yeah...............a discount FLAPS and maybe China Freight and Salvage..........a cheapo mechanical oil pressure gauge is as low as 10 bucks sometimes.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Streib" <streib@cs.indiana.edu> To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 6:02 AM Subject: Re: 1.9 oil light/preassure issue
> On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:31:44 -0800, "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" > <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> said: > >> And the only two choices really are ....... put an oil pressure gauge >> on it and find out what the real oil pressure is, or try another >> sender.........that's the easier/cheaper 'test' in the short term, >> but the oil pressure gauge is the real right thing to do. Some high >> miles engines idle at zero oil pressure warmed up, not that we like >> to see that. > > Not endorsing it, but Harbor Freight has an oil pressure test kit that's > pretty inexpensive. Not pro grade I'm sure but probably fine for the > individual for occasional use. Only a little more expensive than > "experimenting" with a new sender. > > http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=98949 > > I bought one myself a few months ago but have not used it yet. > > Allan > -- > 1991 Vanagon GL |
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