Date:         Sun, 28 Oct 2001 23:18:04 -0800
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: diesel oil pressure gauge
Comments: To: Dan Snow <dieselvanagon@HOTMAIL.COM>
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The VDO oil pressure gauge requires the use of a sender for that gauge.  On
the sender there is two terminals, one for the gauge and one for the idiot
light.  The idiot light sender is just an ON / OFF sender where the pressure
sensor is a variable resistance.  Grab that Porsche sender the threads are
the same on the Porsche / VW / Audi engines where it would fit (where the
idiot lighter sender goes).  Failing that, any Scirocco / GTI / Cabriolet
etc will have the same sender.

David Marshall

Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
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Quesnel BC Canada  V2J 6Z3
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Dan Snow
Sent: October 27, 2001 10:06 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: diesel oil pressure gauge


Howdy-
Wandering through the pick-n-pull junkyard today there was a Porsche 924 in
among the other Audis and VWs. It had an irresistable set of three gauges in
the center console--an oil pressure gauge, a clock, and a voltmeter--all
VDO, and mounted in a nice brown plastic thingy that might be adaptable to
the Vanagon. Having seen firsthand the importance of good oil karma during
my 1.6NA diesel rebuild, I want to keep close tabs on the oil pressure from
now on. My questions:
1) can the VDO gauge get enough useful information from the existing oil
pressure idiot light sending unit? This would make life easy.
2) failing that, should I go back to the junque yard and yank the oil
pressure sending unit from the Porsche, keeping in mind that the 924 had an
Audi engine and may just fit my 1.6NA diesel? It would take a seriously
demented schmuck to be that familiar with these two bastard stepchildren of
automotive history (Diesel Vanagon and Porsche 924) :)

Daniel Snow
PhD Student
UC Berkeley

'82 Vanagon Diesel
'78 Puch Maxi Luxe Moped
'01 Xootr Scooter


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