My set up has been trouble free for over a year, but no long term testing to fall back on here. I may keep the sender in the system, but put a shutoff valve in the line so othat when I really need to know what the pressure is, I can turn it on real quick and check it, then close the valve and not subject the sender to any more gas abuse than necessary. I would think any water in the gas might corrode the sender more that the petrol itself. In the mean time, I will seach for another electrical gauge system that is compatible with gas. I wonder if the sending unit is compatible with diesel fuel? It's almost oil.

DM&FS

At 10:59 AM 3/14/2006, jake beaulieu wrote:

>Last week I proposed installing a VDO oil pressure sender in the fuel rail >and hooking it up to my oil pressure gauge. Some list members expressed >concern that the oil pressure sender may not be compatible with gasoline. >This seemed legitimate to me, so I asked VDO. > >Question e-mailed to VDO tech support: >Can I install a VDO oil pressure sender in the fuel rail, or are these >senders incompatible with gasoline? > >Answer: >The gasoline will corrode the oil pressure sender. > >2nd question: >Does VDO make a sender specifically for fuel pressure? > >Answer: >No. > >While I still think this is a really cool idea in theory, I am having second >thoughts about going through with it. Clearly VDO does not think it is such >a good idea. > >Jake, >82 AC Vanagon > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.1/279 - Release Date: 3/10/2006

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