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• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 16:45:39 -0400
  ...when I ground the sender wire, the coolant gauge > needle went to the max with a blinking light... - does it mean that the > coolant...
• Re: Unorthodox Inst. Cluster Electrical Question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:59:58 -0400
  The VDO gauges I have work on resistance of the sensors. My VDO oil temp gauge will max out a zero resistance. You could...
• Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:41:31 -0700
  Hi, After the overheat issues with my 1.9TD Westy I wanted to install an oil temp gauge as a 2nd check on temp...
• Re: Propane Tank Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 17:40:37 -0600
  Hi Frank, This propane gauge is an excellent addition to the van. But how does the gauge work? I mean by what principle can...
• Re: Use Fuel Pressure Tester to Test Cooling System Pressure? (engine running)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 21 May 2017 17:46:38 -0400
  A gauge for coolant pressure should have full scale reading of at least 20-25 psi since you're expecting readings up to 15...
• Re: Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:34:16 -0700
  Hi Peter, I got my gauges from egauges.com, they have VDO, which I chose for oil pressure and coolant temp, but for the...
• Re: Exhaust gas Temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 9 Jul 2011 20:33:40 -0400
  I have often seen discussions about gauges in general and EGT units specifically on the list. Egauges is often cited as a quality source...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 17:10:37 -0700
  ...I added an extension onto the engine case mount for one sender, and used a t-fitting to mount the gauge sender there also...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 08:45:41 -0700
  hi Jack, I did check continuity of the wiring from the sender to the gauge/cluster by doing this: - measure the voltage of the...
• Re: Low readings from gas gauge and temp gauge..84 tintop
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 18:57:59 -0600
  ...Low readings from gas gauge and temp gauge..84 tintop >> >> Apart from bad connections, those two gauges share the distinction of >> being fed by...
• Re: 87 Vanagon: 3rd choice for gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Jun 1996 02:53:38 -0400
  ...What's the most useful/interesting gauge to have >after oil pressure and temperature? > >Mark McCulley >87 Syncro Westfalia A Voltmeter. This is extremely...
• Re: coolant pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 00:29:31 EST
  ...I run nylon line through to the gauge panel (5 gauges mounted in the heater cover base panel). The entry port into the back...
• Re: extra gauge install options
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 18:08:42 +0000
  ...I want to keep that gauge cluster. I would > like to add a small tach, and I also have a 2" oil pressure gauge...
• Re: Which gauges?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sat, 3 Jun 2000 03:29:09 -0700
  ...Which gauges? >Okay, it's time to outfit our '90 Westy with some gauges so I know what's >going on back there. The...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:18:50 -0700
  Just received BD order and tested VDO 300F gauge and FAE (says made in Spain) sender 049 919 563 A With the same setup...
• Re: Vanagon gas tank capacity?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 17:32:03 -0500
  ...Your gauge may also be >> >inaccurate. Since you didn't run out of gas at 13 gallons your >> gauge >> >sounds like it...
• Changed thermostat - temp gauge still reads stone cold
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:53:55 -0700
  ...If the gauge doesn't move you have a gauge or wiring problem. If it does I would suspect the sensor/sender. On 29...
• Re: gas gauge and temp gauge work intermittently
  Historical mailing list - Kep Koeppel
  Wed, 4 Feb 2009 11:09:20 -0800
  ...gas gauge and temp gauge work intermittently My gas gauge and temp gauge work intermittently. Both are either working or not. Any advice as...
• Re: Weird '81 westy gas guage
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Feb 95 12:11:41 PST
  ...Now when the gauge reads full your VOM shoud read around 6Volt. While you drive the van and the gauge reading fluctuates as you...
• Re: Gauges
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:20:54 EDT
  ...that the VDO sender and the Audi gauge are compatible? > the audi gauges ARE vdo gauges... ************** New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at...
• Re: fuel gauge troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 09:30:17 -0500
  Often when the gauge just stops working it is a wiring problem. The connector contact at the sensor often corrode or the wires fail...
