[Vwdiesel] Vacuum Guage?

[Bryan Foust]

A vacuum guage will serve no purpose in a diesel engine.  Diesels typically
do not have throttle plates in the intake plenum as the engine RPM is
controlled by the amount of fuel injected into the cylinder.

Bryan

1975 Mercedes 240D
1988.5 Suzuki Samurai Hardtop
1999 Dodge Ram Cummins Turbodiesel
2002 Saturn SC2
Yanmar diesel tractor

-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-admin at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-admin at vwfans.com]On
Behalf Of jon.sykes at ps.ge.com
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 1:00 PM
To: Audi-VW-Diesels at yahoogroups.com; vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Vacuum Guage?


I've heard that vacuum guages are a useful indicator of engine wear and also
fuel economy.  I'd like to put one on my diesel Vanagon.  Can anyone
recommend a particular brand or model - I don't want to spend very much.
Also, where abouts does it hook up to the engine?

Mechanical-ability lacking,

Jon
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