Tag Archives: gauges

Ford Hates Oil Pressure Gauges

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Brian Gallimore

Back when Ford was making the jelly-bean shaped pickups, they wired a pressure switch signal to the pressure gauge (instead of a real pressure signal).  This had the effect of moving the needle on the oil pressure gauge to one … Continue reading →

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A-Pillar Gauges in Fritz (98 VW Jetta TDI)

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Brian Gallimore

Here is a short video of the two gauges I added to my new oil burner: Intellitronix volt and VDO boost gauge in A-pillar mount on 98 Jetta TDI Intellitronix is sending me a free gauge for making a youtube … Continue reading →

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Quadzilla’s Gauge Cluster

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Brian Gallimore

GM installed poor-quality stepper motors in most all GM trucks in the 2003-2006 model years. Amber’s Tahoe was covered because she had under 60000 miles, but Quadzilla is a year older and has 20000 more miles so I was SOL. … Continue reading →

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A Day of Automotive Modification Success

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Brian Gallimore

Some things went right today. First off, I installed a PAC “Aux Box” to add an auxiliary input to the factory radio in Amber’s Tahoe so she can plug her new MP3 player in directly. Then, I moved on to … Continue reading →

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Additional Wires for Betty

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Brian Gallimore

My goal of having Betty running on WVO before Thanksgiving failed, but I am determined to get it done this weekend. I had Friday off, which gave me a good chunk of time to get it done. First, I made … Continue reading →

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