> I'm having my oil pressure checked tomorrow and am just wondering what is an
> acceptable reading. I have an '85 Vanagon.

For waterboxers with 20W50 oil and a VW, Mann, or Mahle filter, you should get
at least 10 PSI for every 1000 RPM when the engine is fully warmed up.

My advice to you is to install your own oil pressure gauge so that you can
monitor your engine's health _before_ it throws a rod (although the 1.9L engine
is not known for that).  In any case, you'll have an idea of when to start
saving your money for a Boston Engine rebuild.

-Karl

Karl & Kristina Bloss - Trexlertown, PA
US West Trip, Nov-Dec, 2000: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vwtrek