

| Subject: | Re: oil pressure buzzer-SOLVED |
| From: | Larry Alofs |
| Date: | Sun, 1 Aug 2010 20:42:40 -0400 |
Can you tell us more about this Snap-on tool? Picture? Link? Thanks, Larry A. On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 3:36 PM, David Clarkson <Dvdclarksn@aol.com> wrote: > First of all thanks to all that responded to my issue and led me to the > problem. I checked the wire going to the oil pressure switch and it was > connected and no insulation scraped away or any iffy spots in the wire. I looked > again at the 2 point connector with a better light and saw what should have > been �shiny copper was a bit green-the AHAH moment! I scraped some of this > corrosion �off and tried to get in there with a small piece of sandpaper > over a small �screwdriver blade and then sprayed with some electrical cleaner > and fired her �up. Got the RPM's up over 2200 and no buzzer or light! Really > glad to not be �changing that sensor as looks like it could be a PITA to > access. I really was �hoping to clean that connector a bit better using my new > snap on connector tool �(red handle one). Does anyone on the list know how I > can use this 6-way tool to �get the spade out of the plastic connector. I > don't know from which side I need �to go in or whether to use the little fork > on the male spade or the �narrow blade on the female. That may be hard to > explain with words but I �don't want to damage anything or use the wrong > approach or amount of force. Just �want to get it really clean so this doesn't > cause any more near coronaries from �the buzzer. Thanks again list for all > the help. Now back to the AC issue in a �separate post. > > > > David �Clarkson > 1990 Westfalia >
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