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• Mini-Road trip or Sunday drive...(long)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 13 Jun 2011 07:17:04 -0700
  ...My oil pressure at speed is around 60-70psi, running 20-50 Penn at about 3700rpm and 65mph in 5th. Just had one minor...
• Re: found some freon 12 should I recharge old AC
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 14 Apr 2020 09:29:25 -0700
  ...with moisture and the oil > > > probably also needs to be serviced. The proper procedure would be to > > > test for pressure and have anything inside...
• 87 Westy Engine/Trans removal Day 1 - or Boy, do I miss my 67 Westy!!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:08:27 +0000
  ...remove leads from generator, oil pressure switch, back up light switch, +lead to coil 4. Slide milk crate under the engine and slide in...
• Re: Vanagon heater fan
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Oct 1996 02:06:23 -0400 (AST)
  ...WD40 tin to squirt the oil down blindly into the right area. Spins evenly with light finger pressure, coasts briefly. Check the lengths of...
• Last few procedures to complete my 85 engine overhaul!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Alan Cady
  Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:36:04 -0800
  ...We checked the throttle control switch it was OK. I ordered and installed the fuel pressure regulator, it took 2 weeks to get it...
• Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 11 Dec 2021 11:15:58 -0500
  ...the scan gage even more. >> >> I think the first has oil temp, oil pressure, and trans temp The second can do many readouts and...
• Re: how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover
  Historical mailing list - J Roth
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:49:34 -0500
  ...clamp used in TV antenna work. > I retained the original low pressure switch by adding a tee. There are some >picture at http://neksiwel...
• Re: 1991 Carat - the drama continues
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Thu, 21 Jul 2016 19:40:26 -0700
  ...Dennis Haynes wrote: > > It would be very rare for an oil pressure switch to completely fail out of the box. I've seen them...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch Removal
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 16 Nov 2015 05:14:31 -0500
  As Denis says, however I have never needed to remove the pulley. I use 1/2” drive socket then use a 3/8 reducer...
• Re: What could have gone wrong? - hey, sorry it's long
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 6 May 2008 13:46:24 -0700
  ...The oil pressure probably dropped due to the extended highway > run time combined with an over filled crankcase and/or wrong viscosity > oil. > > If...
• Re: AC Conv: R12 to R134A, long, Larry A.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 09:18:46 -0500
  ...The high pressure switch was kicking the radiator up to a higher > speed periodically (as per Bentley) as soon as the high side got...
• Re: Oil pressure -- normal range?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 04:41:53 -0500
  ...instrument cluster cover(OP/FP, Vacuum, and WT/OT) Two toggle switches mounted in front allow me to flip back and forth between WT...
• '85 FOR SALE, PARTS or WHOLE
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 May 1997 20:58:32 +0000
  ...I'd prefer to part it frankly, engine is very solid, good compression, good oil pressure, heads done as indicated. I'd like $1500...
• Re: Dip stick, no jokes from Alistair
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 22 Dec 2023 23:15:13 -0500
  ...If this isn’t normal, what could cause it? >>> >>> Oil pressure is high when starting over 60 PSI and about 40 when warm. >>> >>> Dip...
• Re: Aux Oil Cooler /VDO accuracy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 14:39:43 -0500
  ...The oil pressure gauge is right on but I can't help but wonder why every other oil gauge I've ever had swings...
• Re: A/C shop in CA?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Jul 2006 13:12:27 -0400
  ...the oil. Installed new O rings on all the fittings and installed the receiver/drier. New filler valves went into the high pressure port...
• ABA into 1.9 Vanagon was coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 12 May 2013 20:17:22 -0700
  ...carrier bars engine mounts motor mounts oil pan oil pickup oil filler dipstick & tube exhaust mounts bell housing bell housing dust shield bell housing...
• Re: Air Conditioning help
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 22 Jan 2014 08:04:55 -0800
  ...The only real difficult fitting is the switch manifold on the high pressure hose to the expansion valve. A tee and a "trinary" switch...
• Re: Van wants to stall at start..but only sometimes
  Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
  Wed, 24 Aug 2016 19:06:48 +0000
  ...4, apparently it's a > common issue with Vanagons where the oil pressure drops and needs to be > built back up by driving and...
