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Subject:Re: Gauges in the engine bay
From:John Rodgers
Date:Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:22:36 -0500

Not a good idea, huh.

I'll have to rethink this.

Thanks,

John

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com

On 9/22/2011 11:13 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> Yep that what we want. Lets add two more things to fail. A low cost fuel
> pressure gauge when it breaks will be a really fire starter. As for a
> coolant pressure gauge yep good confirmation of a leak once the steaming
> starts.
>
> Seriously I think some folks are just getting downright silly with
> instrumentation.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> John Rodgers
> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 11:12 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Gauges in the engine bay
>
> I've collected from somewhere two photos - one marked FPG and the other
> marked H2O. I would like to pursue this in my own van, but I've
> questions. For a permanent installation in the engine compartment, what
> gauge should I get for the fuel pressure, and as for the H2O gauge what
> should I use. Can these be just any pressure gauge like from Lowes
> Hardware or the like? And as much as anything - where would I install
> that water gauge. I can only see the face of the gauge - marked 0 thru
> 25 -  but cannot see the plumbing connection, so I don't really know
> where it hooks in.
>
> If anyone has any ideas as to how best to get this done, I would
> appreciate hearing them.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
> --
> John Rodgers
> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> Chelsea, AL
> Http://www.moldhaus.com
>
>
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