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PostPosted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 8:46 am    Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? Reply with quote

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https://www.mecatechnic.com/es-ES/moqueta-nailon-n...B28152.htm


looks very nice!
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 11:02 am    Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? Reply with quote

Installed Land Rover mirrors with VanGuy adapters.

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PostPosted: Sun May 02, 2021 3:57 pm    Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? Reply with quote

Had my oil light start flashing and the buzzer on Friday, while cruising at freeway speeds.. Around 3800 RPM. This was after about an hour of freeway driving. Flipped the ignition off to kill the engine, and coasted to a stop on the siding. A quick look around came up with no immediate issues being obvious. Plenty of oil, engine not very hot, temp sensor sitting on top of engine case above the 3-4 side was around 155F. Temp needle agreed that engine temps were lowish.

There was an exit about 1/2 mile away, so I started it up and got to the exit, shutting down the engine and coasting as I got close to the exit. No strange engine noises, nothing unusual except the flasher and buzzer indicating oil issue.

Took my mat back out and laid down underneath for about 20 minutes, feeling around and looking at the oil pressure switch wires, etc. Noting obvious.

Probably a dumb thing, but I drove home, nothing happening like throwing a rod, etc.. Everything seemed good!!!

Had to dig in my pile of stuff not yet installed, found my RJE kit with electric OP sender, new .3 and .9 bar switches, drained oil, removed filter, and installed the kit. Wired the VDO OP gauge, and filled up with Mobile 1 synthetic 0W40 (not my usual Castrol 20W50) and new Mann filter.

On start, VDO gauge showed ~45 psi at idle for a while (outdoors temps were 85F today). As the oil warmed up the pressure started to fall, and when I hit the throttle a bit, the oil flasher and buzzer came back on. Pressure gauge being a new to me thing, I don't know what was happening previously when the flasher and buzzer were not going off.. Next, I will need to find a mechanical pressure gauge, and determine where to focus my attention. Hot OP is low, but not zero, I'll know how low when I find a mechanical gauge.

Question: if the pressure is ok, and the leads to the switches are ok, what else can cause the oil flasher/buzzer to go on like this? Blue Foil going bad?

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PostPosted: Sun May 02, 2021 6:37 pm    Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? Reply with quote

I made some new door panels to go with the seat covers I made last spring.

(I ran out of high-heat adhesive so the driver door will have to wait until my Amazon order arrives)

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PostPosted: Sun May 02, 2021 6:42 pm    Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? Reply with quote

^^ Wow!
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PostPosted: Sun May 02, 2021 7:30 pm    Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? Reply with quote

Yesterday: mostly tweaks to house battery...wired in controller for portable solar panel, connected
everything & I made electricity! Also added Bluetooth monitors & shore charger for both batteries.

Quality, productive van/garage time... Cool

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PostPosted: Sun May 02, 2021 10:36 pm    Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? Reply with quote

Spectacular!

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^^ Wow!


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PostPosted: Mon May 03, 2021 12:52 am    Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? Reply with quote

i couldnt resist


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PostPosted: Mon May 03, 2021 4:57 pm    Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? Reply with quote

BCE56 wrote:
^^ Wow!
. X 2. Shocked Shocked Cool Cool
VERY impressive.... Applause Applause Applause
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PostPosted: Mon May 03, 2021 11:24 pm    Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? Reply with quote

Bobby, you told us what the cold oil pressure was but not what it was when it warmed up or when the buzzer and light came on.

A helpful link.

https://www.vanagain.com/article/troubleshoot-the-oil-light-and-buzzer

I am using a JEG digital gauge with the GlowShift Adapter for a oil pressure port. Super easy, works well.

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PostPosted: Tue May 04, 2021 7:48 am    Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? Reply with quote

Dave,

The alarms go off (meaning it makes the alarming light and buzzer) at ~2300 PRM, regardless of oil temps or oil pressure. Makes no difference, it just alarms and won't quit until I switch off the ignition. This can just be a quick flip of the switch from on to off to on again, thus not needing to use the starter. The alarm goes off with that, but then alarms again at something like 2300 RPM again.

I took my question to it's own thread:

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=753690

Thanks for the link you mentioned, I am reading through that now.

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PostPosted: Wed May 05, 2021 8:16 pm    Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? Reply with quote

Swapped out the Snow Tires for my All Seasons. Reminded myself that I still need to try out Silver Paints to match the Silver of the Mefro Rims.... Embarassed Razz
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PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2021 10:20 am    Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? Reply with quote

Took off the original muffler on my '81 Aircooled as it was sounding like a Harley (the tailpipe flew off on the freeway while driving it back to home base). Had to angle grind the bolts off as 2 weeks of daily application of Deep Creep wouldn't get them to budge.

Put on the new muffler and tailpipe I ordered from Bus Depot. This required me to deform the heat riser tubes significantly through the generous application of the raw force of a hammer. Sits very well and upon initial start up the noise has dropped precipitously. I hope that there are no issues with banging on the tubes to the degree that I did.

Washed off the entire exterior (along with a large amount of paint) and polished the entire body (3hr process). Looks as good as new!

Next steps (no particular order): install new clutch (Bus Depot clutch kit), new valve gaskets, new shifter bushings (old ones are dust), reverse light switch, odometer (no idea), oil pressure gauge

I promise my next update won't be as long Smile
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PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2021 5:09 am    Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? Reply with quote

Mine has a slow leak on the right-front. I've dunk tested it with no conclusive result so for now I'm inflating as required until I can fix it. It's been sitting a few weeks so instead of firing up the compressor I thought I'd see how difficult it would be with a bicycle floor pump. 250 strokes to reach 40 PSI.
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PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2021 6:19 am    Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? Reply with quote

campism wrote:
250 strokes to reach 40 PSI.


What was the pressure when you started?
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PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2021 6:28 am    Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? Reply with quote

campism wrote:
250 strokes to reach 40 PSI.

Always a great upper body+core workout... Wink

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PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2021 7:16 am    Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? Reply with quote

Replaced the old destroyed horn ring. Beep beep kids are stoked.
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PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2021 4:27 pm    Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? Reply with quote

Oil change, new LED H3 high beam bulbs & VanAgain acrylic headlight protectors:

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Good, clean fun... Cool

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PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2021 4:42 am    Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? Reply with quote

bobbyblack wrote:
campism wrote:
250 strokes to reach 40 PSI.


What was the pressure when you started?

Barely registered on the pencil gauge. The tire was not blatantly low to people who don't pay attention to their tires, probably under 10 PSI.
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PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2021 9:37 am    Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? Reply with quote

Turned 320,000 miles (odometer anyway) on 35W northbound Mlps.
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