Date:         Tue, 23 Jul 2002 22:08:33 -0700
Reply-To:     Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA>
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From:         Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA>
Subject:      82 Vanagon D: oil light blinks on after hard braking
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Hi all, quick question:

I just drove my 1982 Vanagon diesel after it had been sitting
for two years during which I replaced the main and connecting
rod bearings.  Drove it for about 15 minutes and two times after
stomping the brakes to test them, the oil light blinked on.
Blinked on only after *very* hard braking, and only for less
than a second each time.

What might be causing this?

- oil sloshing forward in the pan causing temporary oil starvation?
- an electrical short caused some connection or other shorting
out as things shift forward?
- My engine self-destructing?

Oil light goes out within a second or so of start up.  I haven't
got the VDO oil pressure gauge I bought working yet, so can't
report on oil pressure numbers.

Any input / warnings / reassurances welcome.

Thanks,

T.
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Tobin Copley        Bowen Island, BC, Canada      49deg 23'N-123deg 19'W

'82 Westfalia 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky")
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