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Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:03:57 -0400
...Mike Houlton, Maine Jeff Oxroad wrote: > In summation, in my opinion the pressure needed to illuminate the brake > lights should be lower. Does anyone...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - Banks
Sun, 28 Jul 1996 13:33:29 -0400 (EDT)
...He brought his van in to a shop and had a gauge hooked up and indeed he has low oil pressure, so the switches...
Re: 91; auto trans and AC
Historical mailing list
Wed, 22 May 1996 13:40:24 -0400
...is there a pressure switch, Yes, there is a low pressure cut-off switch. If there is not enough pressure in the system the...
Re: sluggish on take off
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Sat, 22 Oct 2005 16:19:56 -0400
...Clogged fuel filter.Low fuel pressure.Vacuum hose disconected.Dirty air filter?Throttle switch in need of adjustment?
Re: oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 4 Apr 2010 16:53:22 -0700
...it depends on which oil pressure switch you are talking about. If it's the 'normal' low pressure one ... that wire falling off will...
Re: oil light question
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Wed, 1 Jan 2014 11:44:09 -0500
...A clogged oil filter can > |also cause the low pressure light while the high pressure > |buzzer may not come on as that switch is...
Re: Oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 10 Nov 2014 15:01:22 -0600
...gauge to work off the existing > vanagon pressure switches, > Either the high or low pressure switch > > Dennis Jowell > Scotch Hollow Farm > > > On Nov 10...
Re: Update on brake indicator light
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 11 May 2005 20:23:54 -0700
No, in 85+ when VW put in the brake fluid level switch they removed the hydraulic sensing part of the circuit and used pressure...
Re: 86 vanagon Oil Pressure Switch
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Mon, 9 Jul 2001 18:49:10 -0700
...unit screws into the low pressure outlet (.3bar). The > >1.8/.9 bar switch screws into the high pressure outlet, which is located to...
Re: HELP!!! Oil Pressure Buzzer On!!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:12:53 -0400
...The low pressure switch is the one near the push rods. The switches operate differently. The high pressure switch is normally open, closing and...
Re: Oil light problem
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:35:17 -0500
...Now I have the 2 pressure gauges working and the VDO. All this should tell me what is going on with the pressure switches...
Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 9 Oct 2015 22:26:21 +0000
...85-91 vans use 2 wire switches, only for the rear brake > lights. > > For some reason new switch quality seems low and the supply...
Re: Oil Pressure Lamp? Denoument.
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 10 May 2012 14:45:35 -0700
...It's my theory that the oil pressure switch was soaked with coolant and offered a sufficiently low enough resistance to allow current to...
Re: lets talk about oil pressure issues
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Wed, 14 Jan 2004 23:32:54 -0500
...I plan to switch to synthetic oil in the spring. Good luck, John Meeks Top of Lower Michigan 91 Westfalia MultiVan Vanagon Rescue Squad...
Re: 91; auto trans and AC
Historical mailing list - Tracey Choulat
Thu, 23 May 1996 07:44:21 -0400 (EDT)
...on - there is some freon in > the system - is there a pressure switch, and/or is it so that this AC > set-up is...
Re: Radiator thermo switch
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:47:30 -0700
...Low is also run by the A/C on switch. Medium is run only by a high pressure switch in the A/C lines...
Re: Air conditioning electrical questions
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 3 Aug 2002 11:00:04 -0500
...In particular note the low pressure switch. If there isn't enough pressure in the system, it disables the compressor. The idea is that...
Re: Advice on Evaporator Icing
Historical mailing list
Thu, 3 Aug 2000 18:18:39 EDT
...like the ones on all other cars (ambient air switches, high and low pressure switches, etc). Yet another VW well thought out design :) But...
Re: 1988 Westy low Oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
Mon, 29 Jul 1996 01:11:34 -0400 (EDT)
...He brought his van in to a shop and had a gauge hooked up and > indeed he has low oil pressure, so the switches...
of oil lights and pressure switches
Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
Tue, 25 Sep 2001 18:10:51 -0700
...show low pressure when everything was okay, right? Or am I off? So, my questions for now are: how many oil pressure switches does...
