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Originally Posted by 66fj40
Mechanical or electric???? Is one better then the other?
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This question regularly starts a debate.
We believe mechanical is the best way to go. It is more expensive and more labor to install, but has serious merits to the way it works.
Our experience tells us that everything can fail..... It also shows us that when a mechanical gauge fails it will fail to Zero or a lower reading than actual. With that said; you always want to know when a VP truck is starving for fuel, because it can cost you serious money and failure. If a gauge shows low pressure you the owner are called to action.
We have seen many failed VP's in our shop that have a FP gauge that is showing 12+ PSI of fuel pressure, upon tying in a shop gauge to verify the fuel pressure we have found NONE. This was due to a faulty SENDING UNIT. It was cheap to fix the sender and gauge, but the VP was smoked and that cost another $1600.00. In relation to your question, who wants to be driving around thinking everything is OK, only to be destroying their IP.
We recommend the mechanical gauges when installed on a VP truck.... we do sell Electric regularly, but always with the advice above.
It is not common to sell someone a second gauge with the VP install... the pain of the deal normally helps them understand.
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