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Old 06-03-2005, 06:58 PM
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At Idle i was getting 42 psi. Is that ok? What is an average reading?
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i thought that gauge was oil pressure....or am i'm thinkin about the wrong thing?
but if its the same gauge then yeah....and it should go up when u press the gas
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Normal operating fuel pressure is 40-47 PSI. It sounds as if you are OK
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Originally Posted by xX1SSEI1Xx
i thought that gauge was oil pressure....or am i'm thinkin about the wrong thing?
but if its the same gauge then yeah....and it should go up when u press the gas
I just got a fuel pressure gauge.

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Normal operating fuel pressure is 40-47 PSI. It sounds as if you are OK
Alright cool.
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So... 37 is bad eh.... maybe Ill get a new filter..
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