> >-----Original Message----- > >From: Vanagon Mailing List > >[mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of A J I > >Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 9:34 AM > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Subject: Re: issues with oi; alarm and temp light > > > >I am using 20-50 here in Florida the temp should be ok with > >that. When I replaced the oil sender unit I replaced --part > >-- of the cable. I spliced the new wire to the old. Do you > >think the splice may be offering resistance and causing it to go off? > > > The oil pressure switches are ON/OFF, switches, not "senders" like oil pressure or water temp, so a little wire resistance won't matter. Of course an intermittant connection *would* matter. I would like to see a description of the logic that works the buzzer. My daughter's '87 2.1 is acting like this all of a sudden. I don't recall if it's like "Low pressure switch not on and RPM under 2500", or what. Tom Salicos '87 Syncro Westy EG-33 |
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