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| advman89 |
 Feb 13 2022, 05:18 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 120 Joined: 8-July 19 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 23,286 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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1971 with a 2.0L
Before I pull the current taco plate and factory sensor to replace with 914Werke's billet cover and VDO sender.... Couple questions / issues Looks like the wire is crimped in to prevent rubbing...is there any advice here so I don't break the wire? My car doesn't have the leads next to the gear shift for the optional center console...so I need to tap into the existing wire, or do I run my own from new sensor to the gauge? I know this has probably been covered, but can't seem to find anything using the search engine... Thanks all! |
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| GregAmy |
Feb 14 2022, 07:04 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,651 Joined: 22-February 13 From: Middletown CT Member No.: 15,565 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(advman89 @ Feb 13 2022, 06:18 PM)  Looks like the wire is crimped in to prevent rubbing...is there any advice here so I don't break the wire? In the back? "Be careful." use some needle nose pliers and carefully bend the tabs out. QUOTE My car doesn't have the leads next to the gear shift for the optional center console...so I need to tap into the existing wire, or do I run my own from new sensor to the gauge? Are you replacing the factory oil temp gauge? If you don't need it, then there should be a factory connector under where the console would go; you'll just disconnect the green(?) wire there and route it to your VDO gauge. That, of course, means your factory gauge in the combo will no longer function. |
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advman89 Install VDO temperature guage Feb 13 2022, 05:18 PM
advman89 Be careful, indeed.
As for the hookup...the car d... Feb 14 2022, 07:53 AM
GregAmy
As for the hookup...the car doesn't have any ... Feb 14 2022, 08:06 AM advman89 I don't have any temp gauges currently...eithe... Feb 14 2022, 01:39 PM GregAmy In your first post, you noted that you were going ... Feb 14 2022, 01:48 PM advman89 UPDATE: I do see a Black with Green wire in the lo... Feb 14 2022, 02:00 PM GregAmy
Could that be it? Should I expect to find an open... Feb 14 2022, 02:25 PM advman89 My car is a 1971. The motor was replaced with the ... Feb 14 2022, 04:27 PM advman89 Victory.
Since the car didn't have a temp gu... Feb 16 2022, 08:40 AM |
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