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It comes out to 11 with the missing Fuel Pres Gauge. I guess I should have listed them.

Im not just a gauge freak that needs to boost his ego. Every gauge I got I had a reason for.

-4000 RPM Tach for the diesel(found it in the marine series) -85 MPH speedo. I geared the truck such that there is no reason for more

Critical mechanical monitoring: -Oil Pressure -Water Temperature -Transmission Temperature (Automatic Trans)

Turbo Related: -Fuel Pressure (important for tuning and monitoring fuel filter) -Pyrometer (important for tuning and towing) -Boost

Special Purpose: +/- 150 Amp Gauge (reads +/- 15 (X10)) and shunt (found it in the marine series) Im eventually planning on having an onboard welder. In day to day operations I can monitor it as +/- 15 amps. For welding or other high current needs I can divert it through the shunt and it monitors it multiplied X10. i.e. +/- 150 amps = +/-15 on the gauge

Common gauges: -Fuel Level -Volts

I wasnt expecting to use it yet, but somewhere I have a to-scale layout of how everything is going to be, including turn signals and dummy/warning lights.

Basically, Im going to make a 5 gauge cluster to ride on the dash, above the normal gauge housing. In it will be the critical monitoring gauges orientated so the needle points straight up in its normal/nominal operating state, regardless of how it orientates the housing. That way, with a glance, if all the needles are pointing straight up you dont have to read what the value is. If you take a glance down and a needle isnt pointing straight up, or close to it, you pay it more attention. An old racing/aviation trick. Less time your eyes aren't out the window.

The five gauges I have in the cluster will be: Oil pres.... Water temp.... Boost.... Pyrometer.... Fuel pres.

The normal cluster will be laid out:

Amp............................................... Trans Temp ...............Tach ............Speedo.......................... Volts............................................. .Fuel............

Ill probably put in an Air Pressure gauge somewhere for monitoring onboard air and charging the rear air bags.

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