Peter Zaborski wrote:
>
> What would you get by installing a vacuum gauge? Would it measure how
> much leakage there is in the vacuum system or something else? Where
> would it tie in with the vacuum lines?
>
> I have never heard of a vacuum gauge in a car (of course this could be
> an indicator of how much I know more than anything else...).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter Zaborski
> 76 TR6 (CF58310 UO)
> Calgary AB Canada
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Trevor Jordan [SMTP:trevor.jordan@rmit.edu.au]
> > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 1997 6:06 PM
> > To: Peter Zaborski; 'Jeff S. Hapke'; 'TR6 List'
> > Subject: RE: rheostat
> >
> > I am starting to wonder whether I really want a rheostat to vary the
> > level
> > of instrument illumination - the rheostat position looks like a great
> > place
> > to put a 2 inch Smiths vacuum gauge which I have somewhere in the
> > garage.
> >
Ah, a vacuum gauge. At one point these were touted as a means of
monitoring fuel efficiency. I don't really see the point in having one
permanently installed.
--
George Richardson
'57 TR3, TS15559L
(getting ready to paint - and now on the web!)
http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
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