>Randy; >Installing a permanent fuel pressure gauge is not that hard. I mounted >the gauge on the chassis in the engine compartment i.e. not on the engine >due to vibrations. I used the small flexible hose used to hook up oil >pressure gauges. The first gauge I installed failed due to the >rapid,minute variations in fuel pressure. It wore out. An oil filled >gauge might have helped here but instead I added a cutoff valve inline >with the new gauge. >It is convenient to periodically check the regulator and injector leak >down. >Drive Safely & Good Luck >Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe Have you considered adding a very small orifice in line with the gauge? This would dampen fuel pressure fluctuations. Also, I know no one would ever do this, BUT, it's a real poor idea to put one of these in the cockpit, in case the line were ever to burst. Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@lear.csp.ee.memphis.edu |
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