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Re: Oil pressure switch question (air cooled)
neil N · Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:01:40 -0700 · Mailing-list archive
...I had the Jetta high pressure switch wired to the Vanagon oil light. I guess the high pressure switch never supplied ground as the...
Re: why 2 oil switches (was: how engine oil degrades) oils)
· Mon, 6 Jan 1997 19:11:55 -0500 · Mailing-list archive
...The higher the engine RPM, the higher the oil pressure should be. If you have just one oil pressure switch with a setpoint low...
Re: [PHISH][subaruvanagon] Re: A/C hose blew!
mark drillock · Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:07:21 -0700 · Mailing-list archive
...The low pressure switch disables the compressor when there is not enough freon in the system. The high pressure switch turns on the radiator...
Re: Newly operational AC just died...
Dennis Haynes · Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:54:06 -0400 · Mailing-list archive
That latter switch is often known as a "Trinary" switch. It combines low and high pressure safety and high speed fan operation. Dennis ----- Original...
Re: Warning light
Dennis Haynes · Tue, 4 Nov 2014 19:45:05 -0500 · Mailing-list archive
...Sufficient pressure will also close the high pressure switch. Above ~2,000 rpm the dynamic oil pressure control board will check the high pressure...
Re: Oil pressure switch question (air cooled)
Scott Daniel - Turbovans · Wed, 6 Aug 2008 14:35:16 -0700 · Mailing-list archive
VW engines that have a high and a low oil pressure switch......... the high pressure one uses reverse logic. it never supplies ground, except...
Re: Still confused, looking for suggestions...
Robert Lilley · Fri, 10 Aug 2001 15:10:57 EDT · Mailing-list archive
...What could be happening is that the high pressure switch is getting stuck closed, tripping the low pressure above 2000 warning, while cold and...
Re: Warning light
Dennis Jowell · Wed, 5 Nov 2014 06:22:57 -0500 · Mailing-list archive
...Sufficient pressure will also close the high pressure switch. Above > ~2,000 rpm the dynamic oil pressure control board will check the high > pressure...
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High pressure switch
Switch that monitors high oil pressure in the engine
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VW T3: 2.1L Vanagon / Transporter "High Pressure" Oil Pressure Switch Replacement
YouTube via Podcasts · Thomas EXOVCDS · Source date unavailable
Vanagon Low & High Oil Pressure Switches checking...
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4 - 1980 Vanagon - Oil Pressure Sensor Switch Test and Replace
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High oil pressure sensor replacement. 1986 VW vanagon 2.1L
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Fixing a Common Source of Vanagon Oil Leaks | How to Replace the Oil Pressure Switch on a VW Vanagon
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1 - 1980 Vanagon - Oil Pressure Sensor Switch Test and Replace
YouTube via Podcasts · Keith Remillard · Source date unavailable
83.5 1.9L Vanagon Loose Idle Switch
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VW Vanagon headlight switch
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