17-21 sounds like a lot.  I thought that a perfect vacuum was about
14.7 psi.   :-)
  Maybe you're thinking inches of mercury?

Larry A.

On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 9:41 PM, Jake de Villiers
<crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> Do you mean at idle? 17 - 21 psi I would think, like every other motor.
>
> You'll get zero when you open the throttle, that's okay.
>
> On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 4:43 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> Can someone remind me what sort of manifold pressure (vacuum)
>> readings I should be seeing on a 2.1l MV engine?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> �--
>> David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
>> '89 Po' White Star "Scamp"
>>
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