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• Re: Coolant cap
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 6 Nov 2015 13:47:14 +0000
  I wonder how hard it would be to fit a gauge like this to the stainless (?) tanks that whichever vendor that is sells ... ? http...
• Replacing Temp Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 16:57:49 -0500
  Regarding my 90 Multivan I'm pretty sure needs a temp gauge. Any body done this job? About two weeks ago the needle was...
• Re: Hmm . . . second temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 21:08:55 -0700
  Michael Vickey wrote: > Michael, > > Does the gauge have a brand name on it? > > My 88 doublecab has an Equus digital water temp gauge mounted...
• Original Battery Wire Gauge
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:15:56 -0800
  ...Called the dealer, and they couldn't tell me, but they agreed with me that it was fatter than 4 gauge. Saw some 1...
• Re: Flashing temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:48:46 -0400
  ...Inside the gauge it's in series with a 5.1 volt zener diode that drops the ten volt gauge supply to what the...
• Re: Odometer fixed..and "how dumb am I? (gas guage)
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:17:55 -0500
  ...The fuel gauge is driven through a 10V voltage regulator, so if your supply voltage is so low as to effect the fuel gauge...
• Re: Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge?
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:53:44 -0400
  This thread reminds me that I've been wanting to add some gauges so I can monitor things a lot better. I know CIP1...
• Re: Wiring/testing of VDO oil pressure gauge (dual sender)
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 08:30:13 -0400
  ...First tried removing the wire at the sender, then from the gauge. Same difference--gauge needle stays rock solid at "0". :-/ T.
• Re: Use Fuel Pressure Tester to Test Cooling System Pressure? (engine running)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 21 May 2017 15:19:15 -0700
  ...I'd forgotten, but there is a bleed hose on this fuel pressure gauge so it's obviously intended to come into contact with...
• Re: Vanagon gas tank capacity?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 16:06:25 -0500
  ...Your gauge may also be > >inaccurate. Since you didn't run out of gas at 13 gallons your > gauge > >sounds like it...
• Re: gauge recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:48:32 -0800
  ...gauge recommendations What a tasty question! I have: (in the heater air cover) oil pressure, oil temperature, battery voltage taken at the fuse panel...
• Re: temp gauge and coolant light trouble
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:50:49 -0700
  ...Faulty gauge circuit in the dash is a possibility too, or gauge, but you wouldn't normally expect that. Scott -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: VDO Oil gauge...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 17:52:26 -0700
  I have an oil pressure and an oil temprature gauge installed in my VWs - The Oil pressure gauge comes with a new sender that...
• Re: Hmm . . . second temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 21:28:50 -0600
  ...second temp gauge? Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 22:17:07 -0400 Michael, Does the gauge have a brand name on it? My 88...
• Re: aux gauges install
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Berg
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:09:19 -0400
  ...I got >> around to writing about it this week. >> >> http://shufti.wordpress.com/**2013/06/18/vanagon-auxiliary-**gauges/<http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013...
• Re: *&^%@ gas gauge!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Oct 94 7:25:26 EDT
  For me the issue is the randomness of the gauge. There is no definite point at which the gauge will always say .5 gal...
• Re: Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:23:45 -0400
  I have some VDO gauges from a 1984 Audi Coupe and will install them in a couple of weeks. My engine already has the...
• Re: Jetta Conversion. Coolant Sensor DTC. WBX Temp Gauge LED Cause This?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:50:03 -0400
  At 10:34 PM 7/11/2010 Sunday, neil n wrote: >Could the WBX blinking LED in temp gauge at startup (normal), >trigger this...
• FS VDO Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 12:19:28 -0500
  ...Oil pressure to 5 bar. $50.00 the set. #2) 1 set of 3 gauges, each gauge has a tiny split in the Plexiglass...
• Temp/fuel gauges
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 05:50:11 -0600
  Hi all, Within a week of each other, my temp and fuel gauge stopped working ('82 diesel). I read here that both gauges go...
