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• Chocolate Milk with a side of gauges.. by jaysen71581 on 19 Dec, 2010 15:57
• Well just as it says, i made a noob mistake and forgot to torque the head to the proper spec and when i finally got it running i made my new special blend of oil and antifreeze, thankfully we caught it and i was able to drain both the coolant and oil.  I went to the local autoparts shop and bought Motor Flush made by Gunk, the person at the counter said to run it for about 5 mins drain and do it again with out motor flush, does that idea sound good any thoughts or am i just screwed...
  
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  I have the center console out of a Cabrio and it has the VDO gauges, will they work with my stock sending units?  If not should i just go with like this with its own gauge sender unit:
  http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/Sunpro-2-in-0-to-100-PSI-electrical-oil-pressure-gauge/_/N-25ls?aqs=4294862105&counter=5&filterByKeyWord=gauge&fromString=search&itemIdentifier=630658_0_0_
• #1 by R.O.R-2.0 on 19 Dec, 2010 16:42
• cabby gauges need cabby sending units.
  
  follow the directions on the back of the jug for the engine flush.
• #2 by RabbitJockey on 19 Dec, 2010 16:54
• also before you start it again, tighten your head bolts to the proper specs   
• #3 by jaysen71581 on 19 Dec, 2010 17:26
• I re-tightened them after i saw bubbles between the head and the motor that's when i dove into the bentley and saw i missed the final step, i re-torqued and no more bubbles.  I think it took me 3 days after the initial start-up before i did the motor flush today...  Thanks R.O.R-2.0  i guess ill go with the sunpro gauges and tap out everything to standard thread...
• #4 by BigVWman on 19 Dec, 2010 20:46
• the sender for the cabriolet gauges are standard vdo and readily available, check 42draftdesigns they usually are fairly cheap or your local pick and pull. It will fit you existing thread in the cylinder head.
• #5 by R.O.R-2.0 on 20 Dec, 2010 09:03
• yea, even standard threads fit in the metric vw threads..
• #6 by clbanman on 21 Dec, 2010 06:47
• We've had some cases of inadvertent filling of oil in radiators or oil/coolant cross-contamination through coolers, and the Cummins and MTU Detroit Diesel recommendations were always to use washing soda in the coolant system to remove all traces of oil.   It takes several cycles of water and washing soda to get the passages cleaned, but it doesn't foam up like soap products would.
  
  For the oil system I would go with what was recommended. 
  
  
• #7 by jaysen71581 on 21 Dec, 2010 07:13
• Quote from: R.O.R-2.0 on 20 Dec, 2010 09:03

  yea, even standard threads fit in the metric vw threads..
  

  
  So the new sender units will just screw in like they are suppose to without tapping???  If so then ill have me some gauges up and running in no time.....
  
  What kind of washing soda?
• #8 by R.O.R-2.0 on 21 Dec, 2010 07:16
• Quote from: jaysen71581 on 21 Dec, 2010 07:13

  Quote from: R.O.R-2.0 on 20 Dec, 2010 09:03

  yea, even standard threads fit in the metric vw threads..
  

  
  So the new sender units will just screw in like they are suppose to without tapping???  If so then ill have me some gauges up and running in no time.....
  
  What kind of washing soda?
  

  
  well, the threads are NOT the same on aftermarket gauges, but are VERY close. so if you use teflon tape, ive had no problem with leaks, or damaged threads. its basically the same threads, just the metric threads are not tapered.. just straight in.
  
  cabby senders will screw right in the head, and work with your gauges no problem..
• #9 by BigVWman on 21 Dec, 2010 11:41
• If this is a play on when i said "standard vdo" that would mean nothing special vdo not "standard" threads, they are a metric m10x1 iirc MY point was that a simple vdo sending unit from many vws fitted with a gauge will fit his head, as it should properly. As well they are available from vdo new.
• #10 by R.O.R-2.0 on 21 Dec, 2010 11:48
• sorry, i was not awake this morning. and was talking about aftermarket senders with 1/8npt
• #11 by rumbling_caddy on 21 Dec, 2010 14:48
• Quote from: BigVWman on 21 Dec, 2010 11:41

  If this is a play on when i said "standard vdo" that would mean nothing special vdo not "standard" threads, they are a metric m10x1 iirc MY point was that a simple vdo sending unit from many vws fitted with a gauge will fit his head, as it should properly. As well they are available from vdo new.
  

  
     When I installed gauges to my diesel caddy with a cabby dash swap I went to http://egauges.com and got the matching vdo senders.  They have a wide selection at good prices.
  
  
• #12 by jaysen71581 on 22 Dec, 2010 05:46
• Ive found a set of metric adapters for the sunpros, i was looking at my vdo gauges and they look kinda rough, what size are those gauges that came in the Cabrio's? i was thinking 2 inch..
• #13 by BigVWman on 22 Dec, 2010 08:51
• The stock triple gauges in the cabriolets are 2" they actually measure around 2 1/8" but they call them 2".
• #14 by clbanman on 23 Dec, 2010 16:47
• Quote from: jaysen71581 on 21 Dec, 2010 07:13

  
  What kind of washing soda?
  

  
  To be honest I don't remember the brand, just went to Walmart and bought the only one they had on the shelf.