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Transmission pressure guages
Posted: Aug 12th, '09, 20:23
by Tony Meola
Ok, I am almost there on the repower. Going to drop it in and then finish up all the odds and ends. Easier that way. Besides I have overstayed my welcome where I am right now.
So here is the question, all of the guages are in, tachs, oil, temp, volt. Cummins guages and I used the old panel. I need suggestions on adding transmission pressure gauges and the best place to mount them. Do I really need them?
Posted: Aug 12th, '09, 20:35
by bob lico
yes you need them must read to 400psi . place them along side others. basicly essential for zf unless you want to find out there is a problem when it becomes a disaster!!
Posted: Aug 12th, '09, 20:40
by Tony Meola
Bob
Thanks, I will install them.
Posted: Aug 12th, '09, 20:47
by bob lico
tony a little reassurance ; those two oil cooler hoses going to and from gear oil pump . one fitting breaks trans oil pressure common alarm goes off you shut down. a little mess no big deal repair fitting-----no gauge trans wiped out without indication boat losses thrust on that side .trans is fried over a sticking 5/16 brass fitting ----------out $6500.00 ---ouch
Posted: Aug 13th, '09, 13:01
by In Memory of Vicroy
I've busted cooler hoses on both of my ZF 220As and they shake pretty good before they run all the way out of oil...no damage either time. I had a slow leak and the gague is good for noticing that tho.
UV
Posted: Aug 13th, '09, 15:30
by bob lico
your a lucky fellow vic ------god bless
Posted: Aug 13th, '09, 16:16
by scooter28
I have the zf 45's should i worry about gauges too?
Has anyone ever seen a 63 split in half? i have it was pretty wild no idea what caused it though.
Posted: Aug 13th, '09, 17:22
by randall
ive seen a 63 split window coupe..............sorry , couldnt resist.
Posted: Aug 13th, '09, 18:49
by bob lico
tony i knew a guy with a robins egg blue fbc 31 bertram with 330hp cummins that took apart a pair of zf- 220 irm gears and increase the line pressure to 390lbs then replaced the sae adapter with a steel one in conjuction with a vulcan torsional drive plate . now he shifts ar 900rpm at idle and has tremedous meneverability .the boat planes in 5 seconds from idle----------------now he is a drunk and has secumb to tee-kill-la and has no mermory.
Posted: Aug 13th, '09, 21:04
by Tony Meola
It looks like the guages are a definate yes.
Bob, Robins egg blue, close to the color of JP's boat but he has the 315's.
Posted: Aug 13th, '09, 22:04
by bob lico
think tony-------follow the other post!!!!
Posted: Aug 14th, '09, 19:29
by Tony Meola
Bob
LOL
Ok got it.