Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 17:39:23 -0500
Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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From: Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject: Re: Wiring tach triggered oil pressure alarm - ?? - help
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Sounds like you need to take some 400 grit wet dry sandpaper and clean your
contacts on the foil circuit on the back of your speedometer & cluster.
Stan Wilder
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sam Walters" <sam.cooks@VERIZON.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 5:23 PM
Subject: Wiring tach triggered oil pressure alarm - ?? - help
> Today I finally got around to finishing wiring the tach in my 85
> Wolfsburg Weekender. It has an 87 dash that I put in months ago.
>
> Only problem is that when I connected the wire to the coil, the oil
> pressure alarm and light started going after a few minutes or when it
> gets over about 3500 rpm - can't exactly tell what is the trigger
> point. Tach works great. Nice smooth movement, reads exactly as one
> would expect from the engine sounds.
>
> Van has enough oil. Oil pressure light and alarm don't come on when I
> disconnect the tach wire from the coil, and didn't ever before today.
> About 17k on a rebuilt engine from a very reputable rebuilder.
> Seriously doubt I have oil pressure issues. Oil pressure light, as
> always, lights up at cranking and then goes out. Reconnect and they do
> come on.
>
> Haven't driven it very far with it screaming at me. Of course, the
> first time it worried me seriously, but I was only a half a block from
> the house. Stopped, checked the oil, and drove back home.
>
> Disconnected, no sounds, so I went for gas and another errand with no
> indication of a problem.
>
> So, is there some careless error I could have made in wiring, or
> something about the 87 cluster that would cause this? Or a likely point
> for some sort of short in the cluster wiring?
>
> For now the wire is not connected as I have to drive carpool 42 miles
> round trip in the morning.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help. Not urgent, but it was frustrating to
> think I had it all done correctly and then have this unexpected problem.
>
> Sam
>
> --
> Sam Walters
> Baltimore, MD
>
> 89 Syncro GL
> 85 Westy Weekender
> 84 Vanagon, original owner, soon to be retired, just too many problems
>
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