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oil pressure gauge max 7 or 10 bar
MikeR - 24/2/05 at 06:44 PM

HELP!

Just ordered a oil pressure gauge for a friends crossflow locost. Ordered the 7bar one and the 10 bar one came back instead.

Should I keep the 10 bar or return it for the 7? My thinking was the engine would never see 10 bar and it would be better to have the 7 bar scale as it would be more detailed.

Thoughts?


MikeR - 25/2/05 at 09:25 AM

anyone ?????????


Peteff - 25/2/05 at 10:40 AM

You won't get near 105psi or 150psi. It's not what you wanted so send it back. Are they automotive gauges or industrial? The scale sounds high.


MikeR - 25/2/05 at 11:06 AM

CA Telemetrix automotive gagues........

i thought they where high, checked the haynes manual for pressures when the crossflow is running hot and then decided that the smaller the scale the better.

[Edited on 25/2/05 by MikeR]