While gages are nice, and prol'ly kinda look good, functionality would
be the most important aspect of having a temperature gage. I wonder if
there are temp sensor/gage sietups that have a digital readout. If so,
the gage markings or range would not be so critical. Whatever the
termperaure of the coolant is, it would show on the dial or gage,
whether 50 degrees or 500 degrees. It may well be that with some of the
expertise we have in the membership, that plans and drawings or even a
kit could be produced for such a digital gage or meter for our vans. I
know I would be interested in having one!

Anybody got any ideas??

Regards.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Vanagon Man wrote:

>Listees,
>
>I am contemplating installing a water temp gauge on my WBX.  I found a vdo
>vendor that sells a water temp gauge, but it goes to 250 F.is that enough?
>I have no idea.
>
>The senders come in various thread sizes...........VDO suggests as near the
>thermostat as possible, but I do not see any place to put a sender in the
>thermostat housing.  So, I was thinking, what about in the cylinder head
>drain hole?  Or would that give me some sort of ridiculously high reading?
>All I want to do is install the gauge, observe how it is under normal
>conditions, and then i can see when I am either pushing the van too hard in
>summer, or a problem is rearing its head...........
>
>Adam P
>Charleston,SC     Coburn, WV
>81  Westy "The Brick "
>70 Single Cab "Whitey"
>74 Beetle "Ol Yeller"
>73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop)
>1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg
>1976 Transporter (New CA bus)
>1974 412 "Goldmember"
>Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled)
>
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