[Shotimes] A little advise - Fuel Pressure tester kit

Carl Prochilo gr8sho@adelphia.net
Mon, 23 Aug 2004 23:01:13 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)


I have the Ford adapter but I can't get a reading.  I'm going to bring it
back and try a new one when I get back home on Friday.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Mon, August 23, 2004 1:12 pm, crusher@ipass.net said:
> I have the tester you speak of from Autozone and ther ewas a little
> adaptor in
> there to work on Ford vehicles. Checked fuel pressure on My SHO and my
> T-bird
> w/ it. I would pickup another package in the store and see if one of them
> has
> the adaptor you need and get them to exchange it.
>
>
> Carl
>
> Quoting Kevin & Cheryl Airth <clubairth@peoplepc.com>:
>
>> Carl:
>>  I got my tester from Sears. Sound identical to what you got. Has the
>> clear
>> hose to bleed the pressure off. I had to use another adapter to get from
>> the
>> tester to the Schrader valve. It came in the package. Maybe it's missing
>> from yours?
>> .
>> .
>>
>>
>>
>> > Don,  I'm a little stumped on this.  I bought the tester from AZ part
>> > number CP7818.  It is exactly as you described it.
>> >
>> > The difficulty I am having is this.  When connecting the tester to the
>> > fuel rail test port, I don't get a reading.  What I think is happening
>> is
>> > that the test port adapter is not depressing the plunger in the
>> schrader
>> > valve.  AZ wasn't of any help to me.  From the way I see the pieces
>> > fitting together, I don't see how this could possibly work for ANY
>> Ford
>> > cars.
>> >
>> > What am I missing?
>> > --
>> > Cheers,
>> > Carl Prochilo
>> > 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>> >
>> > On Mon, August 16, 2004 11:37 am, Donald Mallinson said:
>> > > Yes, I think that is it.  Seemed to work just fine.
>> > >
>> > > Has a hose to drain excess fuel into a container.
>> > >
>> > > Don Mallinson
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