• Re: temperature gauge under reporting temperature
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 08:02:28 -0500
  I forgot to mention that you can rule out the gauge with some certainty by grounding the wire going to the sensor. If the...
• Re: propane gauge?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Apr 1997 10:05:15 +0300
  In Germany we have to make use of a propane pressure gauge. But this is only good for checking the propane system for leaks...
• Testing fuel gauge
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 00:23:50 -0800
  ...gauge that are the input terminals to the gauge - thinking that this would allow me to measure the current or resistance that the gauge...
• Re: Coolant Gauge Mystery
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 6 Jan 2011 17:18:26 +0000
  ...I checked every connection, replaced the resistor on the instrument gauge, the gauge itself, the sending unit-nothing ever fixed it. Both gauges worked...
• Re: [syncro.org] VDO Guages
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 14:38:13 -0600
  ...Changed to white face gauges, same functions so I have those 3 black face gauges if you want them.$60 plus shipping. I use...
• Re: Oil Temp Sender and Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 24 Jun 2021 11:29:50 -0700
  ...Grounding the sensor wire and gauge falls to 0. > > Faulty gauge perhaps? > > BT > > On Thursday, June 24, 2021, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote...
• Re: Coolant Temp Sensor Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:17:58 -0500
  I have seen the gauges go bad or out of calibration but that is very rare. A pegged gauge and the light indicates a...
• Re: Plasma gauge set
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:50:38 -0700
  ...I put "gauges" in quotes, because this kit doesn't include any actual gauges, just new displays. mcneely On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at...
• Plasma gauge set
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 14 Sep 2021 07:15:33 -0700
  Just wanted to report I spent the weekend ploddingly installing a plasma gauge set and really like the results. The instructions were pretty straight...
• Re: gas gauge and temp gauge work intermittently
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 4 Feb 2009 10:23:54 -0800
  On 2/4/09, dj <djct2@yahoo.com> wrote: > > My gas gauge and temp gauge work intermittently. Both are either working or > not. Any...
• RE: Gauged Animals?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 09 Nov 1995 16:45:00 -0800 (PST)
  >Cylinder head temperature, all cylinders. <snip> >When I saw the above notation, I envisioned *four* gauges, >one for each cylinder. Is this overkill? Is...
• Coolant temp gauge not working
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:39:11 -0700
  hi all, 1991 tintop Syncro coolant temp gauge not moving at all, the red light blinks and goes away as usual...it's like...
• Re: Gauges in the engine bay
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:13:31 -0400
  ...A low cost fuel pressure gauge when it breaks will be a really fire starter. As for a coolant pressure gauge yep good confirmation...
• Re: Agony of defeat . . .
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:52:23 +1200
  ...Thingy that the speedometer and gauges >live in. Yes... >in the back behind the gauges. No... in FRONT of the gauges. -- Regards Andrew
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:02:44 -0700
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• Re: 86 Syncro Water Temp Gauge
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 10:04:35 -0400
  ...If the gauge goes up, then the sender is defective. If the gauge does not go up completely to the 'hot' position, then either...
• Wiring/testing of VDO oil pressure gauge (dual sender)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 23:24:22 -0700
  Hi all, I've installed a VDO oil pressure gauge set-up in my 1982 diesel Westy. It doesn't seem to work and...
• Re: Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:57:54 -0700
  ...http://www.iqsdirectory.com/pressure-gauges/ Types of Pressure Gauges * Absolute pressure gauges measure any pressure above vacuum (zero pressure). * Air pressure gauges <http...
• Re: Cold Start problems: Pressure regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 19:00:13 -0600
  >Randy; >Installing a permanent fuel pressure gauge is not that hard. I mounted >the gauge on the chassis in the engine compartment i.e...
• On Gauges, oil coolers and Stan's jaundiced view
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 20:32:03 EDT
  In a message dated 6/28/02 12:57:21 PM, wilden1@JUNO.COM writes: << I've had the VDO after market gauges and...
