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Date:         Sat, 6 Mar 2010 17:15:51 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Now what have I done.... Flashing oil light??
Comments: To: Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <4B92F658.6090305@pottsfamily.ca>
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Check the connector on the pressure sender down by the oil pump and crank pulley. If you've left it off the blinking will not stop. =)

On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:

> Hi Volks, > > I spent what I thought would be a productive day out in the driveway and > was able to solve the leaking oil pump cover. > > As it turned out, the pump cover gasket had come apart and there was a > section missing from one side of it, which was probably the cause of the > leak. But I also noticed a sizeable smear of galled metal embedded in > the pump cover that had come from one of the pump gears. Not a good sign. > > Now, as it happens I do have a pair of surplus 1.9L longblocks here > awaiting teardown and disposal. So I pulled the oil pump out of each of > them and compared it to the one from my van... One cover plate was only > slightly better, the other was near perfect. So I opted to install the > near perfect one, along with the pump itself. > > I fished a fresh cover plate gasket out of my spares pile and set to > getting it all back together. As usual, getting the exhaust back in > place was pretty frustrating, but eventually I was able to get it all > back together, top off the fluids and turn the key. > > It's ticking like it has a sad lifter. No worries, that will pump up and > go away soon enough. It's also steaming a lot as the spilled coolant > burns off the exhaust pipes. But then I notice the flashing oil light on > the dash, and I shut down the engine. > > Turn the key to ON, and the light flashes. Start the engine, and it > still flashes; it doesn't go away with more RPMs. > > I double-check the pressure sender wiring, and it's intact. Kind of a > longshot, as I never touched it today and it was fine yesterday. I > suspect something might be wrong with this oil pump; though I can't > imagine what. I didn't have oil pressure problems with the donor motor > before it was pulled, and the gears and plate looked to be in better > condition than what I had. But this is new territory for me, and there > might be more to this than I expected. > > I checked the archives and don't see anything directly relating to this. > > I have an VDO oil pressure gauge set-up attached to my baywindow van; I > am thinking that tomorrow I will remove the sender and intall it on the > vanagon and see what's really happening back there. > > If anyone here has any helpful advice I'd REALLY appreciate it. > > > Happy Trails, > > Greg Potts > Toronto, Ontario Canada > 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato" > 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop > www.busesofthecorn.com > www.pottsfamily.ca >

-- Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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