Peugeot Re: MPG Meter - Cadillac, Lincoln, Imperial

From: Brian Holm (peugeots@vtlink.net)
Date: Fri 26 Mar 2004 - 19:55:55 EST

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    Alex,

    Do you know if these systems used fuel-flow metering in the fuel
    lines? That might make them a source for those parts. I doubt that
    anything else would transfer.

    Thanks,

    Brian Holm

    At 03:18 PM 3/26/2004, Alex Kwanten wrote:
    >on 3/26/04 3:10 PM, Brian Holm at peugeots@vtlink.net wrote:
    >
    > > Would any of you electronic geniuses be interested in designing the
    > > circuitry for a miles-per-gallon meter for fuel-injected vehicles?
    >
    >You can already have one of these.
    >
    >Mind you, I'm not sure if you can transfer the pieces over to another car,
    >but this exact device came standard on many Cadillacs in the 1980's, when
    >they were running the HT4100 V8.
    >
    >You could also get these kind of mileage computers (with digital displays)
    >on the Chrysler Imperial (1981 to 1983) and a couple of Lincolns, as well as
    >some big exotics like the Aston-Martin Lagonda, and probably a number of
    >other American cars (mostly GM and probably mostly cars that shared Cadillac
    >platforms - Buick Riviera, Olds 98, etc.).
    >
    >Re-wiring the circuitry would probably be quite difficult for installing it
    >on another car, but you could easily buy the pieces out of a junked
    >1981-1985 Eldorado/Seville, and I *know* they came with them.
    >
    >
    >-- Alex
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