Re: lets talk about oil pressure issues
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 14 Jan 2004 23:05:31 -0500
...The 2200 rpm is critical because that is where the Dynamic Oil Pressure Warning Systems switches to check for adequate oil pressure at the...
Re: AC relay question
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:36:56 -0600
...If > you can't identify the high/low pressure switches and you don't know how to > use gauges you may want to get...
Re: Need a/c hose for 87 Westy Gl
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Sat, 11 Jul 1998 12:51:52 -0500
----------------- There are no high / low switches on some models. Like no switches , none. My 86 westy 2wd 4 speed had none and there were...
Re: Oil Buzzer advice
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 1 Oct 2015 16:53:34 -0500
...The second switch works backward from the primary switch. The second switch sees an open condition until oil pressure rises to about 10-15...
Re: Oil Relief Plug
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 12:51:47 -0700
...Thanks for the reassurance on oil pressure - I see that the low pressure switch opens when the pressure drops to between 2 to 5...
Re: Air conditioning BROKE
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Thu, 5 Mar 1998 10:52:18 -0800
...I know there are switches that prevent > the > pump from engaging if the Freon is low on pressure (or to cold > outside), > but is...
Re: Can this do that?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 22 May 2011 16:35:32 -0700
...the hardest part could be getting the oil pressure switch, 'if' you need to .. since it's under the left lower tin cover and...
Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Sep 2003 to 1 Oct 2003 - Special issue (#2003-967)
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Wed, 1 Oct 2003 09:55:24 -0700
...to my busdepot question. >>Busdepot sells a sensor switch which is a lower >>temperature switch for the two speed radiator fan. >>Does anyone know...
Re: A/C Relay
Historical mailing list - Willie T. Lafrades
Fri, 25 Sep 1998 18:21:05 EDT
...Now that I've got voltage I found that I have no continuity thru the low pressure switch thus preventing the compressor from working...
Re: 2.1L WBX -oil pressure light flickers at idle
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 1 Mar 2015 09:47:13 -0500
How well is the engine idling? A lower than normal idle speed will bring on the low oil pressure light. There is a big...
Re: Oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Mon, 10 Nov 2014 15:56:05 -0500
I was hoping to find an electrical oil gauge to work off the existing vanagon pressure switches, Either the high or low pressure switch...
Re: buzzing fuel pump - additional info
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Mon, 27 Nov 2000 11:22:05 -0700
...FI using lower pressure? If not, I expect problems may occur with either the pump or the pressure regulator. When I switched my Westy...
Re: Need a/c hose for 87 Westy Gl
Historical mailing list - PAT
Sat, 11 Jul 1998 14:11:03 -0400
Wow, I guess I stand corrected on the pressure switch deal. I just figured any responsible auto manufacturer would put a high pressure switch...
Re: Euro-Elec: FIX 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, idiot lights, oil light
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Tue, 15 Feb 2000 11:33:55 -0800
...Make certain you have not confuzed a temp sensor with the pressure switch as they look much the same. If a new longblock does...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer-Arrgh!
Historical mailing list - Ry
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 22:47:00 -0500
...This >> time did not work. >> Grounded wire, >> Faulty switch, >> Low oil pressure, (most unlikely) >> >> Sometimes a cupful of Marvel Mystery oil would get the...
Re: 91 A/C Switch Question
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:53:12 -0500
...high pressure line. It has 4 wires and Bentley pg 87.6 shows two > seperate switches...one for high and one for low. Mine...
Percolation
Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
Sun, 9 Sep 2001 02:07:14 -0600
...Ive replaced the thermo fan switch to a lower >temp >and it helped but still percolates. Anybody have a solution?
Window molding question & Hazard switch update & Oil pressure buzzer (long).
Historical mailing list - Joe in NH
Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:32:37 EST
...I also had my low oil pressure buzzer and light go off yesterday. I was slowing down from about 65 MPH down an off...
Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:46:40 -0700
...the oil light which blinks when pressure is sensed low. >> >> The logic board ignores the high pressure switch unless rpms are above >> 2000 or...
Re: 87 rebuild update!
Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
Mon, 27 Jul 1998 20:18:30 -0500
...I switched the wires on the dual sender and the gauge works... Now, I KNOW that I have an oil pressure problem. At idle...
