My boost/vac gauge is reading 13-14 vac at idle (car is warm, and has been running), I recently pulled out my boost guage from the pillar pod to notice that I had a kink in my line right behind the guage. I fixed the problem, replacing the ferral?* and I screwed it back onto gauge. I checked the entire line for kinks and Im ok there.

When I turn my car off the guage doesnt sit directly in the little square (zero) it sits at the top line...(still understand me?) when I took it out I was looking at it..and it can fall just to the 1 psi..uhm could it be guage malfunction, or should I check compression?
any comments highly appreciated!

Go run to an auto parts store and see if they will rent you a vaccuum gauge to set a carburator. If you are at about 18-20in/hg at idle, then your gauge is screwy. If not then, you got a problem somewhere. I'd start there first.

Shit is all apart. Typical...

I run between 18 and 20 vac at idle so I would say that is a bit low. Before you check your compression check all the vacume hoses for leaks and see if they are ok.

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Is it an Autometer boost/vac gauge? If so, then mine is doing the same thing, it rests at like 1 psi sometimes, BUT i still read about 17-18 hg's of vac. I have had 2 Autometer boost gauges do this to me now. Autometer will warrenty it for you. It should rest in the middle of the square box when the car is off.

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Brice we will check your compression today when we install the egt gauge. Mine is also kinda that way. Sometimes it even 'sticks' a bit. O well what do you expect from a 40$ gauge.

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