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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 10:55 PM
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I am having problems with the vaccum on the gauge it seems to not be working i hooked everything up turned the engine on and its sucking air like its supposed to for the vaccum but im not getting a reading what could be wrong?
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 11:13 PM
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needles not moving but getting alot of vaccum
Old Sep 25, 2007 | 12:32 AM
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Could be the gauge. Are you getting boost reading?
Old Sep 25, 2007 | 12:42 AM
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yes boost but no vaccum i dont have turbo on yet
Old Sep 25, 2007 | 12:46 AM
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thats a shame because chicks dig vacuum.
Old Sep 25, 2007 | 01:01 AM
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yes boost but no vaccum i dont have turbo on yet
I'm not an expert and never claimed to be but it sounds like you have the vac hooked to boost and boost hooked to vac. You shouldn't have boost without a turbo or supercharger. I think that's the problem, switch them around.
Old Sep 25, 2007 | 01:06 AM
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how can you have boost but no turbo!?
Old Sep 25, 2007 | 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Mightygnu
how can you have boost but no turbo!?
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 03:29 AM
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No way that gauge is calibrated right.
Old Sep 25, 2007 | 01:51 PM
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the gauge is not calibrated right looked at it last nigth and everythings opposite of what it should be
Old Sep 27, 2007 | 05:51 AM
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This is almost as bad as mounting a FMIC with no boost
Old Sep 29, 2007 | 05:42 AM
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lol kits on its way waiting for it to come in
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