It seems very quiet in Vanagon circles today.    Probably means that people are resting or socializing and generally doing worthy things :-)

I have read some articles on Vanagon oil pressures and I get the impression that its fairly common for older 2.1s to have problems in that area.

I have seen other types of engines with low oil pressure and generally the oil light will start flickering at idle when the oil gets hot and thin.   I am unfamiliar with the Vanagon system with two senders however.

My oil light will start blinking on and off at a regular fairly slow timing and no changes in engine speed seem to affect the blinking.   However when the engine is switched off and restarted, there is no oil light.   However after a few minutes, the regular blinking starts again.  And once again, the speed of the blinking, on-off,on-off seems to be completely unaffected by engine rpm.     My gut feeling is that its not oil pressure or lack of that is causing this but some other fault.     Engine is a 2.1 from a Syncro I think and its installed in my 1989 Bluestar Vanagon.  I am unsure of the mileage but was told its a little over 100k.

I can go buy a mechanical gauge and screw it into a pressure switch point but which one?   The one near the distributor or the one down between the pushrod tubes.  Which makes the most sense?    Are they both connected by oil passages within the engine?  Is this a common fault and is it likely to be related to something in the gauge assembly and not in the engine at all?

Thanks for any help.    Enjoy your new years eve :-)     Cheers    Steve