<VV> Oil pressure switch

[J R Read_HML]

Frank - you were smart not to grab it on that thin ring of metal near the
top - around the plastic (bakelite?) part.  You may have needed a second
parts store during that trip if you had.

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Later, JR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <FrankCB@aol.com>
To: <hmlinc@sbcglobal.net>; <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Oil pressure switch


> In a message dated 7/7/04 2:43:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> hmlinc@sbcglobal.net writes:
>
> > Oh!....   Do NOT use pliers to tighten the new one or it will be leaking
in
> > no time.
>
> JR,
>        Well, I agree that it's much safer to use the correct socket for
this
> installation.  However, I remember back in 1970 when we bought Jim's
Purple
> Pylon Eater (the "F Nader" license-plated car featured in the Lexington TV
news
> report).  I was driving it back from Long Island to our home in NJ, when I
saw
> the oil pressure light suddenly come on brightly.  I immediately pulled
over,
> stopped the engine and found the plastic on the oil pressure switch had
> failed, spraying oil over the engine compartment.  Very fortunately, we
were
> located where an auto parts store was nearby so I quickly picked up
another oil
> pressure switch.  However, I used a water pump pliers to both remove the
leaky
> switch and replace it with the new one.  As alluded to, you have to be
careful in
> tightening the switch when not using the correct socket.  And make sure
you
> put pressure only on the lower METAL part of the switch and not the upper
> plastic part.  Since this is a standard size pipe thread (1/8 in. NPT) the
more
> threads you engage, the tighter the connection.  No need to overtighten
it.  Just
> tighten it to a reasonable point, restart the engine and check for leaks.
> Only if there is a slight leakage then tighten it just a little bit more.
>        Frank "too tight can be worse than too loose" Burkhard
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