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Date:         Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:26:56 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: 88 Vanagon - oil pressure alarm
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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Come on, Scott. The problem is most likely electrical. FEW people can test their own oil pressure and doing it the way you suggest may open cans of worms best left alone. Most people CAN test 2 wires and their connections. That is the first step.

Mark

Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: > John, > There is only one proper thing to do first. That's to check the actual oil > pressure with an oil pressure gauge. You would read that at the sender > that's on the left underside of the engine.... > Between the push rod tubes. Need to remove that cover first , but that's > the normal oil pressure switch, and I'd first see what oil pressure warmed > up and at 3,000 rpm is, > And if that's ok, then it'd pursue the electrical. > > ...............


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