Econometer/Vacuum Gauge Installation Guide

[Roman]

I found a screw were the vacuum gauge could be mounted whit a in the package adapter. But when i remove the screw there came some liquid out. Doesn't smell like fuel. It's the screw in the red circle



What for is that scrw?

And here 2 hi-res pics from my engine. Can someone tell me where to place the T-splitter. Or can i connect it to that screw?

[vtec-e]

After reading this thread, i went on a recon mission looking for a vacumn gauge but could only find the electronic kind. It appears the machine that uses about 50 of them is being decomissioned this winter so there'll be a glut of them crying out for a good home.(just pay me the postage!!) I have one already and it's a "keyence ap-30 series" It does loads of fancy stuff but i'll just use it as a display. It uses 90 mA at 12 volts so is very light on the power i think. (I'm a fitter, not an electrician!) Somebody here mentioned something like this before but baulked at the price. I'm sure they're expensive and wouldn't buy one but getting one free at work is not to be sneezed at!!
Pics to follow.
ollie

[Johnny Mullet]

These are "Electronic" vacuum gauges? How does that work?

EDIT - Is this what you are referring to.......................\



AP-30 Series Self-contained Pressure Sensor - KEYENCE

[Hacksaw]

Originally Posted by Roman

I found a screw were the vacuum gauge could be mounted whit a in the package adapter. But when i remove the screw there came some liquid out. Doesn't smell like fuel. It's the screw in the red circle



What for is that scrw?

And here 2 hi-res pics from my engine. Can someone tell me where to place the T-splitter. Or can i connect it to that screw?

On my 1995 Hatchback, the location you have circled houses my temperature gauge sending unit. There is a coolant passage behind your bolt/plug and should be sealed back up so it doesn't leak. I will try to take a picture or two of mine tomorrow, but I installed mine just inches away from that bolt, where the 3/8 line goes from the manifold to the hardline on the firewall leading to the brake booster. I know Johnny Mullet has questioned the safety factors and quality of vacuum from here, but mine works very well.

[Roman]

I've installed it yesterday. I found a pic on teamswift. I installed it between the block and a white round thing . I will also make some pics today.

But mine is acting strange. I have to make an compression test next.

[vtec-e]

Originally Posted by Johnny Mullet

These are "Electronic" vacuum gauges? How does that work?

EDIT - Is this what you are referring to.......................\

Hi Johnny. That is exactly what i've got. I got the manual from the keyence website after registering and it says the unit can display psi,kPa, MPa, mmHg, kgf/cm2. It's a small unit too, about 1 1/4 inch wide so should fit well on a dash.
It has a few output wires that usually go to a PLC so the machine knows whats going on. In our case we'd only be using the LED display. I think the display can be set up to go red at pre determined pressures so would work like a shift light. Also, i'm unsure of whether it'll retain it's zero after the car is turned off. It would be nice not to have to zero it and set it to display psi or whatever every time i start or FAS. To be honest, it's a little overkill and also hard to read in peripheral vision while driving but i'll give it a go, it's got the cool factor for sure! Mods happen slowly with me due to work and kids so bear with me!

ollie

[Roman]

Here's a video from my gauge. And i think there is something wrong.

I did a compression test and get around 740-770 KPa 107-110 PSI. So

YouTube - Suzuki Swift 1.0

[Johnny Mullet]

A vacuum gauge was also used to tell a mechanic how healthy an engine is running back in the day.

[vtec-e]

Well, i installed the vacumn gauge and here it is, in its "temporary" home.... showing idling pressure of
in inches of mercury. Does this indicate anything alarming to anybody here? I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to in depth engine theory! The install was easy enough, finding a t-piece in work was the hard bit. It's connected to the brake vacumn hose at the manifold and the line going to the gauge is a length of 3mm pneumatic hose. I had to change the response time of the gauge to the slowest setting as it was jumping like a mad thing. Not by huge amounts now, just by a few inches but it was flashing too much so i slowed it down and now it's ok. It holds its memory when powered down so thats nice!

ollie

[Hacksaw]

Originally Posted by vtec-e

Well, i installed the vacuum gauge and here it is, in its "temporary" home.... showing idling pressure of
in inches of mercury. Does this indicate anything alarming to anybody here? I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to in depth engine theory! The install was easy enough, finding a t-piece in work was the hard bit. It's connected to the brake vacuum hose at the manifold and the line going to the gauge is a length of 3mm pneumatic hose. I had to change the response time of the gauge to the slowest setting as it was jumping like a mad thing. Not by huge amounts now, just by a few inches but it was flashing too much so i slowed it down and now it's okay. It holds its memory when powered down so that's nice!

ollie

Your idle is great. It's on the high side of were it should be. Did you get that one off the machine you were telling us about? It looks good, I hope you save many gallons with it!

Hacksaw