<VV> Oil Pressure Switch Improvement

[Bryan Blackwell]

I found this past posting from awhite500 at comcast.net:

       Well I found out that the oil pressure switch for our corvair  
is an mopar,1964 dart #PS-30 the only thing that has to be done, is  
the end has changes,and it is set at 8-13 PSI , It was in our CORSA  
COMMUNIQUE, IN 2007.I got it at auto zone for six bucks.

Putting in a somewhat higher pressure switch is a good idea - the  
stock switch is essentially just telling you there isn't any pressure  
at all.  10 PSI at idle is low for a Corvair, but if something's just  
a little wrong this will let you know to shut it down and check for a  
problem.  I'm thinking a 20 psi switch would be a pretty good choice  
as well, a good engine should really have that much pressure all the  
time.

--Bryan

On Jan 6, 2010, at 1:04 PM, Grams, Paul R. (ARC-T) wrote:

> Are there any Oil Pressure Switches that switch on at a higher  
> pressure?  In the past year or so I remember reading an article in a  
> Corvair newsletter that said NAPA had a switch that turned on at a  
> higher PSI for better protection but I do not remember the part  
> number or vehicle it was for or where the article was. Does anyone  
> have any information on this?