the...
Van wants to stall at start..but only sometimes
Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
Wed, 24 Aug 2016 05:53:22 +0000
...We have a known issue with the lifter on cylinder 4, apparently it's a common issue with Vanagons where the oil pressure drops...
Re: Disappearing Coolant - Head Lean?
Historical mailing list - dave
Tue, 14 Sep 2004 17:32:43 -0700
...I know from experience that the 5W-30 oil causes oil pressure problems. i run Mobil 15-50 oil, I would prefer a 20...
Re: Engine Starting Problem
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:00:32 -0600
...Please don't tell me that ambient temperature does not affect oil pressure when the engine is hot. I realized very graphically that it...
Re: Van wants to stall at start..but only sometimes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 26 Aug 2016 17:25:18 -0400
...For the lifter hanging up (or bleeding down) this is really not an oil pressure problem per se. You have a bad lifter that...
Re: Top 3 Oils for 2.1 Again
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 7 Mar 2011 10:20:52 -0600
...No HG leaks yet, but > > > compression is slipping and oil leaks preclude expensive oil in the > > > crankcase. Oil pressure is still well above the...
update: help needed can not drive van...oil seals for Syncro
Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
Sun, 19 Sep 2010 16:51:13 -0700
ok so ...it is for sure not the oil pressure switch, replaced it a while back and checked it durring this process.. i guess...
Re: Putting a 2.1L where my 1.9L used to be......
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 12 May 2012 18:11:53 -0700
...Won't there be another connection needed for > the other oil pressure switch? > Thx, > Pablo > > On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 12:43 PM...
Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Wed, 26 Feb 2014 01:14:04 -0600
...Crap! I installed an oil pressure gauge and was very displeased with the pressure. Then I switched to 20w50 and a Mann filter. Great...
Re: Oil Pressure Switch ....gone
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:24:54 -0500
...No going 80 mph w/o straining the motor problems.  Oil changes and normal maintainence for a new Golf motor.  A VW...
Parts For Sale!
Historical mailing list - CC
Sat, 6 May 2000 02:09:50 CDT
...Diesel parts to convert waterboxer to inline 4 cylinder Golf, etc.-- bellhousing, engine mounts, oil pan & dipstick, flywheel, slightly used clutch and pressure plate...
Re: Oil Temp Sender and Gauge
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:25:37 -0700
...Another small victory was that the oil dripping from the pressure hose fittings for relocating the oil pressure switch has stopped. Thanks Dennis for...
Cold start 3 cylinder stalling and bucking idle insanity!!!
Historical mailing list - Adam H. Behle
Wed, 2 Feb 2005 23:44:51 -0500
...Replaced air filter, fuel filter, oil, oil filter, and spark plugs. Found and replaced 2 broken vacuum lines. Checked throttle switch per Bentley and...