Mark,

How did you change out the oil pressure switch on the front? I've got
a pretty good set of tools but nothing that would work on that. I
ended up hand tightening and going underneath and pecking it tight
with a long, sharp punch on the flats.

Jim

On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 8:49 PM, Mark<mbrush@gmail.com> wrote:
> I had two oil leaks recently - one from the oil cooler and one from the oil
> pressure switch (the blue one). �Inexpensive parts and a little elbow grease
> fixed both. �You gotta crawl under clean off the underside of the engine a
> bit and watch - it's kinda fun, in a sick way :-)
>
> Mark
> 1990 GL Westy
>
> On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Douglas and Annie Dodson-M�uck <
> primalflow@suddenlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I have oil leaks that I need to address and was wondering where the most
>> common suspected points of origin might be?
>>
>> The individual from whom I purchased it said that he thought one of the
>> crankshaft seals could be the culprit. �The leaks do appear to dripping from
>> both ends of the engine though that could also be the result of one leak
>> trailing to another location, pooling then dripping, right?
>>
>>
>> I've always been fortunate with all of the vehicles in my possession and
>> have been able to get by with only minor repairs, replacements, upgrades or
>> maintenance, so please bear with my apparent lack of knowledge concerning
>> what may possibly require a more involved wrenching experience.
>>
>>
>>
>> ~ Doug
>>
>> '87 VanaGL 2WD
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Mark
> 1990 Westy (2.1 - manual)
>