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Subject:Re: VDO gauges
From:David Marshall
Date:Sun, 17 Oct 1999 11:13:07 -0700

I have always seen them... the relays in the most VWs say something to the
extent of oil pressure warning in German (don't quote me on that).

At 01:15 AM 16/10/1999 +0200, Per Lindgren wrote:
>David Marshall wrote:
>
>> Vanagon already has a decent oil pressure warning system.
>> If it goes below 0.3BAR the oil pressure light and buzzer will go on...
>> works for me.
>
>Was/is the oil light buzzer a mandatory item on new cars in North America? I
>have never seen any car with oil light buzzer, neither European or
Japanese. Or
>was it installed to alert stupid sleeping drivers that something was wrong.
>(that is what the light is for?, or maybe lit idiot lights are normal for
some
>drivers??? Not Vanagon drivers, of course)
>
>PerL
>87 Syncro 112i
>
>

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