That terrible sound could well be your oil pressure warning alarm. You
could have a faulty pressure switch (there are two) or worse. Have a
good mechanic check it.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

"S. Marie Arnold" wrote:
>
> My van occassionally sounds this horrible loud alarm.  Sometimes in
> the
> middle of no where.  It seems to be when I slow down or when I first
> start
> it.  It's a constant sound not a beeping.  It is "nails on the
> chalkboard"
> annoyingly loud.  I don't know if all vans have this or it's because
> mine was
> a handicapped wheelchair van that we are turning back to a regular
> van.  I am
> not sure where the alarm is located or why it is alarming.  I'd love
> to
> disconnect it if it isn't an alarm that the van is going to blow:).
>   By the
> way if you know anyone interested in a fully electric wheelchair lift
> that
> fits the vanagon perfectly have them email me.
>
> Unixx7
> 1991 Vanagon Carat
> Hagerstown, MD