Is it possible that the wire is grounded somewhere else along its path?
They're notorious for being singed by the exhaust.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "clerkin" <clerkin@students.uiuc.edu>
To: "Karl Wolz" <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>; "vanagon"
<vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 5:58 PM
Subject: RE: 86 vanagon Oil Pressure Switch

> OK, well I put the switch in, but now the light just blinks at me.  No
buzzer
> or anything.  It blinks at me all the time.  It does the same thing when I
> take the wire to the sensor and ground it.  Isn't that what the switch is
> supposed to do, ground at .9 bar?  Does it sound like now the other switch
is
> bad?
>
> Thanks,
> Patrick
>
> >===== Original Message From Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> =====
> >Yeah.  Once you've done it three times n a week, it's real easy!
> >
> >Grab yourself a 13mm wrench and take of the water pump pulley.  If you do
> >this, you've got pretty easy access to the sender.  The job is about
8000%
> >easier if you use the correct tool, which is a deep well 24mm socket.
> >Easiest is to put the socket on the sender and then put the wrench on the
> >socket.  Due to space limitations, you're better off using a breaker bar
> >instead of a ratchet.
> >
> >Once you've loosened it a bit, it should only be finger tight and an easy
> >turn off.  Some say you need to use a screwdriver to push the sheet metal
> >out of the way, but I didn't really need to do that.
> >
> >Karl
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "clerkin" <clerkin@STUDENTS.UIUC.EDU>
> >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> >Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 12:28 PM
> >Subject: Re: 86 vanagon Oil Pressure Switch
> >
> >
> >> Well I got the right switch (the gray one) but I can't seem to figure
out
> >> where it goes.  Do you access it from above or below?  There seems to
be
> >some
> >> sheet metal that I cannot get out of the way to get to the switch.  Any
> >ideas?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Patrick
> >>
> >> >===== Original Message From Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
=====
> >> >Hi Patrick,
> >> >
> >> >You're dealing with two different animals here.
> >> >
> >> >The gauge sending unit screws into the low pressure outlet (.3bar).
The
> >> >1.8/.9 bar switch screws into the high pressure outlet, which is
located
> >to
> >> >the left of the main pulley and under the water pump.  Installing the
> >gauge
> >> >unit will not make your buzzer stop.  You need to pick up a .9bar
sender
> >and
> >> >replace the 1.8 bar with it.
> >> >
> >> >Karl Wolz
> >> >
> >> >----- Original Message -----
> >> >From: "clerkin" <clerkin@STUDENTS.UIUC.EDU>
> >> >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> >> >Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 4:34 PM
> >> >Subject: 86 vanagon Oil Pressure Switch
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> I have a 1986 vanagon with an oil pressure light and buzzer which
comes
> >on
> >> >> when the vehicle is warmed up and is above 2000 rpm.  It will also
go
> >out
> >> >> around 3500 rpm.  The engine was rebuilt about 30k ago and the light
> >came
> >> >on
> >> >> immediately.  When the mechanic was called about the problem, he
said
> >that
> >> >he
> >> >> must have put the wrong oil pressure switch in.  It has been run
like
> >this
> >> >for
> >> >> 30k without any problems, but I want to fix the problem (better late
> >than
> >> >> never.)  I decided to upgrade to a VDO guage and sender from the Bus
> >> >Depot,
> >> >> but the guy I talked to on the phone didn't seem like he had any
idea
> >what
> >> >was
> >> >> going on.  He told me that they did not sell the stock switch, and
that
> >> >the
> >> >> only thing they had was the VDO switch and guage.  He also told me
that
> >> >their
> >> >> VDO guage is not the dual guage (allowing both the idiot light and
> >guage
> >> >to
> >> >> operate) which is in contradiction to their website.  In checking
their
> >> >> website I have found both of these statements to be false, but in
their
> >> >> defense, the man said Ron was gone and would return in a few days.
He
> >> >said I
> >> >> should call him about any specific questions.  Since I am still
unable
> >to
> >> >get
> >> >> any answers at the Bus Depot I thought I would try the list.
> >> >>
> >> >> 1.  Is the dual VDO guage set at .9 or 1.8 bar?
> >> >> 2.  Is it normal for an engine with the improper switch to flash
it's
> >> >idiot
> >> >>    light?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >> Patrick
> >> >>
>
>
>