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Subject:Fwd: Oil Light On Update
From:Mark Pinnell
Date:Tue, 19 Jul 2022 08:18:10 -0400

Hi. Oil level was fine this morning. Started it, and all seemed good.
Couple miles on a service road, then a secondary highway, now have been
back on 20 east for 50 miles with no issues (yet?).
The oil light has flickered at low idle for the 12 years and 100000 miles
that we have had her.
Thanks,
Mark

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Tom C <thomas.casal@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Jul 19, 2022, 6:40 AM
Subject: Re: Oil Light On
To: Mark Pinnell <mark.stuart.pinnell@gmail.com>
Cc: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>

Mine flickered for a second yesterday  on a 6 hour ride on a highway ramp,
I hit some bumps real hard not sure if that Jarred the wires. I was pushing
it too a bit at 75 for a while gowesty 2.3 motor in an 84. I’m Interested
in what people have to say too now. I may be a quart low tho gotta check it
today not sure if that has anything to do with it.

On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 11:41 PM Mark Pinnell <mark.stuart.pinnell@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi all,
> Just made a very quick exit from Hwy 20, just east of Montreal as my oil
> light came on, solid. Just over 400 miles covered today.
> 1985 1.9l  Oil level appears to be OK, no different smells out of the
> engine bay, and no noticeable difference in engine sound or performance
> (I'm using that term loosely).
> It's slashing down rain, as it has been all day. Luckily, we're in a
> service station, so we can bed down for the night and see what the morning
> brings.
> Interested in any thoughts that the group may have as to what the cause may
> be, possible diagnostics, etc..
> Mark
>

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