as I shared before,

in a case like this where you just want the belt off quickly..

connect your 'Remote Starter Switch-most-useful-tool-!' to your cheater
trigger wire in the engine compartment,

arrange a big flat screw driver under the belt, tap the starter,
..............just tap, don't crank,

and the belt just flips off as easy as could be.

going back together , same thing.

Being able to crank the engine while you're right by it ...so, so useful
in So Many ways !

On 05/23/2016 02:38 AM, John Rodgers wrote:
> BTDT!  Oil light and buzzer came on regularly. Got the proper switch from
> Van Cafe and installed it - no more problem. Aggravating to change out,
> though. Had to remove the water pump pulley to get at it, and that required
> loosening the alternator so I could remove the water pump belt. Then I had
> to have a special socket (I made mine) to remove/replace it. A very tight
> fit! But it solved the problem!
>
> John
> On May 23, 2016 00:41, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> The Waterboxer does not like 10w-30. Who rebuilt the engine? Was the case
> actually measured for wear at the bearing journals and align bored? This is
> the usual problem with rebuilt engines not maintaining sufficient oil
> pressure. Oil pressure testing with the van sitting will not reveal the
> problem. You have to leave the gauge on and drive on the highway for a
> while. As for the switches many of the aftermarket ones are not reliable.
> Go to the dealer and pay the $$$. Also make sure the oil level is correct
> and not over filled. Over filling will cause the oil to overheat and lose
> viscosity. Adding a real oil cooling system can also be helpful.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Marc Perdue
> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2016 10:50 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Oil pressure light and buzzer
>
> Hi all,
>
> My '87 Westy auto is having the problem wherein the oil buzzer and light
> come on after about 15 minutes of driving when the RPMs drop below around
> 2500 RPMs. I've had the oil pressure checked and it is fine. A friend of
> mine is having the identical problem. Is the high pressure oil pressure
> switch, part number 068919081A, the culprit here? I checked the archives
> and it appeared that there may have been a problem with some of them being
> too sensitive or something...? I'm trying to find the right part get this
> sorted out. My friend is about ready to take a hammer to his buzzer . . .
> Mine is going to be fixed by the guy who rebuilt the engine. He says he got
> a bad batch of switches. I'm just trying to find which is the right part
> for my friend to order . . .
>
> My van has a newly rebuilt engine and is running Pennzoil 10w-30. I've
> never run less than 20w-50 in it and never had this problem, but the guy
> who built the engine swears that the pressure is fine and this weight of
> oil should be fine, that it's a faulty oil pressure switch.
>
> My friend is running 15w-50, I think, and has a fairly fresh engine as
> well. I suspect, but do not know for sure, that his oil pressure is fine.
>
> Bus Depot has this one:
> http://www.busdepot.com/068919081a
> Is this the right switch to fix this problem?
>
> Thanks,
> Marc Perdue
>