Date:         Wed, 4 Apr 2018 17:24:54 -0700
Reply-To:     Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
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From:         Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Deal on oil pressure/temperature gauges
Comments: To: Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@yahoo.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <1962314384.1577979.1522856857403@mail.yahoo.com>
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1/8” NPT unfortunately. It works, but it’s not ‘right.’

Jim

> On Apr 4, 2018, at 8:47 AM, Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> 
> Nice to see metric readout gauges. Most VDO's available in Canada are not metric, even though Canada is supposed to be metric.
> 
> Did you check that threads on the senders is the right metric type? Most gauges come with imperial thread, which goes in with some force, but ruins the metric thread already tapped (Thread 10x1mm rise I think, but didn't check)
> 
> If one seller has the gauges, often on ebay one can find many more sellers, some that might have the right thread senders already.
> 
> Martin ('82 Diesel Westy in Canada 1.9TD, '85 gas Westy in Europe)
> 
> 
> On Monday, March 26, 2018 6:42 AM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> wrote:
> 
> 
> When I installed the ABA in my A’wagen, I felt that I had to add better monitoring since I knew that the inline motor runs higher pressures than the wasserboxer.  I bought a set of Cabriolet gauges and installed them in pods on the 'a' pillar.  The Rabbit OP gauge is 5 bar and always ran pegged.  I’ve been searching for a 10 bar gauge for a while that didn’t cost the Moon.  A few weeks ago I stumbled across these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/202121823405 which I replaced the VDOs with yesterday.  They seem to work just fine.  $26 delivered is about a quarter the price of a VDO 10 bar gauge and sender.  
> 
> So if you’re looking to add a couple gauges, this is an inexpensive solution.
> 
> Delivery was about a week.
> 
> Jim
> 
>