Hi, can any body please tell me if its possible to fit a vacuum gauge to a vw beetle engine, I put one on my mini about 40 year5s ago.
Richard

You can but they tend to be inaccurate due to the length of pipe required. TBH they weren't very good for anything except if you wanted to see a needle madly spinning round.

Quite agree! Wy the hell would you want one? They perform no useful function.....

they tell you how much suck your engine has, vacum operated wipers were also a good indicator of that and they became extinct so enough said.
extra gauges that are useful are engine temp, rev counter, voltmeter/ammeter.

Your right daft idea, I am fitting rev counter oil press oil temp ammeter and volt meter.

Your right daft idea, I am fitting rev counter oil press oil temp ammeter and volt meter.

You don't really need ammeter and volts, amps for dynamo and voltmeter for alternator IMHO, mind you you do't really NEED any of them...

No but it looks nice.

No but it looks nice.

I don't have any gauges! 

I don't have any gauges!   

Mmmm. well, you should have at least an oil temperature and pressure gauge....

The oil pressure warning light on a VW type1 engine uses a sender that only lets you know
when the pressure is below 6lb's/sq inch.....

Which is really a little low, specially when you might be cruising a motorway at 70!

I know you are very keen on invisible gauges but you really should have these two 

I don't have any gauges! 

Time to feel sorry for Hazel I will go an get my violin out

she could just mount some lights on a steering wheel boss or in the spokes if wanting a clean dash.

I guess that's true, I just haven't got around to it yet 
There's still a to do list to get through!

I think you'll find a speedo is a legal requirement for an mot now.....

I think you'll find a speedo is a legal requirement for an mot now.....

Yes it is, and I had one for the MOT, now it's stupidly hidden away behind my dash.