Date:         Wed, 21 Mar 2001 07:06:59 -0800
Reply-To:     Brian Cochran <rangerbrian@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Brian Cochran <rangerbrian@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: oil pressure problems
Comments: To: solomon_scott@yahoo.com
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Thanks for the reply Scott.  Bob Donalds and I talked for a while on this
subject. When I pulled the valve, I stuck it on the end of a rod and brought
it up and down in the area it travels in.  All seems fine with it.  The new
piston and spring should arrive today via mail and I'm going to repeat the
procedure.  Unless the new spring is much stiffer than my old spring, I'm
doubting much difference in the oil pressure behavior, that kinda sucks,
since the oil pressure isn't where I want it when the oil is hot.  Of
course, as stated before, the gauge could very well be off!
Brian Cochran
84 westy
WA
>From: VW Addict aka The Bus Nut <solomon_scott@yahoo.com>
>To: Brian Cochran <rangerbrian@HOTMAIL.COM>, vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: RE: oil pressure problems
>Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 00:32:35 -0800 (PST)
>
>I see people on the different VW lists talking about poor oil pressure at
>Idle,
>and decent at higher RPMs. I had the same problem with a non-VW and I found
>the
>trouble. It turned out that a small peice of junk got into the oil pressure
>valve and would not allow the valve to come closed. If I reved the engine,
>the
>pressure would rise to normal. When at idle the light would stay on bright.
>I
>pulled the pressure valve and removed the junk and all retuned to normal.
>In
>the type 4 and wasserboxers the oil filter should catch all the junk, but
>may
>not. In a type 1-3 there is nothing but a screen, it does not take much to
>lodge n the valve and hold it open. Look into this, it may not be a bad
>engine
>and this is easy to pull and clean on a VW, it was harder in my case.
>
>
>=====
>Scott Solomon AKA "VW addict"
>85 Westy Multi-Van (SOON!)
>83 Vanagon D parts heap
>76 Triple White 'Vert
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