[SOLVED]manometer vs gauge dials

[andybesy]

I've been watching them for ages on ebay mate and at £30 for a Morgan Carbtune you got a good deal, going rate is about £45+. Good luck and let us know how you get on.

Andy

[keratos]

exactly.
well, they surely cant be worse than these gauges
I'll report back probably in a week or so after they arrive
in the meantime, when I balanced by carbs with the dials, I've realised that the calibration is probably out across all 4 gauges so they aint actually balanced at all. Not a problem with carbtune - they operate on different mechanics - vacuum pulling steel rods in a tube as opposed to mechanical dials uncalibrated

[Fazerider]

You can always check the sensitivities of the gauges match by shoving the hoses into a vacuum cleaner nozzle.
By the looks of it, you can probably adjust them if necessary.

[keratos]

nice pic. I'd opened one up years ago and got mercury all over the place - not a good idea. Refreshing to see that health and safety is paramount these days and we resort to big bolts and springs - good thinking