Date:         Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:56:07 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Stopping the oil buzzer under the dash
Comments: To: Zoltan <thewestyman@gmail.com>
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good suggestion Zoltan, maybe this will contribute towards fixing Jim's
issue.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Zoltan" <thewestyman@gmail.com>
To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>;
<vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Stopping the oil buzzer under the dash


>I get some cars with corroded contacts at the instrument cluster plug, that
>long one with about ten contacts.  There can be all kind of dirt, oxidation
>or the plug side not touching it strong enough.  I lift those little arms
>inside the plug and clean the contact areas on the instrument's foil.
>Suddenly all kind of lights work properly and some that never worked now
>it's there.
> This maybe one reason why there is no proper response.
> Zoltan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 2:41 PM
> Subject: Re: Stopping the oil buzzer under the dash
>
>
>> yeah, remove the speedo, open it up, remove the L -shpaed circuit board
>> that
>> is the DOPS.
>> it's shown in Bentley in pictures.
>> That's one over-kill way.
>>
>> you could try just grounding the wire in the engine compartment that goes
>> to
>> the oil prss. switch by the crankshaft pulley.
>> 'that wire grounded' is equivilant to 'enough oil pressure over 2,000
>> rpm'
>> ( or whatever the rpm threshold is for that part of the O P warning
>> circuit
>> is ) .
>> If this doesn't do it,
>> remove the little electronic circuit from inside the speedo as above.
>> I've
>> done it on a jetta before. I kinda remember  that the basic oil warning
>> light still workedon that one. .........though I can't say about a
>> vanagon
>> for sure right now.
>> Scott
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 2:11 PM
>> Subject: Stopping the oil buzzer under the dash
>>
>>
>>> I've decided to pull the oil buzzer in my daughter's 91 while I figure
>>> out that the real problem is. It doesn't have low oil pressure, but it
>>> exhibiting the 2200 rpm syndrome where after it hits that engine speed
>>> the buzzer stays on. The light blinks continuously no matter what the
>>> car is doing. It's been doing this for hundreds of miles. I just
>>> swapped out both sensors... what a job... no change.
>>>
>>> Can anyone tell me how to just stop the infernal buzzing?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jim
>