JimM68 wrote:
I like the scangauge idea.
The older F53 we used to have, the factory gauges were basically "idiot lights with needles" The sat right exactly where they were supposed to be unless something went wrong, then they pegged.
But the engine computer does know the real stuff, so what you see on a scangauge is accurate.
I have heard this many times that the Ford gauges were "idiot lights with needles" if this is the case I would go with the scangauge or something similar with the OBD2 connection. I installed a vacuum gauge on mine which I find useful. I know at a glance when I am getting the best mpg, when my trans will downshift so I can keep it in high gear by letting off the throttle, and the general health of the engine(worn valve springs, piston rings etc). The only other gauge I would install would be a transmission temp gauge. I have an OBD1 system and can't use a scan gauge.
