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Posted by: Tdskip Mar 5 2022, 08:27 AM

Good morning and happy weekend gentlemen. I have a 911 oil pressure gauge that I’m using in the dash panel so I need to get a fuel gauge connected.

I managed to fix all the wiring so the original 914 combination gauge works but it’s pretty giant and won’t fit neatly in the center consul. I’ve seen a number of people running the VDO fuel gauge and I just wanted to check if there’s a specific one that plays nice with our fuel centers.

Thanks!

Posted by: 9146C Mar 5 2022, 08:35 AM

I used the internals from a VDO 301-020 to work with my custom tach gauge.

No issues with the stock sender unit.

I'm assuming the stock VDO gauge should work without issue.

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Posted by: Tdskip Mar 5 2022, 08:41 AM

It is a very nice set up, I think I saw that on the “show me your gauges “thread I started a while ago.

Thinking about this one;

https://www.jbugs.com/product/V301015.html?utm_content=shopping& amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAsYyRBhACEiwAkJFKovzB5qBrBu5GssrRLC8zFTUXwZxih1ENVn1TRrVOhWUyjp
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Posted by: 9146C Mar 5 2022, 08:46 AM

The VDO 301-020 has a 10-65 ohm range...if I recall (and I'm going by memory only!), the OEM fuel gauge is a 10-57 ohm range. Please do a little more research on that OEM range though...or someone else can chime in.

I noticed the one you posted (301-015) is a 10-180 range.

Posted by: Tdskip Mar 5 2022, 10:28 AM

Will do some more digging to see what tables they have.

Posted by: 914Sixer Mar 5 2022, 10:54 AM

Fuel gauge range is 0-90 ohms, same as VW.

Posted by: Montreal914 Mar 5 2022, 11:29 AM

@http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=23460 That is exactly the setup I would like to have!
IMO, it offers a nicer balance in the instruments vs the left triple gauge setup.

Do you have a build thread on this? Really curious as to which tach housing year and components you used to do this and also how you painted/printed the fuel gauge scale on the face.

Really cool!!!

Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Mar 5 2022, 11:34 AM

0-90 ohms

QUOTE(Tdskip @ Mar 5 2022, 07:27 AM)

Good morning and happy weekend gentlemen. I have a 911 oil pressure gauge that I’m using in the dash panel so I need to get a fuel gauge connected.

I managed to fix all the wiring so the original 914 combination gauge works but it’s pretty giant and won’t fit neatly in the center consul. I’ve seen a number of people running the VDO fuel gauge and I just wanted to check if there’s a specific one that plays nice with our fuel centers.

Thanks!

Posted by: Tdskip Mar 5 2022, 11:47 AM

Thanks gentlemen

Posted by: Tdskip Mar 6 2022, 07:29 AM

JBugs doesn't carry the correct range gauge. Found it here;

https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/inpages/vdo-10-06652.php

Summit Racing has them as well.

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