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DS-777
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 Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 2:44 pm Post subject: Aux gauges |
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Well I'll be getting a boost gauge pretty soon, but what do you think for my other gauge? I thought about an air/fuel but I can't find a VDO one to match. Maybe a pyrometer? Thats like $100... Anyways, thanks for the input, in advance.
P.S. Heres the site I was looking at: http://www.egauges.com/vdo_bld.asp?Series=Cockpit&Cart=#Boost%20and%20Turbocharger%20Gauges
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Mike924
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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How about another boost gauge? Then you could kid people you've got a twin-turbo installation 
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Peter_in_AU
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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how about an oil temp gauge? The access point for the sensor is already there in the sump/pan.
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Mike924
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Peter_in_AU wrote: | | how about an oil temp gauge? The access point for the sensor is already there in the sump/pan. |
Seconded!
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flosho
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:21 am Post subject: |
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I just went through this decision and took an air fuel and volt gauge, since I already have a boost gauge, but oil pressure sounds like a logical gauge and its already tapped.
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DS-777
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:43 am Post subject: |
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Hmmm, thanks Peter! It sounds like the good, logical idea, and its $60 instead of $100. Thats probably the way to go.
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DS-777
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Peter_in_AU wrote: | | how about an oil temp gauge? The access point for the sensor is already there in the sump/pan. |
Sorry if I'm a bother, but where is the access point / how would I install that? I just kind of figured I should know before I buy it, and its not exactly something they'd explain in Haynes.
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Peter_in_AU
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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There's a large bolt in the sump/pan just above the oil drain bolt where the sensor will screw in.
The '76 and some of the '77 cars had an oil temp gauge as standard.
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DS-777
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*BUMP* 
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I didn't open the link yet, but looks like you're looking at a mechanical gauge - remote sensing, the temp sensor is in the gauge.
Not my preferred way of doing things - imagine what happens when the thin nylon tube breaks!
Rather, go electrical.
Yeah, you linked to a mechanical one. Scroll up, I'm using the one above, believe it's the 310-012 gauge. I'm using the 323-423 sender with M10x1 threads for my convenience; I see they have larger metric threads available for the same gauge, so maybe an M14 or M16 would swap right in for that bolt... anyone feel like checking? I have spare oil pans, but not accessible (they're in storage in Waterford).
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| 924RACR wrote: | | so maybe an M14 or M16 would swap right in for that bolt... |
Mine's M14x1.5, but Ideola found his to be M16x1.5, so you'll have to check your own anyway - http://www.924board.org/viewtopic.php?t=16462
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D Hook
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:58 pm Post subject: Re: Aux gauges |
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Are you mounting these on the A-pillar?
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DS-777
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:02 am Post subject: |
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Yup. I'm buying the pods from Lindsey Racing, pretty soon.
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| DS-777 wrote: | | Yup. I'm buying the pods from Lindsey Racing, pretty soon. |
Lotek is a better bet for the pillar pods and probably who supplies Lindsey.
I am probably your best bet since we carry their line too, and can sell you one for $49 plus shipping with the OE finish.
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