Digi-panel and other

[john massey]

I finished the Digi-panel installation along with a Vacumn gauge, new
Robertshaw 195 thermostat and NAPA TS6469 water temp sender. Test trip over
the weekend from Washington DC to Virginia Beach, VA and back - 400+ miles.
Digi-panel works fine, pleased with operation and location - right above A/C
panel under lip of dash. BUT....when it's dark outside, all I see are those
four bright green LEDs glowing in space and no idea 'which' ones are lit.
Really needs some illumination for front panel.

BTW the NAPA sender - since it's recommended so much as a replacement, why
didn't someone mention that it doesn't have the same spade lug connection as
the original. The one I got has a large solder post (at least that's what it
looks like to me) on top. Is there a mechanical snap-on connector for this?

The vac gauge sits between the speedometer and the other large instrument
gauge. Works very well for monitoring your gas usuage.

John Massey
1977 Royale
Tidewater Crabs

 

[john wright]

The only thing that you have to do is take a real small screwdriver and
release the tab inside the connector to remove the old plastic piece on
the end of the wire. The new plastic connector cover will snap over the
connector on the end of the wire for the temp sender and will connect to
the temp sender. The old sensor was a spade lug type connection, but
the metal end piece works both ways.

J.R. Wright
GMC GreatLaker
77 Eleganza II
Michigan

>
> I finished the Digi-panel installation along with a Vacumn gauge, new
> Robertshaw 195 thermostat and NAPA TS6469 water temp sender. Test trip over
> the weekend from Washington DC to Virginia Beach, VA and back - 400+ miles.
> Digi-panel works fine, pleased with operation and location - right above A/C
> panel under lip of dash. BUT....when it's dark outside, all I see are those
> four bright green LEDs glowing in space and no idea 'which' ones are lit.
> Really needs some illumination for front panel.
>
> BTW the NAPA sender - since it's recommended so much as a replacement, why
> didn't someone mention that it doesn't have the same spade lug connection as
> the original. The one I got has a large solder post (at least that's what it
> looks like to me) on top. Is there a mechanical snap-on connector for this?
>
> The vac gauge sits between the speedometer and the other large instrument
> gauge. Works very well for monitoring your gas usuage.
>
> John Massey
> 1977 Royale
> Tidewater Crabs