1941Rick Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Don....is this self cancelling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Don....is this self cancelling? No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Replacement defroster hose arrived from Rock Auto. Good price and quick delivery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40plyrod Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I replaced the defroster hose on my 51 Chevy pickup a few years ago, didn't buy it from Rock Auto but it was inexpensive and made me wonder why I suffered with old rotten defroster hose constantly falling off for so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kented Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I much prefeer the black turn signal switch to my cheap looking chrome one. Factory ones if you can find them seem to always be really expensive on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted October 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 My car came equipped with an aftermarket mechanical temperature gauge as pictured below when I bought it. With the re-wire job I am converting to an aftermarket electronic temperature gauge as part of the new aftermarket cluster. This opened up the temperature gauge hole for another gauge. Forum member Jeff Balazs has long been an advocate of dash mounted vacuum gauges so I elected to take his advice and fill the vacancy with a vacuum gauge. I had to look long and hard to fine one that was not a compound gauge with a Boost pressure readout. I found this one on Amazon delivered to my door for $8.99. Thanks for the advice Jeff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Balazs Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Don; De nada. I have them in many cars and trucks. One of my wrenching mentors set me straight on them years ago. No other common and simple instrument will tell you as much about how your engine is running. Jeff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james curl Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Mine on my 235 six cylinder Chevy with a 390 cfm four barrel has a habit of going from 18 inches to 0 or maybe 5 when I am driving. Of course I average at most 10 miles to the gallon but then again I drive it 70 to 75 on the highway. Do you thank that could be the reason for the low reading on the vacuum gauge at speed or just a heavy foot? I do not seem to spend much time coasting, mine is the old fuel saver with high vacuum in green for good gas mileage and low vacuum in red for poor gas mileage, 18 to 22 in white for idle and 23 to 35 in yellow for coasting. If you try to keep mine in the green range you drive like a little old lady. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niel Hoback Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 You've answered your own question. That's why little old ladies, (and me), get much better gas mileage. Drive a little more gently and your car will last longer and give you much better mileage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathbound Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 (edited) My car came equipped with an aftermarket mechanical temperature gauge as pictured below when I bought it. With the re-wire job I am converting to an aftermarket electronic temperature gauge as part of the new aftermarket cluster. This opened up the temperature gauge hole for another gauge. Forum member Jeff Balazs has long been an advocate of dash mounted vacuum gauges so I elected to take his advice and fill the vacancy with a vacuum gauge. I had to look long and hard to fine one that was not a compound gauge with a Boost pressure readout. I found this one on Amazon delivered to my door for $8.99. Thanks for the advice Jeff. I agree 100%......I have the 1 pictured below. Idles steady @18#.....usually runs around 5# because of my heavy right foot. You've answered your own question. That's why little old ladies, (and me), get much better gas mileage. Drive a little more gently and your car will last longer and give you much better mileage. That's not as much fun. Mine isn't a DD, so gas mileage isn't that important. Edited October 6, 2014 by deathbound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Balazs Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 What I really like about having a vacuum gauge fitted up permanently is that I can see if something is amiss at a glance. You do need to get familiar to what it should read under specific conditions. Once you have a pretty good sense of what you are looking at then any gross deviation from normal tells you a story. Things like a vacuum leak or a stuck valve are usually fairly apparent. I fitted a fairly expensive oil filled vacuum gauge on my truck. I checked the readings I was getting against two different Mechanics gauges to be certain of the accuracy. When cold and at idle it reads a steady 19.5". Once it has warmed up it idles steady at just a shade below 21". Any significant difference .....particularly a fluctuating reading and I know I have a problem. Similar types of readings can be made under speed and at full load. Again any significant deviation from what you are used to seeing under similar conditions can tell you if something is amiss. Jeff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLK Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 The rear harness on my car has needed replacing since I bought my car in 2009. I keep putting it off - dreading what's involved. Maybe seeing this thread will get me motivated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted October 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Doing the rear wiring on my car should be easy as my headliner fell apart a few years back and I have not yet replaced it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokeybear Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Don, you've cost me money again! J/K. I bought a Rebel 9+3 kit and received it yesterday. I'll be tearing into it this weekend. Looks like I'll have several projects for this winter. Including something else I picked up this week... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted October 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Always glad to spend your money$$$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokeybear Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Always glad to spend your money$$$ You must be related to my wife. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted October 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 No, your wife is related to m y wife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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