should I install water presure gauge

[wishinIwasFishin]

g'day mate's<br /><br />got my old 73 80hp mercury fitted and took it out for run on the local lake and it goes great<br />pulls about 35 miles per hour on my 16 footer(heavy boat) even pulled up a skier,just (big bloke thougth 240 pound 6 foot 6 inchers) <br /><br />just got two questions <br />there is 2 pipes coming out of the motor that squirt water one looks a though it use to be hooked up to a presure gauge and the other in the telltale(can't see this one from the drivers seat) so should I get a gauge and run the hose up to the front dash ?<br /><br />and the telltale seams to have more presure than the other hose.Is this correct? or can't is see straight<br /><br />cheers to ya all<br /><br />ps have not changed the impella as there seems to be heaps of water out the telltale

 

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Re: should I install water presure gauge

Can you remember the last time the impeller was changed? If not change it for piece of mind. It's a good idea to hook up a water pressure gauge so you can see how much water running thru your cooling system. Make a note of the readings-then all you have to do is keep an eye on it to tell when somethings wrong. A temp gauge is not a bad idea either because a cold running motor is bad news too. You can get gauges at www.teleflex.com or www.surplusunlimited.com.<br /><br />Dutch