<VV> Reasons for a buzzer.

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Naw, more fun this way...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Houston" <jhouston001 at cfl.rr.com>
To: "Rick Norris" <ricknorris at suddenlink.net>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; <Sethracer at aol.com>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Reasons for a buzzer.


> Guess I should have added "ON THE DASH" somewhere in the post, eh??
>
> Jim Houston
>
> Rick Norris wrote:
>>
>> How the heck couldya see it? Stop and run around to the back??
>> The Lone Haranguer
>>
>>> When I was racing a Mini in England (1974) I used a round Lucas
>>> taillight for oil pressure warning ....
>>>
>>> Jim Houston
>>> '65 Monza coupe
>>>
>>> Sethracer at aol.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
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