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Re: TR6 Fun with Oil Guage Feed

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Subject: Re: TR6 Fun with Oil Guage Feed
From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 13:27:01 -0500
It was written:

> BTW2, one distinct advantage of the mechanical gauge is the instantaneous
> reading you get. An electrical gauge definitely has a delay built in. For
> the temp and fuel gauges this is reasonable on a street car. I think the oil
> pressure is a more critical reading so having it be instantaneous is a
> definite benefit. JMO.

Sorry folks - have to disagree here. I have had various electrical and
mechanical oil pressure guages on several cars over the years, and I have
to say the best one I ever had was a VDO electrical oil pressure guage. It
was rack solid accurate and it indicated instant fluctuations in oil pressure.

As for certain gauges being only 90 sweep vs. 270 degree sweep. I have had
gauges from all over the place, VDO, SW and others that come in either
style. You just have to shop around.

By way of example - I see in the Summit catalogue several examples of what
I'm talking about... and in 2 in, 2.125 in and so forth.

You just have to shop around.

C ya,
rml
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