Amen brother, I have conducted the same experiment buying the cheap one with
4 different names and breaking all within a day. Congress should investigate.
I got the Holley through Summit's website and haven't dealt with the issue
since. It pissed me off a little that it had slightly weird input threads (you
could run a sewer main into the freakin thing so it's a job to step down to
fuel line) and no fittings or plugs for the blanks, but I did get through that
for a few more bucks and a trip to the speed shop so if you're picking one up
at a shop open the box and buy the addit. stuff you need before you leave. One
additional thought, if you use the range of the adjustment screw as a guide
you can estimate the pressure well without a guage (if it goes from one to five
in one turn a quarter turn from closed is 2lbs, etc.) The guage is good to
have but not hard to live without unless you're racing or NASA.
Mark M.
In a message dated 06/18/2005 10:43:08 AM Eastern Standard Time,
lbcs@earthlink.net writes:
> Hello Bill,
>
> My advice is to stay away from the cheapo "Mr Gasket", "Spectre",
> "Purolator", "NAPA" etc. They all look the same, and I assume they are made
> in the same factory somewhere overseas... Have a big dial that is marked in
> PSI. I went through three in 2 days. They either leaked, shut off the fuel
> flow completely, or did not regulate. I have also heard from others that
> this type has a tendency to "stick" shut when not used regularly and they
> severely restrict flow at high RPMS
>
> Holley makes a nice one that is relatively inexpensive P/N #12-804 - ~$25.00
> , but you also need to buy a gauge to see where is set. I think I spent a
> little over $50.00 on everything, including the gauge. It has worked
> flawlessly since it was installed
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