• Re: Fuel Pump Failure - trouble shoot & repair (if Possible)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:06:57 -0700
  ...got oil pressure. Got good spark at all > plugs. BUT - no fuel to the engine. In checking the pump, when the > switch is turned...
• Re: Newbie Oil Question (Facts added)(long)
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Re: Newbie Oil Question (Facts added)(long)
  2 Apr 92 19:33:31 GMT
  ...jhv] OIL PRESSURE: ============= Your oil presure may drop once you add it. This is ok since oil pressure measures how much oil IS NOT...
• Re: Van adventure and tech quiz
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 28 Apr 2022 11:19:05 -0700
  ...with > > Throttle Position Switch > > Throttle Idle Screw not open enough > > Vacuum Leak > > Intake Leak > > Timing not advanced enough > > Low Fuel Pressure > Weak Pump &or...
• Re: Overfilling the oil issues
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 25 May 2011 23:17:39 -0400
  ...I changed the oil at 500, 3000, mile increments then switched from Dino to Mobil 1 15/50. It was clean each time. Since...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch Removal
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 17 Nov 2015 07:28:11 -0500
  Yes, of course that would work. Also, if you can either find a shorter deep well socket or cut one down to the correct...
• Re: That's it, I've had it. (Driving with brake on)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 19:43:23 -0500
  ...low oil pressure buzzer > |4. hand brake on buzzer > | > | > |you might consider adding these also: > | > |6. pop top not latched buzzer > |7. extension cord...
• Re: New Car Dealers And Parts Prices
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:12:18 -0500
  Just this summer I needed an oil pressure switch, I went to the dealer first wanting to keep it "real". I knew I could...
• Re: Noisy lifters, rockers, at startup, etc (long)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 8 Aug 2004 17:00:53 -0700
  ...in order to get > pressure up before letting it start, but I guess there is just not enough oil > pressure at that slow speed...
• Re: I need advice..
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 6 Oct 2001 23:56:40 -0500
  ...Look down the opening at the oil pressure switch to see if the sender is leaking at the base or around the Bakelite top...
• Re: No start
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 22:01:38 -0400
  ...switch everything needed should already be in the dash. When you turn the key on you should see the alternator and oil pressure lights...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:29:26 -0700
  ...foreign objects, and make it harder to get at the oil pressure switch under the left one. it has always been this way, and...
• Re: white clouds out of the exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:24:24 -0700
  ...blocked oil >> pressure relief valve- high oil pressure- hydraulic lifters- open valves- >> no >> compression. Nothing to do with the parts I paid for. >> >> #3...
• Re: Drop in R-12 replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cutchen
  Mon, 26 Jun 1995 11:42:27 -0600
  ...Being a blend, "custom" refrigerants can be made for extra performance in hot humid climates with minor system modifications (a high pressure cutout switch...
• Re: Fwd: Stranded - my first heartbreak
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 7 Dec 2006 08:26:05 -0600
  ...I simply ran another wire to the front and rigged a SPDT switch so I can monitor either fuel or oil pressure off one...
• Re: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
  Historical mailing list - C Snyder
  Sat, 11 Dec 2021 17:05:58 +0000
  ...the scan gage even more. >> >> I think the first has oil temp, oil pressure, and trans temp The second can do many readouts and...
• Re: Moral qestion--Now diagnostics
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:30:37 -0500
  ...No oil burning, no coolant leaks, no smoke, >>> plugs all textbook-beige. New dist. cap and rotor, new fuel pressure >>> regulator, new fuel filter...
• Re: Strange" no start" symptoms(long)
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 12:27:09 -0600
  ...that > now, when I turn on the ignition switch, my accessory vdo op and oil temp > gauges rise up to their mormal "0" location...
• Re: Considering I4 swap: 1.8 89 Golf vs. 1.8 VW Fox (90?)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 22:35:46 -0700
  ...Coolant Gauge - 0.3 Oil Pressure - 1.8 Oil Pressure Optionally we can do things like a tachometer and oil temp gauge if you...
• Re: air conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 19:59:44 -0500
  ...The oil that is left inside , blocks most of the 134a from excaping. Still, they are old and 134a uses pressures that are about...
• Re: Tempurature
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 8 May 2002 13:16:04 -0400
  ...cooling system carefully, change parts before they break, add oil pressure sender, temp oil sender and gauge to your van. Change the coolant each...
