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Subject:Re: '84 Oil pressure sender wire routing
From:John Bange
Date:Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:09:02 -0700

> When I reinstalled the engine in my '84, I managed to get the wire to the
> oil pressure sender tangled up in the exhaust.  I replaced it yesterday, but
> I can't figure out any routing for the wire that seems safe from contact
> with parts that could either melt or wear through the insulation.
>
> Anybody care to describe the correct routing for the wire?

When I replaced mine, I ran it down through the bowed part of the  bail
holding the valve cover on, dead center of the head. It's a little in the
way for taking the valve cover off, but it definitely doesn't get burned.

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John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"