/Recently, someone asked about the blank gauge hole on his/her Bus next to /the speedo. The same thing has bugged me for years as I don't need a /clock (I'm going to be late anyway) and I certainly don't need a tach /(there's only four relevant RPM points on my Bus: off, lugging, racing out /of control, or running just fine). What I've always wanted was a combo /oil temperature/oil pressure gauge to fit the hole. I've looked in VW /magazines aplenty but I haven't seen any like this. Does one exist? Well, in a 70 Bus that I had when I was in school, the previous owner had installed a unit from an American car, I think he said a Camaro, that had three gauges and a light into that hole. The gauge was Oil pressure, water temp, and volts, and a check engine light, all in a 2.5 inch bezel. He cut some thick black plastic to fit the dash hole and inserted the gauge unit in it. All the gauges for that unit were electrical sending (I dont know which year), so they only required a little trimming to operate. It looked OK, and worked great. The water temp sensor was mounted in the oil sump plate, so would almost always max out quickly. I used it to tell when it was OK to drive away. The Check Engine light was wired to the generator light, and all was okey dokey. The water temp sensor failed while I was driving it, and could not stand the heat for more than 6 months each time. So I disconnected it until winter came around, then used it again. Ob Non-VW Bashing: I went and looked at a Bronco for winter driving the other day. The ad said: Entensive performance modifications and instrument improvements. They turned out to be the wrong Holley carb for the engine and a tachometer. Sheesh, they should see what some of the people around here do! -- --- Chris Chubb (cchubb@ida.org) - (703)-845-2287 [Alexandria, VA, USA] __________________________________________________________________________ \All opinions expressed or implied may not reflect those of the Institute \ \for Defense Analyses, the US Government, or anyone else. \ --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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