Oil Temp Options, why is taco plate so expensive Options

[7TPorsh]

It seems i have a VDO Oil Temp gauge without the sender. I just saw a taco plate and sender on ebay go for over $150.

Are there any other options? that will incorporate the gauge?

So I am stuck with this gauge...Should I try to trade the gauge for cyl head temp gauge and sender? Cheaper? Did all cars have the cyl temp sender? I haven't checked my car.

What gauges did the post 73 cars have in the console? Clock, oil temp and voltmeter?

[realred914]

High Performance house in redwood city will have them too. 650 364-6234


why are they so expensive???? ebay some times has extremely high prices that some one pays. I saw a some what obscure 914 repair book just like the one I bought at a swap meet for $15 sell for over $150 on ebay, must be rare! (I even printed up the ebay page listing the sale and keep that ebay page folded up in my $15 book, just as a reminder of how crazy a price on ebay can be)

so what is the real market price of that 914 repairbook? $15 or $150?????


try The Samba also these want ads on this site. of teh above vendors. you often can get teh best deal from a private party if you wait long enough.



head temp gages and sendors will set you back a simular mount of money as a complete oil temp set up, they are not cheap nor as common as on 914's as teh oil temp gage so cheap used ones are harder to find.

Plus with the head temp, teh factory has no wires built in for you, so you have to add all your own wires. most later 914 cars had teh oil temp wiring set up already for you.