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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
> >
>