Vac gauge ?

[lotsofmiles]

I've got a machine with a sutorbilt blower, or maybe its a gardner denver. Anyway it has a vac gauge or hg of lift gauge thats toast. Looks like a standard 1/8 line from the blower to the gauge.

question is can I use a boost gauge in its place?

I'm thinking about re-doing the whole front of the machine and using car type gauges to fancy it up and get the lighted gauges that it doesnt have now.

 

[MadMaxx61]

I cant see why they would not work as long as if you use dig gauges it has a good 12v source.

 

[lotsofmiles]

probably not going to do digital. I'll have to double check, but I think the vac gauge just uses up to 15 or so. I'd just need to find 3 or 4 gauges in the right operating range

The vac gauge
water pressure - I usually run 500psi but can go as high as 2000 maybe a nitrous psi gauge for this

water temp - standard car one should work, usually running 200ish degrees. I think it dumps water to cool if over 230

wouldnt mind adding a alt meter and/or temp gauge on the blower exhaust. Been told if its over 180 it might be working too hard

 

[lotsofmiles]

ok, I bought a autometer sport comp "blower pressure" gauge off a guy at dp a while back

I figured its a blower pressure gauge, they call it a blower on my machine, perfect:thumb:

WRONG


reads 0 all day

So I'm thinking the blower pressure gauge is reading the 'blow' side of things and I need one to read the 'suck' side.

Any thoughts?

Other than that my new gauge panel works nice.

 

[MadMaxx61]

lol ya you need a vac gauge not a pressure gauge

 

[lotsofmiles]

ok thanks.

Got a good deal on a slightly used sport comp blower pressure gauge if any body needs one....

I really just wanted to see how many times I could say suck and blow in one thread