I'll do this one more time. I took a single post VDO sender and a conglomeration of 1/8 " npt brass nipples, 45's and T's to tuck both the original VW sender and the VDO sender underneath the pushrod tubes and still clear the shield. I took photos of it for Bill Davidson(I think) and one one other list member that were to post it on their websites and I think I did a detailed breakdown ofthe parts also. If either of the guys I sent that stuff to could respond as to whether it got posted on some one's website, it would help this guy out. That hose makes me nervous. Make sure you use some high temp protection sleeves for the wires you run down there as the exhaust loves to burn insulation off those wires while the breeze blows them around while driving. I spent a whole day configuring this contraption and although it extends a ways away from the block, there are no signs that anything is fatiguing and there's only minor seepage a the pipethread joints even after two years of hard use. Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel -----Original Message----- From: Mike Bauermeister <michael@bauermeister.com> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 11:54 PM Subject: installing oil pressure gauge
>Any advice on installing an oil pressure guage in my '89 westy? I got the >VDO gauge, sender, and extention adaptor from Bus Depot. I've tried the >archives on this with no luck. That oil pressure sender on the back of the >engine looks really hard to get to. And then I wonder where do you locate >the new sender? The extention is a fexible tube but it looks to me like >it'd be very close to a couple of v belts there. What about putting it in >place of the other oil sender (the one by the left head)? If anyone's done >this job I'd love to hear about it. > >Thanks-Michael |
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