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Just realized I sort of got off on a rant and didn't answer your question regarding other gauges! Monitoring key parameters is a good idea and something we always did on experimental engines to catch problems before they caused a failure. Sometimes it even worked!
![]() The vacuum, water pressure, oil temp and fuel pressure gauges will give you a good idea of what's normal for your engine. Helps to stick a small piece of green tape on gage at "normal" pointer location; then a quick glance will pick up a potential problem. We used audible alarms for the really critical stuff on the Pratt engines; they can be a pain, as they go off when key is turned on, but many industrial engines use them, so could consider for oil pressure and water temp. Only other thing I can think of is some way to monitor oil temperature in lower unit, but don't know if Volvo makes anything for that; might check the aftermarket. Be careful with the plumbing on that fuel pressure gauge! I believe Autometer uses a diaphragm with theirs to minimize amount of plumbing with gasoline in it. The diaphragm goes between the fuel pressure source and the tubing running to the gauge, which I think is just a very sensitive air pressure gauge, but calibrated to read fuel pressure. That sounds like a very efficient power package in your Seafari . . I'm sure the Forum members would be interested in some performance numbers, especially those considering a conversion to outboards! Denny
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