Throwback: About the MerkMeter

Since I have a gauge cluster with a MerkMeter and needed to understand what it was, how it worked and how to reinstall it, I had to go find information about it. I finally found information and had to pull this out of the WayBack Machine, I figured I'd post it here, so there's a live website for this content again.

Chris

MerkMetertm     Merkur Air/Fuel Ratio Gauge

 

Graphically displays the output of the existing oxygen sensor Patent pending design fits in the stock instrument cluster...No additional gauge pod is required! One year warranty Fits in all model year XR4Tis and Scorpios All wires and connectors needed for installation are included in the kit: Detailed and illustrated printed instructions included Installs with simple hand tools in less than one hour Three color display permits monitoring information in the driver's peripheral vision  10 segment display is calibrated for .1 volt per segment with a 1 volt range Built-in fuse protection Built-in battery reversal protection Display can be configured in Dot or Bar Modes High impedance precision circuitry will not effect oxygen sensor output to the ECU

Price was $74.99 (USD) for members of the International Merkur Owners Network, the Hardcore List, the XR4Ti List, the Merkur Club of America or any of the other Merkur clubs or organizations listed on the Merkur Desktop. Price for others was $89.99.

Welcome to the site!

Hey everyone. I started this site to start to capture information about the Merkur XR4Ti and the engine that powers it, a Ford 2.3l turbo, based on the 2.3l Lima engine found in the Pinto, originally.

I'm new to this community, having bought my 1988 Merkur XR4Ti in December 2017, I started on a deep dive to figure out what adventure I just bought into. To the right is a picture of how I found "Franc" in North Bend, WA, about 20 miles from my house (conveniently).

I found a lot of content on the Internet, but I also saw a lot of content that was there 10 years ago that is no longer available. My goal here is to start to capture the content that's worth saving, as sort of a combined FAQ and repository of sorts. I know that the Merkur Encyclopedia and MerkurTech.com exist to help fill that same void. I hope to be complimentary to both of those sites, as well as pull in other content as well.

Domain names and hosting are cheap, or free, so I intend to keep this up for as long as there's value and use for it.

Content owners, please let me know if you want to add something to this site. I'll also be reaching out to anyone who has content posted, to ask for permission to share and/or link to it from here, with full attribution.

Thanks!
Chris