Ten pounds of pressure per 1000 rpm is, IIRC, normal and good.  You most
likely have the wire shorting to ground.

Karl Wolz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf Of A.
> Hurley
> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 10:58 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: ...oil pressure...oil sensor
>
> Well...the oil pressure is (if I recall) 20 psi at 2000 rpm, and I
have a
> new oil pressure sensor - the oil is 15/40 - and the light is brighter
> than it used to be and stays on just the same. Steady at idle, gets
dim
> after 3000 rpm...oil looks fine, coolant looks fine, made it into
Seattle
> today...
>
> Andree