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• Re: Vanagon gas tank capacity?
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 11:42:29 -0700
  ...Your gauge may also be inaccurate. Since you didn't run out of gas at 13 gallons your gauge sounds like it is off...
• Oil Pressure & Temperature Gauge Install
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Tue, 23 Jun 2015 22:16:33 -0500
  Here's a write up on what seems to be the best dual gauge pod for Vanagons available on the market today. More info...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:00:15 -0700
  ...Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge? >� > > Update to below: > > Busdepot indeed has VDO gauges. I just had difficult...
• 6V to 12V gauge again!
  Historical mailing list
  15 Sep 94 13:06
  Bradley M writes that he converted his 6V bus to 12V, but didn't change the Fuel Gauge or Sender unit and it work...
• Re: fuel sender: replace with tank?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:14:18 -0400
  Hi Curt, Remember that the gas gauge circuitry has electronics at both ends. The Sender at one end, and the gauge at the other...
• Re: Both temp light and gauge not working
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 26 Mar 2017 17:25:13 -0400
  ...Current issue, startup blink says gauge is getting power. Trouble is open circuit in the gauge sender or the line from sender to the...
• dual cylinder head temp guage
  Historical mailing list - Tim & Kim Dayton
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 18:38:06 -0500
  I have two cylinder head temp gauges that came with the van when I bought it ( new and unattached). I attached one yesterday to...
• Re: Gauge Pod ?? What are you using?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 01:34:48 -0500
  > I want to install some aftermarket temp, oil press, and volt gauges into my > Syncro. Yo, yo, check this, homie... ahem. http://secure.cartsvr...
• Re: Wiring/testing of VDO oil pressure gauge (dual sender)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 22:35:26 -0700
  ...First tried removing the wire at the sender, then from the gauge. Same difference--gauge needle stays rock solid at "0". :-/ T.
• Fixed my fuel gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Oct 94 12:00:03 bst
  A while ago I asked about a problem with the fuel gauge in my '73. The gauge itself seemed OK, the sender was OK...
• Re: flashing light on temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 13:18:55 -0700
  This can be due to an increasingly common failure of the electronics within the temp gauge itself. I have found this to be the...
• Oil temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 18:26:33 EST
  ...gauge and am wondering where people have mounted their gauges. There doesn't seem to be any obvious place. Do I need to buy...
• Temp gauge needed
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 17:36:10 -0800
  My 84 has a bad temp gauge (the level sensor light blinks way too long) so if anyone has a working temp gauge lying...
• Re: looking for oil pressure gauge/kit
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 17:23:06 -0800
  I use a 5 bar gauge from a Rabbit Cabriolet. (I also use the oil temp gauge.) VDO, metric and cheap. I have the...
• Re: FS Gauges - Picture up.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 02:29:45 EDT
  In a message dated 10/22/2002 1:58:31 PM Mountain Daylight Time, wilden1@JUNO.COM writes: << 1 good set of 3 gauges...
• Re: Both temp light and gauge not working
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 27 Mar 2017 16:18:18 -0400
  ...Most likely problem is bad contact at the gauge sender back at the thermostat housing, though it's possible the sender itself is open...
• Re: temp gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 May 1996 21:07:20 -0400
  ...My temp gauge goes up only an 1/8th >of the way, will I cause any problems and how do I fix it? >y...
• Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 23:28:56 -0700
  ...The "voltage stabilizer" provides the > temp gauge and fuel gauge with a constant voltage no matter what else is > going on so these gauges...
• Re: how do make a gauge read lower
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 20:47:20 -0700
  What is the make of the gauge - sometime more resistance is a higher setting, sometimes more resistance is a lower setting. VDO is pretty...
• VDO Gauges and Sending units... Which ones?
  Historical mailing list - The River Clan
  Sat, 29 Sep 2001 23:03:14 -0700
  Does anybody have any recommendations for temperature and oil pressure gauges for our 87 Westy with a 2.1 Waterboxer? We'd like to...
