Date:         Fri, 29 Jul 2005 07:07:42 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Comments: To: Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette <paquette@NETHERE.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <BF0DA0B3.4046%paquette@nethere.com>
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The high pressure switch is the one that is giving the light and buzzer.
It is located down below and slightly to the left of the big crankshaft
pully. If the switch has gone bad, or there is a loose connection the
warning system will sound off and light up.

Check the connection. If the switch is bad it can be simply unscrewed
and a new one put in. It's a tight fit, but you can do it without
haveing to take everything apart to get to it.

BTDT!!

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Drviver
Chelsea, AL

Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette wrote:

>Help!
>
>1987 Vanagon Syncro, about 40K on engine, running strong and reasonably cool
>through Arizona desert, occasionally getting a needles width above red LED,
>with good reason-like uphill in 100 degree outside temp.
>
>Long downhill. Lost belt for water pump/alternator.  Quickly stopped and
>replaced it, didn't overheat as far as I can tell.  Plenty of oil on
>dipstick, water in tank.  Didn't smell or feel hot.
>
>Fired right back up, all lights went out like they should.
>
>About 2200RPM, oil pressure light and buzzer came.
>
>I'm searching for reasons to believe I don't have a spun bearing or other
>rebuild requiring problem.  Is there some wire/sensor I don't know about
>that could have been messed up by the flying end of the broken belt?
>Please!!
>
>The good thing is that I was 11.2 miles (per tow truck) from home at the end
>of 3000 mile trip.
>
>Thanks
>
>Raymond
>
>
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