Date:         Mon, 12 Mar 2001 18:18:18 -0800
Reply-To:     Brian Cochran <rangerbrian@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Brian Cochran <rangerbrian@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: home engine repair happenings: final fixes and oil presssure
              light woes
Comments: To: DowellCMD@cs.com
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This hasn't ever come up before....
I don't understand why lifters would cause any probs with oil pressure.  I
could see cam bearings.   If it is, I'm still going for the other answers
first\..... If my problem still persists, I'm going for a rebuilt engine.  I
am not going to mess with this one again.
Brian

>From: DowellCMD@cs.com
>To: rangerbrian@hotmail.com
>Subject: Re: home engine repair happenings:  final fixes and oil presssure
>light woes
>Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 20:35:01 EST
>
>hello brian,my opinon is to check your lifter bore wear in the  block,my
>westy is air cooled but the physics are the same.when installing the
>lifters
>and running the engine i had sufficent pressure during cold startup but as
>soon as i came off a high load situation-off the high way-pressure dropped
>to
>about 3-5 psi my swicth is 7psi-red light.my lifter bores had worn oblong
>from milage and it reccommended to rebush the bores instead i shimmed the
>hell out of the relief and it worked good.another thing to check is the
>press-on fit of the driven pump gear in your oil pump they sometimes slip
>when they get some wear on them.this might be the cause of your pressure
>probs,but i dont know exactly the condition of your engine(rebuild etc.)but
>just hit on the simple stuff(gauges and senders)then go on to the heavy
>stuff.                 best of luck tony

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