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Old 05-21-2014, 03:57 AM   #4
pooch
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Default Re: vacuum gauge as diagnostics tool

A cheap undamped vac gauge will always fluctuate every time a valve opens.

You are looking for irregularities as the engine goes thru its 4 cylinders firing.

A fast regular flicker of a cheap gauge is normal.

If you want to learn and play with a vac gauge, set revs to about 1200 and then move spark lever, the results will impress you.
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