hi.
I have not heard that VDO gauges may not be that accurate.

I'm sure Dokata digital stuff is fine.
I can tell you I would rather have an anologue gauge I can just glance at
and know what it means without thought , than any thing with a digital
readout.

digital readout for radio stations, fine.  Makes total sense.
but for things like speed, OP, and oil temp ..and coolant temp ,
I'm not real big on digital readout.

actually I frickin' hate digital stuff, like push a button and wait and see
if the volume changes, or if the thing comes on, or goes off.

give me a goold ole KNOB to turn or an analogue gauge to read, any day.
with some exceptions.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4@COX.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 6:48 AM
Subject: Re: 2.1 L Oil filler tube needed

> Scott, the sender that feeds my VDO oil pressure gauge also feeds the
> dynamic oil pressure monitoring lamp.  I have two senders, one for low rpm
> and one for high rpm, per stock, but one of them also feeds the gauge.
> BTW, I have read (and someone on here also made this claim) that VDO
> gauges are only so-so in accuracy, particular the oil temperature gauges.
> If I do decide to install an air type, coil oil cooler, I probably will
> get an oil thermometer, but perhaps from this source:
>
> http://www.dakotadigital.com/
>
> Don't KNOW if it's is better than VDO, but some folks who claim to know
> seem to think so.  Perhaps you have some insight into this.
>
> DMc
>
> ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
>> hi,
>> you mean how to install the guages ?
>>
>> pretty basic,
>> bit unusual, compared to most engines, taping into the oil sender
>> location
>> between the push rod tubes under the left cylinder head on a waterboxer
>> engine.
>> I have two metal line set ups ...one is a steel brake line with fittings.
>> Need to come out with a pipe or line to mount senders to.  Going to have
>> at
>> least the old OP Switch, and a pressure sender, ..a golf ball size gizmo
>> to
>> talk to an electric oil press. gauge..so need to accomdate at least two
>> sensors there ...old OP sw. and new guage sender.
>>
>> I have used a grease gun hose to tap into the oil switch location before
>> as
>> well. Worked well for years actually.
>>
>> for an oil temp ....I might weld a boss into the bottom of the oil filler
>> tube, and sender screws into that.  Easy to fab in metal pipe like that.
>> Might not be 'the perfect or ideal' ' temp sender location, but it's a
>> nice
>> way to tap into the sump oil without doing anything too weird to the
>> engine.
>> Rather not tap into the case , not yet anyway.
>> ( There are  ones you can buy that are just a dipstick..
>> so you have a dipstick with a wire coming off it....kinda of an
>> air-cooled
>> Bug thing, but I don't like that idea.)
>>
>> check out the VDO guages on egauges.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
>> To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
>> Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 3:36 PM
>> Subject: Re: 2.1 L Oil filler tube needed
>>
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sat, 2010-08-28 at 14:26 -0700, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>> >> being able to monitor oil temp and pressure .....knowing those are
>> >> within
>> >> reasonable limits, would reduce the stressful feeling of pushing the
>> >> poor
>> >> thing up long hot hills, if those #'s stay in a good range.
>> >
>> > Scott -- I, too, would like to know how my 1.9 is doing on them long,
>> > hot, lonely hills. Any chance we can get you to post a how-to for the
>> > oil pressure and temp monitoring setup? Something the simpler of us
>> > could follow?
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Rocky J Squirrel
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
> --
> David McNeely