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Subject:Re: Where is the oil pressure sender on VW Rialta?
From:Hawk
Date:Sun, 27 May 2012 12:04:28 -0500

Found it.  White wire with great hood and connector.  We weren't even there.
I don't know how it could have possibly came off.  Tested.  Revved.  They're fine.
Heading back up I 39 in Illinois to meet family and then I think they're turning around and heading
back to try to get to Florida.  Thanks for the help.  Remember I'm here 30 minutes north of Bloomington.

John - Scoob.
jhawk@hawkcomputing.com is monitored better - much better.  I'm on the type II AIRs list?

>>> neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> 5/27/2012 11:55 AM >>>
What model year?

Google took me to this:

http://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/normanahoyt/2012-02-03_151502_oil_pressure_switch.jpg 

The Rialta uses a VR6 ?  Here's some images of oil pressure switches
on VR6 engines:

http://www.google.ca/search?q=vr6+oil+pressure+switch+image&hl=en&client=safari&pwst=1&rls=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=E1zCT-yzJoSoiQLcwsSiCA&ved=0CFgQsAQ&biw=1440&bih=786 

Assuming the Rialta has two oil pressure switches, one will be a
"high" pressure oil switch.

On VW's using two oil pressure switches, the high pressure switch
kicks in when engine revved past 2K RPM. That said, on a Vanagon, this
will trigger a buzzer.

Maybe the wire to oil pressure sender got knocked loose?

Neil.

On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Hawk <vwnut@hawkcomputing.com> wrote:

> Got a visitor stuck in Minonk, IL.  Fixed coolant hose.  Now, oil pressure light on after revving engine.
>

-- 
Neil n

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