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Old Sep 21, 2002 | 06:29 PM
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Boost Gauge Problem Help???????????

Well here is the deal,well my Boost gauge light was not working so i took out the gauge and put a new bulb and it light up , so when i was trying to put it back in ,i broke the hose that was connected on the back of the gauge ,so i got a new one and put it ,when i started the car, my vacuum was like on 5 ,before all this happen always was on 20 around there ,well my normal boost is 10 psi and now it dont even go to 2psi WTF?

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Old Sep 21, 2002 | 06:39 PM
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any help will be nice
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Old Sep 21, 2002 | 06:55 PM
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I am going to burn this piece of **** down ,is gitting on my last nerves
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Old Sep 21, 2002 | 06:57 PM
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you still have a vaccum leak! Do you have an autometer? did you use that shitty little plastic hose with the crush washer? The tube could be cracked, replace the plastic tube with a rubber vacuum line. slide it over the threads on the gauge and ziptie that sucker.
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Old Sep 21, 2002 | 07:01 PM
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you still have a vaccum leak! Do you have an autometer? did you use that shitty little plastic hose with the crush washer? The tube could be cracked, replace the plastic tube with a rubber vacuum line. slide it over the threads on the gauge and ziptie that sucker.
No no autometer **** ,my boost gague is HKS, and yeah i got those plastic looking tubes
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Old Sep 21, 2002 | 07:10 PM
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Take the plastic line and put that **** in the recycle bin!!!! Go buy some rubber.
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Old Sep 21, 2002 | 07:21 PM
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From: Miami,Fl were is to danm hot all the time
Is 8:22pm here so i went in 5 minute to Discount Auto Parts and got those rubber hose(I was going to freaking trade my car for a bicycle) is drivin me nut not just this ,well
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Old Sep 22, 2002 | 02:31 AM
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Is your **** fixed??
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Old Sep 22, 2002 | 02:39 AM
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u could said that
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