<VV> Re: VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 22, Issue 91

[Ron]

Westach has always been the logical place to go to for dual cylinder head 
gauges, at least for me.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cliff Tibbitts" <tibbitts at qx.net>
To: "'Rodney Sampson'" <rsampson at kc.rr.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 3:25 PM
Subject: RE: <VV> Re: VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 22, Issue 91


>I spent about 1/2 a day pouring over that and did not find a solution. 
>Here
> is a site that allows you to do a lot of comparison.  Seems to get head 
> temp
> gauges, you almost need to go to the aircraft people.
>
> http://www.egauges.com/vdo_main.asp
>
> Cliff Tibbitts
> Lexington, KY
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Rodney Sampson
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 6:07 PM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> Re: VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 22, Issue 91
>
> All:
>   I really liked the Autometer series, however, I was not able to
> locate either the vacuum nor the head temp guage.
>   Has anyone found a suitable vendor that has ALL the guages necessary
> for a  Corsa replacement ?
>
> Thanks
> Rodney Sampson
> HACOA
>
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>>
>>Message: 6
>>Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:52:52 EST
>>From: Sethracer at aol.com
>>Subject: <VV> Corsa Gauge Re-Placement
>>To: georgedjones at gmail.com, evildave606 at hotmail.com
>>Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>>Message-ID: <c5e.83873d4.329f22f4 at aol.com>
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>>In a message dated 11/28/2006 8:42:56 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>>georgedjones at gmail.com writes:
>>
>>Roland,
>>
>>Unless you're interested in doing some fiberglass work,  you're not likely
> to
>>find anything that's ready to bolt in. Most late model  owners choose to
>>mount their tachometers in the center position in the  stock dash.
> Ancillary
>>gauges tend to be mounted above the factory radio, as  long as you don't
> have
>>an A/C car. Others have tended to mount them under  the dash, and some 
>>have
>>even built center consoles and mounted them there.  Placement is limited
> only
>>by your imagination and your fabrication  abilities.
>>
>>
>>
>>I have a friend who has a 65 Corsa. His vision capabilities are limited -
> He
>>can drive okay, but the stock Corsa gauges are too dark for him to see
>>easily. I took apart an extra Corsa dash and tried to see an easy way to
> update it
>>for him. The Corsa uses a separate Gauge and lens for the Tach and the
>>Speedo. (The Monza and 500 use a single lens for the whole dash). I picked
> up  the
>>latest Autometer catalog at SEMA. They show several series of gauges with
>>"electro-luminescent" illumination. Some with black lettering on a white
>>background. They have both a speedometer and a tachometer that would seem
> to fit
>>well in the Corsa "tunnels". The speedo is an electric one, with a
> driver/sender
>>on the cable to provide a pulse to the gauge. They provide a method of
>>calibration. Has anybody tried some of these gages? It looks like an easy
> mounting
>>in the Corsa cluster, at least for the Tach and the Speedo. - Seth 
>>Emerson
>
>>
>>
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