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Old 03-15-2004, 03:30 PM
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Default Problem with AutoMeter Ultra Lite Boost Gauge

I have an autometer gauge that I just went to install last night.

I hooked it up to the car, but you guys know how the boost gauge rests at

0, mine rests at -11 vacuum.

I hooked it up, thinking that if I were to turn the boost up, it would go back

to 0, but it didnt. As soon as I shut the car off, the boost gauge went back

to 11 vacuum. What do I do to reset the gauge to rest at 0??


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Old 03-15-2004, 08:32 PM
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xchange it. Sounds defective
Old 03-16-2004, 04:31 PM
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It was previousley owned.

When I hooked it up to the car, it works, it builds boost, and reads vacuum, but it thinks that -11 vacuum is the "0" point, and gives me wrong readings.

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Buy another one and put the old on back in the box. You never heard me say that
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I shouldn't be too far off when reading boost as 11mmHg is only .21psi. But I can understand that you want one that works right as it will be way off when reading vacuum.
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Originally posted by eclou
Buy another one and put the old on back in the box. You never heard me say that
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