88k5blazin 1/2 ton status Joined Nov 27, 2006 Posts 484 Reaction score 0 Location clark new jersey Nov 19, 2010 #1 can i use a gauge off my aircompressor to test my fuel pressure or do i need a gauge specifically made for fuel?
can i use a gauge off my aircompressor to test my fuel pressure or do i need a gauge specifically made for fuel?
DEMON44 Low-Tech Redneck Joined Jan 8, 2003 Posts 7,227 Reaction score 32 Location Okotoks, Alberta Nov 20, 2010 #2 doesn't matter. pressure is pressure.
4X4HIGH 1 ton status GMOTM Winner Joined Dec 14, 2001 Posts 22,423 Reaction score 662 Location Fremont, CA. Nov 20, 2010 #3 I'm pretty sure he needs a gauge designed for use with liquids.
DEMON44 Low-Tech Redneck Joined Jan 8, 2003 Posts 7,227 Reaction score 32 Location Okotoks, Alberta Nov 20, 2010 #4 nope. the tube in guage doesn't care if its hydraulic or pneumatic thats making the push.
4X4HIGH 1 ton status GMOTM Winner Joined Dec 14, 2001 Posts 22,423 Reaction score 662 Location Fremont, CA. Nov 20, 2010 #5 Well, i've just seen gauges that said "for liquid only" so i figure there must be something different about them.
Well, i've just seen gauges that said "for liquid only" so i figure there must be something different about them.
DEMON44 Low-Tech Redneck Joined Jan 8, 2003 Posts 7,227 Reaction score 32 Location Okotoks, Alberta Nov 20, 2010 #6 I don't know why those guages you've see said liquid only. maybe they were special. but regular joe average guages use a curved metal bourdon tube as the calibrated measuring end. and it will take both as pressure is pressure.
I don't know why those guages you've see said liquid only. maybe they were special. but regular joe average guages use a curved metal bourdon tube as the calibrated measuring end. and it will take both as pressure is pressure.