Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 08:32:06 -0800
Reply-To: Mark Keller <kelphoto@TELUS.NET>
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From: Mark Keller <kelphoto@TELUS.NET>
Subject: Re: Fuel pressure Guage
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Al and Sue Brase wrote:
> I'm a little puzzzled as to why you need a schrader valve to bleed the
> fuel line.The few cc's of air in the line will compress and transmit
> the pressure to the guage just fine. The rest of the FI system is self
> bleeding. I think most any oil pressure gauge will work okay. The old
> Stewart Warner gauge I have probably has brass stuff inside which will
> work just fine with the gasoline. Besides, why would anyone leave it
> there permanently!
> Al Brase
>
> Mark Keller wrote:
>
>> Philip Chidlaw wrote:
>>
>>> Mark, thanks for posting the timely info on putting together a fuel
>>> pressure gauge. I need one of these right away for troubleshooting a
>>> starting problem with my van. The remote and tiny berg I dwell in
>>> has only
>>> 1 possible source for the components -- a Napa Auto Parts store.
>>> This is
>>> why I am typically forced to do business through the mail. If you can
>>> recommend an internet or mail-order source that would be fantastic. So
>>> simple to assemble, yet impossible without access to parts.
>>>
>>> A few questions remain to help me locate parts, if you wouldn't
>>> mind: Does
>>> the gauge need to meet some fuel contact rating? Was the guage actually
>>> designed for hydraulics? What is the scale on the gauge you used - I
>>> imagine not greater than 0-100 psi would be desireable. Where did
>>> you find
>>> the schraeder valve, and does it just thread into the tee? Lastly,
>>> in use,
>>> do you use a screw-type hose clamp to secure the hose at the fuel line
>>> hose barb?
>>>
>>> Thanks a million for the help. -Phil
>>>
>>> On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 16:20:19 -0800, Mark Keller <kelphoto@TELUS.NET>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> An excellant fuel pressure guage can be made by looking in the yellow
>>>> pages for companies that make up hydraulic hose or welding supplies.
>>>> Our town's hose shop has guages for less than $10. Get a foot or so
>>>> of high pressure hose while your there, 5/16 or 7mm I think, double
>>>> check, This hose slides over the bleeder screw/ hose barb tee
>>>> fitting in
>>>> the fuel line. It's located near the distributor base,
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, also get a brass tee female thread. The three ports are: one
>>>> for the guage, one for the hose barb, and one for a schraeder
>>>> valve, its
>>>> to bleed air out of theline, and is the same thing as a air valve in a
>>>> tire. NOTE to ensure safe practices when you are burping the guage,
>>>> and are disconnecting after testing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Philip,
>>
>> The NAPA auto parts store also carries these basic items, although the
>> price may be a little higher. The best answer to you question is that
>> you on the right track-- I actually used a spare fuel injection hose
>> clamp. Ensure that you use fuel injection hose for the guage. The
>> guage is just a plain old guage, 0-100 psi is right., and the schraeder
>> (sp) valve does screw into the tee; NAPA too.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mark
>>
>
>
Al,
This is a copy of a guage I used at a local auto shop. I've never
thought of the guage without the bleeder, maybe it work fine as well.
Markv
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