Re: Oil pressure guage saga

From: Steve Owens (sowens01@rochester.rr.com)
Date: Fri Jul 27 2001 - 19:29:10 EDT


Thanks! The pillar mount looks cool, but I'm not sure whether it'll work on
an '01 (there's a handhold on the driver's side pillar. Is this the same on
other years?). They did have a nice rounded mount that would fit nicely
under the dash, though. Do any of the white faced instrument cluster
replacements have real pressure and temperature guages?

Hey! Just noticed your email address. That wouldn't happen be Rochester, NY,
would it?

on 7/27/01 1:20 PM, Neil W. Bellenger at neil624b@rochester.rr.com wrote:

>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Bob Tom
> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 11:21 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Oil pressure guage saga
>
> At 08:12 PM 7/26/01 -0400, you wrote:
>> -- SNIP -- how difficult isit to mount a set of aftermarket guages
>> for oil pressure and coolant temp (assuming I can find a suitable place
>> in the cab to mount them)?
>
> Steve; Check out the web sites for Auto Meter
> http://www.autometer.com
> and Stewart Warner (actually one of their distributors has a good catalog
> listing)
> http://www.xks.com/SW%20Pages/swgauge.htm
> As an example, I'm old fashioned enough to prefer an analog clock with a
> sweep second. It's mounted in an Autometer windshield post pod, which is
> made for Dakotas. The installation is easy. The plastic windshield post trim
> pops off and it easy to fish wires down below the dash. The pods come with
> an adhesive strip but I attached it with small sheet metal screws with the
> heads painted dark gray. They hold just about any 2 1/16 gauge. I preferred
> the look of the Stewart Warner clock so that's what's in there. The dual pod
> with the temps and pressures you want would look good there. Either
> manufacturer can provide matching senders. They can be wired to your dash
> lighting also.
> Neil
>



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