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Re: Crankcase integrity testing with a vacuum gauge
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 7/14/2017

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2 inches of what, water, mercury? 2 inches of mercury is over 27 inches of water, which would be very high crankcase vacuum.

I think the vacuum reading will depend on the PCV system design. Some engi... Login to read more.