The list vendors sell a litttle-known relay that will get full
brightness out of that oil light. Expect to run 12 gauge wires and
establish some new grounds, though.

Jim

On Feb 7, 2005, at 9:49 PM, Robert Fisher wrote:

> I'm just going to assume that Dennis got Karl's joke and opted to play
> the
> straight man. : )
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
> p.s.: Something's wrong with your oil light. I usually need way more
> than a
> quart by the time mine comes on. Does yours get brighter if you wait
> awhile?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jason Kirk" <Gojira@ADELPHIA.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 7:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Choice of Oil
>
>
>> Your first mistake is doing an "oil change". You wait until the oil
>> light comes on and you add a quart. Lather, rinse, repeat.
>>
>> Jason
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of
>>> Dennis Haynes
>>> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 7:02 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Re: Choice of Oil
>>>
>>> Multi-Viscosity oils have been around since the 70's. The better
>>> one's
>>> have it right. Especially the synthetics as they do not need as much
>> of
>>> the VI improvers to cover the wide ranges. Lately I've been using the
>>> Caterpillar S.O.S. program for testing the oil in some of my
>>> vehicles.
>>> Regular oil sampling is a service requirement for the Caterpillar
>> engine
>>> warranty in my motor home. One of the test results that come back is
>> the
>>> viscosity at 100C. I am amazed at how the Mobil 1, 0w-40 is right on
>>> spec even after 12k miles.
>>>
>>> Dennis
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf
>>> Of Karl Wolz
>>> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 9:05 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Re: Choice of Oil
>>>
>>> Valvoline racing oil - 30wt 3 seasons and 40 wt summer.  In Phoenix
>>> it
>>> gets up to 115 degrees.
>>>
>>> I don't trust that new-fangled multi-vis stuff!  Give 'em a couple
>> years
>>> to get it right.
>>>
>>> Karl WOlz
>>>
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>>> Behalf Of
>>> > Peter
>>> > Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 12:35 PM
>>> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> > Subject: Choice of Oil
>>> >
>>> > Hello,
>>> >
>>> > Just about to do my first oil change on my '89 Westy. PO did not
>>> use
>>> > Synthetic so I'll probably carry on that tradition for a little
>> while.
>>> >
>>> > Out of interest, what brands do you folk use in your Westies?
>>> >
>>> > Cheers.
>