If it's more a flicker than a flashing, it's probably a short, as in the
insulation is cracked off the wire and it's touching somewhere.  My
experience was that it was shorting against the tin under the pushrod tubes.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Ford" <cjford@ALTAMAHA.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 8:26 PM
Subject: Oil Light flicker

> Ok...this it totally separate from the water pump woes of recent.
>
> My oil light has been flickering on.
>
> Sometimes it does it on flat straight roads but tonight it did it a couple
> of times when I was taking a right turn.
>
> I have checked the oil and it appears to be up to par.
>
> I have checked the wiring as much as I can and everything seems connected.
>
> Anyone have any thoughts???
>
> Charlie Ford
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