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Christ · 01-15-2009, 05:41 PM

The only thing a vacuum gauge will tell you is if you have any restrictions in your intake tract that cause flow backup... and a flow meter will tell you better.

Diesels don't have throttle like gas engines do, so they don't generate vacuum unless there is some other form of restriction.

I see you're in MD - check york, lancaster, and harrisburg PA craigslists for a deal on 'Cedes right now... 3 of them for $1800 (I think they're all 190D's as well.)

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Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	The only thing a vacuum gauge will tell you is if you have any restrictions in your intake tract that cause flow backup... and a flow meter will tell you better. Diesels don't have throttle like gas engines do, so they don't generate vacuum unless there is some other form of restriction. I see you're in MD - check york, lancaster, and harrisburg PA craigslists for a deal on 'Cedes right now... 3 of them for $1800 (I think they're all 190D's as well.) __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"