Thanks so much Gene - I appreciate the fresh tracks you have made and are
sharing.  I will ground the oil pressure sender and use teflon tape as well
as bite the bullet and drain all the oil before tackling this later
afternoon.  Thanks for the reassurance on oil pressure - I see that the low
pressure switch opens when the pressure drops to between 2 to 5 PSI - not
that operating pressure should be in this range.

I am a slow learner - often reading info backwards before moving forward.

However - I think I am now out of neutral and moving forward.

Thanks again!

Bruce

On Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 12:28 PM Gene P <olgreywoof@gmail.com> wrote:

> Bruce, I did this just a few weeks back, including the GW pressure relief
> plug with temp sender and moving the pressure sender.  And I also had oil
> seeping from every threaded joint.  How much oil will drain as you re-do
> those?  Way more than is any fun.  My call – bite the bullet and drain the
> oil.  Just get a CLEAN oil pan, capture the oil and put it back in when
> you’re done.  Not much time lost and no rush getting it right.
>
>
>
> Don’t know why you’re looking for pressure at 2-5 psi.  I hope to never
> see that.  What you describe sounds normal.  As to the grounding – when I
> re-did mine I used Teflon tape on every joint, now nothing seeps and the
> gauges are working just fine.  You could give the senders a ground wire.
> Have the sender pass through a ring terminal and ground the wire somewhere
> handy.  But I’ve found that isn’t necessary.
>
>
>
> *From: *Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
> *Sent: *Tuesday, June 22, 2021 9:08 AM
> *To: *vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> *Subject: *Oil Relief Plug
>
>
>
> Anyway I plan to swap out senders but would like to know how much oil will
>
> drain out from the open relief port...pretty much the whole 4 to 4.5
>
> litres? or just a portion of that amount?  Please advise.
>
>
>
> As well I bought an oil pressure switch relocation kit from Mansispeed and
>
> have it hooked to an Intellitronix  pressure sender and digital pressure
>
> gauge.  The kit moves the low pressure switch from between #3 & 4 cylinders
>
> up to the top of the motor and near the t-stat.   I should be getting
>
> pressures of 2 to 5 psi however I am seeing readings of 60 on start up and
>
> then drops as the motor warms up to 25 to 30 psi.  Wondering whether this
>
> is a product of the sender or its placement - or just how the gauge reads?
>
>
>
> Lastly - any tips on stopping oil from lightly sweating / leaking from the
>
> threads of the pressure gauge fittings?  Supposedly - not supposed to use
>
> plumber's tape as it could affect the grounding and I have tightened the
>
> fittings pretty snug - don't want to horse it much more.
>
>
>