[T3] Gauges, oil...

William Jahn willjahn975 at gmail.com
Thu Jul 23 12:41:19 PDT 2020


I just posted a similar post on VDO gauges. I considered using a mechanical
oil pressure gauge yet have had the electric ones and just replaced them
because they were so old as well as the senders. They seem fairly accurate
though I have nothing to compare them to.


On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 8:47 AM <ftalker at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi there
> While I’ve not driven my ‘69 T3 in some while, I did manage a long weekend
> in my ‘65 T2 recently.  Each is equipped with multiple gauges as I enjoy
> monitoring, (scientifically accurate or no), the engines as they operate in
> various environments.  I live at 7K+ feet and mountain driving takes its
> toll on these older vehicle designs.  So, in short, I’ve relied on these
> monitoring systems for many years.  My bus, incidentally, has both
> copper-lined mechanical as well as electric oil pressure gauges, as the lag
> time in registration for the mechanical gauge makes it practically less
> useful than the light In the event of pressure loss.  But, though of
> different manufacture and design, they are the same in their readings
> throughout their range.
> Berg, while superior in many respects as both innovator and supplier,
> always held a cold eye to others who dared tread, (or, trade), in his
> world.  I’ve always suspected that his focus on “inaccuracies” in the
> available gauges was a result less of those inaccuracies than of his
> competition’s wish to make them widely available.  He liked exclusives.
> As for oils, I’ve used Castrol and Valvoline since I’ve been driving these
> cars.  Adding supplements for flat tappet wear prevention has also been
> essential.  And, as both flow and pressure are important, multigrade 10-30
> or 10-40 have been my choices.
> If anyone wishes to see pictures of gauges and layout for my T3, (or T2
> for that matter), let me know at my email.  I don’t do social media.
> Best,
> Frank
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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