I decided to find out what was wrong with the dash lights. I took apart
the switch assy and found that a coil on the rheostat(sp?) had burnt,
thus losing the voltage source to the dash lights.  Now the question is
was there too much current (short) or just old age?  If I do a
continuity test of line 58b to ground what would be the proper ohm
reading? I cant imagine very much with just a couple of bulbs in line. I
would just hate to let the smoke out of my new switch! :-)
As I solve one problem on to another.
On friday I am driving home @ 1 AM and its raining like crazy.  As soon
as I cross the SF bay bridge the check oil led and buzzer go off.  Sheer
panic as I envision myself peering into the engine compartment in the
dark and rain.  I look at my temp gauge and it looks fine (below led) so
I figured that my dealer that installed the new engine 250 miles ago
screwed up and I would continue on with my fingers crossed. I made it
home and the next morning I found that the oil sensor wire was rubbing
against the power steering belt.  Almost sheered the connector right
off.  Now the question, was the original female connector bent at 90
degrees to avoid the belt?  What is the proper routing to prevent this
in the future and do you all think I should let the VW dealer deal with
it?  It isn't a hard job to splice in a new connector but the space is
really tight and the wire is tie wrapped around the sensor.  your
thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Willie