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Subject:Re: 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature
Date:Thu, 30 May 1996 17:08:25 -0400
In a message dated 96-05-29 20:40:43 EDT, you write:

>  Gene Berg instructions say to NEVER use Teflon tape on the senders. 
>     Don't recall the reason, whether it will contaminate the oil or just 
>     because with tape it would be easy to overtighten and possibly split 
>     the hole.

I believe the reason for this is that the sender requires metal-to-metal
contact to provide a proper path to ground.  

Ryan