Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (May 2009, week 3)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Thu, 21 May 2009 22:51:20 -0500
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 2.1l vacuum readings?
Comments: To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <71d9cdf90905211941h7d79033hfb4532269880f8ed@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1


17-21 sounds like a lot.  I thought that a perfect vacuum was about
14.7 psi.   :-)
  Maybe you're thinking inches of mercury?


Larry A.




On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 9:41 PM, Jake de Villiers
<crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> Do you mean at idle? 17 - 21 psi I would think, like every other motor.
>
> You'll get zero when you open the throttle, that's okay.
>
> On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 4:43 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> Can someone remind me what sort of manifold pressure (vacuum)
>> readings I should be seeing on a 2.1l MV engine?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>  --
>> David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
>> '89 Po' White Star "Scamp"
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
> www.thebassspa.com
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>
Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!

Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com

The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.