Feedback Van's Manifold Fuel Gauges
Fuel gauges have worked great, no problem at all with the resist/float gauges.
Manifold pressure is another matter entirely. Three fifty buck plus transducers later, three different plumbing setup changes to "keep the fluids from entering the transducer" and the gauge is just as sluggish and unreliable as the first setup. I can show 33 inches at times, without a turbo. The five second delay in showing a change setting is more like ten or no change.
It is the only piece of equipment on my 6 that fails to work properly despite inordinate attention and replacement and modification. I absolutely cannot go from F/P to Constant Speed prop until this is resolved (and I buy another engine!).
Van's support solution is the only thing they can say..."Change the Transducer".
I will be changing the system to a hard-line standard gauge as soon as I find one that does not look hokey and will be ditching the setup I have.
Perhaps someone out there with experience in these matters can chime in, a search here on VAF just has complaints like mine but no discussion of what might be causing these failures or pic of what a functioning plumbing setup looks like.
Good luck!
Montanamike
RV6 N918MB O-320 A 150HP 145 hours Phase II