>>>>> "Peter" == Peter Zaborski <peterz@merak.com> writes:
Peter> What would you get by installing a vacuum gauge?
Peter> Would it measure how much leakage there is in the
Peter> vacuum system or something else? Where would it tie
Peter> in with the vacuum lines?
Usually it's plumbed into manifold vacuum, and yes, by
observing the gague (depending on how damped it is) you can
sometimes detect things like sticky valves and vacuum leaks.
Peter> I have never heard of a vacuum gauge in a car (of
Peter> course this could be an indicator of how much I
Peter> know more than anything else...).
I have a vacuum/boost gauge in my Tubbo Shadow, but I refer to
it as the "Entertainment Meter", because it's too heavily
damped to show anything but how wide the throttle plate is
open + how much boost the turbo is chiming in with. I'd love
to find a Smiths vacuum/boost gauge for my '4, which looks to
be getting a (mostly period) forced induction transplant this
winter...
-MM
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