Date:         Fri, 20 Sep 2002 10:33:06 -0700
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@ATTBI.COM>
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From:         Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@ATTBI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Oil pressure summary
Comments: To: Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@ipa.net>
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That works too.  Remember, my '84 doesn't have the buzzer system.  Space is
tight between the pushrod tubes, but if you can fit a tee fine, and I prefer
rubber hoses too, copper will eventually succumb to vibration.

I had a chance to test the VDO dual sender on that engine I blew up.  The
light flickered at 3 psi, which it would hit when I came off the freeway
after a long run.  Plenty of warning signs, but I chose to ignore them
because I was on a trip.  I just kept adding STP, which worked for about
3000 miles.

-----Original Message-----
From: Max Wellhouse [mailto:maxjoyce@ipa.net]
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 10:18 AM
To: Stuart MacMillan; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Oil pressure summary


I may be way out in left field here, but I specifically used a single
terminal sender for my VDO OP gauge.  My thinking was to use the factory
pressure gauge and "T" off the under the pushrod switch location and run a
custom made hose up to the top of the engine block for the VDO
sender.  That way, the buzzer system stays intact.  Do we really know for
sure at what pressure the VDO dual sender throws the dash light on?  How
likely is it to be the same as the factory switch?


DM&FS

At 08:55 AM 9/20/2002 -0700, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
>Kevin,
>
>Congrats on the oil pressure gauge, all Vanagons should have one.  Just be
>sure to use the dual sender, that oil light will catch your eye quicker
than
>the needle sitting at zero!
>
>Rule of thumb for the wbx is 10 psi per 1000 RPM for an engine in good
>condition.  See Tom's VW pages for a discussion of what happens when things
>go too far below this benchmark:
>
>http://volksweb.relitech.com/21rodbrg.htm
>
>Kevin wrote:
>
>Got my VDO Oil Pressure gauge installed in my 1990
>w/2.1L...can anyone give me the "typical" pressure
>readings I should be looking for during operation?
>
>Stuart MacMillan
>'84 Westy w/2.1