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• Oil temperature sender
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Fri, 13 Jan 2017 18:37:26 -0500
  ...A year or so ago I read somewhere where someone installed an oil temperature sender on the rear of the engine where the grey...
• Re: Oil temperature sender
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sat, 14 Jan 2017 11:57:17 -0500
  What I'm looking for is the temperature sender that will fit where the current oil pressure switch adapter is. I've already moved...
• Re: Oil temperature sender
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Sat, 14 Jan 2017 11:42:10 -0800
  ...I've already moved the pressure > switch from between the pushrod tubes for the pressure sender. I have a > temperature sender in oil drain...
• Re: Oil temperature sender
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 13 Jan 2017 19:26:27 -0700
  ...A year > or so ago I read somewhere where someone installed an oil temperature sender > on the rear of the engine where the grey...
• Re: Oil temperature sender
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
  Sat, 14 Jan 2017 03:36:54 +0000
  ...A > year > > > or so ago I read somewhere where someone installed an oil temperature > sender > > > on the rear of the engine where the grey...
• Re: Update: permanent fuel pressure gauge - Source!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:30:45 EST
  ...For purposes of this thread, Autometer makes pressure senders compatible with gasoline or diesel. On oil temperature data quality, I would say that correct...
• RE: 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature senders [long]
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 29 May 1996 07:57:44 -0700
  ...installing VDO oil pressure and temperature senders [long] > This past weekend I purchased VDO gauges and senders to monitor the > oil pressure and temperature...
• Re: Oil temperature sender
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Sat, 14 Jan 2017 06:44:13 -0800
  ...A >> year >> >> > or so ago I read somewhere where someone installed an oil temperature >> sender >> >> > on the rear of the engine where the grey...
• Re: Installation of Engine Oil Temp. Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Joseph J Helwig
  Sat, 13 Apr 1996 09:31:45 -0600
  At 01:27 13/4/96 -0500, Bob Hoover wrote: <great discussion on oil temperature senders, and where to install them> I noticed that...
• RE: 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 29 May 1996 17:35:48 -0700
  ...installing VDO oil pressure and temperature Gene Berg instructions say to NEVER use Teflon tape on the senders. Don't recall the reason, whether...
• RE: 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature senders [long]
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 29 May 1996 17:34:19 -0700
  ...installing VDO oil pressure and temperature senders [long] In a message dated 96-05-29 02:15:10 EDT, raven@halcyon.com (Mark McCulley...
• Tachometer and oil temperature indicator
  Historical mailing list - thomas agus
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 11:12:52 +0700
  Hi Volks, I am looking for engine tachometer and oil temperature sender including temperature indicator for my '74 air cooled bus. If you have...
• Need Sender Advice (Step 1)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 20:37:49 EST
  ...Oil pressure Oil Temperature Manifold pressure Head Temperature Voltage Amperage Water Temperature Coolant system pressure (Still debating this one) Air-to-fuel ratio Thanks...
• Re: oil temperature sender.
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 01:45:15 -0500
  ...oil temperature sender. > How is everyone mounting the VDO remote oil temperate sender on WBX > engines? The threads look very similar to the drain...
• on oil level
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Jul 1994 10:54:23 -0400
  ...Lets be careful about this measurement of oil temperature - where exactly is the sender located - the tempeature of the oil in different parts of...
• Oil temp. gauge - leaks
  Historical mailing list - Tonks D
  Wed, 29 May 96 11:10:00 BST
  Over the Winter, I fitted a 'Cockpit' oil temperature gauge. You receive a replacement sump plug and the sender unit screws into the centre...
• Re: Need Sender Advice (Step 1)
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 21:38:24 -0500
  ...Oil pressure Oil Temperature Manifold pressure Head Temperature Voltage Amperage Water Temperature Coolant system pressure (Still debating this one) Air-to-fuel ratio Thanks...
• Re: 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature senders [long]
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 May 1996 16:31:53 -0400
  ...I thought, just drain the oil and screw the sender in place of the drain >plug. The sender screwed in nicely by hand but...
• Oil temperature again
  Historical mailing list - Tonks D
  Mon, 24 Jun 96 08:38:00 BST
  ...Assume all errors are constant! For what it's worth, oil temperature with a sump mounted sender on my 1973 Westfalia is usually around...
