David Neibert
SCCoA Admin
Has anyone ever had the vac/boost gauge just stop working even though the hose was connected ?
I drove my 91 over the weekend and it was working fine, then on the way to work this morning I noticed it was stuck on the "0" between Vac and Boost. I thought the hose had blown off at the connection on the return plenum. So I stopped and checked and the hose was still connected to the plenum and after blowing the hose off the back of the gauge last year I zipped tied the connector, so I seriously doubt it came off the gauge. I don't hear any hissing under the dash either.
A couple miles down the road I noticed that the gauge was now reading 2 inches of vacuum....and after shutting the car off when arriving at work, it just stayed there.
I think the hose is clogged or the gauge is broken. Just wondering if anyone else has ever had one just stop working for no apparent reason and it wasn't because of the hose ?
David
PS: Is it necessary to replace the entire instrument cluster if the gauge is bad ?
I drove my 91 over the weekend and it was working fine, then on the way to work this morning I noticed it was stuck on the "0" between Vac and Boost. I thought the hose had blown off at the connection on the return plenum. So I stopped and checked and the hose was still connected to the plenum and after blowing the hose off the back of the gauge last year I zipped tied the connector, so I seriously doubt it came off the gauge. I don't hear any hissing under the dash either.
A couple miles down the road I noticed that the gauge was now reading 2 inches of vacuum....and after shutting the car off when arriving at work, it just stayed there.
I think the hose is clogged or the gauge is broken. Just wondering if anyone else has ever had one just stop working for no apparent reason and it wasn't because of the hose ?
David
PS: Is it necessary to replace the entire instrument cluster if the gauge is bad ?