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Jan 23, 2009, 07:06 AM

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i built a home made water/alky injection and would like to put a pressure guage in-line...McMaster-Carr has a large selection of guages...should i be looking for a specific type of construction??

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Jan 23, 2009, 09:34 PM

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so list some of the parts of your homemade kit, post some pics please

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i built a home made water/alky injection and would like to put a pressure guage in-line...McMaster-Carr has a large selection of guages...should i be looking for a specific type of construction??

get a pressure gauge thats 0 to ~200psig, glycerin filled. also add a snubber to gentle the shock pulses from a on/off on demand shurflo pump.

this was what i did on my viii awhile back

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Jan 24, 2009, 06:03 AM

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so list some of the parts of your homemade kit, post some pics please

shurflo pump, bypass type
hobbs switch
40A relay
water tank
nozzle/s
tubing/fittings
wire/fuse
and a failsafe

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Jan 24, 2009, 07:39 AM

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Shurflo pump...Mcmaster-Carr solinoid valve and M3 misting nozzle...Hobbs adjustable switch...fuel injection hose....works great....thanks for the guage info.

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