Aaron J. Wood wrote:

> I have a 1.7 liter engine that I am trying to mount an oil pressure 
> sender on.  The threads on the sender are the same as the threads on 
> the stock oil pressure switch.  The problem is that the sender is so 
> darn BIG that the hole in the tinware is too small.  Has anyone found 
> a succesfull way to mount one of these electric sending units on a 
> type IV engine, while the engine is in the bus?  If so please help 
> me.

I found that in order to get the oil pressure sender (VDO) to 
clear the tinware on my camper's 1800 type IV motor, I had to 
buy another brass extension/mount, exactly the same as the one 
which came with the kit, and screw them together. This doubled 
the clearance of the sender away from the block. There was a 
hole in the side of the bottom extension/mount where the original
oil pressure switch was meant to go (it is now on the top 
extension/mount) which I blocked with a trimmed down bolt.

I've had this setup for about four years (50000 km) and have had 
no problems.

Hope this helps, cheers.

Aaron Sedgmen
'74 1800 camper.