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Date:         Sun, 1 Aug 2010 15:36:37 EDT
Reply-To:     Dvdclarksn@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Clarkson <Dvdclarksn@AOL.COM>
Subject:      oil pressure buzzer-SOLVED
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First of all thanks to all that responded to my issue and led me to the problem. I checked the wire going to the oil pressure switch and it was connected and no insulation scraped away or any iffy spots in the wire. I looked again at the 2 point connector with a better light and saw what should have been shiny copper was a bit green-the AHAH moment! I scraped some of this corrosion off and tried to get in there with a small piece of sandpaper over a small screwdriver blade and then sprayed with some electrical cleaner and fired her up. Got the RPM's up over 2200 and no buzzer or light! Really glad to not be changing that sensor as looks like it could be a PITA to access. I really was hoping to clean that connector a bit better using my new snap on connector tool (red handle one). Does anyone on the list know how I can use this 6-way tool to get the spade out of the plastic connector. I don't know from which side I need to go in or whether to use the little fork on the male spade or the narrow blade on the female. That may be hard to explain with words but I don't want to damage anything or use the wrong approach or amount of force. Just want to get it really clean so this doesn't cause any more near coronaries from the buzzer. Thanks again list for all the help. Now back to the AC issue in a separate post.

David Clarkson 1990 Westfalia


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