Temperature gauge

Been given Vdo temperature gauge I know I need sender unit but whats involved in fitting and where do you fit unit on T2 bay 1600cc engine ?
Anybody found an inconspicuous place to fit on dash

 

I have a dipstick sender on mine really easy to fit


There's quiet a few examples here

http://thelatebay.com/index.php?threads/what-temp-gauge.39842/#post-697350

 

^this, go for a dipstick sender.

 

this ^^ probe sender ,is a better word for some

 

My gauges are here.

 

I bent the gauge holder in a vice so I can see it from driving position easier

 

Inconspicuous you say....

 

I put the gauge where a clock would have gone in the third space on the dash. I found this useful because I would drive the bus at 120 degrees C whatever speed that was..

And my bus uses a dipstick sender.

 

Mine were here:



Not necessary now.

I had a VDO sump sender, but it was on a T-piece half-way down the return pipe back from the external oil filter.

 

Is that a rev counter for the disabled ?

 

It's a special one for people who can't see very well.

 

The RNIB do some great kit these days

 

An old oil pressure gauge I had suffered from a dodgy sender, and the needle flickered all over the place. An elderly lady asked me if it was a rev-counter and I quickly denied it to reduce her smirking

 

You can't see very well if you hit the shift light when driving in the dark

 

Who needs a rev counter? VWs should be driven by feel and sound.

In the words of the great philosopher Noddy Holder "cum on feel the noize"

 

You may shoot off the road after dark and be horribly maimed, but at least you haven't over revved the engine