Date:         Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:54:29 -0500
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
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From:         Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Subject:      Re: Oil pressure hose
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For a while, some folks were using the simple flixible rubber hose
attachment for grease guns to do that job.  Hav no experience with it
personally, but then I had a 14" hose made out of #4 Aeroquip braided
line and 8 years later ist's still working just fine.  I think it
cost me like $15 or so with the swedge-mated ends and all.

YMMV

DM&FS

At 03:56 PM 3/17/2010, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>Seems like it would work to me.
>says 'out of stock' on that link though.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Greg Potts" <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 11:41 AM
>Subject: Oil pressure hose
>
>
>>Hi Volks,
>>
>>Can anyone confirm or deny if this hose will fit on the oil pressure
>>switch on my 1.9L engine? I have a matching VDO gauge and sender from a
>>1985 Cabriolet and this extension would let me mount the sender away from
>>the block.
>>
>>http://www.germansupply.com/home/customer/product.php?productid=16240&cat=&page=1
>>
>>
>>The reason I am asking is that I saw a small blip from the oil light
>>yesterday at lower-than-idle rpms a couple of times in traffic. The engine
>>runs consistently at the center of LED on the temp gauge and is properly
>>filled with fresh 20W50 and has a bosch filter on it. But maybe a new oil
>>pump would be better than parts from 2 of them blended together...
>>
>>Happy Trails,
>>
>>Greg Potts
>>www.pottsfamily.ca
>>www.pottsfamily.ca/busesofthecorn
>>1987 Wolfsburg Weekender hardtop Vanagon
>>1973 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"