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Old 09-10-2013, 01:25 PM   #1
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Just bought a vaccum gauge and wanted to know how to hook it up to check carb for a 47 car,stock engine .
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Old 09-10-2013, 03:33 PM   #2
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If I understand what your asking - unhook the rubber hose at the back of the carb thats used for the wipers - attach the vacuum gauge to it.
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Old 09-10-2013, 04:25 PM   #4
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This site has a nice interactive demo at the bottom of it that shows how to interpret what you see on the vacuum gauge: http://www.secondchancegarage.com/public/186.cfm
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Old 09-10-2013, 05:23 PM   #5
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