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Date:         Fri, 22 Jul 2016 11:23:14 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 1991 Carat - the drama continues
Comments: To: vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net>
In-Reply-To:  <57916AE5.8040504@cox.net>
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On my 2.1, I assumed the "old" looking oil pressure switch was intermittently causing the oil buzzer and light to turn on. Turns out it likely wasn't. My theory is that wire corrosion on the brown wire from switch to white connector added enough resistance to trip the L board.

In hindsight, I should've taken time to replace the terminal at switch with a better suited type. i.e. the same type as OEM. But the connection to switch is clean and physically stable.

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Neil.

On 7/21/16, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote:

> This is an issue with electrical problems in general. People replace a > part and then say that "fixed it" so the old part must have been bad. In > older vehicles in particular this is often not the case. ....

> The real > fix may have been simply removing and reinstalling the connections, and > possibly cleaning the connections "as long as I am in there".

-- Neil n

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