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Subject:Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
From:Herb Harmison
Date:Mon, 9 Nov 2015 22:35:15 -0600

Dennis,

My '91 Vanagon had a buzzer/oil light problem for the past three summers
when driven on the interstate and even in town.

I did everything mentioned on the mailing list, I think. Then figured I
would try changing the ground strap from the engine to the frame. I worked.
800 miles with a trailer in August in Iowa and Minnesota and not a peep
from the oil signaling system and nothing since.

Good luck.

Herb

On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 9:29 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Be sure it is the correct one and a good one at that. BTDT enough with bad
> switches I get them from the dealer. Pricey but the aftermarket stuff is
> just not consistent and the dealer one have had the set points changed a
> bit to reduce the falsies.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of John Rodgers
> Sent: Sunday, November 8, 2015 3:14 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
>
> Thanks, guys. I think I have a bad switch, judging from the way the system
> is behaving. Tomorrow I will put in a new one Ihave on hand.
>
> John
> On Nov 7, 2015 21:37, "John Rodgers" <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm trying to get it in my head how the dynamic oil pressure warning
> > system is supposed to work. I have an intermittent fault where the oil
> > warning light and buzzer come on at odd times and I need to understand
> > this monster. Comes on at different speeds/rpm. Oil level is fine. But
> > it's a bit scarey!
> >
> > Anybody?
> >
> > John
> >
>

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Herb Harmison
2692 Meadow Glen Rd
Ames, IA  50014
herbharm@gmail.com
515-292-7059 Phone/Fax
515-450-7637 Cell
Skype: "herbharm"

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