

| Subject: | Oil pressure gauges and engine life |
| From: | Stuart MacMillan |
| Date: | Wed, 9 May 2012 09:21:29 -0700 |
I installed a nice VDO oil pressure gauge on my '84, and it was great! I knew for quite a while that the engine was on its last legs, but I blew it up anyway. Fat lot of good that gauge was. I've finally learned not to bother with gauges anymore. I should have learned that much earlier when I had an oil temp gauge on my '68 Westy. I watched that puppy go up to over 280 degrees on trips in hot weather (sender was in the sump plate), and that was before synthetic oils were widely available. That rig never failed me though, and the gauge was just something to worry about. Stuart '85 Westy
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