• Re: Trip Report & other data Oil temperature
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 5 Jul 2021 10:35:07 -0700
  ...oil temperature you are using the GoWesty Pressure relief > plug 025-115-431 which is drilled for 1/8-27 NPT plug or sender...
• VDO Gauges and Sending units... Which ones?
  Historical mailing list - The River Clan
  Sat, 29 Sep 2001 23:03:14 -0700
  ...Would an oil temperature gauge be more appropriate? What kind of a sender does this take? Thanks so much for the wisdom.
• Re: [VB] Tachometer and oil temperature indicator
  Historical mailing list - BUS BOYS INC
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 10:05:11 -0700
  ...VB] Tachometer and oil temperature indicator > Hi Volks, > I am looking for engine tachometer and oil temperature sender including > temperature indicator for my '74...
• Re: infos on installing an oil temp sender
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:31:05 -0800
  ...Is there a sender that fits right in? if yes which one? I use a VDO temperature sender that replaces the oil drain plug...
• Re: gauge recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 11:14:04 -0600
  ...temperature operation the oil temperatures about balanced within ten degrees but after a forty five minute (from cold) town run the sump plate sender...
• Re: on oil level
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Jul 94 12:56:03 EDT
  ...My oil temperature sender is not in the dipstick. It is in the place that VDO specifies for the 2.1 litre vanagon motor...
• Oil gauge sender mounting questions for Air-Cooled engines
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 03:35:07 +0200
  ...For an early '80s AC vanagon, where on the engine would oil pressure (mechanical type, not electric) and temperature senders be installed? Looking at...
• Re: Another VDO Gauge question: Oil Temp Sender doesn't fit in Drain Hole
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 02:16:23 -0400
  The oil plug for the 2.1 L engine has M14x1.5 threads and VDO sells a 300 degree oil temperature sender (Model #: 323...
• oil cooler - setting temp for fan turn on
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 29 Oct 2022 07:39:22 -0700
  ...I have an oil temperature gauge (sender mounted in sump) and used an infrared thermometer to gauge the temperature of the oil cooler radiator...
• Re: looking for a source for metric hardware
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 14:08:53 -0700
  ...The manifold will accept the stock oil pressure sender unit, the VDO oil pressure sender unit, and the VDO oil temperature sender. Pretty nifty...
• Re: Repost: Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timingproblem?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 08:55:59 +1000
  ...I use a dipstick sender for my car's oil temperature. I am now used to my car's normal running temperatures. If something...
• Oil Temp Guage for Waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Mon, 29 Sep 1997 10:26:03 -0400
  ...an oil temperature guage. Does anyone know a good place to put the VDO sender on a Waterboxer??? Does VDO make a sender that...
• Reduced oil temperatures..
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 11:14:54 -0400
  ...Since I am using an oversized oil drain plug I had to locate the temp sender elsewhere. I ended up removing the oil filler...
• Re: Let's Talk Oil....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 02:31:39 -0400
  At 02:25 10/7/2000, Scott De Santi wrote: >average temperature around 45 degrees F.... Why does my oil buzzer/lite go on...
• Re: Need Sender Advice (Step 1)
  Historical mailing list - shawn a. zenor
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 20:06:45 -0700
  ...is what I want so far: >Oil pressure >Oil Temperature >Manifold pressure >Head Temperature >Voltage >Amperage >Water Temperature >Coolant system pressure (Still debating this...
• Re: Reduced oil temperatures..
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 00:17:22 +0100
  ...Since > I am using an oversized oil drain plug I had to locate the temp sender > elsewhere. I ended up removing the oil filler...
• oil temperature sender.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 13:56:47 -0400
  How is everyone mounting the VDO remote oil temperate sender on WBX engines? The threads look very similar to the drain hole but, of...
• Re: oil temperature sender.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 21:48:14 -0400
  ...oil temperature sender. > > > > How is everyone mounting the VDO remote oil temperate sender on > WBX > > engines? The threads look very similar to the drain...
• Re: Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 13 Aug 2012 23:54:51 -0400
  ...senders for different temperature ranges will be different. The info on the forum you pointed to is highly specific to OEM VW oil temp...
• Re: Valve seat drop on 81 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:50:47 -0700
  Francois, The oil light on the 81 van's dash will be for oil pressure, not temperature. It gets it's signal from the...
