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Date:         Fri, 28 Jan 2005 15:05:08 -0700
Reply-To:     jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
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From:         jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: Oil light buzzer/archives
In-Reply-To:  <20050128173742.51199.qmail@web81202.mail.yahoo.com>
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On 1/28/05 10:37 AM, "Sharon Mendonca" <bobonsharo@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:

> Is it just me, or is there trouble retrieving information from the archives? I > was unable to get into them at all, other than the first page. > > We have usually had problems with the oil light buzzer on our 88 Vanagon GL > after we drive quite a ways up a mountain/hill. We have always just stopped, > turned the engine off, and then restarted with no problem. Now, whenever we > drive on the freeway about 20 miles or so (flat, level area), at normal > freeway speeds of about 65, it always starts buzzing about 1 block off the > freeway - going and coming home. Any ideas on why this happens? This has > happened quite a few times in exactly the same areas and distances. > > Bob & Sharon Mendonca > 88 Vanagon GL > 88 Westy > > It simply means you have the dynamic oil pressure system and possibly one of the two senders is bad or your oil is to light. The one that usually causes the problem is the high pressure sender that is located near the oil pump/filter. However the low pressure one located at one of the heads can also cause the problem.

Too light weight of oil when it gets hot can thin way down and the system doesnΉt get enough pressure from that as well.

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional. http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info) http://www.westydriver.com


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