• Re: Custom VDO/Sunpro or other brand Guages for Oil Temp, Water Temp, Volt Meter
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 21 May 2009 16:27:54 -0400
  Check out these Gauge set ups: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=193593&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 *Great idea...
• Re: Where to put VDO gauges
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 15 Jul 1997 10:07:17 -0700
  ...This is where I mounted my gauges in a 3-gauge VDO console. I just used enough wire so that the console can be...
• oil pressure gauge sensor.
  Historical mailing list - james peters
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 14:35:52 PDT
  I bought my '80 Vanagon with 3 vdo gauges installed. Oil press/temp and voltage. After I had the heads and cylinders replaced the...
• Fuel pressure test gauge ???
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 13:15:18 -0800
  What type of gauge do you guys use to measure (test) fuel pressure? I've been looking for a gauge that reads from 0...
• Re: Question about where to get switched 12v under dash
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 2 Jul 2012 14:59:29 -0700
  grey/blue wire is dimmer controlled power to gauge lights. Terminal designation 58b. alistair On 2012-07-02, at 1:58 PM, Jim Felder...
• Exhaust gas Temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Sat, 9 Jul 2011 18:53:35 -0400
  Hi Mike, As Zeitgeist mentioned, egauges.com for your gauges. I bought the Isspro, actually the selling point for me was it was the...
• Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Mon, 7 Nov 2016 07:21:53 -0500
  ...Since I have no idea about the internals of the vacuum gauge it seems like fuel could go into the gauge and possibly leak...
• Re: '87 temperature gauge
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Sun, 11 Apr 2004 17:46:36 -0400
  do yourself a favor and buy some quality gauges such as VDO. i BOUGHT SOME CHEAP Gauges and I don't trust them either...
• Re: Cylinder head temp gauge(s) on '81 airhead... best setup?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 13:18:45 -0400
  ...Cylinder head temp gauge(s) on '81 airhead... best setup? >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >I'm interested in installing a cylinder head temp...
• Re: Use Fuel Pressure Tester to Test Cooling System Pressure? (engine running)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 21 May 2017 16:42:57 -0700
  ...So, my fuel pressure gauge seems to have worked fine in this application but I have no idea if coolant heat damaged any mechanism...
• Re: Audi 4000 gauge panel fits a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Tue, 14 Oct 1997 00:45:48 -0400
  ...the gauges are tilted slightly towards the driver, and the sides of the gauge panel are angled, which nicely conforms to the center console...
• Re: wire size for headlight circuit
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Mon, 18 May 1998 11:12:03 -0700
  ...My 4ton home AC uses 8 gauge. 12 gauge is fine for your project Mark McCulley wrote: > OK, I've decided to run a...
• Re: Adding gauges to a Vanagon dashboard, and which are important?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 07:28:04 PST
  I installed 3 gauges (oil pressure, oil temp, voltage) in a VDO housing atop the instrument cluster. The housing is the one described by...
• High reading temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - BajaLeo
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 21:21:07 -0800
  Hi List, I have been struggling with a high reading temp gauge for a few months. I know the engine runs cool because I...
• Re: Propane Tank Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:57:02 -0700
  'Course, there's the temperature strip gauge - a thing you stick on that works essentially the same way a built-in Eveready AA battery...
• Re: '85 Westy Camper: What to watch for?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 19 Aug 1998 08:49:52 -0400
  > <snip>The coolant level gauge started on empty the first drive and the > second. On the second drive, it slowly rose to an acceptable...
• Re: Cylinder head temp gauge(s) on '81 airhead... best setup?
  Historical mailing list - freeholder
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 10:31:48 -0700
  ...Cylinder head temp gauge(s) on '81 airhead... best setup? > > I'm interested in installing a cylinder head temp gauge on the 2.0...
• Temp & Fuel gauges not accurate
  Historical mailing list - Hans Roos
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 14:57:36 -0700
  I've got an 89 Syncro and the fuel and temp gauges both work but they do not give accurate readings. I have already...
