Vacuum Gauges

devlin · Post by **devlin** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:53 am

Does anyone have recommendations on vacuum gauges? Can I just get a single and swap bewteen the two vacuum hoses connections until it's balanced? Just not sure whether I need to look for a double gauge setup or can just buy a single. Cheers.

youngy · Post by **youngy** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 11:04 am

tbh you'd be better off with a twin unit cos there's too much fekking about moving a single from one line to the other. Morgan Carbtune is a brilliant piece of kit - dead simple to use and easier to compare vacuums than dial gauges.

devlin · Post by **devlin** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:21 pm

Thanks Mr Young. I figured the double dials would be the way to go.

Post by **Kevtrx849** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:56 pm

I purchased a carb balancing tool a while back. Your welcome to borrow it. Works very well.

devlin · Post by **devlin** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:30 am

Thanks Kev. I might order the emulsion tubes soon and take you up on that. I would like to have some anway, but budget prioritys always seem to dictate.

I checked out chose Morgan guages. Seems like a good bit of kit.

Post by **Kevtrx849** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:02 am

The balancer kit i bought was from the UK. It's a couple of pieces of clear tube with ball bearings inside. Can't go wrong. All attachments were included. Cost about $20 posted. I've got a small fuel tank as well, ideal so you can run the bike with your tank off. Let me know when you want them as i'll be away on holidays in two weeks time.

Greg · Post by **Greg** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:51 pm

I'm a cheap bastard and made my own from clear tube and upper cylinder lubricant...

it worked, and I'm still cheap!

G

kebab19 · Post by **kebab19** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:49 pm

LOL
You're cheap and yet you have Keihin FCRs and an R1 frontend fitted ???

I'm cheap - if it was possible, I'd bore the standard Mikunis out to 41mm!

Oh yeah. I have a Morgan Carbtune and like most others, think it's great; feels like it will last as lifetime, too, unlike the cheapo versions.

philk · Post by **philk** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:54 pm

martin young wrote:tbh you'd be better off with a twin unit cos there's too much fekking about moving a single from one line to the other. Morgan Carbtune is a brilliant piece of kit - dead simple to use and easier to compare vacuums than dial gauges.

Yep the morgan kit is good, i have one of the old mercury kits, it works really well.

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:05 am

I'm about to buy a Davida twin gauge set (the old style with the dials)
$140 from Motociclo @ St Peters. Have a meter style Twinmax that I never really figured out how to use. Only ever used it once on the Guzzi. That's not say say its a bad unit, just confusing

Bob

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:35 am

Kev, how did you make the tank? Was it off something like a mower or can you buy them ready made ala Repco?
I did see something similar with vacuum guages with a little remote fuel supply in a Stein Dinse Guzzi catalogue, but do you think I can find the bloody thing?

Bob

Post by **Kevtrx849** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:00 am

Came off some kind of ride on mower. Doesn't have a tap, i just use my crimping pliers to stop the flow. Holds about 5 litres.