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Subject:Re: Connecting Oil Pressure Gauge?
From:Max Wellhouse
Date:Wed, 18 Apr 2001 17:30:05 -0500

The VDO" hose is expensive and a little short and that's why I went with the
custom hose. and it was $17 not $25!.  I also wanted to use the VW OPsender
so I didn't run the risk of screwing up the dual op sensing system in the
2.1 van.

 My 2c

Max
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Wietor" <wietorg@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: Connecting Oil Pressure Gauge?

> I, Personally, am interested. Flash all of us a photo
> of the sender.  We will be in your debt. Thanks in
> advance. George
>
> --- Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@HOME.COM> wrote:
> > My advice is to buy the VDO hose and dual sender.
> > If you want buy the
> > gauge later just hook up the idiot light wire to the
> > sender and wait.
> > I'd stick with the VDO set up since they have the
> > proper hose and dual
> > sender for this application.  Not cheap, but it fits
> > and will last.
> > Here is one source (where I got mine):
> > http://www.bus-boys.com/bbvdo.htm
> >
> > I am not a fan of tees or metal piping attached to
> > engines, too much
> > heat and vibration.  Eventually they will crack and
> > fail.
> >
> > I have pix of my installation if you are interested.
> >
> > --
> > Stuart MacMillan
> > Seattle
> >
> > '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1
> > '65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969)
> > '74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly)
> >
> > Personal mechanic for:
> > '70 MGB GT (Daughter's)
> >
> > Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM):
> > '72 MGB GT (Was daughter's, now son's)
> > '64 MGB (Son's)
> >
> > Stripped and gone but their parts live on:
> > '68 MGB, '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT
>
>
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