• Re: Repost: Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timingproblem?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Thu, 4 Jul 2002 18:57:50 -0400
  ...I use a dipstick sender for my car's oil temperature. I am now > used to my car's normal running temperatures. If something...
• VDO 80 psi oil pressure sender with 5 bar gauge
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:20:43 -0300
  Does anyone have experience using a 80 PSI VDO oil pressure sender with a 5 bar VDO oil pressure gauge? The Egauge site says...
• RX7 oil cooler info update/Audi Oil temp Sender
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 08:34:47 -0600
  ...Hence > an > alternative location for an oil-temperature sender would be rather > useful. > > I have experienced ambient air temperatures, in excess of 30 deg...
• Re: 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 May 1996 17:08:25 -0400
  ...NEVER use Teflon tape on the senders. > Don't recall the reason, whether it will contaminate the oil or just > because with tape it...
• FS: VDO DIPSTICK SENDER
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Mar 1996 19:58:43 -0800
  Greetings_ I have a brand new, in the box VDO dipstick oil temperature guage sender. Rocky Mountain Motor Works sells this unit for 28...
• Re: Oil gauge sender mounting questions for Air-Cooled engines
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:29:46 -0600
  ...would oil > pressure (mechanical type, not electric) and temperature senders be > installed? Looking at the Bentley, I see the low oil pressure > sender on...
• Re: 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 May 96 11:05:25 PST
  ...All of the fittings are used in mounting the oil pressure sender, none are required for the temperature sender. First, let me say that...
• Re: Another operating temp question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 08:52:36 -0500
  With the gauge mounted in the oil pressure switch port, you are really seeing the case temperature as the oil is not actually flowing...
• Re: Another operating temp question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 23:22:48 -0600
  I'm running a temp gauge and sender from an 87 Audi 5000, the sender mounts in the oil pressure port on the bottom...
• Re: Oil Temp...
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 22:38:20 -0400
  ...This is the economical way to know your oil temp with no guess work. Hardest part will be plumbing the sender, and that may...
• Re: Another operating temp question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 13:32:11 -0600
  ...Another operating temp question > > I'm running a temp gauge and sender from an 87 Audi 5000, the > sender > mounts in the oil pressure...
• 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature senders [long]
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 28 May 1996 23:13:10 -0700
  This past weekend I purchased VDO gauges and senders to monitor the oil pressure and temperature on my '87 Vanagon syncro Westfalia. I'm...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Oil temp gauges, choices? Using water temp sender + gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:50:17 -0400
  I'll through a little more mystery in the factory oil temperature gauges. As these cars were coming out many folks complained of high...
• Re: Need Sender Advice (Step 1)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 23:18:02 -0600
  ...is what I want so far: > Oil pressure > Oil Temperature > Manifold pressure > Head Temperature > Voltage > Amperage > Water Temperature > Coolant system pressure (Still debating this...
• 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
  ...VDO Oil Temperature Gauge ��� 310012 ��� 1 ��� $24.95 Oil Temperature Sender ��� 049919563A ��� 1 ��� $5.15 Shipping to Canada expensive, but more reasonable from BD...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 15 May 2012 19:54:52 -0700
  ...senders was) for oil temp sender. alistair I agree. I had oil press. and temp. gauges in my I4 westy and it was interesting...
• coolant presure
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 21 Dec 1997 12:44:32 -0600
  ...I installed a couple of extra senders for the electric oil pressure gauge and a switch so I can now monitor my oil, fuel...
• Re: No compression
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 09:35:05 -0500
  ...mount an oil temp sender where the oil pressure switch is -- there is pressure here but no flow, so the temperature won't be...
• NOS VDO Oil temp dipstick sender for AC Vanagons FS
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:47:10 -0500
  ...oil temperature this time of year, I thought I'd mention that I bought an NOS VDO oil temp sender that replaces your oil...
• Re: Oil pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 29 Dec 2001 18:33:58 EST
  ...location for the Cylinder Head Temp sender? >> Tinkerman, This may be similar to installing an oil temperature gauge on a BMW airhead R-bike...
• Re: Vanagon gauge update
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Jun 1995 16:42:20 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Also, do you have a dual sender or are still using the stock oil pressure sender for the dash light by means of a...