| [GMCnet] Gauge Envy [message #155219] |
Tue, 03 January 2012 10:55  |
GMCMHRON
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I have long been jealous of folks with lots of gauges. I bought the
following Teleflex Amega Step Bezel gauges from Custom Instrument Panels
a while back:
Engine Vacuum - Useful
Dual Air pressure -Very useful
Transmission Temp - Saved my but. With Dunn transmission, hasn't gone
past 170 degrees
Oil Temp
Over the past 10 years I picked up (for $5 and $15)
Analog clock (at $5, why not?)
Voltmeter (for engine batteries)
My Christmas present to myself were all between $5 and $23:
Voltmeter (for house batteries)
Water Temp - Don't know why I missed this one last time. Runs cool with
rebuilt radiator
Oil Pressure (my old mechanical leaked on my leg every 4 hours of
driving)
Electronic Tach (3") For fun
Fuel (marine style for possible use in auxiliary fuel tank, hey at $5
why not)
I still need (probably from CIP)
Mechanical speedometer with odometer (about $239) Fill out the dash
One or Two Fuel Gauges (about $35) Need if I replace speedometer
Possible 11 light warning panel (about $149) Just because
I am not installing a co-pilot temperature gauge because when she sees
all these gauges I bought she will be either really cold or really hot.
I won't need a gauge to figure out which!
Any suggestions???
He with the most gauges wins!
Ron and Julie
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| Re: [GMCnet] Gauge Envy [message #155231 is a reply to message #155219] |
Tue, 03 January 2012 12:17  |
Bob de Kruyff
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| GMCMHRON wrote on Tue, 03 January 2012 09:55 |
I have long been jealous of folks with lots of gauges. I bought the
following Teleflex Amega Step Bezel gauges from Custom Instrument Panels
a while back:
Engine Vacuum - Useful
Dual Air pressure -Very useful
Transmission Temp - Saved my but. With Dunn transmission, hasn't gone
past 170 degrees
Oil Temp
Over the past 10 years I picked up (for $5 and $15)
Analog clock (at $5, why not?)
Voltmeter (for engine batteries)
My Christmas present to myself were all between $5 and $23:
Voltmeter (for house batteries)
Water Temp - Don't know why I missed this one last time. Runs cool with
rebuilt radiator
Oil Pressure (my old mechanical leaked on my leg every 4 hours of
driving)
Electronic Tach (3") For fun
Fuel (marine style for possible use in auxiliary fuel tank, hey at $5
why not)
I still need (probably from CIP)
Mechanical speedometer with odometer (about $239) Fill out the dash
One or Two Fuel Gauges (about $35) Need if I replace speedometer
Possible 11 light warning panel (about $149) Just because
I am not installing a co-pilot temperature gauge because when she sees
all these gauges I bought she will be either really cold or really hot.
I won't need a gauge to figure out which!
Any suggestions???
He with the most gauges wins!
Ron and Julie
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Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] Gauge Envy [message #155274 is a reply to message #155219] |
Tue, 03 January 2012 17:01 |
GeorgeRud
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Though I am one that enjoys having the information available to me, the idea of having a panel with idiot lights doesn't sound that bad either.
With modern electronics, out of range readings could bring up an actual reading to alert the driver, but if everything is normal, leave it alone.
That way, a brain dead driver (me?) may not miss a problem if it's pointed out clearly on the display, and I can concentrate on the road (and Brooklyn Decker if she wants to ride along) and I can enjoy the scenery!
George Rudawsky
Chicago, IL
75 Palm Beach
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| Re: [GMCnet] Gauge Envy [message #155301 is a reply to message #155293] |
Tue, 03 January 2012 19:46 |
Bob de Kruyff
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| armandminnie wrote on Tue, 03 January 2012 18:17 |
You want to see some gauges? Take a look at this from the GMCWS web site:
http://gmcws.org/blog/?p=505
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OMG--you just gave Ken H a heart attack! Just give me a buzzer and I'll figure the rest out.
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] Gauge Envy [message #155302 is a reply to message #155298] |
Tue, 03 January 2012 19:47 |
Bob de Kruyff
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""Just looked at those photos...Brooklyn, that is a place in New York isnt
it?
Ron and Julie
"" Yah--the one you can't carry propane in.
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] Gauge Envy [message #155304 is a reply to message #155274] |
Tue, 03 January 2012 19:52 |
Don A
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lots of guages look cool, but
<<<< the idea of having a panel with idiot lights doesn't sound that bad either. With modern electronics, out of range readings could bring up an actual reading to alert the driver, but if everything is normal, leave it alone. >>>>>
no one brought up digipanel.
normal guages are green, out of spec and they turrn red, excessive and the alarm sounds.
Thanks PO Arch
Don Adams Dallas, TX
'76 26' Glenbrook, '90 Sidekick
rebuilt by R Archer, powered by J Bounds, Koba
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| Re: [GMCnet] Gauge Envy [message #155308 is a reply to message #155304] |
Tue, 03 January 2012 20:27 |
Bruce Hart
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I didn't see a compass mentioned!
On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Don Adams <dj.adams@att.net> wrote:
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> lots of guages look cool, but
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> <<<< the idea of having a panel with idiot lights doesn't sound that bad
> either. With modern electronics, out of range readings could bring up an
> actual reading to alert the driver, but if everything is normal, leave it
> alone. >>>>>
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> no one brought up digipanel.
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> normal guages are green, out of spec and they turrn red, excessive and
> the alarm sounds.
> Thanks PO Arch
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> Don
> Dallas, TX
> 1976 26' Glenbrook
> rebuilt by R Archer
> powered by J Bounds, Koba
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