• Re: Hmm . . . second temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 22:17:07 -0400
  Michael, Does the gauge have a brand name on it? My 88 doublecab has an Equus digital water temp gauge mounted to the left...
• Re: Coolant Gauge Mystery
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 6 Jan 2011 18:39:39 +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: Yum, yum...(what a motor says when eating a rod)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 May 2002 16:53:11 -0500
  ...It pegs the gauge at the 80 psi mark for the first twenty minutes of opperation on first morning startups. Stan Wilder 83 Air...
• Re: Idea for gauge placement
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:33:43 -0700
  ...I found the three gauge pod on ePay for $9. Its a "universal" pod sold for about a dozen different cars as far as...
• Re: coolant pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 17:01:39 -0600
  ...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: Installing VDO oil temp Gauge
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 00:51:36 -0600
  ...a oil temp >gauge i have a VDO cockpit the instructions don't look that >good to me ( lamer ) :) the gauge reads to 300...
• Re: Where to mount oil/volt gauge
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 11:45:02 -0400
  William Kennedy added several gauges in the dash of his Vanagon. If you want to see them, take a look at: http://volksweb.relitech...
• Welding cable for auxiliary batteries.
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:28:49 -0800
  ...Wrestling even with 8 gauge wire can be problematic, let alone heavier gauge wire. This welding cable is 100% copper and stranded, so it...
• Re: Tach Cluster Install-Is Nothing Easy?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 20:49:41 -0500
  ...So, now I have a tach, temp gauge, fuel gauge and a >constantly blinking coolant light. Oh, one Check that you're getting ten...
• Re: Propane Gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 06:38:21 EDT
  ...OK my bad, I just checked www.canadiantire.ca and they no longer have propane gauges. This is probably why Frank pulled the article...
• No Clock & No Temp Gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Clint Carson
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 19:22:09 -0800
  90 MV, 2.1 No Clock & No Temp Gauge? I've broken something! I was messing with the Gauge Cluster main plug wires ( think...
• Re: 6V to 12V gauge again!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Sep 94 10:23:48 bst
  >Bradley M writes that he converted his 6V bus to 12V, >but didn't change the Fuel Gauge or Sender unit and >it work...
• Re: coolant pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 13:56:48 -0500
  Hi David, jc whitney does indeed have turbo gauges. They may provide the means needed to check for a vacuum or pressure. Your system...
• A few more pictures from Eric's Project
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Nov 2020 00:36:12 +0000
  So this we added some gauges and mounted the GW EFI scan gauge. The scan gauge bracket was made with a 3D printer. The...
• Re: how much should my gas gauge fluctuate??
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 08:48:18 -0500
  Ed DeBolt wrote: > hi vanagonites > > when I drive my 87 gl around if I turn to the right or go downhill my gas > gauge...
• Cylinder head temp gauge(s) on '81 airhead... best setup?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 10:30:10 -0500
  I'm interested in installing a cylinder head temp gauge on the 2.0 in my '81. Who sells the best setup, and what...
• Re: VDO wiring help needed!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:44:20 -0400
  On the sender, G = the gauge and "WK" = the indicator light. This is a dual sender for both the gauge and the warning light...
• Re: Flaky fuel gauge
  Historical mailing list - Andy Erskine
  Fri, 5 Jan 96 10:38:58 gmt
  >I had a problem with my gauge a while back, never registered more than half full. >I think it was a post from Andy...
• Re: 1.9 runs better with 02 sensor disconnected-kinda long cause I need to ventialte
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:50:19 -0500
  ...1.9 runs better with 02 sensor disconnected-kinda long cause I need to ventialte Ok, anyone know if one of the gauges from...
• Woo Hoo... Just got the gauge faces installed!
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 12:35:15 -0700
  Hey all, I just got my custom gauge face overlays installed. Check them out at http://www.vgonman.com/gauges.htm Sean B. '90...
