Date:         Fri, 8 Apr 2011 13:21:27 -0700
Reply-To:     courtney hook <courtneyhook@SHAW.CA>
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From:         courtney hook <courtneyhook@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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Mr Squirrel,
Do yourself a favor and buy a good quality one that is electric, NOT mechanical. What a nightmare running the capillary tubing for mechanical gauges, not to mention the lag time. I used to run a digital oil pressure gauge in my HP 2276cc Bug, which was very accurate and looked good too. Nowadays you can get them from just about any big gauge manuf. Just remember that the big ticket with these is consistency between readings. It's good to know what the gauge reads as an average of what you expect to be normal; not necessarily within 2 lbs. of actual pressure. If it varies markedly from what you expect to usually see, THEN you know something is up. Mine used to blink like crazy if the pressure dropped below 20psi.
Courtney


----- Original Message -----
From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Date: Friday, April 8, 2011 1:09 pm
Subject: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

> ...I might as well look into rigging an oil pressure gauge.
> Anyone got a
> handy kit or anything?