Date:         Sat, 1 Jun 1996 10:16:12 -0700
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         ddes@anet-dfw.com (David Schwarze)
Subject:      Re: 87 Vanagon: 3rd choice for gauge

At 7:45 AM 5/31/96, Dirk Wright wrote:
>On Thu, 30 May 1996, Mark McCulley wrote:
>
>> I'm installing oil pressure and temp gauges and need to get one more gauge
>> to fill a 3-gauge cluster. What's the most useful/interesting gauge to have
>> after oil pressure and temperature?
>
>Probably a voltmeter if you don't already have one, but I prefer vacuum
>gauges myself. They have so many uses for this gauge, see a climer manual.

I've thought about this too.  I was thinking of tapping into the line that
goes to the brake booster, before the one-way valve of course.  Would that
work?  And is there a nice VDO (or at least black-faced) 2-1/8" gauge
available?  It would make a nice economy-meter.

-David

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David Schwarze                   '73 VW Safare Custom Camper       (Da Boat)
Dallas, Texas, USA               '73 Capri GT 2800                (Da Beast)
e-mail: ddes@anet-dfw.com        '87 Mustang Lx 5.0          (13.986@100.81)
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