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Subject:Re: oil light problem
From:Ken Ehlert
Date:Sun, 31 Jan 1999 10:08:39 -0600

Don't forget the simple stuff. I had an intermittant oil light problem
last summer on my '85 Westy and it turned out being a cut in the
insulation on the wire to the pressure sensor. The wire would
periodically short to the sheet metal cover under the pushrod tubes.

"Mark B. Magee" wrote:
>
> Jaime,
> I am having the same problem, thought I fixed it switching from 10-30W
> to 20-50, not so however. I believe someone mentioned when I posted up
> this question last summer that the problem can lie in an improper bar
> calibrated oil switch (pressure sensor), something about proper bar
> rating for our vehicles. Apparently your FLAPS may sell you one their
> book shows will work, but is improper bar (pressure rated).
>
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> Shalom                                                    87 GL
> Mark Magee                                            91 Westy
> Kemah TX USA                                      96 Suzuki 4WD Sport
> John 14:6

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