Gauge Connections

[t.piwonka at ttu.edu (Robert Piwonka)]

the terminal marked "wk" is to the idiot light and the + is to the gauge.

Robert Piwonka
----- Original Message -----
From: "W. Hawker" <willhawk@shaw.ca>
To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 10:21 PM
Subject: Gauge Connections


> Thanks to all who helped so far in helping me get the trip of gauges
> connected.  I have removed the ash tray (a some what wasted feature these
> days) and will be installing a three gauge cluster (oil temp, oil pressure
> and volt meter) The existing wiring is in place for the voltmeter, since
> that was the only gauge installed in the 82. I acquired a pressure gauge,
> which came with a LARGE sender unit that has two screw terminals (marked
"+"
> and  "WK")  on it and attaches to the end of the head.  What the hell do
> these mean? There is the stock sender on the oil manifold for the "buzzer"
> and warning lite. As well as the sender for the Oil temp gauge is located
> here also. Both are single spade connector type senders.
> Now the question. The gauges are marked  with a "+" , "G" and a "T". Let
me
> take a wild guess here and go out on a limb. "+" for power, "G" for
ground.
> And "T" for terminal (sender) Correct me if I am wrong, Took some time to
> scrounge the gauges from the recycler and I do not want to blow them up.
Oh
> by the way, all VDO.
>
> Bill H
> 82 Scirocco (soon to be completed) restoration
> 83 Rabbit Gti (next year's project) daily driver
>
>
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