Battery voltage gauge - why?!

I love the silver dials on my 20vt(6) - much nicer than the normal black IMHO.

BUT, where most coupes have an oil temperature gauge - on the right - mine has a battery voltage meter. What the heck is the point of that? it sits at 12.6 and never moves!

Wish I had an oil temperature meter instead!

Probably because it is cheaper to fit than an oil temp gauge.

Wish I could swap it!

mine is the same

saves coupe worrying as everyone with a oil pressure gauge deosnt stop worrying they have problem im one of then them

i have to guess when my oil is upto temp before i start using all the power though...can't be good

I wait a few minutes after the water is up to temperature. That seems to do the trick.

thats what i do but mine warms up very fast so will always leave it 10 mins just incase

I find the voltage gauge very handy as an LE owner. LE's are renowned for non starting and I know if my battery is less than 10v on the gauge it wont start

yes, but if it doesn't start when you try, you still know its not going to start

Mine's on the left, as with all other Coupes I've seen




Why? You'll be waiting forever and most daily drivers don't get up to temperature before they've stopped again.

Have you ever got the oil temperature hot before you've ragged any other car? No

It's only because the Coupe has this gauge, it makes people paranoid.




Me too

[quote=Theresa]Why? You'll be waiting forever and most daily drivers don't get up to temperature before they've stopped again.

Have you ever got the oil temperature hot before you've ragged any other car? No

It's only because the Coupe has this gauge, it makes people paranoid.[quote=Theresa]


Exactly. The coupe is special, i wouldn't want to damage it

ha yeah my bad, it's on the left!

I can't see why anyone would ever want an "oil temparture gauge".
Its the most totally pointless thing ever.
It s just totally uneccessary.

Think it's been observed before that it seemed to come down to whatever spare gauge they had in the factory that day!

I would be lost without an oil temp gauge in both my MG and the Fiat for the very reason of knowing when to give it some beans.

It also amazes me how newer vehicles seem to have *no* temp gauge at all

the sci has no temp, nothing, the only sign you have its getting hot is when you hear the fan come on, then you got to hope it goes off!

well halfway up an Alpine pass and the 20VT owner behind you says 'I'm slowing up - my oil temp is pretty high' you start to worry when all you can say in response is 'my battery charge is ok'.

I didn't back off though.

I've got a set of the silver dials if anyone is interested.
Came out of a VT6. Got a dead battery on the plus so getting a new battery as the gauge told me it was shagged before I turned the key. O thats what its for. It tells you not to even bother turning the key or the wife had the passenger light on all night

with the problems i have at late, im happy with my v-meeter in the dash

can any one tell me what there's sits at on ignition stage 1 just before you crank it?

Mine sits just below half way, cant remember what that reading is though, and then it rises above half way once started

My eyes are on dash warning lights and oil pressure when I start mine, never mind the battery voltage

I'll find out the battery is dead when it doesn't start