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• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:56:15 -0400
  In dash gauges are not high precision devices. I have found that the for the VDO gauges the senders for the aftermarket gauges often...
• Gauges and gadgets for the 1.9l TD conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 15:44:17 -0400
  Listees, I'm planning to add some new gauges to monitor the health of my new (precious) 1.9l TD engine. I'm thinking...
• gauges (what next?)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Aug 1997 00:13:27 -0700
  When I was re-doing the dash a bit on my '81 Westie, I added a spot for three gauges. I have put in...
• Audi Gauge Cluster Installed
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 00:38:11 -0800
  ...Installed a Voltmeter and MAP (vacum) gauge. The angled slots really make a difference for viewing the gauges. Thanks all for your input on...
• Oil Temp Sender and Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:53:20 -0700
  So - I am having some issues getting an aftermarket digital oil temp gauge to work. The sender connects to a threaded adaptor that replaces...
• Re: Temperature Gauge reads too high
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:49:08 -0700
  ...Temperature Gauge > IMHO, gauges rarely fail unless they've gotten wet or severely > over-driven. > > I think most likely you have a bad sender...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 07:08:37 -0600
  Hi Bill, There are at least 2 types of gauges that will work for you, the mechanical gauge which use a capillary tube from...
• Deal on oil pressure/temperature gauges
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 26 Mar 2018 05:42:00 -0700
  ...I bought a set of Cabriolet gauges and installed them in pods on the 'a' pillar. The Rabbit OP gauge is 5 bar and...
• where should temp guage needle sit?/was Re: New thermostat...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 06:09:46 EST
  ...This brings up that endless list debate about the temp gauge needle. Since the new radiator was installed in my Vanagon my temp gauge...
• WTB: '84 temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:10:14 -0700
  Or an analog clock with a temp gauge. Or an instrument panel with an analog clock with a temp gauge. I just need a...
• Van Update and fuel pressure gauge report
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 01:03:26 -0700
  ...the 2nd gauge was a mechanical gauge constructed from a water pressure gauge. Once I verified that the electronic gauge and mechanical gauge were...
• Re: More Flashing Red Light mysteries
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 09:50:07 -0500
  > >It's the gauge, Mark. > >d > I haven't traced the wires back to the gauge. Does one of the level probe wires have...
• Coolant light mysteries continued!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:59:48 +0000
  ...The gauge and included light. The gauge itself get power from the gauge source voltage regulator. This powers both the temp and fuel gauges...
• Re: blinking coolant light on 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 08:35:05 -0400
  ...Sometime in '85 they shifted to a trickier one that doesn't peg the gauge -- it just pretends to, which tricks the light into...
• Re: mystery temp guage problem to solve
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 21:41:42 -0400
  Brian replace the gauge its bad. i wrote this up for the archives recently and there is also alot of other information in the...
• Unorthodox Inst. Cluster Electrical Question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:28:29 -0700
  ...This would prohibit installing a WBX temp gauge. My aftermarket Hastings gauge worked fine with it's sensor, but removed that sensor. I'm...
• Re: looking for oil pressure gauge/kit
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 23 Dec 2013 09:48:36 -0800
  ...VDO gauge and a dash mounted holder that is for a single gauge: http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_363_263/oil...
• Coolant Gauge (again)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Mon, 13 May 2002 09:52:54 -0330
  ...Further to my gauge questions of last week, according to the previous owner, who had the van for several years, the coolant gauge has...
• 6V/12V Gauges the final (part 2)
  Historical mailing list
  20 Oct 94 24:19
  Do you reckon we can cause a crash on the prices of "rare" 12v fuel fuel gauges! I still don't understand why VW...
• Re: Propane Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 17:21:14 -0700
  My '83 ASI camper has a gauge on the propane tank. It mounts to a welded bung on the tank. The gauge was made...
• Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:25:57 -0500
  Well i was out there messing with my problem oil pressure gauge/sender. Trying to measure the ohms at the sender using my multimeter...
