Date:         Mon, 23 Apr 2001 12:58:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Brian Cochran <rangerbrian@hotmail.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Brian Cochran <rangerbrian@hotmail.com>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon oil light question for you - dissection of the light
Comments: To: dbeierl@attglobal.net
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Thanks, I just need a mechanic who can provide me with the cold hard factual
oil pressure via mechanical gauging.  That is a challenge, believe it or
not.  I'll give it a try and also try to accept the fact that I'm going to
spend more than I want for someone to tell me A) the pressure's fine, and
the gauge is off (which is worth the 'whew!') or B) Errr.... you need a new
engine.....$50 please.

I know......this is my fate.  But I don't have to like it.
Thanks for the input nonetheless!!!
Brian

>From: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
>To: Brian Cochran <rangerbrian@hotmail.com>
>CC: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Vanagon oil light question for you - dissection of the  light
>Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 13:00:22 -0400
>
>
>Oil lights and oil gauges are analogous to the extent that lights are cheap
>and give good warning of an immediate problem, while gauges are expensive
>and give good diagnostic information as to what's going on in the engine vs
>what it did last year and last month and last millenium.  You can't
>diagnose trouble with a light, but it tells you to stop the engine before
>you wreck it.
>
>
>>
>Argh!  You need to know what your oil pressure is!  The VDO is an electric
>gauge which is fine if it's working -- but stick in a mechanical gauge as a
>test.  If it reads the same as the VDO then you can be pretty sure there's
>a problem and you can go fix it while it's merely expensive instead of
>astronomical.  If it reads ok (which I suspect) then you can troubleshoot
>the electric gauge at your leisure.
>
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