Boost gauge not reading

[cwill0829]

I just finished installing my autometer boost gauge and its reading 0 when i spool it up. Its an electronic gauge so all it has is wiring no tube. I put it in the intake elbow. Any suggestions?

[windrunner408]

Check your wiring to make sure you did it according to the instructions and that your connections are solid. I know it needs a switched 12v source, a ground, and the sensor wire. Not to mention the wiring for the lights. I had an autometer temperature gauge once on my small block chevy that would just peg high all the time and it was because I had a bad ground. Hope this helps.

[cwill0829]

Thanks ill check all the wiring again but im pretty sure its all good. Could it be the sensor orcspmething? Seems pretty hard to screw up but i guess i did

[windrunner408]

It could be but autometer gauges are pretty high quality stuff. The likelyhood that you have a bad gauge is probably 10x less likely than you didnt wire something up properly. So there is a chance it is bad but I never really hear autometer guages not working.

[cwill0829]

Srove my truck today and the boost gauge is reading now. Yesterday i just power braked and it wasnt getting enough boost to register... Guess i am the dummy