Oil pressure/vacuum guage install

[slabghost]

i would agree that hooking a vacuum gauge to one cyl will not work will. the best spot is the line to the advance unit. i built a dash unit, with a flat panel that runs from the edge of the windshield on the left to the edge on the right. this allowed me to install four smaller gauges that are easy to read,(up high), but do not interfer with your line of site to the road. the gauges are oil pressure, clock,temp,(with real numbers), and volt. i would have to wonder what the value of a vacuum gauge is beyond maximizing fuel mileage. also mounting them in the fairing prevents the mechanical oil line from moving as the handle bars a moved

Isn't it the vacuum advance that has vacuum only as throttle is opened?
That also comes off one cylinder. I'll have to try it sometime.

Actually vacuum source for the advance reads overall vacuum at the carbs. Regardless of where you measure vacuum it will be highest at idle and drop as rpm increases.

 

[cyborg]

i would agree that hooking a vacuum gauge to one cyl will not work will. the best spot is the line to the advance unit. i built a dash unit, with a flat panel that runs from the edge of the windshield on the left to the edge on the right. this allowed me to install four smaller gauges that are easy to read,(up high), but do not interfer with your line of site to the road. the gauges are oil pressure, clock,temp,(with real numbers), and volt. i would have to wonder what the value of a vacuum gauge is beyond maximizing fuel mileage. also mounting them in the fairing prevents the mechanical oil line from moving as the handle bars a moved

Would be great to see pic. of those guages :beg: :mrgreen: now the connection on the advance unit priceless :yahoo:

pictures to the web site is one of my big "i don't know how" things. but if you will send me your email, i can send you some pictures. and if you like you can post them