Date:         Tue, 2 Nov 1999 23:55:26 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes57@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes57@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Organization: Microsoft Corporation
Subject:      Re: Important - oil pressure query
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>

For what it is worth, 1.8 bar (25.2 psi), is the wrong sensor for the
Vanagon. Should be 1.4 bar. (19.6psi). The 1.8 is an error listed in most of
the VW Microfiches. It will cause all types of nuisance warnings on a hot
engine.

Dennis

----- Original Message -----
From: David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 9:36 AM
Subject: Important - oil pressure query


> Volks -- the suggestion has been made that grounding the 1.8 bar sender
> lead (when installing a new panel into an old Vgon) will result in *no oil
> pressure warning at all* when operating over 2000 rpm.  Could someone
> please test this on an '86-up by removing the 0.3 bar sender lead while
> operating above 2000 rpm, and determine *for certain* what the behavior
is,
> i.e light/buzzer, light/no buzzer, no light?
>
> thanks
> david
> David Beierl - Providence, RI
>   http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
> '85 GL "Poor Relation"