• Re: Add-on Oil Coolers
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 15 May 1995 13:56:03 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I wasn't sure if the VDO sender would work with other gauges, so I bought the VDO gauge, too. The VDO gauges also...
• Re: False reading from Temp. Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 21 Apr 2015 20:10:36 -0700
  When the temperature gauge on my inline VW motor began acting odd it was a dirty connection TO the sensor... On Tue, Apr 21...
• Re: Fuel gauge error, any fix?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:16:05 -0400
  ...It's easy to check calibration on a temp gauge because the sender connection is easy to reach. For the fuel gauge, the 1...
• Re: Gauges in the engine bay
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:22:36 -0500
  ...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: Which gauges?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 11:54:22 -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...
• diesel fuel gauge???
  Historical mailing list - Brian Ratliff
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 08:47:28 -0500
  ...My fuel gauge is shot!!!! It works when full...about four gallons later it falls below empty and stays.??? Any ideas what parts broke...
• VDO Gauges for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Fri, 5 Oct 2007 21:37:27 -0300
  Not any connection with this but I thought someone might be interested in this 'LOT SALE' of VDO gauges and accessories. Good Luck! http...
• Temperature Gauge
  Historical mailing list - James B. Morris
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 14:41:14 -0500
  Hello list ! I have just purchased my 1st water cooled VW (87 Vanagon GL) and I have a question regarding the temp gauge. What...
• Re: 85 blinking temp light, but not overheating
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 15:42:10 -0400
  At 03:37 PM 8/8/2002, Brian Cirulnick wrote: >Normal situation: -- Van starts, the red LED on the temp gauge blinks for >about...
• Re: Normal temp?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:14:18 -0700
  No, the newer and older gauges should both read with the needle touching the led when the engine is at normal operating temp. Assuming...
• Re: Temp warning light blinking...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 19:00:45 -0400
  ...Ah! -- it could be an intermittent problem with the +10v supply to the gauge, or the gauge ground. I still bet it's the...
• Re: Temp Gauge calibration with Subaru engine
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:39:32 -0700
  You are correct, I don't know what would happen to the VW gauge alert circuit if the subie sender gets too hot. I...
• Re: After-Market Temperature Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:31:23 -0700
  ...After-Market Temperature Gauge Volks, Since he can't cure my ailing stock temperature gauge, my tech has installed an after-market gauge. If...
• Re: Temp & Fuel gauges not accurate
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Tamara Nelson
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 22:17:16 -0600
  ...I have already checked & replaced the voltage > regulator for the gauges but that made no difference. Here is what is > occurring: > > Fuel Gauge - Fill...
• Re: Idea for gauge placement
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:37:50 -0700
  ...I used oil pressure, oil temperature, coolant temperature and voltage gauges. The coolant temperature and oil temperature are the same gauge with a a...
• Re: [Syncro] What is the Ohm range of a syncro gas gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 19:27:23 -0800
  ...Setting Gauge 55 = Full 560 = Empty If anyone has the conversion from the VW 1303 tester to Ohms, you should have your answer. Todd...
• Re: fuel sender: replace with tank?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:19:04 -0400
  Hi Mike, The red area on a VW gauge indicates you are on your last 4 gallons. It's been that way ever since...
• Re: proper oil temp
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jul 1995 16:50:13 -0500 (CDT)
  ...can I recalibrate the gauge, for example by putting a variable resistor between the dipstick sender and the gauge? -- Sami ('75 Westf.) dakhlia@wuecona...
• Fuel and coolant Gauges not working?
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:41:02 -0700
  "Well, both the fuel gauge and the temperature gauge get their operating voltage from the voltage regulator in the dash pod. I'd look...
• Re: More Flashing Red Light mysteries
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 11:25:59 -0400
  At 10:50 AM 7/31/2001, Mark Ingalls wrote: >I haven't traced the wires back to the gauge. Does one of the...