Installing a VDO Oil Pressure Gauge

vwlover77 · Post by **vwlover77** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:46 am

That was awesome poetry, man, awesome! The truth was in there, oh yes, unmasked truth.

I do like my tachometer, though. But all those temp and pressure gauges.... nah.... As the signs out west say, "Let 'er drift, Let 'em cool"

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:07 am

Thanks! O' the things we pull outa our asses....

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:24 am

vwlover77 wrote:That was awesome poetry, man, awesome! The truth was in there, oh yes, unmasked truth.

I do like my tachometer, though. But all those temp and pressure gauges.... nah.... As the signs out west say, "Let 'er drift, Let 'em cool"

The tach is something I am going to do as well...and since I had one laying around I don't have to fork over any bread for one.

Forgive me for my ignorance:
To wire in a tach.....red wire to switched power, black wire to ground, and green wire to the side of the dizzy were the condensor plugs in? (don't laugh)

Sylvester · Post by **Sylvester** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:54 am

spiffy wrote:Forgive me for my ignorance:
To wire in a tach.....red wire to switched power, black wire to ground, and green wire to the side of the dizzy were the condensor plugs in? (don't laugh)

Heh, not a clue here.

RSorak 71Westy · Post by **RSorak 71Westy** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:13 am

green wire to the side of the dizzy were the condensor plugs in? (don't laugh)

The green goes to the neg side of the coil.....or yes the wire between the dist and coil....

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:25 am

Grumbbbble what the hell do you need a tach for? Ok I can see the value of oil temp/chd but you're not exactly driving NASCAR over there!
Bhahhh kids these days. In my day we IMAGINED we were driving in a car.

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:53 am

hambone wrote:Grumbbbble what the hell do you need a tach for?

Just to hear you grumble of course!

Don't worry, no holes required to install and I want it to get used to what I will hear in the back. Plus, I am not used to RGB's and I will be changing tire size. For the first little while I really want to get to know this engine and what it is doing. I may ditch it after I get up to snuff.

Did you take your medicine today?

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:29 pm

Don't make me write another badly formed poem!

khargis · Post by **khargis** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 7:30 am

Hambone. Just came across your poem; wise words my friend, great way to start off a Sunday morning and my third day with a temperature gauge. It does give me an idea what going on back yonder, but i also feel like a teenager with their phone; constantly looking' at the thing. Thanks for the words!
kh

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