I don't have an oil pressure guage on my van, so I have no direct figures
for your comparison.
  I've read somewhere recently, that about 10 psi per 1000 rpm engine speed,
is about right.
  So, your measurements seem to be good, with that theory applied.

Mike B.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Golen" <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:17 AM
Subject: What does your oil pressure gauge "say", and what other gauges do
you have in your Vanagon

> Hi,
>
>
> This weekend I put in a 3 gauge panel in my Vanagon. One of which is
> an oil pressure gauge. As I haven't had an oil pressure gauge in a
> Vanagon before, I need a "baseline" to compare my readings with.
> Currently, my 87 Westy as 155K miles, and I have 10W30 oil in it.
> When warmed up, idle pressure is 15psi, at 3K RPM - 30psi, at 4K RPM
> - 40psi. What oil pressure readings do you get in your Vanagons?
>
> As far as the other gauges in the panel, I have a 12V voltmeter. The
> third gauge is a temperature gauge. The temp gauge came from my old
> 86 GTI (as did the voltmeter), however I do not have it hooked up as
> I don't have the sensor for it, and on the GTI I was able to run the
> sensor off of the oil cooler. The Vanagon oil cooler doesn't seem to
> have a place to put the temp sensor. So, rather than having a
> non-functioning gauge filling up the spot on the gauge panel, I'm
> curious as to what other gauges you folks might have in your Vanagons.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ric
>