0-80 is what you want.
Bet you already knew the first half of that answer.

Angus

Angus Gordon
Bainbridge Island WA

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On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 1:22 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com
> wrote:

> Oh, I'm planning to rotate the gauges as needed so their pointers point
> straight up  when reading normal levels, but I see oil pressure gauges
> reading 0-80 psi, 0-100 psi, 0-150psi and more. Knowing what might be
> "normal" oil pressure in a 1.9L wbx would help me pick one that doesn't
> have the needle cramped over to one side under normal operating
> conditions.
>
> On Sat, 2011-04-09 at 12:20 -0700, Don Hanson wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Rocket J Squirrel
> > <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >         I'm just now looking at oil pressure gauges. egauges has quite
> >         a number,
> >         and there are choices of oil pressure ranges. What's the range
> >         one
> >         expects to find in a 1.9L wasserboxer? I guess that ideally,
> >         selecting
> >         the right gauge would result in the pointer pointing at 12 o'
> >         clock when
> >         oil pressure is in the "normal" range.
> >
> >
> >
> >   Many people just turn all their gauges so the needles all point
> > straight up when the reading is exactly right.
> >   Then, you look at the row of gauges and if one is not...it draws
> > your attention right now.  Same on a single gauge.  Rotate the dial
> > till the needle is up at your normal reading....Of course, this would
> > really bother some...having it 'not straight'..
> >
> >   I don't know the answer to your actual question..not running a WBX
> > in my van.
> >
> >  Don Hanson
> >
>