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Subject:Re: Oil Buzzer - Part II
From:Benny boy
Date:Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:29:25 -0400

Stretch the spring??? who told you to do so????????? NEVER but NEVER!

I must have miss something here... what is your problem?

One thing people don't seem to understand is that those engine are getting
old and a real low pressure problem is a possibility.

In the real world (just a joke) there is a gadget call a oil pressure gage!

That the first step to be sure that the engine is not the real proplem!

The high pressure one just have to be grounded to stop bothering you, but is
the sender the real cupid or the engine is craving for oil pressure???

The lower one just have to be left open to also stop bothering you...
http://www.benplace.com/oil_pressure_sender.htm

Ben

On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:38:49 -0400, Richard Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU> wrote:

>Here's the latest.
>
>I've read the various replies as well as some of the pages on
>Vanagain, van-cafe, etc.
>
>I've dumped the oil and replaced it with Castrol GTX 20-50, took out
>the pressure relief valve and cleaned it and stretched the spring
>slightly. Started it up....and the buzzer went off at 2700 rpm.
>
>Next I took disconnected the wire from the high pressure sending
>unit, started it up....and the buzzer went off...
>
>Took the wire and grounded it to the engine block.....and the buzzer
>went off....
>
>
>Suggestions now???
>
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>Ric