Date:         Sat, 6 Sep 2014 17:11:27 -0500
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
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From:         Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Subject:      Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
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On 9/6/2014 1:58 PM, Michael Magnani wrote:
> Hey Dean,
> I really like your gauge installation and would like do something similar.
> How is the triple gauge pod attached to the factory instrument cover?
> Does the gauge pod readily adapt to the curve of the instrument cover?
> Did you use a quick-disconnect type plug to allow for ease of maintenance?
> What's the rectangular electronic device mounted under the tach &speedo?
> Would you mind posting some more detail pictures?
> As I said, I Really like your set up.
> Mike M
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> Here is a photo of my old school 3 gauge pod I put on top of my dash
>> cover some 8-10 years ago.  I actually have 5 gauge readings out of
>> the 3 in the pod, as the toggle switches  flip from two different
>> sensors each.  The pressure gauge on the left reads oil pressure on
>> one side of the switch and fuel pressure on the other.  The Vacuum
>> gauge just reads vacuum, but the temp gauge reads both water and  oil
>> temps with a flip of the right side toggle switch.  The oil temp
>> sender is in the space where the van normally gets its oil poured in
>> ala Ken Lewis' system and the water temp bung was welded to the big
>> black pipe by the 3/4 cylinder(will be moving it as the temps there
>> are reading rather low).  The OP sender has aan AN4 ss braided
>> Aeroquip hose that runs up from the space under the 3/4 pushrods and
>> the buzzer/factory system I have more or less disabled.  My old 79
>> 'loaf had an oil pressure switch from a GM Vega installed with the 3
>> prong connector where if you're oil pressure ever dropped below
>> 10PSI, it killed juice to the coil.  Miight revert back to that on
>> the Vanagon at some point.  The Vega switch is subtantially longer
>> that the factory one, but there's prolly a way to fit it and the t
>> for the VDO pressure sender under there If I get motivated to do that
>> down the road.  As far as wiring, no quick disconnect...all I did was
>> allow enough wire so I could access the top for brake fluid etc. and
>> use a longer rubber hose for the vacuum gauge.  BTW, I'd much rather
>> have vacuum data than how many volts the system has.  In addition to
>> helping with gas mileage, it can help diagnose engine and vacuum leak
>> issues.  I used 1/8" soft copper tubing initilally from back to
>> front, but someone on the list thought that was a lot of vacuum to
>> use fro mthe engine and recommended that I run smaller hose, so I
>> went to a smaller plastic line and made adapters on both ends after
>> simply fishing the black plastic tubing right through the existing
>> copper tubing, effectively giving it some extra protection.   The
>> plumbing runs under the van, not inside the cabin.  YMMV

URL to dropbox  photo is

file:///C:/Users/Owner/Dropbox/100_2343.JPG

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