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Subject:Re: It's not the oil
From:Mark Dorm
Date:Wed, 12 Feb 2003 15:58:52 -0800
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<P>I had the oil light go on, moved the wire around (attached to the sensor in the engine), and it hasn't bothered me since... <BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;From: Stuart MacMillan <MACMILLAN@ATTBI.COM>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Reply-To: Stuart MacMillan <MACMILLAN@ATTBI.COM>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Subject: It's not the oil
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 09:17:49 -0800
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;This is not good. See my article on Tom's site:
<DIV></DIV>&gt;http://volksweb.relitech.com/21rodbrg.htm
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;It could be a sender problem or your rebuild may not have been as tight as
<DIV></DIV>&gt;it could have been, which is why I like to track oil pressure right from the
<DIV></DIV>&gt;installation of a new engine.
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;If you are in doubt, install an oil pressure gauge to find out for sure.
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;Stuart MacMillan
<DIV></DIV>&gt;'84 Westy
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;Original message:
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;From: Eric Zeno <VW4X4@FYI.NET>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Subject: BAD OIL Again!
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;DAM! Last summer I was changing oil in my 1986 Syncro,
<DIV></DIV>&gt;and put in Mobil regular oil. To make a long store short,
<DIV></DIV>&gt;I had a lot of trouble with the 20-50 weight oil being to
<DIV></DIV>&gt;thin when hot. It would set off the oil light and buzzer.
<DIV></DIV>&gt; Once again, 1 1/2 years later I'm having the same problem.
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Start it up cold, no problem, 15 minutes later, oil pressure
<DIV></DIV>&gt;problems. Is my the engines going bad? Or maybe the
<DIV></DIV>&gt;engine oil is changing and will not run in the vanagon
<DIV></DIV>&gt;engines anymore? I can't imagine my GEX rebuild was
<DIV></DIV>&gt;going bad 1 1/2 tears ago and now later it is finnally
<DIV></DIV>&gt;getting worst. I'm changing the oil and filter tonight
<DIV></DIV>&gt;prematurelly. Comments?
<DIV></DIV>&gt; Eric
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