Caravan

[TheBeastie]

We are considering a touring caravan. I have already established that as well as seeing if existing towbar socket is actually connected to anything I will have to install a 12S socket.

It also struck me a few useful/essentials for The Beastie may be needed. I felt fitting a tachometer (have fantasised about one for a long time) would be useful and also probably an oil temperature gauge (and perhaps changing LR water tempterature to VDO) given the extra load the engine will take.

Are these two the best extras given the new circumstances or are there others I should consider?

Any suggestions most welcome

Thanks - Malcy

[clodhopper]

hello malcy. the 12s socket i can understand but i'm sure your 90 would pull a touring caravan quite happily without the other mods. i don't know how heavy/large your caravan is but i've never had any problems in the past.

[TheBeastie]

Ah. I had been thinking it would be a good and highly plausable excuse to release funds for some other bits of jiggery pokery.

[Mo Murphy]

That sounds like a reasonable enough excuse

Mo

[clodhopper]

your secret will be safe with us

[Mo Murphy]

I think everyone knows about the video now, clodhopper

Mo

[western]

You'll definitly need the 12S [grey] socket & a Rev Counter aka tachometer would be worth the effort, I wouldn't bother with changing the temp gauge, the standard item is good enough, if you do a search for oil temp & oil pressure gauges you should find my diagram of the bits to use.

[TheBeastie]

Thanks guys

If going for guages am I better with VDO or are Durite good? I notice VWP do Durite and I need to order soon from them anyway.

IS there much of a difference?

Malcy

[western]

VDO are IMHO the best, Durite are OK for a cheaper option, upto you

[TheBeastie]

Thanks western. That is very fair

Given hassle of installing will aim to go VDO. The price difference was not huge but always worth asking.

Am I right in thinking best gauges to keep on main console alongside speedo would be tacho, fuel and water temp, moving volts, oil temp and oil pressure to my MUD console?

[Mark90]

I'd keep tacho, water temp and oil pressure in your line of site and move the others. This is how I have mine (except I also have oil temp as it's a duel guage) and fuel, volts, clock are in the centre.

[western]

Thanks western. That is very fair

Given hassle of installing will aim to go VDO. The price difference was not huge but always worth asking.

Am I right in thinking best gauges to keep on main console alongside speedo would be tacho, fuel and water temp, moving volts, oil temp and oil pressure to my MUD console?

Yes

in my dash the gauges are Speedo/Rev Counter/Water Temp/Fuel,

in the dashtop pod is Volts vehicle battery/Volts winch battery/oil temp/oil pressure

[ollie nz]

We are considering a touring caravan. I have already established that as well as seeing if existing towbar socket is actually connected to anything I will have to install a 12S socket.

It also struck me a few useful/essentials for The Beastie may be needed. I felt fitting a tachometer (have fantasised about one for a long time) would be useful and also probably an oil temperature gauge (and perhaps changing LR water tempterature to VDO) given the extra load the engine will take.

Are these two the best extras given the new circumstances or are there others I should consider?

Any suggestions most welcome

Thanks - Malcy

We have a 2003 90 td5,have towed a 2 ton caravan over 10,000 ks,no gauges needed,the landy just purrs along,the fitted dials are all we need and they never change,oil water temp etc.Some of our roads in New Zealand are prety rough too,as for the socket,the white one is good for charging the caravan batteries,but thats all,(does the cost justify this)our landy has just ticked over 90,000ks,do all the servicing my self,keep well away from the dealers.