<VV> Changing the oil pressure switch on a turbo engine
Hugo Miller
hugo at aruncoaches.co.uk
Wed Mar 27 13:20:30 EDT 2019
I'm not familiar with the layout, but have you tried a crow's foot
wrench?
On 2019-03-27 16:56, Jim Simpson via VirtualVairs wrote:
> Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to change the oil pressure
> switch on a turbo engine? I have a socket that is intended for the
> oil
> pressure switch, but the oil feed line to the turbo bearing comes up
> right
> beside the oil pressure switch and there simply isn't enough room for
> it to
> get in there. That special socket is rather bulky -- thick walls and
> pretty tall to clear the electrical connection on top. Quick
> searches
> on-line haven't shown any that seem significantly smaller.
>
> I could detach the oil feed line, but getting to it with the pressure
> switch is a pain -- it looks as if I'd have to pull the alternator to
> get
> to it from the side.
>
> I know it's possible -- I built this engine 20+ years ago and did
> install
> both the oil line and pressure switch, but I don't remember just how
> I did
> it. (Most likely I used channel lock pliers on the oil pressure
> switch --
> I don't think I had the socket at the time. I was lucky in that I
> didn't
> damage the pressure switch.)
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Jim Simpson
> Group Corvair
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