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Subject:Re: guage choices.
From:Dana Morphew
Date:Thu, 25 Oct 2001 10:43:25 -0700

Intake manifold pressure gauge?

-Dana-

Greg Marshall wrote:
>
> I'm about to undertake the process of installing a trio of guages in my
> 82 air cooled van.  I'm putting in an oil temp and oil pressure guage,
> but I can't decide on the third guage.  Volts? Amps? Cylinder head
> temp?  What do you folks suggest?  The other possibility is using the
> third space for a 2 1/16 vdo clock, and replacing my big dash clock with
> the tach out of a newer van.  How difficult a process is installing a
> watercooled tach in my aircooled van?  Do other air cooled folks think
> having a tach is worthwhile?
>
> I would also be interested in seeing any pictures of peoples guage
> installations.  tanks for your inpot bus people!
>
> greg,
>
> 82 vanagon westfalia, newly de-rusted, touched up, re-exhausted, tuned
> up and cleaned out.