Then it looks like having such a thing makes sense.

On Fri, 2011-04-08 at 17:00 -0700, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

> you got it ..
> 'more/better/other' info ..
>
> an oil temp gauge is useful to know that you are not  pushing things so hard
> that the oil gets to a temp that's considered unsafe for maintaining the oil
> cushion between things like crankshaft and rod bearings..
> eventually oil will break down if it gets hot enough.
>   Superior performance at higher temps is one advantage that synthetic oils
> offer.
>
> 'redline oil temp' for conventional oil is ...
> opinions vary ..but much over 250F is getting pretty darn hot.
> 275F would be approaching 'dangerous' .
>
> oil temp is always going to be at least coolant temp ..
> so after a while it's 180 to 190ish anyway.
>
> An oil temp gauge helps you judge how hard you are pushing things..
> and how safe your oil is, temp-wise, for your engine.
>
> btw ...
> look for high ZDDP formulation oils..
> or buy ZDDP oil addtive ..
> it puts some of that good additive back in that has been eliminated from
> most modern oils..
> which are fomulated more to protect cataylic converters rather than engine
> parts.
> So I read, that is.
>
> scott
> turbovans
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 2:32 PM
> Subject: Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
>
>
> > Sounds like a plan.
> >
> > Okay, ignorance speaking here: does an oil temp gauge provide
> > more/better/other information than the stock temp gauge? Responds more
> > quickly to heating, or something like that?
> >
> > --
> > Rocky J Squirrel
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 2011-04-08 at 14:05 -0700, Don Hanson wrote:
> >
> >> VW vendors sell a VDO gauge for pressure that has a small can like
> >> sender with two electrical 'poles'...one for your existing system...the
> >> warning light..and one to run the aftermarket gauge.
> >>
> >>   I don't know about the Waterboxer motor but on my inline VW motor I put
> >> it
> >> onto the sender down at the oil filter flange and it works fine.  You
> >> will
> >> have to run a wire from back to front and what I did was use some
> >> 4-strand
> >> trailer wiring wire...I used one strand to get the pressure sender
> >> signal,
> >> one for my Oil temp sender and I have two left over for any other uses
> >> that
> >> come later on.
> >>
> >>   Don Hanson
> >>
> >> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 1:21 PM, courtney hook <courtneyhook@shaw.ca>
> >> 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?
> >> >
>