installing water pressure guage yes or no and is it complicated??

[bob-o p]

i want to put a water pressure guage on my 1993 force 70hp is it easy or not worth it, (what is involved)?

 

[Hooty]

Re: installing water pressure guage yes or no and is it complicated??

I don't know how difficult the installitation is on your engine but it's well worth the trouble.<br /><br />c/6<br /><br />Hooty

 

[rickdb1boat]

Re: installing water pressure guage yes or no and is it complicated??

Bob<br />Check the link below for the one that pertains to your Motor:<br /><br /> web page

 

[roscoe]

Re: installing water pressure guage yes or no and is it complicated??

I am in the middle of installing one on my '95 70hp. So far so good. Mount gauge in dash. Route tubing to engine. Tie into the circulation system.<br /><br />Here we have the option of hooking up to a cooling line, or tapping into the peehole feed hose. I have opted to use the peehole hose. If I don't get satisfactory reading on the gauge, I will tap into another line. I won't be able to test it till April.<br /><br />I bought a kit which included the gauge, fittings and tubing, $40?.

 

[the hangman]

Re: installing water pressure guage yes or no and is it complicated??

Roscoe - I have been thinking about installing a weter pressure guage; I was searching back through the old archives and recognised your name. How did the installation work out for you?<br />I have a 1989 85 Hp Force

 

[wraenking]

Re: installing water pressure guage yes or no and is it complicated??

i just installed mine yesterday on a 1998 force 120 hp. simple as can be. i mounted the gauge, routed the wire under the deck, and then removed the bolt at the top of my block and inserted the elbow connection they gave me to connect the tube to.<br /><br />im reading 5 psi at idle.<br /><br />i thought it was fairly easy

 

[roscoe]

Re: installing water pressure guage yes or no and is it complicated??

Me too. I did not use the peehole. My '95 70hp has a 1/4" threaded plug in the top of the thermostat housing. I unscrewed it, secured a 90* fitting, attached the tubing. <br /><br />It works great.<br />Approx 3 at idle,<br />8-9 at cruising speed<br />13 at WOT.

 

[the hangman]

Re: installing water pressure guage yes or no and is it complicated??

One of these forum threads had a link to a Teleflex water pressure guage installation sheet/owners manual. It mentioned draining the water from the 20' long hose and from the guage itself when winterizing the boat. I could see blowing out the hose - but how do you get the water out of the guage? Do you have to remove it and shake the water out ?