Re: oil light
Historical mailing list
Thu, 2 Nov 1995 00:08:03 -0600
...The oil pressure sender >>is really quite amazing on the Vanagon. It consist of two pressure switches >>that must respond in the correct sequence...
Problem: Oil pressure light/buzzer at over 2KRPM. Help!
Historical mailing list - WARREN WOODS
Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:21:19 -0800
...In trying to figure this out myself I discovered that guy who fixed the low speed light/buzzer problem disconnected the pressure switch under...
Re: air conditioner
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:07:56 -0400
The AC will cut out on excessive head pressure or if the radiator fan switch calls for the fast speed. The later case is...
Re: weird para-normal
Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
Tue, 25 May 2004 09:17:12 -0700
...this would be my high pressure > switch. > this idiot light like to go crazy. it first started at low idle then changed! > > Joe > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This...
Re: lots of a/c trouble shotting questions...
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 6 Jun 2006 18:47:26 -0400
...What do you mean by "sky high" pressure on the low side? Yes, there are low and high pressure switches on the system (also...
Re: Oil light/buzzer
Historical mailing list
Mon, 18 Aug 1997 19:16:38 EDT
...You have two oil pressure sensing switches. The low pressure switch (4.4) must open between 2.2 and 6.5 psi. It is...
Re: Oil light flicker
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 18:50:24 -0400
...at idle/low speed or at higher engine speeds? If at low speed only, you may have low pressure, a bad switch, or the...
Re: weird para-normal
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Tue, 25 May 2004 09:26:30 -0700
...so this would be my high pressure > switch. > this idiot light like to go crazy. it first started at low idle then changed! > > Joe > >
Re: oil light question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:29:41 -0500
...A clogged oil filter can also cause the low pressure light while the high pressure buzzer may not come on as that switch is...
Re: AC Service Prior to Pressure
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Fri, 13 May 2005 02:05:55 -0700
...Later models ('86 on?) do have a low pressure switch. Cya, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Fisher" <refisher@MCHSI.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
Re: oil pressure warning system anomaly?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 3 Dec 2010 06:46:07 -0800
...I could only get the light to work normally by cutting the high pressure switch wire. I have not tested above 2000 yet. Mark...
Re: Oil Pressure problems
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Mon, 15 Jun 1998 09:07:03 -0500
...Valvoline > 10-40 dino juice, proper Mann filter. > I haven't yet checked out the pressure relief valve. > Interestingly, I didn't notice low...
Re: what causes low oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Ben S
Thu, 8 Jan 2004 21:25:57 -0800
...just need an oil pressure gauge. is it possible to install a sender for one in place of switch that drives the light? i...
Re: 2.1L WBX -oil pressure light flickers at idle
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 1 Mar 2015 10:14:35 -0600
...It might, or it might not, flicker at the next stop. > > > > I have never had a low oil pressure indication before. But the engine...
Re: Still doesn't add up, was: Re: [Syncro] Oil pressure mystery , resolved???
Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
Tue, 1 Oct 2002 10:48:32 -0400
...low oil pressure, a problem for sure but maybe not critical. Now, you may still be having a problem with the high pressure switch...
Re: AC Troubleshooting - No Blower
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sun, 11 Sep 2005 17:01:00 -0500
...There's a low pressure switch to prevent it from self destructing. << when the "thermostat" switch is turned on (at all) it sounds like...
Re: Lowering Cooling Sys pressure
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Mon, 3 May 1999 15:27:58 -0700
...Lowering Cooling Sys pressure > > > The lower temp fan switch in conjunction with the lower thermostat > results in > > lower operating pressures because the thermostat opens...
Re: Oil light flickering
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Tue, 8 Feb 2011 11:18:12 -0500
...if it's diluted by fuel it will lower the pressure and your engine will wear at a much accelerated rate. If in doubt...
Re: Dimensions for A/C hoses
Historical mailing list - BenT
Wed, 26 Oct 2016 05:30:58 -0700
...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: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:14:38 -0500
...Would replacing the low-pressure switch really be > useful, since my problem was at the high-pressure switch? I assume the > pressure is different...