> There does not appear to be a condition in a normally operating
> monitoring system when the light should be on steady.

I always read this, but mine does exactly that.  When pressure gets
below about 12 psi, mine faintly glows until it's on steady.  Tap the
gas pedal to get some pressure out of the oil pump (still <2000 RPM)
and it goes off.

-Karl
Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA
'87 GL Weekender  "Beverley"
VW shop list: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/vwshops