Wonky boost gauge?

[snakebit]

I've never had a boosted car before, so have no experience with boost gauges. However, the behavior of my Autometer Sport Comp II is making me suspicious:

When I shut the car down, the needle does not return to 0 but stays stuck in vac. If I tap the the gauge repeatedly, it will go back to 0.

Something inside the gauge is rattling around, sounds like a maraca with one tiny bean.

The needle action looks a bit jerky, not smooth.

The max boost I see is 8-9 psi. (105mm pulley) but the car feels very strong.

Send it back? Unfortunately, I had to chop down the mounting studs to make it fit in my pod.

[Kyp J]

My Autometer vac/boost gauge works smoothly so I would say yours is at least farkled if not totally wonked. I would call to see if you could return it but with the studs cut off...Who knows? Did you cut them with side cutters? I wonder if the shock of the cut may have whiplashed the innards.

[Tom @ Fast Forward]

Could be why you are seeing 9PSI?

Yep. Sounds totally 'wonked'. DZon't know that term but I can guess it's meaning. :)

[snakebit]

Could be why you are seeing 9PSI?Yah, what I'm thinking.
I sent autometer an inquiry, let's see how their customer service stacks up.

Drove the car 160 mi. today on an old, familiar route. Somehow, I knocked 30 min. off the trip.:angel:

[Tom @ Fast Forward]

I think you should worry more about getting a good V1 than worry about getting the gauge fixed. ;)

[snakebit]

I think you should worry more about getting a good V1 than worry about getting the gauge fixed. ;)Upper right corner of pic: http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c324/7stringviper/Cars/IMG_1064.jpg?t=1191554107.:yes:

[snakebit]

Yup, it's wonky, farkled and fubared.
Today it read only from 30 heg to 7 heg. Car is running great, seems to be getting even faster? Autometer said to send the gauge to them for repair/replacement.

[Tom @ Fast Forward]

I read this post about three times and then concluded heg must be a word like farkled. :)

Then, the engineer in me discovered you were developing a new Atomic symbol for Hg (Mercury). You and my brother-in-law would get along great. When we play scrabble, he always wins with words like Fubarb and Farkle.


Yup, it's wonky, farkled and fubared.
Today it read only from 30 heg to 7 heg. Car is running great, seems to be getting even faster? Autometer said to send the gauge to them for repair/replacement.

[snakebit]

Mi hyer ejicashun wuz at Julieyard. Wots mercury?:stupid:
(Shame, my dad's an engineer and my sister's a microbiologist!)
BTW, f-u-b-a-r is an acronym for "f---ed up beyond all recognition.":biggrin:

[Tom @ Fast Forward]

I applied to Julliard. They sent me a letter back asking what musical instrument I played. I wrote back "The radio". Never heard back so I went for engineering as a second choice. :)