Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 19:12:15 -0800
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
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One would hope, that gw made provisions.
Alistair
> On Feb 14, 2020, at 7:07 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I’ll have to find out what the ECU is and if there is a compatible unit for sending info.
> First thing is to get my van back! I’ll always be trying to make it more functional!
> But, maybe GW might be able to give me info on the ECU to get me started.
>
> Eric Caron
>
>
>> On Feb 14, 2020, at 10:01 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
>>
>> Eric,
>>
>> You’re in a position to further this. You can do some exciting stuff. If you can get engine management data to the iPhone, and if apples pretty darn good accessibility functions play nice, you could have speaking gauges.
>>
>> I’m being serious, the idea is worth effort.
>>
>> Alistair
>>
>>>> On Feb 14, 2020, at 6:57 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Alistair,
>>>
>>> I’ll soon have the GW engine management system. We are putting on visual gages for things like oil pressure, temp, and transmission temp but I”m still relying on my drivers.
>>> Maybe that system uses a modern ECU and I could potentially get some of those readings on my phone.
>>>
>>> I’d love to be able to watch those readings plus coolant temp and tires on my phone.
>>>
>>> I usually monitor with my ears. But as I’m getting older that is less reliable.
>>>
>>> I used to be able to tell my air cooled bus speed reliably from the sound of the engine and feel of the ride.
>>> Wish I still had those young ears and the modern iPhone app!
>>>
>>> Eric Caron
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Feb 14, 2020, at 9:47 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Eric ,
>>>>
>>>> My good friend Simon has 91 Syncro with a high top we put on . Also has 2.5 Subie engine. He has dongle on that ecu and connects to iPhone. He’s not as much of a tech diddler as I like to be so he doesn’t use the wireless link as I would. I’d have a dedicated old iPad mini on all the time and the virtual guages etc. The one little kink is that the update frequency is not as fast as you’d like. But it’s workable .
>>>>
>>>> But no joy for us with old engines and engine management systems
>>>>
>>>> Alistair
>>>>
>>>>>> On Feb 14, 2020, at 6:35 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone have experience with a iPhone or other version? The iPhone version would let me be able to use it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Eric
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Feb 14, 2020, at 9:23 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My tpms does have those, temp and pressure.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Alistar
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Feb 14, 2020, at 6:06 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What you really want is programmable alarm points and an alarm you can hear.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dennis
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of ddbjorkman@verizon.net
>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2020 4:51 PM
>>>>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My eyes ain't so good. Anyone see on Banggood or other vendor a TPMS with a larger display?
>>>>>>> Dave B.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
>>>>>>> To: vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>>>>>> Sent: Fri, Feb 14, 2020 4:01 pm
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> RE: TPMS
>>>>>>> Under $25 shipped from Banggood...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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