I used antifreeze in mine. The Genos kit came with a big syringe. You need liquid because the isolator does not have enough stroke to compress the air in the tube. It would just read low. I have trouble with mine on cold days. It reads low till the temp comes up in the cab as well as in the engine bay. I need to add more fluid I guess.

 

The instructions that came with my isolator said to use antifreeze approx 2 years no problems yet

 

I ordered the gauge that comes with the kit from Genos on Saturday. I like your thoughts on the mechanical over the electric and that isolator thing was what made up my mind. I trust a mechanical gauge over an electric one anyway. So, did you use strait antifreeze or a 50/50/ mix?

 

I used a 50 50 mix. What I did was run the line to the gauge but did no hook it up. I stuck the syringe in the lowest end ( engine bay ) and added fluid until I saw it at the other end. I then hooked up the upper side first before I removed the syringe so it would not come back out. I think I should have put some in the isolator as well.

 

have a 100psi autometer fuel pressure gauge, and using -4an stainless crimped hose. i run the fuel in the cab, if it will work at brake pressures then 60 psi of fuel pressure wont cause a problem. i have tried using isolators in the past and have had nothing but problems with them leaking and reading incorrectly. my .02

 

If someone was going to run gas into the cab I would say thats crazy, but diesel fuel is not going to hurt anything if some drips in. All of mine from here out will not be isolated or electric.

 

I'm using an isspro Ev 60psi and i love it. Wiring was a little weird(Had to build their plug for them) but it was almost a dead match to my dipricols and it works great.

 

I just used antifreeze in mine no leaks at all sounds like Richie-O has the hook on the install good luck with the new fuel gauge

 

I was thinking.....If I use the 1/8" port on the top of the fuel filter, the regulator goes in-line between the filter and the VE pump, and Im installing a 2nd Gen lift pump; I will only be seeing the hi-pressure and not the regulated pressure going into the VE pump.
So are all you guys using the stock lift pump or if you are using a 2nd gen pump where are you placing your regulator and getting your pressure reading from?

 

Go between the filter and the IP that way you know how much pressure you have going into the IP also when your filter starts to plug your pressure will start to drop kind of an early warning to let you know you need to change your filter.

 

I think you can tee off the fitting you are going to use for your gauge port. Run one end of the T to the gauge, and then the other one can take the regulator.

 

With the injectors you are running, do you have a high pressure lift pump with a regulator?

 

Will the replacement banjo still work as a bleeder?

 

DiPricol mechanical 30 psi for me. I got an electric carter pump and 0.5" feed going to an fs1000 filter under the hood. Mine is t'd into the hose coming out of the filer head going to the ve.
I don't feel I need an isolator and I'm not worried about fuel going into the cab, I've also got a shut off in case there is a leak at some point on one of my trips.
It's a nice tool to have to know when to change your filter. It's mounted into the three gauge pod sitting in the middle of the dash.

 

What does everybody think about the Glow Shift 3n-1 gauge? I like the space saving aspects.