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Have you checked the oil presure valves? could they be stuck open? I can't offer help on the full flow stuff, but a clogged filter "could" be the problem. Sure is a cheap test. Try a new one and see. Did the rebuild involve any "cutting" of the case? loose shavings may still be floating around... Big Al ____________________________ http://www.autographica.com/vw for all things Volkswagen: Houston Volkswagen Club Type 3 Parts Book ONLINE! Type 3 Cabriolet Prototype Project The Rebus Project - '62 Notchback ------------------------------------------------ > o It's got oil, and there are no visible leaks. (good) > o If I ground & "open" the lead to the pressure switch, I can get >the light to flash. (good) > o Tried a known good pressure switch; light still on. (bad) > o Turned over w/ starter, coil disconnected, oil pressure switch >removed; about 10 seconds. No oil poured out. :( (Engine cold--is this >just the oil cooler getting bypassed? I've got a dual relief case.) > o Got a Berg full-flow w/ the ~100psi(?) bypass pump cover. >Removed the filter & cranked the engine over a few seconds; oil dumped out >at the filter fitting! Not gobs, but would have made a mess had I not put >a bag under it. (good) > > It's only had one oil change since the rebuild--at a couple of >hundred miles. It's been, I think, over a thousand since then. Could the >filter have become clogged? (It's actually got a small Bosch filter on >there, not the Fram--don't ask.)