Mark, How did you change out the oil pressure switch on the front? I've got a pretty good set of tools but nothing that would work on that. I ended up hand tightening and going underneath and pecking it tight with a long, sharp punch on the flats. Jim On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 8:49 PM, Mark<mbrush@gmail.com> wrote: > I had two oil leaks recently - one from the oil cooler and one from the oil > pressure switch (the blue one). Inexpensive parts and a little elbow grease > fixed both. You gotta crawl under clean off the underside of the engine a > bit and watch - it's kinda fun, in a sick way :-) > > Mark > 1990 GL Westy > > On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Douglas and Annie Dodson-Mäuck < > primalflow@suddenlink.net> wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I have oil leaks that I need to address and was wondering where the most >> common suspected points of origin might be? >> >> The individual from whom I purchased it said that he thought one of the >> crankshaft seals could be the culprit. The leaks do appear to dripping from >> both ends of the engine though that could also be the result of one leak >> trailing to another location, pooling then dripping, right? >> >> >> I've always been fortunate with all of the vehicles in my possession and >> have been able to get by with only minor repairs, replacements, upgrades or >> maintenance, so please bear with my apparent lack of knowledge concerning >> what may possibly require a more involved wrenching experience. >> >> >> >> ~ Doug >> >> '87 VanaGL 2WD >> > > > > -- > Mark > 1990 Westy (2.1 - manual) > |
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