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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:20 PM
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Default mechanical or electric gauges

Which ones should i go for?
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:35 PM
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depends mate. on make and what u want to measure.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 10:01 PM
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oil pressure, oil temp and water temp
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 10:16 PM
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i would go for electrical gauges on the basis that i wouldnt want oil/water lines running in to the car.

the only mechanical gauge i would go for is a boost gauge
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 10:17 PM
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unless u spending big money on stepper motor stuff, then mechanical, elec, elec.
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 07:19 AM
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electrical if possible , i had a oil pressure line come loose behind the guage and had 4 bar worth of oil all over my footwell , and since i had removed the carpets , it was a bastard to clean.
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 04:28 PM
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I too have had an oil pipe burst off inside the car, luckily i spotted it instantly and there was little mess.

Electric all the way now!
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 06:59 PM
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electric pressure gauges are usually naff
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Rick
electric pressure gauges are usually naff
































Oh sorry did you say something
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 07:18 PM
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so where do the electric gauges get there reading from then?
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Same place, not as accurate or responsive as a mechanical one though i would imagine.
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 07:22 PM
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?????????

if using mechanical you run a pipe ie, boost off of vacum hose, so how do the electric gauges get there reading? or am I being thick and the reading is taken as above just displayed in digital
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by scottbrown
?????????

if using mechanical you run a pipe ie, boost off of vacum hose, so how do the electric gauges get there reading? or am I being thick and the reading is taken as above just displayed in digital
Ah, i was talking about oil pressure. Mechanical boost gauges are all good
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readings are taken from a sender unit which screws into the source
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