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    what is a vacuum gauge?

    i saw a few on ebay and i didnt know what they were.
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    Umm, its a gauge that shows vacuum.
    Proper vacuum to the carb/throttle body and accesories like the distributor and A/C idle boost is essential for a well running engine.
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    If you get one, hook it up to the intake manifold at the rear of the manifold... or to one of the vacuum ports on the left side of the carb, I believe they leave one port capped from the factory in order to hook up a gauge...

    you should get a reading of 22"

    24" is really good

    you may only get 18" - 20" though.
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    Vac gauges can tell you all kinds of neat stuff if ya know how to read 'em. I've got one on my dash, was inexpensive and well worth it.
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    should i tap a hole in my runner when i finish my dcoe swap? or what should i do? thanks


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    Hey i want to get a vacuum guage, along with an air/fuel ratio guage, how hard are they to set up?
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    tap at least 2 runners and hook them together... or all 4 runners if you want to be safe...

    Tap the top not bottom of the manifold

    this is more for your brake booster and vacuum advance to have a vacuum source... the guage can fit somewhere in there too...
    - llia


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