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Hey fullas

Scored myself a Vac Gauge off a mate recently and figured I may as well chuck it in the Zooky underneath the Voltmeter.

Just a few questions:

The instructions state that the T Fitting is to be installed before the 'Vacuum Boosters and Power Brake Systems'

Two questions;
1) Which one of the two Vacuum Related Booster thingys is the brake one and which one is is the normal vac one?
2) How do I know which tube is IN and which tube is OUT?

I've tried googling around for a Schematic of them using all the various names for Scuds around the world (Sidekick, Geotracker, Escudo, Vitara etc etc) but have come up with nothing....

Help?!

Why exactly would you need a vacuum gauge??

Sorry if it sounds rude, but i just dont get it.

Cheers Daniel

Because I can? haha

Really, to keep an eye on my engine, I have reason to suspect engine wear. Perhaps rings or valve seals but I'd rather diagnose it myself than take it to a mechanic to have it checked out.

This Zuk has spent too much time at the mechanics already....

ZUKPWR wrote:Because I can? haha

Really, to keep an eye on my engine, I have reason to suspect engine wear. Perhaps rings or valve seals but I'd rather diagnose it myself than take it to a mechanic to have it checked out.

This Zuk has spent too much time at the mechanics already....

a Vacuum gauge will probably not tell you much about engine condition, what your looking for there is a compression test gauge that normally screws into one of the spark plug holes.

The vacuum gauge will be showing you the averaged vacuum created by the four pistons on their intake stroke. You expect a high vacuum at idle (no throttle) and low vacuum (nearer zero) at full throttle. But, apart from running your brake booster, the vacuum will not give you much information.

But, if you insist, the vacuum gauge would be connected in the line going between the plenum chamber and the brake booster with a T-connector. The brake booster is the big round thing in the engine bay right in front of the driver, usually high on the firewall, it's also connected to the container that you put the brake fluid into.

Honestly, probably more work than is worth it.

Regards
Hein