Anyone use this Fuel Pressure Adapter/Gauge for TBI?

[Mattchu60]

I am looking to test my fuel pressure. The adapter for the fuel filter area seems to run from $35-55, but I fould this on ebay. Its an adapter that mounts on the fuel line behind the TBI.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GM-TBI-Fuel...ls&hash=item35c970e8b7&vxp=mtr#ht_3461wt_1161

Anyone use this gauge and adapter? Any thoughts? The lines are pretty stiff, I am concerned that the adapter may have enough room to mount due to the line stiffness,

 

[89Suburban]

Damn! Good find!

 

[cedens]

for the 5.3's in the stable around here my dad made one from a pressure gauge and a freon hose, same size orifice for the new A/C fill side as on your fuel rail on the new ones, nice little setup he made when he was diagnosing fuel problems on his 2000... which ended up being a new fuel pump. Which we popped the bed off (Stepside) and left the tank on.

 

[Swims350]

senn em never had one, but I'd run it, much easier IMo then putting one in place of a fuel filter, and I paid $20 for just the fuel filter fitting to hook my gauge to it, so $30 for the entire setup is a steal IMO.

 

[Jims86]

Thats what I have, works just fine.

 

[Mattchu60]

I went ahead and bought one. I'll try to report back in a week or so once it arrives and I can try it.

 

[MrMarty51]

 

[89Suburban]

Posted From Hell

 

[Mattchu60]

Well I got it in the mail today (fast shipping). I tried it a moment ago. The adapter does work and the gauge works as well. I would not recommend this for one major reason - this is not a permanent adapter like they claim. To install it you bolt it onto the fuel filter. The short section of rubber line there will not allow it to fit. It kinks the rubber badly. I got it to work by taking all the bolt off the hard line that follows the fuel filter, but now the hard line is not attached to the frame. It was honestly more work than just using the piece that mounts in the place of the filter. I will be taking it back off tomorrow so I can reattach the hard lines to the frame.

 

[foamypirate]

I was under the impression it would screw on behind the throttle body. Sounds like that's not the case?

 

[RetroC10Sport]

No, it piggybacks on to the fuel filter.