Just resurrecting this thread as I have finally taken delivery of my new boost gauge (after some dealings with a rather *ahem* less than communicative seller - 5 weeks from payment to delivery!!).
Anyways, I got all the bits out of the box and started to dummy fit it all together and it seems I am one bit short. And of course, this is the "optional extra" bit that you don't know about until opening the damn box.
They call it a "vacuum nipple". Its one of the connections used to connect the vacuum tube supplied with the gauge to the rubber vacuum tube coming off the t-piece if putting it on the line as shown in the pictures above.
Firstly, anyone have any idea as to where I may be able to source one of these "nipples" OR is there any other way to hook up the boost gauge using the existing connections supplied (like screwing directly into the plenum as mentioned in the destructions?).
yeh man, i totally ****ed my nipple up, so i just glued the wire to my boost gauge, very dodgy and unproffessional but hey, on idle its reads 20 vac and goes up to 8psi which is what im running so i guess all is good
Hehe, I just got mine working with a bit of backyard dodgyness.
I got the two hoses connected with a small rubber connector that come off a Thomas the Tank Engine set (true story). I was very pleased with myself when it worked!
Just another question. In the pics above, the engine bay shot shows the vacuum tube running to the gauge connected to a vacuum hose via a t-piece. Anyone know what the t-piece above it is for? It has a hose running into the rear of the engine bay. Just curious as I don't have one but I got supplied with a spare t-piece....
