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Re: [T3] Type 3 Ghia + questions


On 7 Aug 2001, at 11:30, Everett Barnes wrote:

> The oil light does not work.  I verified the bulb is getting power and I
> swapped bulbs with the working generator light so I know the bulb is good.
>  I grounded the oil light pole on the back of the warning light gauge and
> the bulb lit up.   When I ground the wire at the oil pressure switch, it
> does not light up.  The oil pressure switch is also a known good unit. 
> The only thing I can come up with is that there is a break in the wire going
> from the dash to the engine compartment but I've never heard of that happening...
>  I did verify that the wire from the oil light bulb goes directly into the
> wiring loom, heading to the back of the vehicle (as far as I know).  None
> of the wiring in the engine compartment has been disturbed, as far as I
> can tell.

Check the continuity of the wire with an ohmmeter. Verify that it is 
the same wire by its color at each end.

Congratulations!

-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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