Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 09:28:46 -0600
Reply-To: Tony Demille <tony@CANDESA.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Tony Demille <tony@CANDESA.COM>
Subject: Re: Oil Light On!
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could there also be a problem with the ("L"?) circuit board
behind the speedo unit?
i currently have an oil light/buzzer that goes off at
first when the engine gets warm and the tach is
between 2k and 3k. but, once the engine is warmed up
(on the freeway) it will stay on no matter where the tach is.
i have a speedo unit that does not work
and my mechanic said that the oil light/buzzer has
something to do with a bad "L" circuit (board)?...
anyway, i'm replacing the whole cluster in the next
few days and will see if that is indeed it.
i'm now also going to check the sender too :-)
just sharing my 2 cents
candesa
tony demille :: creative director
pixel slave liberator
(v) 801.426.5450
www.candesa.com
> ----------
> From: John Baker
> Reply To: abusguy2@SPRINGMAIL.COM
> Sent: Thursday, September 6, 2001 9:12 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Oil Light On!
>
> John,
> Same thing happened in my 83. This is what happened: The wire coming
> from the oil pressure sender (located in front of the drain plug) was
> laying across a hot manifold or exhaust pipe (can't remember which).
> Anyway, the sheath on the wire had melted just enough to ground the wire
> on this pipe and the light came on. I removed the wire from the top of
> the pipe, taped it up an dproblem solved! I hope yours is just as easy!
> JB
>
>
> On Wed, 5 Sep 2001 16:32:15 -0400 John Flaherty <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM>
> wrote:
>
> '84 Vanagon 1.9
> 20/50 Dino Oil
> Mann filter.
> Note: Oil light on refers to full bright steady on, not the dim flickering
> some owners report.
>
> Hi all,
>
> Got up this morning and drove a half mile to the Y to work out. Van ran
> fine, no lights. Came out an hour later. Started the van. Oil light stayed
> on. Engine sounded normal. Shut it down immediately. Checked the oil.
> Level
> was fine. Restarted the van. Light stayed on. Tapped the gas enough to
> make
> the alt/oxy lights go out. Oil light stayed on. Shut down the engine and
> called a wrecker.
>
> Van has been running great. My oil light has never come on before, and has
> never flickered, even at idle.
>
> 2 scenarios:
>
> First, assuming my oil pressure is ok, what electrical or other issues
> could
> cause this?
>
> Second, assuming I actually don't have any oil pressure, what could fail
> so
> suddenly?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Flaherty
> Portland, Maine
> '84 GL
>
>
> Peace, JB
> '66 Split Window Camper
> '83 H20 Vanagon
>
> "You cannot simultaneously work for peace and prepare for war..."
>
>
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