• Re: Update: permanent fuel pressure gauge - Source!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:34:13 -0800
  ...Given the degree of inaccuracy I've seen between even identical gauges on the same sender, and identical senders on the same gauge, I...
• Re: Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:38:22 -0400
  ...Gauges > Yes, but the Audi gauges can be in BAR with a higher top pressure than > what's found on VW PSI gauges. > > 2008...
• Re: Coolant Level Light Question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 11:23:54 -0400
  ...If that's ok then I think it has to be the gauge electronics (inside the gauge but separate from the gauge itself which...
• Funky temp gauge - update
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 21:30:02 -0500
  ...Both temp and fuel gauges reading a little low, temp gauge would often flash indefinitely especially when conditions were humid, then the temp gauge...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:13:09 -0700
  ...I'll update on the gauge/sender accuracy when I receive it. (As I posted the generic FLAPS gauge/sender combo I bought showed...
• Reply to Second batteries..
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Apr 94 09:31:19 -0400
  ...A suitably high gauge lead (2 gauge or 1 gauge), a fuse or a circuit breaker (not tremendously cheap at that gauge), and a...
• Normal 2.1L opreating temp
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 02:16:09 +0000
  Hi, The Vanagon 2.1L cooling system with a normal 87*C thermostat will position temp gauge needle over the temp gauge LED during...
• Re: Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:03:44 -0400
  Nothing hard about it - just make sure your sender is compatible with gauge electric range. On 10/11/08, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote...
• oil pressure question
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 Sep 1994 23:13:46 +0800
  Would those of you with air-cooled vanagons AND an oil pressure gauge out there tell me approximately where your gauge reads while driving...
• Vacuum gauge install help needed
  Historical mailing list - Tarheel
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 06:55:45 -0400
  Volks, I want to install a VDO vacuum gauge in my 81 vanagon........ anyone done this, and where did you t-in and run...
• Re: Deal on oil pressure/temperature gauges
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Wed, 4 Apr 2018 15:47:37 +0000
  Nice to see metric readout gauges. Most VDO's available in Canada are not metric, even though Canada is supposed to be metric. Did...
• Re: Recommend a good tire pressure gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 4 Jun 2017 16:59:01 -0700
  I use this one and I like it a lot https://jacosuperiorproducts.com/collections/tire-pressure-gauges/products/tire-pressure-gauge-elitepro-series-100...
• Re: Propane Gauges
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Mon, 16 May 2005 02:58:24 -0400
  Oh, uh, the link that I found for the propane gauge... Those people also have the pressure gauge! http://www.barbecue-store.com/gaslow...
• need electrics advice..wiring in some gauges and..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 2 Oct 2010 16:48:38 -0700
  ...I am mounting Oil Temp and Oil pressure gauges..I know how to get the gauge signals right and make the gauges work properly...
• Re: how much should my gas gauge fluctuate??
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 01:34:49 -0700
  The gauge sending unit is located near the front left corner of the squarish tank. When cornering or going up or down hills the...
• Re: Exhaust gas Temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 9 Jul 2011 18:52:58 -0700
  ...This is fine for gauges of marginal accuracy and response time appropriate for "home" or hobbyist use. In my experience, the best gauges with...
• Re: Fuel and Coolant gauges not working?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:59:59 -0400
  Well, both the fuel gauge and the temperature gauge get their operating voltage from the voltage regulator in the dash pod. I'd look...
• 70 mph bus trip gauge wanted or trade
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 22:56:46 -0700 (PDT)
  I have a 70 mph VDO/porsch 356 spider trip gauge in my bus that i would like to replace with a stock trip...
• Re: Propane Tank Gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 00:24:55 -0400
  At 10:53 PM 8/20/2001, harald_nancy wrote: >Surprised there isn't more response about the propane gauge, >because a working propane...
