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vacuum gauge adaptor hack? 18 Aug 2023 21:07 #888471

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Do I need to buy 2 special Kawasaki adaptors at 30 to 50 bucks total and wait a week to get them just so I can connect vacuum gauges for carb synch? Or can I rig something else up at the hardware store? The Harbor Freight gauges I would use (yeah but they're better than nothing) don't have metric adaptors

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vacuum gauge adaptor hack? 18 Aug 2023 21:36 #888473

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To make an adapter, find a bolt that threads tnto the hole. Cut the bolt so you have a piece that there a few threads on one end and .5" of smooth on the other. drill a small hole through it.
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vacuum gauge adaptor hack? 19 Aug 2023 06:30 #888479

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 Are you thinking the hose is big enough to fit over the smooth end?

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vacuum gauge adaptor hack? 19 Aug 2023 06:58 #888481

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You can make the smooth end any diameter you need. Could you buy adaptors from another gauge company?
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vacuum gauge adaptor hack? 19 Aug 2023 08:15 #888487

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Maybe you could get some plastic vacuum fittings from the auto parts store or on EB. 

EB search = 6mm vacuum fitting .... chose 6mm at random. I have no idea what size you need.

EB search = 6mm Hose Pipe Connector 

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vacuum gauge adaptor hack? 19 Aug 2023 08:21 #888488

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An example of homemade adaptors...

 
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vacuum gauge adaptor hack? 19 Aug 2023 13:14 #888501

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 Are you thinking the hose is big enough to fit over the smooth end?
Looking at the homemade adaptors pics Nessism posted, It looks like the brass tubes are about the same diameter as the bolt.
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vacuum gauge adaptor hack? 19 Aug 2023 14:12 #888502

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An example of homemade adaptors...

 
 

Are the tubes epoxied or cemented onto the bolts? Heading to the hardware store now...

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