Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 15:58:52 -0800
Reply-To: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: It's not the oil
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<P>I had the oil light go on, moved the wire around (attached to the sensor in the engine), and it hasn't bothered me since... <BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: Stuart MacMillan <MACMILLAN@ATTBI.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: Stuart MacMillan <MACMILLAN@ATTBI.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: It's not the oil
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 09:17:49 -0800
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<DIV></DIV>>This is not good. See my article on Tom's site:
<DIV></DIV>>http://volksweb.relitech.com/21rodbrg.htm
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<DIV></DIV>>It could be a sender problem or your rebuild may not have been as tight as
<DIV></DIV>>it could have been, which is why I like to track oil pressure right from the
<DIV></DIV>>installation of a new engine.
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<DIV></DIV>>If you are in doubt, install an oil pressure gauge to find out for sure.
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<DIV></DIV>>Stuart MacMillan
<DIV></DIV>>'84 Westy
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<DIV></DIV>>Original message:
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<DIV></DIV>>From: Eric Zeno <VW4X4@FYI.NET>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: BAD OIL Again!
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<DIV></DIV>>DAM! Last summer I was changing oil in my 1986 Syncro,
<DIV></DIV>>and put in Mobil regular oil. To make a long store short,
<DIV></DIV>>I had a lot of trouble with the 20-50 weight oil being to
<DIV></DIV>>thin when hot. It would set off the oil light and buzzer.
<DIV></DIV>> Once again, 1 1/2 years later I'm having the same problem.
<DIV></DIV>>Start it up cold, no problem, 15 minutes later, oil pressure
<DIV></DIV>>problems. Is my the engines going bad? Or maybe the
<DIV></DIV>>engine oil is changing and will not run in the vanagon
<DIV></DIV>>engines anymore? I can't imagine my GEX rebuild was
<DIV></DIV>>going bad 1 1/2 tears ago and now later it is finnally
<DIV></DIV>>getting worst. I'm changing the oil and filter tonight
<DIV></DIV>>prematurelly. Comments?
<DIV></DIV>> Eric
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