Date:         Wed, 3 Dec 1997 12:38:58 EST
Reply-To:     MICHAEL PJETRAJ <michael_pjetraj@AQ.EHNR.STATE.NC.US>
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From:         MICHAEL PJETRAJ <michael_pjetraj@AQ.EHNR.STATE.NC.US>
Organization: EHNR/AQ
Subject:      Oil P&T sensor - Vanagon application
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Hey all,
I'm on the air cooled list but had a question for H2O vanogons
Please respond to me, I am not on the vanogon list
Thanks!

This question is for the Oil Temp & Pressure sensors
My boss has a 91 H2O Vanagon carat(?)
He said that his oil pressure light comes on when the engine is hot
(relative term, I know)
He doesn't have an oil temp guage, pressure gauge, nor does he know
the trigger point for the stock P sensor.
I realize this is a question more for the vanagon list (which I will
try next if I don't get answers) but I figured the applicability of
the sensors would be a general question.
So, can the same oil P & T sensors be used on a 91 vanogan that are
used on my 76 ?
Does it make sense to measure oil temp (I'd think so, but w/ H2O
cooling?)
General - if compression is good (heads have been re-done) would the
low pressure be indicative of lower end problems (bearings etc?)

Thanks
Michael



Michael - 76 T2 deluxe 'Bertha', 79 T1 conv
Bound to cover just a little more ground