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Aug 31, 2008 | 07:10 AM

#16

novahauler

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From: Virginia

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Originally Posted by rage_blue

why not just buy a fuel pressure guage designed for temporaryly hooking up. If you buy a cheap guage with a shreader fitting from any parts store they all sell them, it will just screw onto your banjo fitting if your fitting has the male threads on the end(probably covered by a plastic dust cap). just hook up the guage and strap it to your wiper and go for a drive, check its readings against your juices.

I mounted a temporary one just last week. Had one I used to use on a race car, had some copper tubing and compression fittings. 5 minutes later had it on the truck and drove it down the road.

Aug 31, 2008 | 03:53 PM

#17

HOHN

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From: Cummins Technical Center, IN

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Originally Posted by JPR Ram

I feel you are correct. Hence to reason I do use airbrake line that is use on our Freightliners, Kenworths and Peterbilts here at work.

I wish I woulda known that when I did mine. I'd have saved myself a headache.

My fitting had an insert in the plastic tubing, but it was soft brass, so maybe it wasn't strong enough?

Anyway, my present setup works well and I won't have to worry about this for awhile, or so I hope.

jh

Aug 31, 2008 | 04:23 PM

#18

DodgeRamdiese01

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From: Birdsboro, (near Reading) PA

hey guys I recently hooked up an Autometer sending unit that is designed to use in the cab it is an oil pressure guage, (because the fuel is oil) it seems to be fine, but what do you guys think? it idle it sits at 15 psi and at WOT it is about 10.5-11 psi, I have a brand new Lift pump, do these reading sound right?