Re: [T2] Oil pressure sender, 914 oil temp sender plate and vacuumport

["puzerewski" <puzerewski@xxxxxxx>]

On a Vanagon 2 liter, the dipstick mounts different than on the earlier bay
windows, thus it does not need to be shortened.  I run a temp sensor with
the stock dipstick, and no issues.

The rubber boot is available from the dealer, RMMW, Bus depot to name a few.
I did not cut my tin but instead used a pipe nipple with a tee on the end to
mount my dual pressure sensor.  No issues here.

I too have not ever found a good oil filler gasket.  You can be assured that
the motor you find that elusive gasket on has never been rebuilt..........

Also, there is a rubber washer that goes on the thermostat cable between the
two pieces of tin...............seals that tiny hole!!!


Adam P
81 westy (3 of them)
74 beetle
73 Transporter (at paint shop!)
70 Single Cab  "Whitey"
Vanagon Partsmobiles
----- Original Message -----
From: "H Steven Dolan" <dworkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <type2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 12:25 AM
Subject: Re: [T2] Oil pressure sender, 914 oil temp sender plate and
vacuumport


> Al,
>
> I think you are correct... the cooling air loss *is* considerable from the
> oil pressure sender, but the fact remains, I have never seen a proper boot
> installed.  The part is certainly available.  I am certain it can be
> obtained from any of the vendors on the list (I got mine thru Bus Depot),
> or any VW parts place.  I have seen one, heck, I have one that I ordered
> for the '80 before I got into "tin carving" but it would take considerable
> modification to get it over the size pipe I was sold as an extension to
> raise the sender above the distributor.
>
> Now if you want a *hard* cooling air gasket to find (at least in any
> decent sort of shape...  Did you know that there is supposed to be a "D"
> shaped gasket where the oil fill tube passes thru the tin on a Vanagon?
> It is very "NLA" AFAIK and the examples I have seen in junkyards (one of
> which is installed on my vanagon) are not exactly confidence-inspiring.
> For whatever reason, VW did not use an oil-resistant compount on this
> gasket that gets oil poured all over it by times :-( Between the heat and
> the oil soakage, every example I have seen looks like a licorice
> gummi-gasket.
>
>                            Steve Dolan
>
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