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badbidet
11-14-2006, 05:27 PM
I installed an awe in the colum pod, but I think the guage is off. Can u adjust it. It will sit at 10inHg off. Then at idle is at 30inHg. Then boosts to about 0. this is with a chip on a 1.8T It was boosting to 5 in stock mode, but will not go over 0 in chip mode. No cels. HELP
veedubber7
11-14-2006, 07:40 PM
Do you a have VAG-COM?
MrFast4Ward
11-14-2006, 08:47 PM
I am not sure about your gauge, but the Autometer I have adjusts itself when you turn the key to "on" without cranking it up. It goes from vacuum to 0 and then back down. You can then turn on the engine.
badbidet
11-16-2006, 02:04 AM
I dont have vag-com
badbidet
11-16-2006, 07:14 PM
I went to meeting and figured out it was not the tubing or car, it was simply the gauge. You can not take apart awe gauges. Well I did, kinda ruined the gauge, but it works. The needle slipped down about 10 units on the scale. So I pulled the backing off, pryed off with flatscrewdriver, I pulled the needle off, and re put it at zero. i will check to see if it stays, or I will put a drop of glue in the needle so it can move. The only problem now is there is alittle backilight from the gauge cause it is not fully aligned. Oh well can't tell unless I point it out, hopefully.