Thanks for the tip, Courtney. I never liked the idea of fishing a
pressurized oil line up to the dash. I can route wire all day long, but
tubing, not so much.

So I guess what's needed, besides the routed wire, is a sender and a
gauge. Some idea where to stick the sender is probably helpful.

The gauge web sites have a bewildering number of styles! Many far too
blingy for Mellow Yellow.

Anyone got any brands they can recommend?

Thanks in advance.

--
Rocky J Squirrel

On Fri, 2011-04-08 at 13:21 -0700, courtney hook wrote:
> Mr Squirrel,
> Do yourself a favor and buy a good quality one that is electric, NOT
> mechanical. What a nightmare running the capillary tubing for
> mechanical gauges, not to mention the lag time. I used to run a
> digital oil pressure gauge in my HP 2276cc Bug, which was very
> accurate and looked good too. Nowadays you can get them from just
> about any big gauge manuf. Just remember that the big ticket with
> these is consistency between readings. It's good to know what the
> gauge reads as an average of what you expect to be normal; not
> necessarily within 2 lbs. of actual pressure. If it varies markedly
> from what you expect to usually see, THEN you know something is up.
> Mine used to blink like crazy if the pressure dropped below 20psi.
> Courtney
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
> Date: Friday, April 8, 2011 1:09 pm
> Subject: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
> > ...I might as well look into rigging an oil pressure gauge.
> > Anyone got a
> > handy kit or anything?
>