Re: RE: Re: Vacuum 101

From: jon@dakota-truck.net
Date: Sun Sep 23 2007 - 16:58:28 EDT


"Jamie Calder" <jcalder3@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> Does a higher MAP sensor reading equate to a higher vacuum? It seems to me
> that a higher MAP reading (higher pressure) should lower the vacuum. Maybe.
> I don't know.

   No to your first question, and your second thought is correct. The
MAP sensor is a barometer which measures absolute pressure (Manifold
Absolute Pressure). A higher MAP reading means that the pressure is
higher, and therefore the vacuum must be lower.

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