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Subject:Re: Oil Pressure Gauge
From:Don Hanson
Date:Fri, 3 May 2019 10:07:04 -0700

There is an unused port in the oil filter anyway... I mounted my inline
sender there, with the dual wire to allow the warning light to work also.

On Fri, May 3, 2019, 7:36 AM kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <
kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:

> Dave,
> It should work.  I have never tested it on an inline engine but I have
> worked on lots of these and from memory there should be a decent amount
> clearance around the oil filter to allow the sandwhich adapter to install.
>
> Ken
>
> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 10:23 AM ddbjorkman@verizon.net <
> ddbjorkman@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi Ken.  Can one use this on a Golf implant , or is it waterboxer only.
> > Seems like it would work with either.
> >
> > Dave B.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
> > To: vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Thu, May 2, 2019 11:06 am
> > Subject: Re: Oil Pressure Gauge
> >
> > The kits should all be equally good.  You are getting a slightly easier
> > install with our kit I think.  We use a sandwich adapter which goes
> between
> > your oil filter and where it mounts.  You unscrew your oil filter, screw
> > this sandwich unit in there and put the oil filter back.  Plug everything
> > in with a premade harness and you are good to go.  Mount the pressure
> gauge
> > on the dash wherever you want and it is done.  Plus it is cheaper if you
> > care about that.  The stock kit uses a LED gauge but I can get something
> > that has a needle if you want to go old school.  Also the sandwich
> adapter
> > has additional ports if you want to do oil temperature, etc.
> >
> >
> >
> https://www.vanagain.com/shop/oil-pressure-gauge-kit-for-all-waterboxer-vanagon
> >
> >
> > Ken
> >
> > On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 9:57 AM Dan Lamb <vanagongramps@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I installed the VC oil pressure gauge kit and like knowing what my
> actual
> > > oil pressure is. Would recommend. Have no experience with the VanAgain
> > kit.
> > > Maybe the same?
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > > > On May 2, 2019, at 2:07 AM, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The stock oil warning setup is a simple system why not fix it?
> > > > At least make sure to have a working warning light to get your
> > attention
> > > > if pressure is ever essentially nil. You can bypass the buzzer easily
> > > > enough if you need to and still have a working oil light.
> > > >
> > > > Mark
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Nick DeAngelis wrote:
> > > >> So the buzzer of death has come to visit. Not an actual oil pressure
> > > issue but rather the buzzer circuit went bad and just buzzes non stop
> > which
> > > they are known to do.
> > > >>
> > > >> Anyone have any experience and/or preference between the Van-Again
> oil
> > > pressure gauge kit vs. the Van Cafe oil pressure gauge kit?
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks,
> > > >> Nick
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Best Regards,
> > > >>
> > > >> Nick DeAngelis
> > > >> (815) 302-9912
> > > >> nicdeangelis@hotmail.com
> > > >> www.nicdeangelis.com
> >
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ken Wilford
> > John 3:16
> > www.vanagain.com
> >
> >
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>