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Old 16-07-2014, 03:02 PM   #1
Ashwin
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Join Date: Mar 2010
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Default Vacuum Gauge reading help

Hi there,

Could someone help me make sense of my vacuum gauge readings.
I teed it off a vacuum hose going to the dash (pic1) however the readings are quite strange from what I 've researched on the net. Have I teed off in a incorrect place ?

a) At idle - the readings appear normal (~22 Hg).
b) Doing a throttle blip - A slight increase by +1-2 Hg before returning to normal. At no point does the needle hit 0 !

c) WOT at 2000rpm (about 15sec) - jumps by another ~ +5-7Hg and appears stuck at that reading after close throttle.

I tried these tests over a period of 1/2 hr , with the engine well warmed up.

The reason I am doing this because recently my exhaust has been giving a funny 'burny' smell /whitish vapor in the mornings. Just enough to sting the eyes in a locked garage.

Also while we are on vacuum gauge could someone please tell me what this steel cap looking thing is on the intake side with a hose going to it ?? (pic2)

thkx

-ash

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