Date:         Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:30:17 -0800
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Oil pressure light
Comments: To: Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <4B1D8E86-379B-4264-BC0E-979339ADFD1E@gmail.com>
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I have the VDO kit from Van Café:
http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_362_263/oil-pressure-gauge-kit.html.
It uses a T fitting so you can use the VDO sender and the stock sender
together.  I have this gauge and a voltage gauge mounted on top of the dash.
I can send a photo if you like.

I think every Vanagon should have an oil pressure gauge.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Dennis Jowell
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 11:23 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Oil pressure light

Wiring looks ok now. I'll check again tomorrow when the sun comes out. Where
can I get a good oil pressure gauge for my van it on that is electrically
operated. Not too familiar with brand names. Hopefully I can find a kit that
looks nice below the dash.Stewart Warner or VDO units?


Dennis Jowell
Scotch Hollow Farm


> On Nov 10, 2014, at 12:07 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
> 
> The wire coming from the oil pressure switch by the pulleys should be a
brown wire. It comes up and meets with another brown wire from the other oil
switch at a 2 pin connector by the thermostat housing. It is common for
there to be a bad connection inside that 2 pin connector. Open it up and
look closely. The other side of the 2 pin connector should have a yellow
wire and a blue/black wire. The brown wire from the oil switch in question
MUST connect to the yellow wire. Sometimes the connector gets so damaged
that someone cuts it out and splices the wires to each other. If that has
happened then it is vital to make sure that the right wires got joined.
> 
> Mark
> 
> Dennis Jowell wrote:
>> I checked the connection which seems ok. My thought that the harness is
so,old and brittle that a short happened or does happen so often? Feeling
the wire by hand the area that rides close to,the engine in more brittle
than the rest of the harness. Although the insulation is intact
>> 
>> Dennis Jowell
>> Scotch Hollow Farm
>> 
>> 

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