On Fri, 4 Apr 2003, kevin obrien wrote: > The Scenario: You are installing a custom dash in a > Vanagon...gonna trick it out with lots of gauges & > goodies... > > What would you like to see in it? :) A boost gauge for the turbo I also wish I had? ;) Seriously, for engine monitoring I'd go with the gauges I already have in my current van: - Voltage - Oil pressure - Water temperature - LED indicators for the radiator fan and glow plugs (if applicable) If you want to go for overkill, you could add: - Manifold vaccuum - Oil temp - Transmission oil temp (if it's an automatic) - Ammeter And of course there's the fun stuff you could add, if you really want to go all-out: - Compass - Altimeter (or replace this and the above with an in-dash GPS!) - Outside temperature - Fridge temperature (if it's a Westy) - Inclinometer (for the syncro folks, especially)
David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si |
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