You don't have to be stupid to not see the oil pressure light....
The sun light can hit the dash in such a way that you can not see the light
unless you intentionally block the sun with your hand and look carefully.
The buzzer is a really good idea.
Bill
90 Westy Syncro
-----Original Message-----
From: Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Friday, October 15, 1999 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: VDO gauges

>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
>