Why don't you put an oil pressure gauge on it. Either a manual capillary
feed type or an electronic.
Its a lot better to know than to just be guessing.

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia

On Tue, 9 Apr 2002 20:04:16 -0400 Solange =?iso-8859-1?Q?B=E9rub=E9?=
<berubethibault@SYMPATICO.CA> writes:
> I've been dealing with this stupid oil pressure switch problem and
> need
> some help. Note that I have no reason to think that my motor has a
> true
> low oil pressure problem.
>
> Here's what's happening: the oil pressure light and buzzer kick in
> when
> the  motor rpm hits plus/minus 2000-2500 rpm. When I accelerate
> back
> above 2000-2500 rpm, the light and the buzzer go off.
>
> I have changed both switches (high and low) now and had the wires
> checked and I keep getting the problem. Any suggestion what I should
> do
> now ? Am I right by thinking that since the buzzer goes on, the
> problem
> is related to the high "low oil pressure" switch (the one in front
> of
> the motor). Should I start thinking about changing the control
> board
> located behind the speedometer ?
>
> Thanks a lot everybody.
>
> Christian
> Ottawa, Ontario
> Westy 1988 (the one with the problem)
> Westy 1991
>

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