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Guage rattle is driving me nuts

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Old Apr 8, 2005 | 08:39 PM
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Old Apr 9, 2005 | 09:44 AM
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Originally posted by jrs_dodge_diesel
They don't have Home Depot here on Guam. I can't think of a place that would have them, maybe a hydraulic shop?
Check with a refrigeration shop, 1/8" needle valves are commonly used on ice makers. Grainger will ship to Guam if it comes to it.
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Old Apr 10, 2005 | 03:16 AM
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Thank you Ed and Bill. I'll post an update after I get a new valve ordered and put in.
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Old Apr 10, 2005 | 06:00 AM
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Fuel Gauge

Need to try and find a good glycerine filled gauge with a snubber that will fit a 2 1/16" hole, they are dampened against needle vibration. Graingers sells 2" ones you could adapt.
BTW what is the pressure range?
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Old Apr 10, 2005 | 06:14 AM
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Of my guage? 0-30 psi.
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Old Apr 10, 2005 | 06:49 AM
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I have the same buzzing too. I am going to drain a little fuel from the
gauge line and leave some air in to act as a cushion.
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Old Apr 10, 2005 | 07:25 AM
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What size line are you using and do you have any kind of a snubber inline or are you just using the needle valve. If you have access to any HVAC supplies you could make a sutable snubber with about 6" of small bore capillary tube with fittings brazed on the ends. This would dampen out any pulsations. Use a tube with a ID around 5 thousand's of an inch.
You could also use a fixed orfice used for refrigeration applications.
The fuel pressure gauge I had on my mustang used to do that back in the 70"s, it drove me nuts because at first I could not find where it was coming from. The needle would chatter between the stops. It cured itself when I installed a rotary fuel pump and it just snapped the needle off.
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Old Apr 10, 2005 | 10:36 AM
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TST recomends using an inline fuel filter for an air dampener. I tried one, installing it at the high point of the line. Worked great for a couple thousand miles before filling with fuel, at least it was clear and I could see it happening. I think any line will eventually fill with fuel.
Went to a needle valve, no more problems.
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Old Apr 10, 2005 | 11:27 AM
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If you are using a ss braided line from the test port to guage you need to add a rubber fuel line as a snubber about 2ft long. The ss braided line is transmitting vibrations into the guage. My isspro fuel guage did the samething. I also have a needle valve inline and no matter how much i closed it it would not stop the vibrations. Find a piece of diesel rated or hydraulic line and put at the test port. This fixxed the vibrations on my guage.
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 06:58 PM
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I had the same problem, I still have the sending unit inline with a control valve on and it rattled like a Texas rattle snake. I tried closing the valve but made no difference so I called PDR where I bought the gauge and they replaced the gauge on warranty. I have to say that PDR is with out a doubt a fantastic group of people that back there products 100%. I did notice since replacing the gauge that while I'm driving on the Hwy at 100K's the the gauge actually builds pressure??? I'll start off at 13-14 PSI and after 15-20 minutes it will build to 16 PSI is this normal????
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