Date:         Wed, 20 Dec 1995 16:05:21 PDT
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst" <swright@smus.bc.ca>
Subject:      Re: Help on buying '87 Westy

> Date:          Wed, 20 Dec 95 12:22:15 CST
> From:          Joel Walker <JWALKER@UA1VM.UA.EDU>
> Subject:       Re: Help on buying '87 Westy
> To:            Shawn Wright <swright@smus.bc.ca>

> >-After driving about 15 minutes at moderate speed, I ran up the
> >highway at about 3500rpm in 3rd, before braking for a hard right turn
> >to the dealer, and up a short hill (in 1st), after which the oil
> >pressure light/buzzer came on- it stayed on for 5-10 secs before I
> >killed the engine & coasted. Temp was middle gauge, fan not on. I
> >started it again & seemed fine, oil level ok.
> 
> could be a lousy Fram filter ... if the dealer is doing anything to the bus,
> it's likely that he did NOT use a vw filter. and Fram (and possibly some
> other "cheap" filter brands) are known to cause pressure problems in vw's
> and porche's. might also be the brand/weight of oil ... if the oil is too
> thin, like a 10W50, it could cause pressure problems, too.
> 
You got it! I called the dealer to check & they said it has an orange 
filter... 
Sure glad I switched to VW filters on my Jetta...

They also said the poor running could be bad gas, as it has sat for a 
few months with about 1/4 tank in it... which could make sense I 
guess.

I'm going to have another drive soon, so I'll know more then.

ps: They've also dropped their price to 12,500 final offer... 
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