boost gauge stuck??

[John Hartman]

Earlier today, gauge working fine, correctly even.

a few min later, start the car, gauge sitting rock steady at 30" vac.  Shut off car, still 30"

disconnect manifold tube from gauge, start car, still 30" and a good signal from tube.

Smack gauge gently, still 30".  Gauge out of car, in hand, smacked a bit harder and repeatedly, not damaging, but just trying to shake it loose?  Still at 30"

reconnect and go for a rip, hoping that boost and or vac may free it up, but no good.  Still just sitting at 30", inside the house.

any ideas besides "buy Darryl's gauge"  ?

[Jovan Ceklaj]

Which boost gauge are we talking about here?  Autometer? Stock?  Is it mechanical or electronic?

[Cole MacDonald]

One of the linkages inside may have broken off of the bourdon tube or somthing.

[John Hartman]

ahh, crap, my bad.

Autometer Phantom, black faced, -30, 0, +30, mechanical.

[Mike Meron]

buy a new one you cheap fucker.
a $80 part to protect your baby, c'mon hartman.

[Ryan Lore]

Autometer are one of the cheapest poorest quality gauges made.
I've had several stop working on me, but I still run them because they are CHEAP.

[Jovan Ceklaj]

Autometer are one of the cheapest poorest quality gauges made.
I've had several stop working on me, but I still run them because they are CHEAP.

I had a bad incident with one.  I thought I was running 20 psi at the track once and blew a headgasket.  Once I bought a Greddy boost gauge and tested the two side by side, I found out the autometer one was off by 4 psi so I was actually running 24 psi.  Expensive lesson, I'll never run one of those again.

[John Hartman]

Speaking of expensive lessons, Meron, I hope that engine in your sig isn't what I think it is...

Yea I got a new one already. Figured I'd try and see if I could get that one working, but no.

To bad I got another Autometer one, I figured they were good?  All the cool kids are using them.