Fuel Pressure Sensor
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- Old School!
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Fuel Pressure Sensor
I'm interested in putting a FPS on my Vanagon. 1988 Jetta's sensor looks very interesting "802 54061 323". It would be way cool if I knew the threads on both items cyl3,4 fuel line nipple and the sensor. It would be nice to mate these together, and have a nice cabin fuel pressure read-out. Comments?
1981 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia - air-cooled Type4 1970cc CV (hydraulic lifters, 42x36 valves, stock cam, microSquirt FI with wasted spark ignition)
1993 Ford F-250 XL LWB Extended Cab 7.3L IDI
1993 Ford F-250 XL LWB Extended Cab 7.3L IDI
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Re: Fuel Pressure Sensor
The size of the threaded hole on the fuel rail test port is pretty darned small. I don't know that you'd be able to find a hose or pipe fitting that would work well there. It would probably be easier to just clamp a bit of fuel hose on it and make up a hose adaptor for the sensor. You might need to provide a ground connection for the sensor body, then.
Which brings us to the next point: have you found any information at all on that sensor as to what sort of signal it provides, or over what pressure range it's good for? A Google search of that part number only turns up stores offering to sell one. I couldn't find any technical information at all.
Which brings us to the next point: have you found any information at all on that sensor as to what sort of signal it provides, or over what pressure range it's good for? A Google search of that part number only turns up stores offering to sell one. I couldn't find any technical information at all.
'81 Canadian Westfalia (2.0L, manual), now Californiated
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Re: Fuel Pressure Sensor
I haven't -- that's why I posted here. Maybe someobody has done this with a different sensor?
1981 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia - air-cooled Type4 1970cc CV (hydraulic lifters, 42x36 valves, stock cam, microSquirt FI with wasted spark ignition)
1993 Ford F-250 XL LWB Extended Cab 7.3L IDI
1993 Ford F-250 XL LWB Extended Cab 7.3L IDI
- SlowLane
- IAC Addict!
- Location: Livermore, CA
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Re: Fuel Pressure Sensor
Not to cramp the spirit of DIY, but have you looked at this pressure gauge kit?
'81 Canadian Westfalia (2.0L, manual), now Californiated
"They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance."
- Terry Pratchett
"They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance."
- Terry Pratchett
- Amskeptic
- IAC "Help Desk"
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Re: Fuel Pressure Sensor
I call it an unnecessary failure point that runs the risk of burning your jewel down to the ground.
Colin
Colin
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