IMHO, an oil temp gauge is redundant, as both the 2.1 gasoline and the
diesel / turbodiesels have a watercooled-oilcooler; in my past experience
with a GTI, the oil temp never rose more than 20 degrees above the coolant
temp anyway. Oil pressure is a wise addition for me though. With the
turbodiesel and the modifications to boost pressure I will make ( for more
power), I think the exhaust temp and boost gauge are rather important.

Karl

-----Original Message-----
From: YauMan Chan <YAUMAN@CChem.Berkeley.EDU>
To: thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM <thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: Thursday, January 07, 1999 11:48 PM
Subject: Re: Adding gauges to a Vanagon dashboard, and which areimportant?

IMHO, for gasoline engines, the 3 essential guages are Oil Temperature, Oil
Pressure and Voltmeter.  I had them on all my prev Rabbits and Audi.  I am
going to be putting them on my Vanagon now that it's old enough for me to be
paranoid about her health.  But I have no idea where to locate them to not
ruin the astethics of the dashboard.  Waiting to hear suggestions!

Yau-Man Chan
87 GL

>>> Karl Mullendore <thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM> 01/07 7:14 PM >>>
I'm sure some of you have added auxiliary gauges to your vans by now, so I
am wondering what interesting mounting cups, extra consoles, or whatever
that you have used, where, and do they look like they belong there? I'm
getting ready to install the 1.9 Turbodiesel, and want to add another 3
gauges: one for boost pressure, one for exhaust temp., and a voltmeter. Any
thoughts also on other more important ones, or should that do it? Thanks for
any input.

Karl