• Gauge resistance values
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 19 Feb 2022 11:09:09 -0800
  ...Part of the job had him review the temp and fuel gauge resistance values for the 86 m.y. Cluster he has as test...
• VDO gauges
  Historical mailing list - Madsen
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 00:54:52 -0400
  I'm conteplating which VDO gauge I should get first. Oil pressure or oil temperature gauge. Does anyone have an opinion which is most...
• Sensors for accessory gauges
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 12:58:06 -0700
  If anyone has added an accessory coolant temperature gauge, I'd be interested in knowing where they installed the temperature sensor for the gauge...
• The vanagaon temp gauge is crap
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 08:18:08 -0700
  ...All vanagon users need to calibrate their temp gauge. Three points of interest need to be calibrated. First where is the temp gauge when...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 16:49:21 -0700
  ...The result, a gauge sender > that works just fine, and both low and high pressure warnings working > also. The original set up is not...
• Re: Plasma gauge set
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:59:03 -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...
• Re: Temp & Fuel gauges not accurate
  Historical mailing list - Andrew M Fox
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 17:45:33 -1000
  ...The values for the temp gauge are below. The values for the gas gauge are on gerry somewhere in the technical section. If the...
• Re: Gauge Mounting Options
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:52:49 -0700
  ...Didn't read the entire thread but realize that there have been negative comments on use of a-pillar for gauge installation. Can't...
• Coolant Temp Sensor Problem
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:35:35 -0800
  ...He was concerned about the coolant temperature gauge not moving at all, even with the engine at temp, so he ordered a new sensor...
• Re: Gauges - H2O Tank
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 15:43:10 +0000
  ...hmmmm what do you mean the water gauge went? the original water gauge consists simply of four holes in the tank, electrically speaking a...
• Gauge for Propane Tank?
  Historical mailing list - Andre Fiedler
  Wed, 13 Feb 2019 18:45:51 -0700
  ...It would also be nice to add a gauge to know the propane level. Is anyone aware of a gauge that works with this...
• Re: Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:28:37 -0500
  ---- David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > If you take > a gauge and sender out of the same vehicle at the wrecker's yard they...
• Re: Fuel Gauge Behavior Changed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:12:40 -0400
  At 04:59 PM 10/20/2009, Mike S wrote: >http://www.flatsurface.com/pics/van-gauges.jpg That's a tachometer-mounted gauge...
• Re: VW 1301 tool/gauge checking
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Dec 1996 17:57:07 PST
  Tim; The notes I wrote in my book after i did this test on the gas gauge with a resistor decade box are as...
• Re: fuel sender: replace with tank?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:34:43 -0400
  ...I haven't checked the voltage regulator >>> but >>> the temp gauge seems to behave as it should. Anyway, having the gas >>> gauge work at...
• Re: Fuel & Temp gauge full scale
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 7 May 2016 00:24:36 -0400
  The only way the panel gauges can go to full scale is by being grounded with something less than thirty five ohms (which brings...
• Re: Wonky temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 2 May 2015 23:47:57 -0400
  At 10:32 PM 5/2/2015, Jeff Palmer wrote: >Sounds like i now have a spare temp gauge to add to my collection...
• Re: VDO gauges
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 22:30:26 -0700
  ...I have an oil pressure gauge in my 80 Caddy and 85 Cabriolet. Both are good, but your Vanagon already has a decent oil...
• Re: Adjustable rate fuel pressure regulator? anybody try one?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 May 2012 06:12:25 -0400
  >expensive to buy a gauge that's already set up that way, Here are some absolute pressure gauges to admire... http://www.ebay.com...
• Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:41:25 -0400
  At 09:23 PM 7/23/2010 Friday, Ry wrote: >The problem is my oil pressure gauges just pegs out max now. I'm...
• Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 1 Feb 2003 14:18:33 -0800
  ...Temp gauge has been about a 1/4 of the gauge lower than it used to be but the radiator fan comes on when...
• Re: 2.1 l oil pressure gauge install
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 14:59:13 -0800
  ...I went through the same decision making process about whether to install a oil pressure gauge in my '90 westy. I realized that the...