

| Subject: | Re: oil temp or oil pressure |
| From: | John Rodgers |
| Date: | Mon, 19 Oct 2015 14:00:22 -0500 |
I'm about to install both oil temp and pressure gages on my '88. The sensr setup is the type that mounts at the oil cooler. John On Oct 19, 2015 08:54, "Mark McCulley" <markmcculley@gmail.com> wrote: > I have both temp and pressure, if I had to pick one it would be temp. There > have been 2 or 3 occasions where my oil temp got high enough (climbing high > mountain passes in the summer) that I chose to pull over and let the motor > cool off before continuing. > > On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > > > hi, > > > > if you have to chose between an oil temp gauge or an oil pressure gauge > for > > your vanagon WBX... > > > > #1. oil temp gauge: if the oil temp is too high, you would assume the oil > > pressure will drop, the red idiot light is there and the buzzer will warn > > you in case it's too low.. > > > > #2. oil pressure gauge: if the oil pressure is too low, you would assume > > the oil is too hot or you have a major leak or some internal parts is > > worn... but the red idiot light and the buzzer are there doing a double > > duty... > > > > sooo.. which one would you like to have? #1 or #2 > > > > of course having both is nice but this is for an argument sake question I > > have with someone... > > > > many thanks, > > > > dan > > >
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