could there also be a problem with the = ("L"?) circuit board
behind the speedo unit?

i currently have an oil light/buzzer that = goes off at
first when the engine gets warm and the = tach is
between 2k and 3k. but, once the engine is = warmed up
(on the freeway) it will stay on no matter = where the tach is.
i have a speedo unit that does not = work
and my mechanic said that the oil = light/buzzer has
something to do with a bad "L" = circuit (board)?...
anyway, i'm replacing the whole cluster in = the next
few days and will see if that is indeed = it.

i'm now also going to check the sender too = :-)

just sharing my 2 cents

candesa
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From:   John Baker
Reply To: =       abusguy2@SPRINGMAIL.COM
Sent:   Thursday, September 6, 2001 9:12 AM
To:     = vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: =        Re: = Oil Light On!

John,
Same thing happened in my = 83.  This is what happened:  The wire coming from the oil = pressure sender (located in front of the drain plug) was laying across = a hot manifold or exhaust pipe (can't remember which).  Anyway, = the sheath on the wire had melted just enough to ground the wire on = this pipe and the light came on.  I removed the wire from the top = of the pipe, taped it up an dproblem solved!  I hope yours is just = as easy!

JB




On Wed, 5 Sep 2001 16:32:15 -0400 = John Flaherty <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM> wrote:

'84 Vanagon 1.9
20/50 Dino Oil
Mann filter.
Note: Oil light on refers to full = bright steady on, not the dim flickering
some owners report.

Hi all,

Got up this morning and drove a = half mile to the Y to work out. Van ran
fine, no lights. Came out an hour = later. Started the van. Oil light stayed
on. Engine sounded normal. Shut = it down immediately. Checked the oil. Level
was fine. Restarted the van. = Light stayed on. Tapped the gas enough to make
the alt/oxy lights go out. Oil = light stayed on. Shut down the engine and
called a wrecker.

Van has been running great. My oil = light has never come on before, and has
never flickered, even at = idle.

2 scenarios:

First, assuming my oil pressure is = ok, what electrical or other issues could
cause this?

Second, assuming I actually don't = have any oil pressure, what could fail so
suddenly?

Thanks,

John Flaherty
Portland, Maine
'84 GL




Peace, JB
'66 Split Window Camper
'83 H20 Vanagon

"You cannot simultaneously = work for peace and prepare for war..."