either the 0 to 100 psi ( which looks just fine and normal in a vanagon to me ) or the 0 to 80 . which I just posted about , including a picture from egauges.com. you defenitely don't want the 0 to 150 psi. I put my OP guage in a single black pod.. at the base of the windshield, so it's close to my nomal line of site.. and just to the right of the instument cluster means that 3 wires only have to sneak from the instrument cluster right side to the guage ..just a few inches away. that is far easier than making a panel, or buying one, with round holes already in it .. mounting it on top of or under the dash, etc. scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 1:22 PM Subject: Re: Oil pressure -- normal range?
> Oh, I'm planning to rotate the gauges as needed so their pointers point > straight up when reading normal levels, but I see oil pressure gauges > reading 0-80 psi, 0-100 psi, 0-150psi and more. Knowing what might be > "normal" oil pressure in a 1.9L wbx would help me pick one that doesn't > have the needle cramped over to one side under normal operating > conditions. > > On Sat, 2011-04-09 at 12:20 -0700, Don Hanson wrote: > >> >> >> >> On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Rocket J Squirrel >> <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I'm just now looking at oil pressure gauges. egauges has quite >> a number, >> and there are choices of oil pressure ranges. What's the range >> one >> expects to find in a 1.9L wasserboxer? I guess that ideally, >> selecting >> the right gauge would result in the pointer pointing at 12 o' >> clock when >> oil pressure is in the "normal" range. >> >> >> >> Many people just turn all their gauges so the needles all point >> straight up when the reading is exactly right. >> Then, you look at the row of gauges and if one is not...it draws >> your attention right now. Same on a single gauge. Rotate the dial >> till the needle is up at your normal reading....Of course, this would >> really bother some...having it 'not straight'.. >> >> I don't know the answer to your actual question..not running a WBX >> in my van. >> >> Don Hanson >> |
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