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Title: Vacuum gauges
Post by: Bro550F on May 11, 2021, 04:58:42 PM: Can anyone recommend a good, accurate set of vacuum gauges to be used on a 550F2.
They seem to vary from about £35 to £200.

Or is anyone selling a set??
Cheers, Paul
Title: Re: Vacuum gauges
Post by: kevski on May 11, 2021, 07:36:58 PM: Morgan carb-tune, had mine over twenty years, never any problems.
Title: Re: Vacuum gauges
Post by: Bryanj on May 12, 2021, 08:24:14 AM: Sealy on ebay, not the chinese lookalikes
Title: Re: Vacuum gauges
Post by: paul G on May 12, 2021, 08:54:24 AM: I'd second the Morgan carb-tune mine been excellent ;D
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Post by: Bryanj on May 12, 2021, 09:41:44 AM: Ebay item 301927858737 nearest thing to genuine Honda workshop set i have found and whats more i bought a set a couple of years ago, worth thier weight in gold
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Post by: Bro550F on May 12, 2021, 09:45:23 AM: Thanks for all your replies and suggestions.
Title: Re: Vacuum gauges
Post by: philward on May 12, 2021, 11:38:29 AM: Paul, you are quite welcome to use my set - home made 40 ish yers ago but served me well. They have fittings for the 500 (5mm screws in ali inlet manifolds) - don't know if they are the same for the 550
Title: Re: Vacuum gauges
Post by: Bro550F on May 12, 2021, 12:06:45 PM: Quote from: philward on May 12, 2021, 11:38:29 AM
Paul, you are quite welcome to use my set - home made 40 ish yers ago but served me well. They have fittings for the 500 (5mm screws in ali inlet manifolds) - don't know if they are the same for the 550
Hi Phil, Thanks thats very kind of you. I'll bear that in mind. Not doing it yet, got a few other things to sort out (life gets in the way of our fun!!).
I'll be in touch ,Cheers
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Post by: kevski on May 12, 2021, 01:49:46 PM: I also made this which does just as well, you do a pair at a time, then one from each pair together.
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Post by: philward on May 12, 2021, 02:10:54 PM: Here's the set my dad made me - great set and of sentimental value as well!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210512/e2699fb43e26cd7b21e63ad7431abd02.jpg)

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Title: Re: Vacuum gauges
Post by: ST1100 on May 12, 2021, 07:27:30 PM: I too like my Morgan Carbtune... but had to fix leaks where the hose connectors meet the transparent pipes... ::)

Got me an electronic gizmo in addition, featuring a tachometer which eases idle mixture adjustment...

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