<VV> Reasons for a buzzer.

[airvair at earthlink.net]

On Fieros with the (V-6) aux guage package above the radio, they included
an idiot light with the oil pressure guage. A smart idea that I bet your
buddy wished the Bimmer folks would have seen.

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> Subject: <VV> Reasons for a buzzer.
>  
> In a message dated 9/29/2008 12:23:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
> airvair at earthlink.net writes:
>
> An  interesting trivia item to everyone on this subject, though not
> applicable  to Dave's car. As far as I know, non-turbo Corsa's didn't
have a
> buzzer  installed, though the wires were  there.
>
> -Mark
>
> I agree, Mark - Of all of the 140 Corsas I have owned, none came with a  
> buzzer. I installed it on a few of them. Here is an additional reason for
the  
> buzzer - and for maintaining your "Idiot" lights.  A friend bought a
nice,  new 
> 1974 BMW 2002 (back in 1974). He ordered it with an optional VDO gage 
package. 
> Three beautiful gages in the middle of the dash. The gage pack replaced 
the 
> idiot lights, at least for the oil pressure. His wife was driving it once
and 
> an oil cooler line came off. She was not watching the gage, no warning  
> light, and cooked the inside of the motor. That is in street  driving
where you 
> should have plenty of time to watch the gages. Most racing  Corvairs I
see, 
> these-days, have a huge light (A trailer taillight works well)  mounted
in/on the 
> dash, hooked up to either the oil pressure sender (high  minimums
suggested) 
> the cooling fan indicator (which can be pressure or  idler-position fed)
or head 
> temp switches. Or to all three of them!  -  Seth
>