• Re: gauge recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 21:24:35 -0500
  ...82 westy Tim & Kim Dayton wrote: > I currently have a voltmeter and oil temperature gauge in this Westy. Any other gauges recommended?
• Re: After-Market Temperature Gauge
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:53:18 -0700
  ...Hastings gauge + it's sensor in coolant outlet on head (stock location). Possibly used Hastings gauge with Jetta coolant sensor, same location. Jetta sensor...
• Contacts for VDO Gauges
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 10:08 -0500 (EST)
  I am looking for the following gauges senders, and hardware to monitor the, Oil Pressure, Coolant Temperature, and Alternator Output (preferably in Amps), and...
• Re: Custom VDO/Sunpro or other brand Guages for Oil Temp, Water Temp, Volt Meter
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 21 May 2009 05:03:10 -0500
  Why not do the toggle thing with your temp gauge like you suggest with the dual batteries and the volt meter. I'd be...
• Re: Vanagon Water Temp Gauge - Temperatures?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:20:56 -0400
  ...In their club magazine there was an article that >listed the water temperatures at various points in the gauge - the >center of the gauge...
• Audi Gauges & Toyota Consolettes (Limited Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 21:13:40 EST
  Vanagoneers; In my junkyard tour of this afternoon I happened upon an Audi 4000, '81 or '82, with the VDO gauges in the center...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 14:43:45 -0700
  ...fuel pressure gauge At 11:27 PM 1/19/2001, Bill Davidson wrote: >any recommendations on where and what type fuel pressure gauge to...
• Fuel Tank Sending Unit range of motion / Gauge compatability
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:37:17 -0500
  I'd like to use my stock gauge for my belly tank under my sliding door, it would seem to follow that I would...
• Re: Odometer fixed..and "how dumb am I? (gas guage)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:45:26 -0500
  Kim Brennan wrote: > if you have low voltage > from your alternator (or are running on battery), the gauge will read > lower. Conversely with a...
• Re: Fuel Gauge Behavior Changed
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:59:00 -0400
  I looked at my spare, and the fuel gauge is different than the other one I have - so there were at least 2 gauges...
• Need advice: 88 Westy fuel gauge
  Historical mailing list - Tim Talevich
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 13:13:29 -0800
  Hello all, My fuel gauge (88 Westfalia) has gone wacky. It registers fuel levels accurately to about the quarter full mark. Then, the gauge...
• Temperature Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:31:48 -0500
  A friend of mine has a 90 GL with a non-functioning temperature gauge. Is it likely that replacement of the gauge will resolve...
• extra gauge install options
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 10:39:29 -0500
  Well, I'm still hemming and hawing about adding gauges to my '86. It is AT, with the big analog clock. I want to...
• Re: low temp gauge reading need ideas...
  Historical mailing list - rsf
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:10:20 -0500
  ...I was told when they fail the gauge usually goes hot and not cold and usually cause both gauges to fail to. Sounds like...
• Re: Gauge Mounting Options
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:27:37 -0400
  At 05:12 PM 8/16/2012, turbowesty wrote: >Some earlier threads have me exploring gauges (wow, there are too >many options for my...
• Re: Propane Tank Gauge
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 19:53:10 -0700
  Hi all, Surprised there isn't more response about the propane gauge, because a working propane gauge would be the greatest thing to have...
• aux gauges install
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:45:55 -0700
  Last week I got around to installing some old VDO gauges. I got around to writing about it this week. http://shufti.wordpress.com...
• Re: Which gauges?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 13:12:51 -0700
  ...I put grommets in the holes and wires through the grommets to the gauges. Used velcro to attach the gauges to the top of...
• Re: cheap gauges from JC Whitney
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 20 Jun 2004 21:01:40 -0500
  To me, using cheap gauges from JC Whitney is sort of like getting my news from the National Inquirer. DM&FS At 11:15...