I used RG-58 for a few reasons...  I had a 8' chunk on the floor next to me
and low signal loss.  The 02 sensor goes up to about .9 to 1.0 Volts and
there is a lot of distance to cover.  I terminted with a standard crimp on
connector at both ends.  I attached the shield to a wire that lead to
ground.  Set the multimeter to refresh every 0.5s

At 07:25 PM 28/05/2000 -0700, t wrote:
>Why RG58 cable?  What does coax give you that two line wouldn't? It is a
>good tough signal cable.
>
>How did you terminate it?
>
>tim o'brien
>GPS/CDPD Project engineer
>
>David Marshall wrote:
>>
>> Well,
>> I spent sunday afternoon installing a VDO gauge set from a 1979 GTI into my
>> 84 Westfalia.
>>
>> I remember reading in the archives that someone was stating that the gauges
>> will not fit in the plastic bit under the radio.  Well, in my 84 Westfalia
>> there is room to spare and they fit quite well.  I installed a VDO Volt
>> Meter and a VDO temprature gauge.  The only problem is the viewing angle -
>> I can't read VOLT or TEMP at the top of the gauge - reading the gauge is no
>> problem though.
>>
>> The Voltmeter is about as simple as it gets.  Ground (31), and Power with
>> key on (15), plus the dash light connection
>>
>> The Temprature Gauge is a little more interesting.  There is a switch
>> installed next to my gas heater knob that allows me to select between the
>> cooland and the oil temprature.  Pretty neet - I only took it for a short
>> ride today but the setup seems to work quite well.  This week I am going to
>> get a three position switch and another sender and install the sender in
>> the radiator so I can monitor front and rear water temps.  Should be quite
>> interesting - especially this winter!
>>
>> The third thing I did is run some RG-58 cable from the rear to the front.
>> This is attached to the Oxygen sensor so I can get a 0 to 1.00 Volt Meter
>> and monitor the mixture... so far today I just had my Digital multimeter on
>> there and I running lean on the highway - Yikes!
>>
>> If anyone is interested in photos or has questions on the install - please
>> let me know.
>>
>> -- David Marshall - Volkswagen Enthusiast - Quesnel, BC, Canada   --
>> -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Iltis, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westfalia        --
>> -- 85 VW Cabriolet, 87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 VW Syncro Double Cab --
>> -- David's Volkswagen Home Page        http://www.volkswagen.org  --
>> -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning  http://www.fastforward.ca  --
>> -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list)  --
>
>

-- David Marshall - Volkswagen Enthusiast - Quesnel, BC, Canada   --
-- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Iltis, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westfalia        --
-- 85 VW Cabriolet, 87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 VW Syncro Double Cab --
-- David's Volkswagen Home Page        http://www.volkswagen.org  --
-- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning  http://www.fastforward.ca  --
-- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list)  --