Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2016 15:01:44 -0700
Reply-To: Scott - IMAP <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott - IMAP <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Which switch for Oil Pressure?! 85 GL
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I've run a vanagon oil pressure gauge on the dash with copper or plastic
line from engine to dash ..
not the best way for sure tho.
Even had the line break at the engine end out on the freeway miles from
home.
Electrical gauge way mo' betta.
I just use the VDO one and sender from egauges.com .
Works fine, use a T fitting to keep OP oil warning light too.
bit of a bother to access the OP port under the left head for that...
not hard to get the right parts at a FLAPS,
and now on all waterboxer engines and installations I do I just have
hard line going up to near the front of the left head..
so it's easy to deal with OP switch there or gauge sender from then on.
anything like that has to be well mounted, protected from rubbing or
vibrating or failing in any way.
I usually don't put the left push rod cover back on for a while ..to be
able to check the metal line now and then.
here's a trick that's useful sometimes..
where you might need a flexible oil pressure line, a common grease gun
rubber tube from a FLAPS works great.
Though, you could not use one of those directly off the OP port under
the left head due to difficult access with the push rod tubes there.
You sure never want something stuck and irremovable from the OP port
under there.
On 7/2/2016 1:27 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
> By manual gauge do you mean with a 15' long tube? It can work, but it's prone to breakage. Much riskier than the electronic gauge, but better than nothing. Every Vanagon should have an oil pressure gauge IMHO, it's the only way to know the condition of the engine.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Bohannan [mailto:fjazzbass@gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2016 12:11 PM
> To: Stuart MacMillan
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Which switch for Oil Pressure?! 85 GL
>
> Thanks, Stuart!
>
> I'll be putting in the manual gauge.... I can probably cobble together a tee for the two to work together....
>
> Dave
>
>> On Jul 2, 2016, at 2:19 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Here is what you should get instead: http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_362_263/oil-pressure-gauge-kit.html If that idiot light comes on, it's too late.
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of David Bohannan
>> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2016 10:57 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Which switch for Oil Pressure?! 85 GL
>>
>> All,
>>
>> I'm searching and need the "right" oil pressure switch...I've got the blue one that I replaced when the wire was broken... At least I think I replaced it with something I bought at FLAPS...
>>
>> Anyhow, I've got a crispy wire that I am going to replace, but would like the "list approved" sensor 😁
>>
>> Thanks in advance!!!!
>>
>> Dave
>> 85 GL, 1.9er=
>>
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