boost gauge problems, fitting
27 June 2008, 09:51 PM
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boost gauge problems, fitting
ok, i attempted to fit my boost gauge.
i t bar'd in a pipe off the left side of my manifold. run the pipe from the engine bay into car and connected it to a sorat electron recieved that the pipe fits to. this recieved has a live, earth and green (think sender wire)
i then wired in my gauge, red to live, black to earth yellow to switch live and green to green sender wire.
started car and gauge does a self check and the travelled to zero. it then lifeted to a minus figure on gauge and held it.
when i checked on the pipe from the manifold it was all tight, all air had been sucked out like a vacum. (dunno if thats right)
i went for a quick blast and the guage didnt move, yet, if i detach green sender wire the gauge goes over to 2 bar position as if back in test??
dunno if it me, or the gauge
and if any1 can shed any light on the small reviever / sender unit that the pipe goes into.
i t bar'd in a pipe off the left side of my manifold. run the pipe from the engine bay into car and connected it to a sorat electron recieved that the pipe fits to. this recieved has a live, earth and green (think sender wire)
i then wired in my gauge, red to live, black to earth yellow to switch live and green to green sender wire.
started car and gauge does a self check and the travelled to zero. it then lifeted to a minus figure on gauge and held it.
when i checked on the pipe from the manifold it was all tight, all air had been sucked out like a vacum. (dunno if thats right)
i went for a quick blast and the guage didnt move, yet, if i detach green sender wire the gauge goes over to 2 bar position as if back in test??
dunno if it me, or the gauge
and if any1 can shed any light on the small reviever / sender unit that the pipe goes into.
Last edited by mje_wrx; 27 June 2008 at 09:55 PM.
27 June 2008, 09:54 PM
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ok, i attempted to fit my boost gauge.
i t bar'd in a pipe off the left side of my manifold. run the pipe from the engine bay into car and connected it to a electronic reciever that the pipe fits to. this recieved has a live, earth and green (think sender wire)
i then wired in my gauge, red to live, black to earth yellow to switch live and green to green sender wire.
started car and gauge does a self check and the travelled to zero. it then lifeted to a minus figure on gauge and held it.
when i checked on the pipe from the manifold it was all tight, all air had been sucked out like a vacum. (dunno if thats right)
i went for a quick blast and the guage didnt move, yet, if i detach green sender wire the gauge goes over to 2 bar position as if back in test??
dunno if it me, or the gauge
if possible can some send me a pic of there the plummed in their boost gauge
and if any1 can shed any light on the small reviever / sender unit that the pipe goes into.
i t bar'd in a pipe off the left side of my manifold. run the pipe from the engine bay into car and connected it to a electronic reciever that the pipe fits to. this recieved has a live, earth and green (think sender wire)
i then wired in my gauge, red to live, black to earth yellow to switch live and green to green sender wire.
started car and gauge does a self check and the travelled to zero. it then lifeted to a minus figure on gauge and held it.
when i checked on the pipe from the manifold it was all tight, all air had been sucked out like a vacum. (dunno if thats right)
i went for a quick blast and the guage didnt move, yet, if i detach green sender wire the gauge goes over to 2 bar position as if back in test??
dunno if it me, or the gauge
if possible can some send me a pic of there the plummed in their boost gauge
and if any1 can shed any light on the small reviever / sender unit that the pipe goes into.
28 June 2008, 08:34 AM
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I would have put it in the pipes that are behind the arrow in the first picture myself. Not sure how accurate the vaccuum reading would be tho'.
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29 June 2008, 07:37 PM
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Yes just in front of where the DV pipe connects to the manifold (RH Side) there should be another (spare) connection nipple thats the one connected to my boost gauge.
Not sure if all classics have this though might be different for different years/models?
Not sure if all classics have this though might be different for different years/models?
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