

| Subject: | Re: aftermarket gauges |
| From: | J. Walker |
| Date: | Mon, 29 Aug 94 12:32:42 CDT |
On Mon, 29 Aug 94 11:04:15 CDT William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648 said: >parts store(s). Getting the VW oil pressure sender out of its den takes a >big socket and/or patience. Then you need to put a four-inch long pipe in its >place to get up above the sheetmetal so you can put a tee on. I would recom- on the 80 vanagon, i was able to just put the dual sender down into the hole in the sheet metal where the old sender had been. but i do recall that it was a real pain. we had to heat-bend (with a torch) a cheap wrench to get it to tighten. >Where do people put the gauges in a Vanagon? I've got the Porsche engine's >gauges way over in front of the passenger, east of the lighter plug. A two- >inch tach fits in the unused center portion of the dash cluster, although it >looks a LITTLE weird because it is too deep to fit flush. Other ideas? i had a little two-gauge holder that i mounted right over the ashtray hole (since i never used the ashtray) and ran the wires up to the gauges through there. kept it from moving around with velcro strips. joel
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