I've been to the archives on the subject of installing an after market
coolant pressure gauge. The advantage seems to be a quicker warning (quicker
than the stock temp gauge) of various problems with the coolant system...
including water pump, leaking hose(s), blockage, etc.

There was a discussion on this topic last fall. The best post on the subject
seems to come from Frank Grunthaner on October 22, 1999. He has actually
installed such an animal. But I really don't like running a small tube full
of coolant from the engine compartment to a gauge in the dash. Also his
explanation of evacuating the cooling system, valves, etc. seems a bit
beyond my grasp.

So I am asking the list if there is a better explanation or a simpler
solution. For example, is it possible to use an VDO oil pressure gauge and
sender that just requires a wire to be run to the dash instead of a tube
full of coolant. I really don't like working with the coolant since I am
chemically sensitive and such odors give me migraine headaches that last for
3 days or so.

Thanks
Bill
90 Westy Syncro