Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Vacuum & Volts gauge mounting & install

2017-06-20 Thread calum mcpherson
To late already ordered, might get 3 . Anyway you should be enjoying dinner with the wife  From: 'Robert Craig' via Quantum Owners Group Sent: 20 June 2017 20:21:35 To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners]

Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Vacuum & Volts gauge mounting & install

2017-06-20 Thread Susan and Martin Scott
Can a Y piece be used to connect where the oil pressure sender is? Martin - Original Message - From: 'Robert Craig' via Quantum Owners Group To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 8:21 PM Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Vacuum & Volts gauge mounting

Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Vacuum & Volts gauge mounting & install

2017-06-20 Thread 'Robert Craig' via Quantum Owners Group
Personally, I would rather have an oil pressure gauge than a vacuum one. It means fitting a sandwich plate at the filter but that's simple enough. Bob Sent from my iPad > On 20 Jun 2017, at 17:49, calum mcpherson wrote: > > Just checked and found a screw in

Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Vacuum & Volts gauge mounting & install

2017-06-20 Thread calum mcpherson
Just checked and found a screw in connection at bottom of inlet manifold, 1 connection is bunged off 1 connection goes to bottom of plastic 3 connection crankcase breather unit, that bunged connection I presume is the temp one you referred to. Thanks again Jim. Calum. Sent from my iPhone On

Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Vacuum & Volts gauge mounting & install

2017-06-20 Thread Jim Hearne
The original air filter would have had a vacuum pipe from the inlet manifold to a temperature controlled valve on the air filter which used the vacuum to move the inlet flap for hot or cold air. With the K fitted this outlet from the manifold should have been blanked off. The would have also

Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Vacuum & Volts gauge mounting & install

2017-06-20 Thread calum mcpherson
That was what I thought Jim, have K chrome filter fitted & have disconnected the crankcase breather from exiting into filter/carb, fitted a small filter on top of the crankcase breather part instead. All little vacuum cylinders on pipe are still in place, must have a look for the blank your

Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Vacuum & Volts gauge mounting & install

2017-06-20 Thread Jim Hearne
The traditional place is to T into the pipe to the distributor. If you’ve still got the temperature controlled valve and the various little cylinders (to do with emissions) between the manifold and the distributor then make the T at the manifold side. I always used to dump all that lot through

[Quantum Owners] Re: Vacuum & Volts gauge mounting & install

2017-06-20 Thread calum mcpherson
Ok, decided on 2 x cup style fittings on dash top , can someone confirm best attachment point for vacuum pipe under bonnet for Vacuum gauge ? Thanks Calum On Saturday, 17 June 2017 20:17:41 UTC+1, calum mcpherson wrote: > Anyone fitted the above, not sure on gauge location (52mm gauges), was