• Coolant Temperature Gauges
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Apr 1995 12:50:00 -0500
  ...I have replaced the sending unit (start from cheap) and this has made no impact on the gauge. The coolant gauge and fuel tank...
• Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:47:14 -0500
  ...Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender? >> >> >> >> I was wiring up my new VDO volt gauge and accidentally shorted the (+) >>> feed >>> to my oil pressure gauge...
• Gauges in the engine bay
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:12:24 -0500
  ...For a permanent installation in the engine compartment, what gauge should I get for the fuel pressure, and as for the H2O gauge what...
• Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:45:03 -0500
  ...Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I was wiring up my new VDO volt gauge and accidentally shorted the (+) >>>>> feed >>>>> to my oil pressure gauge...
• Re: Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:28:52 -0400
  ...Absolute pressure > gauges/transducers are referenced to vacuum (i.e. read 0 at full > vacuum), and gauge pressure gauges/transducers have to be calibrated...
• Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
  July 31, 1987
  Flashing coolant temperature light may be caused by: - Low coolant level. - Coolant level indicator. - Electrical connections on gauge. * Check coolant level, top up if...
• Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
  July 31, 1987
  Flashing coolant temperature light may be caused by: - Low coolant level. - Coolant level indicator. - Electrical connections on gauge. * Check coolant level, top up if...
• how much should my gas gauge fluctuate??
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Sat, 16 Jun 2001 19:47:29 -0700
  hi vanagonites when I drive my 87 gl around if I turn to the right or go downhill my gas gauge goes higher and...
• Re: Water temp gauge sender install question.
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 12:20:21 -0500
  On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, Eric Zeno wrote: > I would find a gauge that goes up to 300 deg. as 250 deg. > may be...
• Re: Normal temp?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:30:37 -0400
  At 11:14 PM 8/10/2009, Jim Arnott wrote: >87 degree Waller thermostat and in 15 miles highway driving, the >temperature gauge gets...
• Re: Oil pressure -- normal range?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 22:00:19 -0700
  ...About the same time as I see the needle start up the dial on my coolant gauge, the Oil Pressure gauge comes off the...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 13:34:30 -0500
  ...it supposed that the 700Y voltage regulator > is for both gas and coolant temp gauges but the gas gauge is working and > the temp...
• Re: Inline Fuel Temp?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 22:03:47 -0800
  ...He responded "What in the world......?" Don't we have enough "worry gauges" in our beloved machines already? Kinda reminds me of an acquaintance...
• Re: Vanagon Water Temp Gauge - Temperatures?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:28:30 +0000
  I swapped instrument clusters and with no other changes to my van the temp gauge reads about 1/4 higher. I don't think...
• Re: '87 temperature gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 11 Apr 2004 18:56:03 -0400
  On Sun, 11 Apr 2004, Mark Cumnock wrote: > do yourself a favor and buy some quality gauges such as VDO. i BOUGHT SOME > CHEAP...
• Re: Audi 4000 gauge panel fits a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 13:15:00 -0400
  In a message dated 97-10-10 12:08:13 EDT, Carl_Hansen@ATK.COM writes: << SyncroBeast quatro 4000 gauge panel?? I believe you...
• Re: VDO Oil Pressure Extension Adaptor
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 22:51:00 -0500
  On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, David Marshall wrote: > Why not use an electrical sender and gauge? These *are* electrical senders and gauges, but the...
• Re: Temperature Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:12:32 -0500
  ...Is it likely that replacement of the gauge will resolve the >issue? Can the gauge from an 83 1/2 to 85 be substituted...
• 1985 Vanagon - interior dash gauges (fuel, water level/temp., etc.)
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:02:39 -0400
  My daily driver Vanagon has an on/off/on again electrical problem with my dash gauges..... They usually work well but occasional, like now...
• Re: fuel injection/gauges
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Aug 94 16:43:22 EDT
  Check out the discussion on gauges/hot start a couple of weeks ago. We talked about this. You can access gopher halfdan.med.umn...