reno928s

Well, I cut the line going to the KLRin hopes of plumbing in the brass tee. First I tried 1/4 in brass tee with a compression fitting, that was to big, now I tried 3/16 and it's to small. What tee or how do you plumb the boost gauge to the plastic f@#% hose? TIA, Reno

eclou

I used a white plastic 3/16 tee, then used rubber vacuum hose pieces to "splice" the the tee and the KLR plastic lines together. Then, I used mini-zip ties to clamp the rubber vacuum lines down.

Bones944

I used a rubber tee and tied it in above the KLR. Mine was a nice snug fit in the rubber tee, but I ziptied it anyway.

reno928s

My VDO gauge has a very small line about 1/8 OD, how would I tee that in? Reno

Ben Z.

Took me four auto part stores, but a nearby napa had a 7/64" rubber t. Give them a call. You should be able to cram in the old line, even though it is thicker. Good luck!

p0wp0w

yeah you should get the 7/64" rubber tee found at napa or pep boys. Napa part number: CRB2663
Or if you cannot find it and want to wait, I can send you one for free on the weekend. Just PM me if so

reno928s

What about the 1/8 line from the gauge? Reno

facboy

well the 1/8" line from the gauge should fit into a 7/64" tee shouldn't it? seeing as 1/8= 8/64 > 7/64, but not by much. should fit really nicely. i don't know what tee i had, but it was a little bigger than the line from my autometer. so i rtv siliconed it a bit and zip-tied it. seems fine.

p0wp0w

the 1/8" line from the gauge will fit into the T and believe it or not, the KLR line will fit too, it takes a while to slip it in but once you do its a veryvery tight fit and won't come loose

reno928s

Thanks for all the replies, Reno

GWTurboS

Reno,

I also bought a VDO gauge for my car. They sell a tubing kit separately. However, I just went down to Home Depot and bought a brass adapter that went from an 1/8" female to a barb fitting. Then I used rubber vacuum tubing from the barb fitting to T fitting I spliced into the KLR line. If you are careful, you can cut the KLR line, heat up up the ends slightly and then slip in the T fitting. The KLR line is pretty hard, so it doesn't always cooperate when you're trying to work with it.

Best Regards
Greg W.

KLR

I can also confirm that the 7/64 rubber tee is the way to go. NAPA claims not to carry it any longer, but I found one at Pep Boys. I actually bought a spare, too. Let me know if you need it.

reno928s

Well, this is how it goes, I had a rubber T left over from a 928 S motor, I cut the KLR line and it fit right into that rubber T. I used a vacuum line that went into that rubber T, from that vacuum line I connected a 1/8 rubber coupling, from there I had 1/8 copper tubing which ran towards the meter but did not fit into the brass fitting. So, then I connected it to the meter using a few adapters. I felt like Apollo 13, one problem after another. Anyway it WORKS. I appreciate all the help and if something where to fail I'll probably take you up on some of your generous offers. Reno

Mikeaagesen

Hey Ben, which auto store in town had your rubber 7/64 T fitting? I'm in the middle of installing my gauges, and I am planning on buying one.

Ben Z.

The NAPA way south on duff, but I bought all three that they had. Hopefully they have reordered by now.