Re: Oil warning light

["Gregory D. Girard" <ggirard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm no mechanic, but it would not be a strech to the speculate that the
little oil-level detector widgit in the engine is on the fritz, since that
is the part of the system most likely to be flakly. Transducers like that
are usually the most suspect element in any detection system. I would guess
this is a routine but major operation that is covered under warrantee. As
far as water in the electrics, it would seem odd to me that this would
*cause* the connection necessary to turn the light on rather than cause it
malfunction by not coming on when it should through creation of a short
circuit or broken/corroded connection.

Greg Girard

- -----Original Message-----
From: Jim Gillespie <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Sprint ST list <st@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 4:25 AM
Subject: Oil warning light


>Hi all,
>
>    A little advice to soothe my frayed nerves please :-(
>
>    When I left work last night the oil pressure warning light came on
>after 2-3 minutes' riding.  I idled to a petrol station and checked the
>oil level - fine.  Switched the bike on and the light came on as part of
>the self-test.  Started her up and the light went out, but came on after
>30 seconds or so :-(  I limped the two miles or so to my girlfriend's
>place and worked until 1.30am trying to get her race bike ready for the
>weekend....
>
>    This morning the light didn't come on at all after the self-test.
>
>    My thought was that something was being sucked into an oilway when
>the engine was running; maybe it's now lurking at the bottom of the sump
>ready to strike again.
>
>    Diane's thought was that rainwater had got into the electrics (the
>bike was sitting outside in heavy rain all day yesterday).
>
>    Any ideas from the list?
>
>    Thanks,
>
>                Jim
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