Date:         Wed, 12 Feb 2003 22:05:47 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: VDO Oil Pressure Extension Adaptor
Comments: To: vw4x4@fyi.net
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Sounds good.
How hot do yoy think the engine compartment is ?
I'm guessing less than a steady 200 degrees because I can grab my
distributor or oil dip stick with my bare hands.

Stan

On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 22:06:30 -0500 (EST) EMZ <vw4x4@fyi.net> writes:
> But can the 3.99 grease gun hose take the heat from the engine? What
> I think I'm going to do is install a small piece of black pipe in
> the
> block, and run into an 45 deg angle to a tee. From this tee I will
> mount
> the original sender, and run a thin brake line tube out to the top
> side of
> the engine where I will mount the gauge sender.
>
>             Eric                   86-VW4x4
>             vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
>             Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
>                                    92-Jetta GWC
>             www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm
>
> On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Stan Wilder wrote:
>
> > There are a couple of tricks to this.
> > #1) Use galvanized or steel 1/8" pipe for the nipples. Keep then
> about 2"
> > long. (brass is much more fragile)
> > #2) Use a 45 degree angle to get that clearance you need.
> > #3) A few trips into the brass fitting with the threads will knock
> down
> > the sharp edges and it will screw into the block with a better
> fit.
> > #4) Standard grease gun hoses are rated at 3000 psi, the $3.99
> hoses I've
> > been getting are.
> >
> > Stan Wilder
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 20:03:01 -0500 David Brodbeck
> <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
> > writes:
> > > On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Ben McCafferty wrote:
> > >
> > > > Check out Bill Davidson's article on this at vanagon.com.  I
> used
> > > his
> > > > procedure with two exceptions:  make the hose 5" long, and
> notch
> > > the tin
> > > > instead of putting a hole in it--that way you can remove the
> tin
> > > without
> > > > removing the hose or sender.  You can have your own hose made
> for
> > > about 8-10
> > > > bucks, and it is a much better fit than the VDO version--far
> from
> > > exhaust,
> > > > etc.
> >
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