More gauges!

[gbstewart]

scan gauge is another options. I like mine
gbstewart

[MasterMerck]

Decided to go this route. Will let you know after I get them installed. Maybe some pictures.

Universal Triple Gauge Console Dash Pod with Dome Lip


MaxTow 1500°F Pyrometer


Black & Green MaxTow 30 PSI Fuel Pressure Gauge


Black & Green MaxTow Transmission Temperature

[cadillackid]

cool lookin gauges!!

the max PSI of your lift pump is less than 30 PSI?
the one on my 444E is 72..
-Christopher

[turf]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

lol, anyone notice the cheapo plastic clock taped onto the gauges?

[MasterMerck]

Originally Posted by turf

lol, anyone notice the cheapo plastic clock taped onto the gauges?

LOL. I didn't see that originally!

From what I have read the Cummins pumps will not be over 20 max psi on fuel.

Nick

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by turf

lol, anyone notice the cheapo plastic clock taped onto the gauges?

NO I musta been blinded by the bad-assness.

[MasterMerck]

I have one other issue. My fuel gauge shows incorrectly.
Tank filled = 2/3 on the gauge.
40 gallons left (60 gal tank) = 1/3 on the gauge.

Does that sound like a sending unit issue? Other issue? Anybody ever replace one? Do I have to drop the whole tank?

Nick

[turf]

i think i've heard others say the same thing. i know my fuel gauge reads wrong to the advantage of the driver.

i have a 60 gallon tank and the needle is on empty when there is 20 gallons left.

[Tango]

I've been a pilot for 30 years and I have never flown a plane with that many gauges! Just too much $hit to keep up with.

[dan-fox]

Originally Posted by Tango

I've been a pilot for 30 years and I have never flown a plane with that many gauges! Just too much $hit to keep up with.

Oh, cool! I have my license as well, although I haven't flown since 9/11. (You don't want to know what kind of hoops you have to jump through to fly the airspace around here, let alone base your plane inside the TCA.) I think gauges are still easier than the fly-by-wire flat screens that the world has gone to now. That's a subject for a different thread, though.

[Booyah45828]

Originally Posted by Tango

I've been a pilot for 30 years and I have never flown a plane with that many gauges! Just too much $hit to keep up with.

Exactly why most fleets are going to the bare basics. Just too much $hit to keep up with that most drivers forget to pay attention to the main thing, and that's the road.

[Brewerbob]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

https://www.summitracing.com/search/.../fuel-pressure

Stewart Warners.

Christ the money I've spent with them on the RX-7/8 build!! I could have bought 4 buses and had money left over.

All of my gauges work. The fuel, oil pressure, oil temp, and coolant (???) are all on a single multi function gauge. It also has the typical car range of L and H. That, while it works, has got to go!!

I want individual decidated gauges. I'll end up with something like the pics you posted. Because of my advanced years, I prefer analog gauges so it'll look like some off the Wright brothers' airplane. I used a dual analog from an aircraft supplier in the FrankeinB (RX-7/.

[Brewerbob]

Originally Posted by MasterMerck

I do have:
"Fuel, MPH, RPM, Water temp, Oil Pressure, & Voltage"
That is all on a switch on the dash. Multi-gauge kind of setup.

Yeah, that. Only my speedo is separate. Don't like it.

[Brewerbob]

Originally Posted by turf

lol, anyone notice the cheapo plastic clock taped onto the gauges?

No but that is likely to be the first "upgrade". I need to open a new bank account to get the free clock with the double sided sticky tape. Do they even give those away any more?

[Brewerbob]

Originally Posted by MasterMerck

I have one other issue. My fuel gauge shows incorrectly.
Tank filled = 2/3 on the gauge.
40 gallons left (60 gal tank) = 1/3 on the gauge.

Does that sound like a sending unit issue? Other issue? Anybody ever replace one? Do I have to drop the whole tank?

Nick

That sounds normal to me and came with a warning from the school guy. "Don't believe the fuel gauge until you get use to them." I have a 60 and with a hair less than a 1/4 left, I put in 37 gallons. I dunno where the rest of the gas is.

My Dakota gauge went nuts on me and left me on the side of the road once. 3/4 on the needle and the tank empty. I figured the ex had put $20 in it and didn't reset the trip meter. I'll never believe ANY fuel gauge again. I use MPG and odometer.

[cadillackid]

my "clock" was first my cell phone holder on the windshield.. my current Clock is a time stamp across the top of the 10" center screen that displays all my gauges in real numbers...

analog face gauges look cool... but really when depoending on how you turn your head your oil P can " vary" by 10.. yeah I like reading a number that says 43 PSI.. rather than well maybe its 33 or maybe its 53..
-Christopher

[Tango]

Here is an old racers' trick...

Clock all of your gauges so that all of the needles point straight up when the readings are "normal". All it takes is one quick glance to see if anything is out of bounds.

At 200 mph you don't want to have your eyes off the track for long.

[Brewerbob]

Originally Posted by Tango

Here is an old racers' trick...

Clock all of your gauges so that all of the needles point straight up when the readings are "normal". All it takes is one quick glance to see if anything is out of bounds.

At 200 mph you don't want to have your eyes off the track for long.

Nice trick but that sounds like a fancy bunch of gauges. Or are you talking about just rotating teh body os that 0 is at 5 o'clock instead of 7 or 8 where it would normally be.

[turf]

200mph in a bus would be awesome!!!!!

[Robin97396]

To go that fast I think you'd best go with one of those airplane fusilages attached to the bus to reduce wind resistance. Maybe some wings too in case you get airborn.