Do I need water pressure gauges?
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Do I need water pressure gauges?
I bought a set of used gauges and there are 2 water pressure gauges. My have twin turbo 454 making about 600/ side with TRS drives. The engines still have the water recirculating pump with the raw water pump drawing water thru a strainer on the bottom of the boat. Also the turbo shields are water cooled too. Do I need to install these gauges? I know on a NA motor a lot of guys will put a crossover on to eliminate the recirculating pump, but I would prefer to keep the recirculating pump to help pump water to the shields and other parts of the engine.
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I would use them. They will tell you things before you have a problem.
A few times I have seen my water pressure drop to about half of normal. The engine water temp was normal and flow looked normal out the exhaust.
Every time, there was a restriction at the oil cooler from sucking in some leaves or trash.
A few times I have seen my water pressure drop to about half of normal. The engine water temp was normal and flow looked normal out the exhaust.
Every time, there was a restriction at the oil cooler from sucking in some leaves or trash.
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I bought a set of used gauges and there are 2 water pressure gauges. My have twin turbo 454 making about 600/ side with TRS drives. The engines still have the water recirculating pump with the raw water pump drawing water thru a strainer on the bottom of the boat. Also the turbo shields are water cooled too. Do I need to install these gauges? I know on a NA motor a lot of guys will put a crossover on to eliminate the recirculating pump, but I would prefer to keep the recirculating pump to help pump water to the shields and other parts of the engine.
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