• FS: CDN 91 Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 1 Jan 2006 18:40:15 -0800
  ...Used Synthetic motor oil; oil & filter changed frequently (5,000 kms or sooner). Used Redline synthetic transmission oil, etc. Coolant system flushed and new...
• Re: Trip Report Bus Fusion
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli3
  Thu, 22 Jun 2023 06:24:02 -0400
  ...But temps and pressure seem to be working on the scan = > and Vido units. > > At start up oil pressure is about 60 PSI when...
• Re: Air Conditioning help
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 22 Jan 2014 09:11:03 -0600
  ...The only real difficult fitting is the switch manifold on the high pressure hose to the expansion valve. A tee and a "trinary" switch...
• Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:28:02 -0600
  ...sensor (did the black one when I did the > thermostat) > Oil Pressure switches > O2 sensor > Fuel lines > > What other machining will I need besides...
• Re: was: Friction, any extra wear 'n tear?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:51:41 -0700
  ...as far as the drag of the oil in the trans ( with trans in neuatral ) it it's zero degrees outside, and you've...
• Update on Engine Overheating Concern
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 11:09:00 -0600
  ...Pressure Cap - Replaced Fuse for Fan - Checked OK No evidence of water in the oil No visual evidence of water in exhaust Thermo Switch...
• Re: SERIOUS FUEL PROBLEM - I NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 15:48:22 -0500
  ...Checked oil - sure enough - gas in there. So I drained oil and put new in it. Of course it won't start. Did I...
• Comments on LED Wiring, was Re: LED's on the dash
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 17:01:46 EST
  ...EGT gauges, the compass and the voltage, cooling system pressure, oil temp and pressure group. At the time of these pictures, I had not...
• Re: Air Conditioning
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 27 Sep 2021 07:45:00 -0500
  ...Back when I had my '88 van, I dutifully switched my system > > over to R-134a because R12 was going out and what little...
• Re: how to remove an instrument panel bulb
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Mar 2009 23:29:37 -0700
  ...For some reason, I like to wire the instrument lighting ( I like red light in an o.p guage ) in oil pressure gauges to...
• Re: 1.9 > 2.1 cooling kit?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:06:42 -0700
  ...installing an oil pressure gauge is pretty elemental. Not much to it really. Same for a temp gauge. I can see value in an...
• Re: model year differences?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:00:10 -0800
  ...The temp gauge and oil pressure >sensors also do this trick. > >
• Re: The ole head dilema
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 Mar 2007 16:18:02 +0000
  ...Compression, leak down, and oil pressure. If the engine is healthy and especially if only one side is leaking, I would go for option...
• Re: Mini-Road trip or Sunday drive...(long)
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:48:49 -0400
  ...My > oil pressure at speed is around 60-70psi, running 20-50 Penn at about > 3700rpm and 65mph in 5th. > > Just had one minor...
• Re: hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:41:11 -0400
  ...i took out do to low oil pressure and other reasons but this motor has no oil pressure problems. I think the lifters are...
• I think I have given up on my cooling system...
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 15:26:34 -0400
  ...No oil in water and no water in oil. We put a pressure tester on the cooling system and its holding pressure just fine...
• Re: found some freon 12 should I recharge old AC
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 13 Apr 2020 15:22:43 -0700
  ...with moisture and the oil > probably also needs to be serviced. The proper procedure would be to test > for pressure and have anything inside...
• Re: ABA into 1.9 Vanagon was coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 13 May 2013 09:14:04 -0400
  ...Power, switched power and ground. > Getting those three wires hooked up to the the right places took an > ASE master technician/mechanic. After he...
• Re: Question about Transmission Stutter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 20 Mar 2017 10:45:54 -0700
  ...My old 1.9 was on its last leg with low compression and oil pressure and just figured it was not keeping up well...
• Re: Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:36:50 -0500
  I had this problem with my 2.1L until I switched to 10W50 Synthetic oil. and Lucas Synthetic http://www.lubadmin.com/upload/produit...
• Re: Friday topic: what is your favorite low (or no) dollar modification?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 12 Aug 2005 11:32:44 -0500
  ...Decided to add versatility to my aftermarket VDO Gauges by adding DPST switches allowing me to read either Fuel or Oil Pressure off the...