Odds are that you have a shorted out oil pressure sending unit wire.  Pretty
common for them to touch the exhaust and melt a little spot in the
insulation.

if it sounded good, and the light was full on at any RPM, you ALMOST
certainly don't have an OP problem.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Flaherty" <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 1:32 PM
Subject: Oil Light On!

> '84 Vanagon 1.9
> 20/50 Dino Oil
> Mann filter.
> Note: Oil light on refers to full bright steady on, not the dim flickering
> some owners report.
>
> Hi all,
>
> Got up this morning and drove a half mile to the Y to work out. Van ran
> fine, no lights. Came out an hour later. Started the van. Oil light stayed
> on. Engine sounded normal. Shut it down immediately. Checked the oil.
Level
> was fine. Restarted the van. Light stayed on. Tapped the gas enough to
make
> the alt/oxy lights go out. Oil light stayed on. Shut down the engine and
> called a wrecker.
>
> Van has been running great. My oil light has never come on before, and has
> never flickered, even at idle.
>
> 2 scenarios:
>
> First, assuming my oil pressure is ok, what electrical or other issues
could
> cause this?
>
> Second, assuming I actually don't have any oil pressure, what could fail
so
> suddenly?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Flaherty
> Portland, Maine
> '84 GL
>