Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2014 15:38:50 -0400
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
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I think oil temperature is even more helpful than pressure. It is the oil getting too hot that really causes the low pressure problems.
Dennis
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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Chris S.
Sent: Friday, September 5, 2014 3:38 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
3. Oil pressure and temperature gauges. No point in having half the picture.
Chris.
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Dnia Sep 5, 2014 o godz. 14:26 Ryan Perry <rjdperry@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a):
> Thanks everybody for the help and input. Here are my next steps
>
> 1. Change Oil back to Castrol Synth 20/50 (is there anything else
> recommended that would be better?) Might drop some SeaFoam and consider it
> an engine cleaning rather than a wasted oil change.
> 2. Switch out the BOSCH filter for a MANN, MAHLE or NAPA or
> MOBILE1-M1-205 (my last one was a NAPA Gold, but want to try a MAN, MAHLE
> this go around)
> 3. Work on getting an Oil Gauge installed (
> 4. I do want to upgrade the engine, knowing its on the way out. Thinking
> of putting in an order for a Vanistan.com engine over the winter or finding
> a reputable mechanic for a rebuild (any Asheville, NC people have a source
> please let me know) Sure would like a 2.1 though...
> 5. Continue to enjoy my time with Artie McParty and his 192k engine.
> Fall festival season is here and I got some trips to make up the mountain!
>
> I consider myself lucky on this van, I am the 3rd owner and the second
> owner only had it for 6 months after buying it from an older gentleman
> (a professor at ASU from what I was told) in AZ and driving it to NC.
> Its a rust free, unmolested, clean with the original engine. With that
> many miles I consider it a blessing to have had this much fun
> including an engagement trip out west to NM, CO
> <https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/101740169475139345962/albums/57959
> 06082007912833?sort=1> including numerous high passes. Made just over
> 4k miles in a month without a hick-up (well one broken belt, no
> biggie)
>
> Anything else to drop in that list?
>
>
>
> Ryan Perry